There was an Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe

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Drawing of the Old Woman Who Lived In A Shoe by Kronheim, c.1875
Drawing of the Old Woman Who Lived In A Shoe by Kronheim, c.1875
William Wallace Denslow's illustration for There Was An Old Woman..., from a 1901 edition of Mother Goose
William Wallace Denslow's illustration for There Was An Old Woman..., from a 1901 edition of Mother Goose

"There Was An Old Woman Who Lived In A Shoe" is a popular nursery rhyme. Its title is merely the beginning of the lyrics.

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There was an old woman who lived in a shoe.
She had so many children, she didn't know what to do.
She gave them some broth without any bread,
Then whipped them all soundly and put them to bed.