“There Was an Old Woman Lived Under a Hill”

Description

"There was an old woman lived under a hill, And if she isn't gone, she lives there still." Various endings seem to have been grafted on.

References

  1. Opie-Oxford2 541, "There was an old woman" (1 text)
  2. Baring-Gould-MotherGoose #4, p. 28, "(There Was an Old Woman)"
  3. Roud #1613
  4. BI, BGMG004

About

Author: unknown
Earliest date: c. 1744 (Tom Thumb's Pretty Song Book)
Keywords: home nonballad