There was an Old Woman Nursery Rhyme lyrics, origins and history There was an old woman Tossed up in a basket Seventeen times as high as the moon. Where she was going I just had to ask it, For in her hand she carried a broom.
"Old woman, old woman, Old woman," said I, "Please tell me, please tell me, Why you're up so high?" "I'm sweeping the cobwebs Down from the sky, And I'll be with you By and by." Alternative lyrics to last lines Our grateful thanks go to Victor Bertolaso who remembered other words to this song (from about 1935), sung to the tune of 'Lilibolero".
"Old woman, old woman, Old woman," say I, Whither oh whither, Oh wither so high?" "To sweep the cobwebs from sky." "May I go with you ?" "Yea, By and by."
Jon White from Dorset has also pointed out that the tune to the nursery rhyme 'Old Woman Tossed Up' has been used as a Morris Dance music for many years. Thanks Jon! There was an Old Woman Nursery Rhyme lyrics, origins and history |