Nursery Rhyme. CCLXVII. Gaffers And Gammers.

        [The following is part of a comic song called 'Success to the Whistle and Wig,' intended to be sung in rotation by the members of a club.]

    There was an old woman had three sons,
    Jerry, and James, and John:
    Jerry was hung, James was drowned,
    John was lost and never was found,
    And there was an end of the three sons,
    Jerry, and James, and John!

Unknown

The identity of this poet is not known. Their works, which are often of significant historical or cultural value, have been attributed to 'Unknown'. This designation is commonly used when the creator of works, ranging from ancient texts to more modern writings, remains anonymous or uncredited. Despite the lack of personal details, the impact and importance of these works endure, offering insight into the eras and cultures from which they originated.

Unknown

Nursery Rhyme. CXCV. Riddles.

Unknown , Simple Poetry

Nursery Rhyme. CCXC. Games.

Unknown , Simple Poetry

Nursery Rhyme. DCXXXVIII. Relics.

Unknown , Simple Poetry

Nursery Rhyme. CCCCXCIV. Love And Matrimony.

Unknown , Simple Poetry

English

Suggested Poems

Explore a curated selection of verses that share themes, styles, and emotional resonance with the poem you've just read.

Nursery Rhyme. CCLIII. Gaffers And Gammers.

    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,
    She whipped them all well and put them to bed.

Unknown

Nursery Rhyme. CCLVI. Gaffers And Gammers.

    There was an old woman, her name it was Peg;
    Her head was of wood, and she wore a cork-leg.
    The neighbours all pitch'd her into the water,
    Her leg was drown'd first, and her head follow'd a'ter.

Unknown

Nursery Rhyme. CCLXXVI. Gaffers And Gammers.

    There was an old woman in Surrey,
    Who, was morn, noon, and night in a hurry;
            Call'd her husband a fool,
            Drove the children to school,
    The worrying old woman of Surrey.

Unknown

Nursery Rhyme. CCLV. Gaffers And Gammers.

    There was an old woman sat spinning,
    And that's the first beginning;
    She had a calf,
    And that's half;
    She took it by the tail,
    And threw it over the wall,
    And that's all.

Unknown

Nursery Rhyme. CCLXXIII. Gaffers And Gammers.

    There was an old woman called Nothing-at-all,
    Who rejoiced in a dwelling exceedingly small:
    A man stretched his mouth to its utmost extent,
    And down at one gulp house and old woman went.

Unknown

Nursery Rhyme. CCLVII. Gaffers And Gammers.

    A little old man and I fell out;
    How shall we bring this matter about?
    Bring it about as well as you can,
    Get you gone, you little old man!

Unknown