One Misty, Moisty, Morning
One Misty, Moisty, Morning
Nursery Rhyme
One misty, moisty, morning,
When cloudy was the weather,
There I met an old man
All clothed in leather,
All clothed in leather,
With a cap under his chin.
How do you do?
And how do you do?
And how do you do again?
Notes
Here's a version from The Only True Mother Goose Melodies (c. 1833):
One misty, moisty morning,
When cloudy was the weather,
I chanced to meet an old man clothed all in leather.
He began to compliment, and I began to grin,
How do you do, and how do you do?
And how do you do again?
Thanks and Acknowledgements
The 1st illustration comes from The Baby's Bouquet, A Fresh Bunch of Rhymes and Tunes by Walter Crane (1878) and the 2nd illustration comes from The Real Mother Goose (1916), illustrated by Blanche Fisher Wright. The 3rd illustration comes from The Nursery Rhyme Book, edited by Andrew Lang and illustrated by L. Leslie Brooke (1897). The 4th illustration comes from The Only True Mother Goose Melodies (published and copyrighted in Boston in 1833 by Munroe & Francis).
Thanks so much!
