There Comes a Poor Widow from Cumberland
There Comes a Poor Widow from Cumberland
Nursery Rhyme
There comes a poor widow from Cumberland,*
With all her children in her hand;
One can knit, and one can sew,
And one can make a lily-white bow.
Please take one in.
Notes
*Sometimes she comes from Sandyland or from Babyland.
Thanks and Acknowledgements
Thanks to Barbara Huet for pointing out this rhyme!
This rhyme can be found in "The Traditional Games of England, Scotland, and Ireland with Tunes, Singing-Rhymes and Methods of Playing etc." (1894 - 1898) by Alice Bertha Gomme.
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