There was an old lady,
was blind as a bat,
blind as a bat,
she'd call for her fam'ly,
and that would be that,
that would be that.
Oh where is my daughter,
to bring me some bread,
bring me some bread,
I'm famished to heavens
and near by to dead,
near by to dead.
Oh where is my eldest,
to bring me some rum,
bring me some rum,
it helps me be joyful
when things get too glum,
things get too glum.
Oh where is my grandson,
to bring me my shawl,
bring me my shawl,
I'm cold by the window.
and that will be all,
that will be all.
Oh where's my granddaughter,
to bring me my cane,
bring me my cane,
that old dog is howling
and being a pain,
being a pain.
Oh is there rat poison
to put in my room,
put in my room?
The sounds they make wake me,
and set me to fume,
set me to fume.
Old dearest, my dearest,
there's no rats in here,
no rats in there
then who has been chittering,
into my ear,
into my ear?
YOU ARE READING
Never told Nursery Rhymes
PoetryAre these the sort of things you like, my dear? the stories and the rhymes that make you shake? are you the sort who seeks darkness and fear? I surely hope you are, for your own sake. In here you'll meet the fear who has a face, in here you'll feel...
