There was an Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe

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There was an Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe

Summary

There was an Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe is a nursery rhyme[1]. It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

Key Facts

  • There was an Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe's instance of is recorded as nursery rhyme[3].
  • There was an Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[4].
  • There was an Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe's composer is recorded as Samuel Arnold[5].
  • There was an Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe's Commons category is recorded as There was an Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe[6].
  • There was an Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe's language of work or name is recorded as English[7].
  • There was an Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe's country of origin is recorded as Kingdom of Great Britain[8].
  • 1800 marks the founding of There was an Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe[9].
  • There was an Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe was published on 1784[10].
  • There was an Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe's main subject is parenting[11].
  • There was an Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe's main subject is flagellation[12].
  • There was an Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe's main subject is shoe[13].
  • There was an Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe's main subject is large family[14].
  • There was an Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe's main subject is alternative housing[15].
  • There was an Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe's described at URL is recorded as http://www.fresnostate.edu/folklore/ballads/OO2546.html[16].
  • There was an Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe's described by source is recorded as The Oxford Dictionary of Nursery Rhymes[17].
  • There was an Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe's described by source is recorded as Infant Inſtitutes[18].
  • There was an Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe's published in is recorded as Gammer Gurton’s Garland[19].
  • There was an Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe's published in is recorded as Gammer Gurton’s Garland[20].
  • There was an Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe's published in is recorded as Juvenile Amuſement[21].
  • There was an Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe's has characteristic is recorded as traditional folk song[22].
  • There was an Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe's first line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'There was an old woman, she liv’d in a shoe,'}[23].
  • There was an Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe's last line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'She whipp’d all their bums, and sent them to bed.'}[24].
  • There was an Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe's copyright status is recorded as public domain[25].
  • There was an Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe's copyright status is recorded as public domain[26].
  • There was an Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe's form of creative work is recorded as song[27].

Why It Matters

There was an Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  7. [9] . The Oxford Dictionary of Nursery Rhymes. wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7w ago · Kiwigirl3850 · 2026-06-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of origin Kingdom of Great Britain
    Inception +1800-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Composer Samuel Arnold
    Publication date +1784-00-00T00:00:00Z
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