There was an old lady Who lived in a shoe. It wouldn’t have been bad, Had it only been new. If it was like mine, She probably said “Phew!”
Category: Mangled Nursery Rhymes
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Shoe Lady
June 17th, 2023 — Mangled Nursery Rhymes, Poems for Children
Nursery Crimes
January 1st, 2023 — Mangled Nursery Rhymes
Last night Dad read a poem about Some kid’s cradle in a treetop. The wind blew so hard that it caused The kid and cradle both to drop. There’s not a clue about the kid; What happened after he fell down? Did he end up like poor old Jack, Who tripped and fell and broke […]
Little Boy Blue
December 17th, 2022 — Mangled Nursery Rhymes
Why do you suppose Little Boy Blue turned blue When the cows got into the corn? Do you think, maybe, It had something to do With the way that he blew his horn?
Humpty Dumpty
January 1st, 1999 — Mangled Nursery Rhymes, Quickies
Humpty Dumpty lay on the ground A crushed and broken fella. No one wanted to put him together ‘Cause he had salmonella.
Tinkle Tot
July 1st, 1998 — Mangled Nursery Rhymes, Quickies
Tinkle, tinkle little tot, Did you know you missed your pot? There’s a wet spot on the floor, And it wasn’t there before.