There Was An Old Woman Tossed Up In A Basket
Song Lyrics & Words
There was an old woman tossed up in a blanket
Seventeen times as high as the moon.
But where she was going, no mortal could tell it,
For under her arm, she carried a broom.
"Old woman, old woman, old woman," quoth I,
"Whither, ah whither, ah whither so high?"
"To sweep the cobwebs from the sky."
"May I come with you?"
"Aye, by and by."
Alternative Lyrics & Words
There was an old woman tossed up in a basket
Ninety-nine times as high as the moon.
What she did there I could not but ask it
For in each hand she carried a broom.
"Old woman, old woman, old woman," said I
"Where are you going to up so high?"
"To sweep the cobwebs from the sky
And you may come with me if you can fly."
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Comments (2)
By Jeff in Brisbane, Australia on 4 April 2009
The book of Zechariah in the bible, chapter 5, talks of a woman or women being taken up high in a basket. I suspect this must figure as a source for this rhyme.
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By Roaa in Netherlands on 16 February 2009
Thank you. I really like it...