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"There Was An Old Woman Who Lived In A Shoe" is a popular Nursery Rhyme . Its title is merely the beginning of the lyrics.


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There was an old woman who lived in a Shoe .

She had so many children, she didn't know what to do.

She gave them some Broth without any Bread ,

Then Whip ped them all soundly and put them to bed.
Collection, Special Collections Department, The University of South Florida Tampa Library.]]

In one of Ann Landers ' columns appeared this variation:

''There was an old woman who lived in a shoe

''She had so many children she ran out of names to call her Husband .