Ocean State Libraries

"A twist on the classic tale of "There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly" takes the story even further as the lady goes about swallowing up a variety of items related to Easter, including an egg, a basket, and jellybeans." --

The old jump rope/nonsense rhyme features an ailing young Tiny Tim.

Set on the coast of the Pacific Northwest, this variation on the traditional cumulative rhyme describes the silly consequences of an old woman's fishy diet.

Advice in rhyme for proceeding in life; weathering fear, loneliness, and confusion; and being in charge of your actions.

A cumulative folk song in which the solution proves worse than the predicament when an old lady swallows a fly.

"Presents a variation on the classic rhyme about an old lady who swallowed a bat and a lot of other strange creatures."--