By Father John R. Green
Copyright © by John R. Green
Shown with his blessing
Oh the Old Woman Who Lived In A Shoe;
All those youngsters had her in a stew.
Too old, to conceive, from whence the children came?
Too burdensome, intolerable, adoption was not her game.
Nonetheless, it makes a quaint story;
Never deny Nursery Rhymes their charming glory.