There was an Old Woman in Spain,
To be civil went much 'gainst the grain,
   Yet she danc'd a fandango,
   With General Fernando;
This whimsical Woman of Spain.

There was an Old Woman of Leeds,
Who spent all her life in Good Deeds,
   She work'd for the poor,
   Till her fingers were sore,
This pious Old Woman of Leeds.

There was an Old Woman of Devon,
Who rose every morning at seven,
   For her house to provide,
   And to warm her inside;
This provident Woman of Devon.

There liv'd an Old Woman at Lynn,
Whose Nose very near touch'd her chin,
   You may easy suppose,
   She had plenty of Beaux;
This charming Old Woman of Lynn.