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There was an old woman tossed up in a basket

18th‐century nursery rhyme
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There was an old woman tossed up in a basket

Summary

There was an old woman tossed up in a basket is a nursery rhyme[1].

Key Facts

  • There was an old woman tossed up in a basket's instance of is recorded as nursery rhyme[2].
  • There was an old woman tossed up in a basket's instance of is recorded as bagatelle[3].
  • There was an old woman tossed up in a basket's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[4].
  • There was an old woman tossed up in a basket's composer is recorded as Henry Purcell[5].
  • There was an old woman tossed up in a basket's composer is recorded as James Hook[6].
  • There was an old woman tossed up in a basket's composer is recorded as Samuel Arnold[7].
  • There was an old woman tossed up in a basket's based on is recorded as Lillibullero[8].
  • There was an old woman tossed up in a basket's language of work or name is recorded as English[9].
  • There was an old woman tossed up in a basket's country of origin is recorded as Kingdom of Great Britain[10].
  • 1800 marks the founding of There was an old woman tossed up in a basket[11].
  • There was an old woman tossed up in a basket was released on 1772[12].
  • There was an old woman tossed up in a basket's main subject is old woman[13].
  • There was an old woman tossed up in a basket's main subject is flight[14].
  • There was an old woman tossed up in a basket's main subject is sweeping[15].
  • There was an old woman tossed up in a basket's main subject is broom[16].
  • There was an old woman tossed up in a basket's main subject is blanket[17].
  • There was an old woman tossed up in a basket's main subject is spider web[18].
  • There was an old woman tossed up in a basket's main subject is task[19].
  • There was an old woman tossed up in a basket's main subject is basket[20].
  • There was an old woman tossed up in a basket's main subject is witch[21].
  • There was an old woman tossed up in a basket's work available at URL is recorded as https://www.surfnetkids.com/early/16773/there-was-an-old-woman-tossed-up-in-a-blanket[22].
  • There was an old woman tossed up in a basket's work available at URL is recorded as https://www.archive.org/details/originalmothergo00newb/page/29[23].
  • There was an old woman tossed up in a basket's work available at URL is recorded as https://www.americanliterature.com/author/mother-goose/nursery-rhyme/there-was-an-old-woman-tossed-up-in-a-basket[24].
  • There was an old woman tossed up in a basket's described at URL is recorded as https://www.fresnostate.edu/folklore/ballads/OO2544.html[25].
  • There was an old woman tossed up in a basket's described at URL is recorded as https://web.archive.org/web/20020614031905/http://www.tigerlilyworkshop.com/Wordpp/Lilibur.html[26].

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11w ago · Kiwigirl3850 · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Based on → Lillibullero
    Imported from → —
    Country of origin → Kingdom of Great Britain
    Wikidata description → 18th‐century nursery rhyme
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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