There Was an Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe
| "There Was an Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe" | |
|---|---|
Illustration by W. W. Denslow, from a 1901 edition of Mother Goose | |
| Nursery rhyme | |
| Published | 1784 |
| Songwriter(s) | Unknown |
"There Was an Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe" is a popular English language nursery rhyme, with a Roud Folk Song Index number of 19132. Debates over its meaning and origin have largely centered on attempts to match the old woman with historical female figures who have had large families, although King George II (1683–1760) has also been proposed as the rhyme's subject.