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In 1952, Rose Bonne (lyrics) and Canadian/English folk artist Alan Mills copyrighted a version of the song, respectively contributing lyrics and music. At that time it was entitled simply "I Know an Old Lady." [3] A widely distributed version of the song was released on Brunswick Records in 1953, where it was sung by Burl Ives.
"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.
Alan Mills CM (born Albert Miller; September 7, 1912 or 1913 – June 14, 1977 ) [1] was a Canadian folksinger, [2] writer, and actor. He was best known for popularizing Canadian folk music, [3] [4] and for his original song, I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly.
Ives had several film and television roles during the 1960s and 1970s. In 1961, he sang the folk song, "I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly" for a short film of the same name produced by the National Film Board of Canada. [23] In 1962, he starred with Rock Hudson in The Spiral Road, which was based on a novel of the same name by Jan de Hartog.
Eggs and Marrowbone" (Laws Q2, Roud 183), [1] also known as "There Was An Old Woman", is a traditional folk song of a wife's attempted murder of her husband. Of unknown origins, there are multiple variations. [2] The most well known variations are "The Old Woman From Boston" [3] and "The Rich Old Lady". [4]
Martha Stewart, 82, shares how she resists becoming an “old-fashioned old lady” in her new MasterClass, Think Like a Boss, Live Like a Legend, available now.
A reaction to overtly racist lyrics in coon song began to take place in the twentieth century and Bing Crosby and Mary Martin performed the less racially offensive version by Fio Rito and Webster of this song in 1942 which is primarily based on the chorus of the original song, i.e., "She's my lady love". [11]
Martha Stewart, 82, shares how she resists becoming an “old-fashioned old lady” in her new MasterClass, Think Like a Boss, Live Like a Legend, available now.