Gammer Gurton's garland of nursery songs and Toby Tickle's collection of riddles/Strawberries
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For other versions of this work, see The Man in the Wilderness.
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STRAWBERRIES.
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The man in the wilderness asked me,
How many strawberries grew in the sea?
I answered him as I thought good,
As many red herrings as grew in the wood.