Old Mother Hubbard

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Versions of
Old Mother Hubbard (1805/1790s)
Anonymous; Sarah Catherine Martin

"Old Mother Hubbard" is an English-language nursery rhyme. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 19334.

The exact origin of the rhyme is disputed. The first three verses were already considered "ancient" in the late 18th century. In 1805, Sarah Catherine Martin released The Comic Adventures of Old Mother Hubbard and Her Dog, an expanded version of the rhyme with fourteen verses, which was extremely popular and became the definitive version of the rhyme.

2133321Old Mother HubbardAnonymous; Sarah Catherine Martin
Versions of Old Mother Hubbard include:
Title page of the first edition of The Comic Adventures of Old Mother Hubbard and Her Dog (1805)

Original rhyme (i.e. first verse or verses only)

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Sarah Catherine Martin's expanded version

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