Mother Goose's Bicycle Tour

Chapter 10: BAA-BAA BLACK SHEEP.

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About This Book

The collection frames a lighthearted bicycle tour taken by an elderly rhyming hostess and her goose, using that journey to present a wide assortment of nursery verses, parodies, and short poems. Familiar jingles and character pieces alternate with comic vignettes, riddles, and enigmata, often interspersed with French phrases and playful foreign allusions. Stanzas range from sing-song originals to humorous rewrites, accompanied by occasional scene-setting lines and a glossary. The overall tone is whimsical and theatrical, aimed at young readers through melodic rhythm, visual suggestion, and gentle absurdity.

THERE WAS AN OLD WOMAN.

There was an old woman

Who lived in a shoe,

Elle avait beaucoup d’enfants,

And she didn’t know what to do.

She gave them some broth,

Without any bread,

Elle les battait très-fort,

And sent them to bed.

BAA-BAA BLACK SHEEP.

“Baa-baa black sheep,

As-tu de la laine?”

“Oui, Monsieur, j’en ai

Deux poches pleines.

“Une pour mon maître,

Une pour ma dame,

Rien pour le garçon

Qui versa des larmes.”