There Was an Old Woman Sold Puddings and Pies Lyrics
An old woman sells puddings and pies. A trip to the mill leaves her dusty-eyed, but she is soon back in the streets, calling "Hot pies!" to everyone she meets.
There Was an Old Woman Sold Puddings and Pies
There was an old woman
Sold puddings and pies;
She went to the mill,
And the dust flew in her eyes.
Now through the streets,
To all she meets,
She ever cries,
"Hot pies, Hot pies!"
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- Type
- Mother Goose
- Tune
- Spoken rhyme
- Best for ages
- 3 to 8 years
What Does There Was an Old Woman Sold Puddings and Pies Mean?
The old woman is a pie seller. She goes to the mill, where grain is ground into flour, and the flour dust flies into her eyes. Then she walks the streets calling out "Hot pies!" to sell her baking, the way street sellers once did.
History and Origin
This version comes from Favorite Nursery Rhymes. Pie sellers and muffin men walked the streets of English towns with trays of hot food, calling out as they went, and nursery rhymes kept many of their cries alive, such as The Muffin Man.
Learning Activities
- Bake together: make a simple pie or tart and talk about where flour comes from.
- Seller's call: take turns calling "Hot pies!" as you carry a tray of toy food.
- Mill visit: look at pictures of old windmills and watermills.