According to the nursery rhyme, what did Old Mother Hubbard go to the cupboard to fetch?
Old Mother Hubbard Old Mother Hubbard "Old Mother Hubbard" is an English-language nursery rhyme, first printed in 1805 and among the most popular publications of the nineteenth century. The exact origin and meaning of the rhyme is disputed. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 19334. The first published version by Sarah Catherine Martin is associated with a historic cottage in Yealmpton, Devon close by where Martin was staying. The lyrics originally published in 1805 have remained largely unchanged. <poem>Old Mother Hubbard Went to the cupboard, To give the poor dog a bone; But when she came there The cupboard was
Old Mother Hubbard origins in St. Hubert, the patron saint of dogs. It has also been suggested that the rhyme refers to Cardinal Thomas Wolsey refusing Henry VIII's divorce from Queen Catherine of Aragon, but the connection is based on speculation. Old Mother Hubbard "Old Mother Hubbard" is an English-language nursery rhyme, first printed in 1805 and among the most popular publications of the nineteenth century. The exact origin and meaning of the rhyme is disputed. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 19334. The first published version by Sarah Catherine Martin is associated with a historic cottage in Yealmpton, Devon