Doctor Foster went to Gloucester

Doctor Foster went to Gloucester
In a shower of rain;
He stepped in a puddle, up to his middle,
And never went there again.

by Volkslieder (Folksongs) , Mother Goose, "Doctor Foster went to Gloucester"

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by Henry Dixon Cowell (1897-1965) , "Doctor Foster went to Gloucester", L. 538 no. 3 (1937) [voice and piano], from Mother Goose Rhymes, no. 3.

Date added to the website: 2009-10-31.

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