About the Poem

A parody of the English nursery rhyme 'Mary Had a Little Lamb', which is clean, if not particularly wholesome.

Category

Family Poems

Style

Nursery rhyme parody

Length

4 lines

Key Stage

KS1, KS2, KS3

Author

Patrick Winstanley

Muddleheaded Mary

Mary had a little weep
As she dined on bread and jam
Her freezer was in such a muddle
That she couldn't find her lamb.

Copyright © Patrick Winstanley. All Rights Reserved

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