
Little Betty Blue,
Lost her holiday shoe.
What will poor Betty do?
Why, give her another,
To match the other,
And then she will walk in two.
Notes
Here's another Little Betty Blue rhyme that I found in A History of Nursery Rhymes (1899) by Percy B. Green:
Little Blue Betty, she lived in a den,
She sold good ale to gentlemen.
Gentlemen came every day,
And little Blue Betty she skipped away.
She hopped upstairs to make her bed,
But tumbled down and broke her head.
Photos & Illustrations
Here's a similar version from The Real Mother Goose (1916), illustrated by Blanche Fisher Wright:
Little Betty Blue
Lost her holiday shoe;
What shall little Betty do?
Give her another
To match the other
And then she'll walk upon two.


Thanks and Acknowledgements
The 1st illustration and the 1st rhyme above come from Kate Greenaway's Mother Goose or the Old Nursery Rhymes (1881). The 2nd illustration comes from The Real Mother Goose (1916), illustrated by Blanche Fisher Wright. The 3rd illustration is from The Little Mother Goose (1912), illustrated by Jessie Willcox Smith.








