St Ives
2 versions of poem about St Ives and 7 wives, one by Roald Dahl
As I was going to St Ives I met a man with seven wives And every wife had seven sacks And every sack had seven cats And every cat had seven kits Kits, cats, sacks, wives How many were going to St Ives?
The answer obviously depends on whether the writer overtook the man going in the same direction or if the man was coming From St Ives.
This version dates back to the 18th Century
St Ives
by: Roald Dahl
As I was going to St Ives I met a man with seven wives Said he, 'I think it's much more fun Than getting stuck with only one.'
