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Solomon Grundy

Nursery rhyme that traces the brief life of Solomon Grundy from birth to death within a single week.

status: Finished
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certainty: certain
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importance: 3/10
VerseNursery RhymesTraditional
Filed under: nursery-rhymes

Solomon Grundy,
Born on a Monday,
Christened on Tuesday,
Married on Wednesday,
Took ill on Thursday,
Worse on Friday,
Died on Saturday,
Buried on Sunday,
And that was the end
Of Solomon Grundy.

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Cited as:

Yotam, Kris. (Jul 2025). Solomon Grundy. krisyotam.com. https://krisyotam.com/notes/nursery-rhymes/solomon-grundy

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@article{yotam2025solomon-grundy,
  title   = "Solomon Grundy",
  author  = "Yotam, Kris",
  journal = "krisyotam.com",
  year    = "2025",
  month   = "Jul",
  url     = "https://krisyotam.com/notes/nursery-rhymes/solomon-grundy"
}