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The Crooked Man

Traditional nursery rhyme about a crooked man who walks a crooked mile and lives in a crooked house.

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Original Version

There was a crooked man, and he walked a crooked mile,
He found a crooked sixpence against a crooked stile;
He bought a crooked cat which caught a crooked mouse,
And they all lived together in a little crooked house.

Valak's Version (Conjuring II)

There was a crooked man... and he walked a crooked mile
The crooked man stepped forth and... rang the crooked bell
And thus his crooked soul... spiraled into a crooked hell
Murdered his crooked family... and laughed a crooked laugh.

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Cited as:

Yotam, Kris. (Jul 2025). The Crooked Man. krisyotam.com. https://krisyotam.com/notes/nursery-rhymes/the-crooked-man

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  title   = "The Crooked Man",
  author  = "Yotam, Kris",
  journal = "krisyotam.com",
  year    = "2025",
  month   = "Jul",
  url     = "https://krisyotam.com/notes/nursery-rhymes/the-crooked-man"
}