In my grandmother's garden

I went to my grandmother's garden

I went to my grandmother's garden,

and I found an Irish Farthing,

I gave it to my mother,

who bought a little brother,

The brother was so cross,

We put him on a hoss,

the horse was such a dandy,

we gave him a glass of brandy,

the brandy was too strong,

we put it in a pond,

the pond was too deep,

we put it on a heap,

the heap was too high,

we put it in a pie,

the pie was too little ,

we put it in a kettle,

the kettle had a spout ,

and they all jumped out.

I remembered this nonsense verse, as I was walking the dogs earlier. My Gran used to recite it when I was a boy. Chris' email comment about about Gran and Grandad living in their little house by the tip, made me remember it! I wonder where it comes from

Looked on the internet and found this "old song" no details of where it comes from>

I went into my grandmother's garden,

And there I found a farthing.

I went into my next door neighbour's;

There I bought a pipkin and a popkin

A slipkin and a slopkin,

A nailboard, a sailboard,

And all for a farthing.

Said to be a riddle, of which the solution, somehow, is a tobacco pipe.