Alternative Lyrics
There is also an alternative set of lyrics which has been taught in some countries where whey is not a common food stuff. In the nineteenth century the rhyme existed in many alternative versions including: 'Little Mary Ester, Sat upon a tester' (1812); 'Little Miss Mopsey, Sat in the shopsey' (1842). These rhymes may be parodies of whichever is the original.
In 1868, the supposed partner of Walt Whitman, Peter Doyle, allegedly wrote a version of little Miss Muffet that some experts believe could be a metaphorical representation of their relationship.
- Little Miss Man
- Had a great plan
- to get her man to love
- Along came the writer
- Who sat down beside her
- and said "you fit like a glove."
The poem was signed 16.4, which was Whitman's method of concealing Doyle's identity, and is thought to represent the sudden and explosive sexual relationship that is rumored to have existed between the two. In the 1960 revue Beyond the Fringe, the English humorist and musician Dudley Moore sang "Little Miss Muffet" in the style of Peter Pears and as if it had been set to music by Benjamin Britten.
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