You Are Old, Father William

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You Are Old, Father William
by Lewis Carroll

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This poem from chapter 5 of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland became far more popular than the poem it was parodying, "The Old Man's Comforts and How He Gained Them" by Robert Southey.

Versions of You Are Old, Father William include:

"You Are Old, Father William" in chapter 5 of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland—for versions, see Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
"Father William" in Poems That Every Child Should Know (1904)

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