Over in the Meadow explained

"Over in the Meadow" is a popular counting rhyme written by Olive A. Wadsworth (pen name of Katherine Floyd Dana[1]) in 1870.[2] Many variations on the original wording exist. It has also been set to music, and has been used as the text of numerous picture books.

References

  1. Web site: Olive A. Wadsworth . allpoetry.com . 21 May 2019.
  2. Book: Wadsworth, Olive A. . Kit, Fan, Tot, and the rest of them . 1870 . American Tract Society . Boston . 189–192 . 2010-03-29.