‘Lizzie Borden Took an Ax’ is a chilling nursery rhyme that recounts a real-life murder in a playful tone, making the tragedy catchy and unsettling. The four lines of the poem describe Lizzie killing her …

Her stepmother, Abby, was hit 18 times, and Andrew was hit 11. This event later became the basis for a popular (yet inaccurate) school-yard rhyme, which goes: She gave her father forty-one. Despite the …

May 5, 2024 · “Lizzie Borden Took an Ax” is a traditional nursery rhyme that emerged in the United States in the late 19th century. The rhyme is based on the true story of Lizzie Borden, who was …

It has become a well known, often chilling, element of children’s lore, frequently recited as a macabre rhyme. The poem’s core idea centers around a shocking act of violence, parricide and matricide, …

Lizzie Borden Took An Axe Lyrics: Lizzie Borden took an axe / And gave her mother forty whacks / When she saw what she had done / She gave her father forty-one

The rhyme is taken from the story of the gruesome and unsolved double homicide that took place at the Borden house in Fall River, Massachusetts in 1892. The rhyme embellishes a bit, but you get the gist.

Jul 25, 2025 · By Jennifer Uhlarik I’m sure most of us have heard of Lizzie Borden, the woman best known for having been accused of and tried for the Massachusetts axe murders of her parents in the …

Jan 23, 2011 · She cried, “Oh jury, you must see me free. Surely you have to believe it wasn’t me.” “We find pretty Lizzie did nothing wrong. So open the jailhouse and send her home. To accuse a young …

The exact origin of the Lizzie Borden rhyme is unclear, but it likely emerged after her acquittal in 1893. It was popularized as a way to recount the notorious axe murders in a simple, memorable form.

Jump Rope Song Lizzie Borden took an axe And gave her mother forty whacks. When she saw what she had done, She gave her father forty-one.