My Grandfathers Clock — Nursery Rhyme Lyrics

My Grandfather's clock was too large for the shelf
So it stood ninety years on the floor
It was taller by half than the old man himself
Yet it weighed not a pennyweight more
It was bought on the morn on the day that he was born
It was always his treasure and pride
But it stopped, short, never to go again
When the old man died

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Nursery rhymes are some of the best teachers of rhythm and rhyme. "My Grandfathers Clock" uses 8 lines to create a memorable verse — proof that effective poetry doesn't need to be long. Pay attention to the meter: the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables is what makes the rhyme stick in your head.

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What are the words to My Grandfathers Clock?
The lyrics to My Grandfathers Clock are: My Grandfather's clock was too large for the shelf / So it stood ninety years on the floor / It was taller by half than the old man himself / Yet it weighed not a pennyweight more / It was bought on the morn on the day that he was born / It was always his treasure and pride ... Read the full 8-line nursery rhyme at Rhyme Buster.
How many lines does My Grandfathers Clock have?
"My Grandfathers Clock" has 8 lines of verse.

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