此首童谣十个小黑人(Ten little nigger boys went out to dine)也是鹅妈妈童谣中非常著名的一首 内容看似相当荒唐 但也十分有趣 可是现在这首童谣的最后一句"He went and hanged himself, and then there were none.”可能因不适合儿童,所以时常改成”He got married, and then there were none.”(他结婚后一个也不剩)。
<3> Lizzie Borden Took An Axe (莉琪波登拿着斧头) Lizzie Borden took an axe, and gave her mother forty whacks. When she saw what she had done, she gave her father forty-one.
但实际上被宣告无罪的波登和姊姊共同继承父亲遗产,卖掉凶宅,远离瀑布河城的是非圈。波登后半辈子醉心于戏剧与文学,身后大笔财产捐赠予防止虐待动物协会(Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals);爱护动物与凶残杀手两种截然不同的形象,让莉琪波登的生平,更增传奇色彩。