Moses supposes his toeses are roses


"Moses supposes his toeses are roses" is a piece of English-language nonsense verse and a tongue-twister.

Lyrics

A version published in 1888, described as "causing much distress of mind to the habitue of Minnetonka", runs:
In 1895, a slightly different version was published:
A variation from 1944 has:
In 1952, this last version was used as the basis for a song in the musical Singin' in the Rain.

Cultural references