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.- The musical Singin' in the Rain includes a song based on a variation of the tongue-twister.