A classic Mother Goose limerick about an eccentric traveller and her noisy servant. The tight rhyme and the clatter of 'knocked loud at each door' make it satisfying to say aloud.
From Mother Goose / Nursery Rhymes (traditional). See the whole collection.
There was an old woman of Harrow,
Who visited in a wheelbarrow;
And her servant before,
Knocked loud at each door,
To announce the old woman of Harrow.
About this rhyme
Text matches exactly: wheelbarrow, servant knocking loud at each door to announce her.
An old woman of Harrow makes her social visits by wheelbarrow, with a servant going ahead to knock loudly and announce her at every door. It's a small joke about grandeur on a budget, all ceremony and no carriage. Knock loudly yourself on 'knocked loud at each door'; children like being the servant.
Public domain. Text from The Real Mother Goose (Blanche Fisher Wright, 1916), via Project Gutenberg. View the source edition