There Was a Crooked Man

There Was a Crooked Man is a nursery rhyme referenced in the novel Crooked House.

The rhyme:
 * There was a crooked man, and he walked a crooked mile.
 * He found a crooked sixpence against a crooked stile.
 * He bought a crooked cat, which caught a crooked mouse,
 * And they all lived together in a little crooked house.