There was an old man who painted the sky

By Teri Sloat

Subjects: Art, Prehistoric, Cave paintings, Stories in rhyme, Children’s songs, English, Children's fiction, Creation in art, Songs and music, Songs, Texts, Poetry, Children's songs, English, Prehistoric Art, Juvenile poetry

Description: In this song based on "The Old Woman Who Swallowed a Fly," a prehistoric man, contemplating the creation of the world, paints images on the ceiling of a cave, that are later discovered by a young Spanish girl in 1879.