What is the meanining meaning of the nursery rhyme "This Old
Man Came Rolling Home"? I am designing a child's quilt and would like
to illustrate Knick-knack Paddy-whack etc. if possible.
Thank you, Gloria Trout

The Mudcat Cafe Forum is one of the best places to find discussions of
the meanings of old songs. Here's an interesting thread about "This
Old Man" (scroll down past the names and dates to see the posts):

http://www.mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=63833