She said,

"Stick, stick, beat dog,

Dog won't bite pig.

Pig won't get over the stile, And I shan't get home to-night." But the stick said,

"I won't.

So she went to the fire.

She said,

"Fire, fire, burn stick,

Stick won't beat dog,

Dog won't bite pig,

Pig won't get over the stile,

And I shan't get home to-night." "I won't," said the fire.

So on went the old woman.

She went to some water.

She said,

"Water, water, put out fire.

Fire won't burn stick,

Stick won't beat dog,

Dog won't bite pig,

Pig won't get over the stile,
And I shan't get home to-night."

"I won't do it," said the water.

So on went the little old woman.

She saw an ox.

So she said,

"Ox, ox, drink water.

Water won't put out fire,

Fire won't burn stick,

Stick won't beat dog,

Dog won't bite pig,

Pig won't get over the stile,

And I shan't get home to-night."

"I won't," said the ox.

And on went the old woman.

By and by she met the butcher.

She said,

Butcher, butcher, kill ox. Ox won't drink water, Water won't put out fire, Fire won't burn stick,

Stick won't beat dog,

Dog won't bite pig,

Pig won't get over the stile,

And I shan't get home to-night."

But the butcher just said,

"I won't."

So the little old lady had to go on.

By and by she saw a rope,
So she said,

"Rope, rope, hang butcher.

Butcher won't kill ox,

Ox won't drink water,
Water won't put out fire,
Fire won't burn stick,

Stick won't beat dog,

Dog won't bite pig,

Pig won't get over the stile,

And I shan't get home to-night."

"No, I won't," said the rope.