Dog won't bite pig;

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

But the fire would not.

She went a little farther, and she met some water. So she said

"Water, water, quench 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 water would not.

She went a little farther, and she met an ox.

she said

"Ox, ox, drink water!

So

Water won't quench 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 ox would not.

She went a little farther, and she met a butcher.

So she said

Butcher, butcher, kill ox!

Ox won't drink water;

Water won't quench 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 would not.

She went a little farther, and she met a rope. So she said

Rope, rope, hang butcher!
Butcher won't kill ox;
Ox won't drink water;
Water won't quench 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."

She went a little farther, and she met a rat. So

she said

"Rat, rat, gnaw rope!

Rope won't hang butcher;
Butcher won't kill ox;

Ox won't drink water;
Water won't quench 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 rat would not.

She went a little farther, and she met a cat.

So

she said

"Cat, cat, kill rat;

Rat won't gnaw rope;
Rope won't hang butcher;
Butcher won't kill ox;
Ox won't drink water;
Water won't quench fire;