She went to the fruiterer's To buy him some fruit; But when she came back,

He was playing the flute.

She went to the tailor's
To buy him a coat;

But when she came back,
He was riding a goat.

She went to the cobbler's To buy him some shoes;

But when she came back,

He was reading the news.

She went to the sempstress'
To buy him some linen;
But when she came back,

The dog was a-spinning.

She went to the hosier's

To buy him some hose; But when she came back,

He was dressed in his clothes.

The dame made a curtsy,
The dog made a bow;

The dame said, "Your servant,"

The dog said, "Bow, wow."

The wonderful dog

Was Dame Hubbard's delight;
He could sing, he could dance,
He could read, he could write.

She gave him rich dainties,
Whenever he fed ;

And erected a monument
When he was dead.

I'LL tell you a story
About Jack a Nory, -

And now my story's begun.

I'll tell

you another

About his brother,

And now my story is done.

THE King of France went up the hill,

With twenty thousand men;

The King of France came down the hill, And ne'er went up again.

LONDON bridge is broken down,

Dance over, my Lady Lee; London bridge is broken down, With a gay lady.

How shall we build it up again?
Dance over, my Lady Lee;
How shall we build it up again?
With a gay lady.

Build it up with silver and gold,

Dance over, my Lady Lee;

Build it over with silver and gold,

With a gay lady.

Silver and gold will be stolen away, Dance over, my Lady Lee;

Silver and gold may be stolen away,
With a gay lady.

Build it up with iron and steel,
Dance over, my Lady Lee;
Build it up with iron and steel,
With a gay lady.

Iron and steel will bend and bow,
Dance over, my Lady Lee;

Iron and steel will bend and bow,
With a gay lady.

Build it up with wood and clay,
Dance over, my Lady Lee;

Build it up with wood and clay,
With a gay lady.

Wood and clay will wash away,

Dance over, my Lady Lee;

Wood and clay will wash away,
With a gay lady.