OLD Mother Hubbard
Went to the cupboard,

To get her poor dog a bone;

But when she came there,

The cupboard was bare,

And so the poor dog had none.

She went to the baker's

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

The poor dog was dead.

She went to the joiner's

To buy him a coffin; But when she came back,

The poor dog was laughing.

She went to the hatter's

To buy him a hat;
But when she came back,

He was feeding the cat.

She went to the barber's
To buy him a wig;

But when she came back,

He was dancing a jig.

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, -

THE

And now my story's begun.
I'll tell you another

About his brother,

And now my story is done.

HE 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.