Old Mother Hubbard

Old Mother Hubbard
Went to her cupboard,
To get her poor dog a bone;
But when she came there
The cupboard was bare,
And so the poor dog had none.

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She went to the joiner’s
To buy him a coffin;
When she came back
The dog was laughing.

She took a clean dish
To get him some tripe;
But when she came back
He was smoking a pipe.

She went to the hatter’s
To buy him a hat;
When she came back
He was playing with the cat.

She went to the barber’s
To buy him a wig;
When she came back
He was dancing a jig.

She went to the cobbler’s
To buy him some shoes;
When she came back
He was reading the news.

She went to the grocer’s
To buy him some fruit;
But when she came back
He was playing the flute.

The dame made a curtsey,
The dog made a bow;
The dame said, “Your servant,”
The dog said, “Bow-wow.”

She went to the baker’s
To buy him some bread;
When she came back
The dog was dead!

This wonderful dog
Was Dame Hubbard’s delight,
He could read, he could dance,
He could sing, he could write;
She gave him rich dainties
Whenever he fed,
And erected this monument
When he was dead.