Old Mother Hubbard

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

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Mother Hubbard's old dog Tray,
If this account be true,
Had not an equal I dare say,
Come tell me "what think you?"

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

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

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

She took a clean dish
to get him some tripe;
When she came back
He was smoking his pipe.

She went to the alehouse
To get him some beer;
When she came back
The dog sat in a chair.

She went to the tavern
For white wine and red;
When she came back
The dog stood on his head.

She went to the hatter's
To buy him a hat;
When she came back
He was feeding her 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 fruiterer's
To buy him some fruit;
When she came back
He was playing the flute.

She went to the tailor's
To buy him a coat;
When she came back
He was riding a goat.
 
She went to the cobbler's
To buy him some shoes;
When she came back
He was reading the news.

She went to the sempstress
To buy him some linen;
When she came back
The dog was spinning.
 
She went to the hosier's
To buy him some hose;
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."

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.


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