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MOTHER HUBBARD AND HER DOG.

MOTHER HUBBARD AND HER WONDERFUL

DOG.

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.

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THERE WAS AN OLD WOMAN.

The Dame made a curtsey,
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 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.

THERE WAS AN OLD WOMAN.

There was an old woman and what do you think?
She lived upon nothing but victuals and drink :
Victuals and drink were the chief of her diet;
And yet this old woman could never be quiet.
She went to the baker to buy her some bread,
And when she came home her old husband was

dead;

She went to the clerk to toll the bell,

And when she came back her old husband was

well.

MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB.

Mary had a little lamb,

Its fleece was white as snow,

And everywhere that Mary went,
The lamb was sure to go.

He followed her to school one day,
That was against the rule;

It made the children laugh and play,
To see a lamb at school.

And so the Teacher turned him out,
But still he lingered near,

And waited patiently about,
Till Mary did appear:

And then he ran to her, and laid
His head upon her arm,

As if he said, "I'm not afraid,
You'll save me from all harm."

"What makes the lamb love Mary so?"

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"O, Mary loves the lamb, you know,"

The Teacher did reply.

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TOM HE WAS A PIPER'S SON.

THERE WAS A MAN AND HE HAD NAUGHT.

There was a man and he had naught,

And robbers came to rob him;
He crept up to the chimney top,

And then they thought they had him;
But he got down on t'other side,
And then they could not find him:
He ran fourteen miles in fifteen days,
And never look'd behind him.

TOM HE WAS A PIPER'S SON.

Tom he was a piper's son,

He learnt to play when he was young,
But all the tune that he could play,
Was "Over the hills and far away."

But Tom with his pipe made such a noise,
That he pleased both the girls and boys;
And they stopped to hear him play,
"Over the hills and far away."

JACK of all trades and master of none.