Old Mother Hubbard

Went to the cupboard

To fetch her poor dog a bone

 

But when she got there

Her cupboard was bare

And so the poor dog had none

 

She went to the baker’s

To buy him some bread

When she got back

The dog was dead

 

She went to the undertaker’s

To buy him a coffin

When she got back

The dog was a laughing

 

She took a clean dish

To get him some tripe

When she came back

He was smoking a pipe

 

She went to the hatters

To buy him a hat

When she came back

He was feeding the cat

 

She went to the barbers

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 cobblers

To buy him some shoes

When she came back

He was reading the news

 

She went to the seamstress

To buy him some linen

When she came back

The dog was a 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 curtsey

The dog made a bow

The dame said, “Your servant”

The dog said, “Bow-wow”