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Old Mother Hubbard


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 took a clean dish

   To get him some tripe,

But when she came back

   He was smoking his pipe.



She went to the fishmonger's

   To buy him some fish, 

But when she came back 

   He was licking the dish. 



She went to the ale-house

   To get him some beer, 

But when she came back

   The dog sat in a chair.



She went to the tavern

   For white wine and red,

But when she came back

   The dog stood on his head.



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 spinning.



She went to the hosier's

   To buy him some hose,

But when she came back

   He was dress'd in his clothes.



The dame made a curtsey,

   The dog made a bow;

The dame said, "your servant,"

   The dog said, "bow-wow."

Halliwell, James Orchard, Comp. Nursery Rhymes and Nursery Tales of England. London, England: Frederick Warne and Co., 1853, p. 58. No. CCLXV


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 took a clean dish

   To get him some tripe,

But when she came back

   He was smoking his pipe.



She went to the fishmonger's

   To buy him some fish, 

But when she came back 

   He was licking the dish. 



She went to the ale-house

   To get him some beer, 

But when she came back

   The dog sat in a chair.



She went to the tavern

   For white wine and red,

But when she came back

   The dog stood on his head.



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 spinning.



She went to the hosier's

   To buy him some hose,

But when she came back

   He was dress'd in his clothes.



The dame made a curtsey,

   The dog made a bow;

The dame said, "Your servant,"

   The dog said, "Bow-wow."

Lang, Andrew, Ed. The Nursery Rhyme Book. Illus. by L. Leslie Brooke. London, England: Frederick Warne and Co., 1897, pp. 163-166.


   Old Mother Hubbard

   Went to the cupboard,

To fetch 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 undertaker's

   To buy him a coffin;

But when she came back

   The poor 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 alehouse

   To get him some beer;

But when she came back

   The dog sat in a chair.



She went to the tavern

   For white wine and red;

But when she came back

   The dog stood on his head.



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 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 cobbler's

   To buy him some shoes;

But when she came back

   He was reading the news.



She went to the seamstress

   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.

Opie, Iona and Peter Opie, Comps. The Oxford Dictionary of Nursery Rhymes. Oxford, England: Clarendon Press, 1951, pp.317-319. No. 365


Old Mother Hubbard

   Went to the cupboard,

To fetch 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 undertaker's

   To buy him a coffin;

But when she came back

   The poor 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 alehouse

   To get him some beer;

But when she came back

   The dog sat in a chair.



She went to the tavern

   For white wine and red;

But when she came back

   The dog stood on his head.



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 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 cobbler's

   To buy him some shoes;

But when she came back

   He was reading the news.



She went to the seamstress

   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.

Baring-Gould, William S. and Cecil Baring-Gould, Eds. The Annotated Mother Goose: Nursery Rhymes Old and New. New York: Bramhall House, 1962, p. 111-113. No. 134

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