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Title: The Comic Adventures of Old Mother Hubbard, and Her Dog
Author: Sarah Catherine Martin
Release date: October 25, 2017 [eBook #55814]
Most recently updated: October 23, 2024
Language: English
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*** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE COMIC ADVENTURES OF OLD MOTHER HUBBARD, AND HER DOG ***
The cover image was created by the transcriber and is placed in the public domain.
Portrait
OF
MOTHER HUBBARD.
From an Original Painting.
Old Mother Hubbard
Went to the Cupboard,
To give the poor Dog a bone.
When she came there,
The Cupboard was bare,
And so the poor Dog had none.
Went to the Cupboard,
To give the poor Dog a bone.
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;
When she came back
The Dog was dead!
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.
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.
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.
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.
For white wine and red;
When she came back
The Dog stood on his head.
She went to the Fruiterer's
To buy him some fruit;
When she came back
He was playing the flute.
To buy him some fruit;
When she came back
He was playing the flute.
She went to the Taylor's
To buy him a coat;
When she came back
He was riding a goat.
To buy him a coat;
When she came back
He was riding a goat.
She went to the Hatter's
To buy him a hat;
When she came back
He was feeding her Cat.
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.
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.
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.
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 drest in his clothes.
To buy him some hose;
When she came back
He was drest in his clothes.
The Dame made a courtesy,
The Dog made a bow;
The Dame said, Your servant,
The Dog said, Bow-wow.
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.
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.
TRANSCRIBER'S NOTE:
Obvious printer errors have been corrected. Otherwise, the author's original spelling, punctuation and hyphenation have been left intact.