Old Mother Hubbard And Her 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.
  
  Dog up
  She went to the joiner's
  To buy him a coffin,
  But when she came back
  The poor Dog was laughing,
  
  Dog smoking pipe
  She took a clean dish
  To get him some tripe,
  But when she came back
  He was smoking a pipe.
  
  Dog in chair
  She went to the alehouse
  To get him some beer,
  But when she came back
  The Dog sat in a chair.
  
  Dog on his head
  She went to the tavern
  For white wine and red,
  But when she came back
  The Dog stood on his head.
  
  Dog feeding cat
  She went to the hatter's
  To buy him a hat,
  But when she came back
  He was feeding the cat.
  
  Dog dancing a jig
  She went to the barber's
  To buy him a wig,
  But when she came back
  He was dancing a jig.
  
  Dog playing a flute
  She went to the fruiterer's
  To buy him some fruit,
  But when she came back
  He was playing the flute.
  
  Dog riding goat
  She went to the tailor's
  To buy him a coat,
  But when she came back
  He was riding a goat.
  
  Dog reading paper
  She went to the cobbler's
  To buy him some shoes,
  But when she came back
  He was reading the news.
  
  Dog spinning
  She went to the sempstress
  To buy him some linen,
  But when she came back
  The Dog was a-spinning.
  
  Dog dressed
  She went to the hosier's
  To buy him some hose,
  But when she came back
  He was dressed in his clothes.