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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 took a clean dish
To get him some tripe;
But when she came back
He was smoking a pipe.
She went to the grocers
To buy him some fruit;
But when she came back
He was playing the flute.
She went to the bakers
To buy him some bread;
But when she came back
The poor dog was dead.
She went to the undertakers
To buy him a coffin;
But when she came back
The poor dog was laughing.
She went to the hatters
To buy him a hat;
But when she came back
He was feeding the cat.
The dame made a curtsey,
The dog made a bow;
The dame said, "Your servant."
The dog said, "Bow wow!"
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