OLD MOTHER HUBBARD.
1.
Old Mother Hubbard went to the cupboard
Des os d’obtenir pour son chien,
But when she got there, the cupboard was bare,
Hélas! le pauvre chien n’eut rien.
2.
She went to get bread
From the baker next door,
But when she returned
Le chien était mort.
She went for a coffin,
With many a tear,
But the dog was only joking,
Se met donc à rire.
4.
She went for some tripe,
Feeling all in a maze,
But when she returned
Il fumait à l’aise.
5.
“I will get him some ale,”
Mother Hubbard said she,
But when she returned
Le chien était assis.
6.
She went for some wine,
Her favorite to fête,
Returning she found him
Debout sur sa tête.
She went to the hatter’s
To get him a hat,
But when she returned
Il nourrissait la chatte.
8.
She went to the barber’s
To buy him a wig,
But when she returned
Il dansait une gigue.
9.
She went to the fruiterer’s
To get him some fruit,
Returning she found him
Jouant de la flûte.
10.
To buy him a coat
She went to the tailor,
Returning she found him
À cheval sur une chèvre.
11.
She went to buy shoes,
But, most strange to tell,
Returning, she found him
Lisant les nouvelles.
12.
To buy him some linen
She went one fine day,
Returning, she found
Le chien qui filait.
13.
She went to buy hose
From old Father Drew,
Returning she found him
Paré de son mieux.
14.
The dame made a curtsey,
The dog made a bow;
The dame said, “Your servant,”
Le chien dit, “Bow-wow.”
15.
This wonderful dog
To the dame was most dear,
He could read, sing and dance,
Et il savait écrire.
16.
Whilst living she fed him
With dainties galore,
And built him a tombstone
Quand il était mort.
