When this little woman,
Began to awake,
She began to shiver,
And she began to shake.
She began to shake,
And she began to cry,
“Goodness mercy on me,
Sure this is not I!”
“But if this be I,
As I hope it be,
I have a little dog at home,
And he will know me.”
“And if this be I,
He will wag his tail,
But if it’s not I,
He will bark and wail.”
When this little woman,
Came home in the dark,
Up starts the little dog,
And began for to bark.