Little mother, but dear little mother,
Can I marry him to another,
Or shall I curse him, shall I curse him, my mother?“
“Be not mad, little daughter, go be
His stepmother, as he tells thee:
And you, Gypsy, Gypsy,
Bring my carriage to me,
For I am the grand stepmother.”
“But mother, oh mother, say how
Shall I speak, and what name call him now?”