It stirr’d the old wife’s mettle;

She shifted in her elbow-chair,

And hurl’d the pan and kettle.

“A quinsy choke thy cursed note!”

Then wax’d her anger stronger.

“Go, take the goose, and wring her throat,

I will not bear it longer.”

Then yelp’d the cur, and yawl’d the cat;

Ran Gaffer, stumbled Gammer.

The goose flew this way and flew that,