"Old woman, old woman, shall we go a-shearing?" "Speak a little louder, sir, I'm very thick o' hearing." "Old woman, old woman, shall I kiss you dearly?" "Thank you, kind sir, I hear very clearly." |
My little old man and I fell out; I'll tell you what 'twas all about: I had money and he had none, And that's the way the noise begun. |
Jack Sprat could eat no fat, His wife could eat no lean; So 'twixt them both they cleared the cloth, And licked the platter clean. |
There was an old woman, and what do you think? She lived upon nothing but victuals and drink; Victuals and drink were the chief of her diet, And yet this old woman could never be quiet. |
What's the news of the day, Good neighbor, I pray? They say the balloon Has gone up to the moon. |