THE OLD WOMAN AND HER WATER SUPPLY.

(An Old Nursery Rhyme with a new burden.)

There was an old Woman, as I've heard say,

The frost froze her water-pipes fast one day;

The frost froze her water-pipes fast at first,

Till a thaw came at last, and the water-pipes burst.

By came the Company, greedy of gain,

And it cut her water all off at the main,

It cut her water off sharp, if you please,