But when old Dame Hickory came for to see,

She found 'twas the voice of the false faerie.

'Dame Hickory, Dame Hickory,

Here's meat for your broth,

Goose-flesh, and hare's flesh,

And pig's trotters both!'

But when old Dame Hickory came for to see,

She found 'twas the voice of the false faerie.

'Dame Hickory, Dame Hickory,

Here's a wolf at your door,