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Book 21 Page 5

Old Mother Hubbard

(Song)

Old Mother Hubbard

went to the cupboard,

to fetch her poor dog a

bone.

When she got there

she saw the

cupboard was bear,

so the poor little dog had none.

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Well old Mother Hubbard

was quite devastated,

it had happened so

many times before.

Being frail and old

hungry and cold,

and forever left out

wanting more.

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So old Mother Hubbard

went back to her bed,

and dwelt on her harsh

circumstance.

On an old age pension

it’s all apprehension,

a day to day hard slog

finance.

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And the poor little dog,

Her poor little dog,

The poor little dog had none.

© Written by Dominic John Gill www.poetry.net.au  dominicj7@poetry.net.au Created on 5/9/00