Oh,
where are you going,
says Mildred to Mother
Oh, I cannot tell you,
says Jack in the can
We're going to the woods,
says John the Red -Nosed
We're going to the woods,
says John in the
An d what will you do there,
says Milder to Mugger
Oh, I cannot tell you,
says Jack and the can
We'll hunt for the wren,
says John the red -nose
We'll hunt for the cutty -wren,
cries John in the lawn
And how will you shoot her,
says an elder to a mother
With bows and with arrows,
says Jack and the can
With shots and with powders,
says John the Red Nose
With big guns and big cannons,
cries everyone
And how will you carry her,
says Milda to her mother
On four strong men's shoulders,
says she again they can
In carts and in wagons,
says she on the red nose
And we'll all heave together,
cries every one
And what will you cut her up with,
says Milder to Mugger?
I do not know that,
says Jack and the Cow.
With farts and with knives,
says G on the red nose
With big hatchets and cleavers,
cries everyone
And how will you cook her,
says a milder to a mugger
Oh, I cannot tell you,
says Jack in the can
In pans and in kettles,
says John the red -nose
In pots and brass cauldrons,
cries everyone
And eventually her,
says a mother to a mother
Will invite all the village,
says Jack and the cow
And who'll eat the spare ribs,
says John the Red -Nosed?
I will give them to the poor Croydon