Old Mother Hubbard - Nursery Rhymes - English

Old Mother Hubbard - Nursery Rhymes - English

"Old Mother Hubbard" is an English-language nursery rhyme, first printed in 1805 and among the most popular publications of the nineteenth century. The exact origin and meaning of the rhyme is disputed. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 19334.br br Lyricsbr br The lyrics originally published in 1805 have remained largely unchanged.br br br Old Mother Hubbardbr Went to the cupboard,br To give the poor dog a bone;br When she came there,br The cupboard was bare,br And so the poor dog had none.br br She went to the baker'sbr To buy him some bread;br When she came backbr The dog was dead!br br She went to the undertaker'sbr To buy him a coffin;br When she came backbr The dog was laughing.br br She took a clean dishbr to get him some tripe;br When she came backbr He was smoking his pipe.br br She went to the alehousebr To get him some beer;br When she came backbr The dog sat in a chair.br br She went to the tavernbr For white wine and red;br When she came backbr The dog stood on his head.br br She went to the fruiterer'sbr To buy him some fruit;br When she came backbr He was playing the flute.br br She went to the tailor'sbr To buy him a coat;br When she came backbr He was riding a goat.br br She went to the hatter'sbr To buy him a hat;br When she came backbr He was feeding her cat.br br She went to the barber'sbr To buy him a wigbr When she came backbr He was dancing a jig.br br She went to the cobbler'sbr To buy him some shoes;br When she came backbr He was reading the news.br br She went to the sempstressbr To buy him some linen;br When she came backbr The dog was spinning.br br She went to the hosier'sbr To buy him some hose;br When she came backbr He was dressed in his clothes.br br The Dame made a curtsy,br The dog made a bow;br The Dame said, Your servant;br The dog said, Bow-wow.br br This wonderful dogbr Was Dame Hubbard's delight,br He could read, he could dance,br He could sing, he could write;br She gave him rich daintiesbr Whenever he fed,br And erected this monumentbr When he was deadbr br Origins[edit]br br br Old Mother Hubbard's Cottage in Yealmpton, said to be where Sarah Martin penned the rhyme in 1804 but more likely where "Mother Hubbard" lived in retirementbr A version by Sarah Catherine Martin (1768--1826) first recited while staying with her sister Judith Ann Martin, Mrs John Pollexfen Bastard at Kitley House Yealmpton in Devon was published as The Comic Adventures of Old Mother Hubbard and Her Dog by J. Harris of London, June 1, 1805. She claimed that she only drew the accompanying illustrations and the version may have been based on earlier material. The name Mother Hubbard was used as a character from 1591, although the surviving works that include her do not bear any relationship to the rhyme. A very similar rhyme 'Old Dame Trop' was published in 1803, but since the language in 'Old Mother Hubbard' appears more archaic it is not clear that it was derived from this verse. It has been argued that the first stanza is older than the others, because it uses a different meter, so it is possible that Martin expanded on an existing first verse, using 'Old Dame Trop' as a model. The book was immediately popular, possibly in part because it was believed to be a political commentary.br br The "Dame Trot" version (cited by Panati as titled "Old Dame Trot, and Her Comical Cat", is as follows:br br Old Dame trot,br Some cold fish had got,br Which for pussy,br She kept in Store,br When she looked there was nonebr The cold fish had gone,br For puss had been there before.br br "Dame Trot" was published by one T. Evans one year before that of Sarah Catherine Martin.br br Meaningbr The book was immediately popular, possibly in part because it was believed to be a political commentary, but it is not clear exactly what readers thought was being satirised. It has been suggested that the character of Mother Hubbard may have its origins in St. Hubert, the patron saint of dogs.


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