Old Mother Hubbard - Nursery Rhyme Full Song ( Fountain Kids )
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"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.
Lyrics
The lyrics originally published in 1805 have remained largely unchanged.
Old Mother Hubbard
Went to the cupboard,
To fetch a poor dog a bone
But When she got there,
The cupboard was bare,
And so the poor dog had none.
She went to the fruiterer's
To buy him some fruit;
When she came back
He was playing the flute.
She went to the hatter's
To buy him a hat;
When she came back
He was feeding her cat.
She went to the tailor's
To buy him a coat;
When she came back
He was riding a goat
The Dame made a curtsy,
The dog made a bow;
The Dame said, Your servant;
The dog said, Bow-wow.
Origins[edit]
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 retirement
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.
The "Dame Trot" version (cited by Panati as titled "Old Dame Trot, and Her Comical Cat", is as follows:
Old Dame trot,
Some cold fish had got,
Which for pussy,
She kept in Store,
When she looked there was none
The cold fish had gone,
For puss had been there before.
"Dame Trot" was published by one T. Evans one year before that of Sarah Catherine Martin.
Meaning
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.It has also been suggested that the rhyme refers to Cardinal Thomas Wolsey refusing Henry VIII's divorce from Queen Catherine of Aragon, but the connection is based on speculation
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Lyrics
The lyrics originally published in 1805 have remained largely unchanged.
Old Mother Hubbard
Went to the cupboard,
To fetch a poor dog a bone
But When she got there,
The cupboard was bare,
And so the poor dog had none.
She went to the fruiterer's
To buy him some fruit;
When she came back
He was playing the flute.
She went to the hatter's
To buy him a hat;
When she came back
He was feeding her cat.
She went to the tailor's
To buy him a coat;
When she came back
He was riding a goat
The Dame made a curtsy,
The dog made a bow;
The Dame said, Your servant;
The dog said, Bow-wow.
Origins[edit]
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 retirement
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.
The "Dame Trot" version (cited by Panati as titled "Old Dame Trot, and Her Comical Cat", is as follows:
Old Dame trot,
Some cold fish had got,
Which for pussy,
She kept in Store,
When she looked there was none
The cold fish had gone,
For puss had been there before.
"Dame Trot" was published by one T. Evans one year before that of Sarah Catherine Martin.
Meaning
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.It has also been suggested that the rhyme refers to Cardinal Thomas Wolsey refusing Henry VIII's divorce from Queen Catherine of Aragon, but the connection is based on speculation
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