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Title: The Adventures of the Little Woman, Her Dog and the Pedlar

Author: Anonymous

Release Date: September 24, 2007 [EBook #22755]

Language: English

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THE
ADVENTURES
OF THE
LITTLE WOMAN,
HER DOG AND THE PEDLAR.

MARKS'S EDITION.

[Illustration]

LONDON
Printed and Published by S. MARKS and SONS.
72, Houndsditch, Bishopsgate Street.

THE
ADVENTURES
OF THE
LITTLE WOMAN,
HER DOG AND THE PEDLAR.

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There was a little woman,
As I have heard tell,
She went to market,
Her Eggs for to sell.

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She went to Market,
All on a Market day,
And she fell asleep,
On the King's highway.

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By came a Pedlar,
His name it was Stout,
And he cut her petticoats,
All round about.

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He cut her Petticoats
Up to her knees,
Which made the little woman
Began for to freeze.

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When this little woman,
Began to awake,
She began to shiver,
And she began to shake.

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She began to shake,
And she began to cry,
"Goodness mercy on me,
Sure this is not I!"

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"But if this be I,
As I hope it be,
I have a little dog at home,
And he will know me."

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"And if this be I,
He will wag his tail,
But if it's not I,
He will bark and wail."

[Illustration]

When this little woman,
Came home in the dark,
Up starts the little dog,
And began for to bark.

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He began to bark,
And she began to cry,
"Goodness mercy on me,
'Tis surely not I!"

[Illustration]

The dog ceased to bark,
The wo