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Re: trying to find the pig & the sty

Posted by Cathy W. Neuner on September 12, 2001 at 18:47:14:

In Reply to: trying to find the pig & the sty posted by Darlene on September 10, 2001 at 13:14:18:

I had found this in a book recently(I forgot which one) and saved it. It sounds a lot like what you are talking about.

The Woman and Her Pig

I went to the market and bought me a Pig.
But the Pig wouldn't goo.
Pig has four legs, I had but two:
'Tis almost midnight, what shall I do?

I went a little further, and found me a Dog.
Dog wouldn't bite pig, Pig wouldn't goo.
'Tis almost midnight, what shall I do?

I went a little further, and found me a Stick.
Stick wouldn't beat Dog,Dog wouldn't bite pig, Pig wouldn't goo.
'Tis almost midnight, what shall I do ?

I went a little further, and found me a Fire.
Fire wouldn't burn Stick,Stick wouldn't beat Dog,Dog wouldn't bite pig, Pig wouldn't goo.
'Tis almost midnight, what shall I do ?

I went a little further, and found me some Water.
Water wouldn't quench Fire,Fire wouldn't burn Stick,Stick wouldn't beat Dog,Dog wouldn't bite pig, Pig wouldn't goo.
'Tis almost midnight, what shall I do ?

I went a little further, and found me an Ox.
Ox wouldn't drink Water, Water wouldn't quench Fire,Fire wouldn't burn Stick,Stick wouldn't beat Dog,Dog wouldn't bite pig, Pig wouldn't goo.
'Tis almost midnight, what shall I do ?

I went a little further, and found me a Butcher.
Butcher wouldn't kill Ox,Ox wouldn't drink Water, Water wouldn't quench Fire,Fire wouldn't burn Stick,Stick wouldn't beat Dog,Dog wouldn't bite pig, Pig wouldn't goo.
'Tis almost midnight, what shall I do ?

I went a little further, and found me a Rope.
Rope wouldn't hang Butcher,Butcher wouldn't kill Ox,Ox wouldn't drink Water, Water wouldn't quench Fire,Fire wouldn't burn Stick,Stick wouldn't beat Dog,Dog wouldn't bite pig, Pig wouldn't goo.
'Tis almost midnight, what shall I do ?

I went a little further, and found me a Rat.
Rat wouldn't gnaw Rope, Rope wouldn't hang Butcher,Butcher wouldn't kill Ox,Ox wouldn't drink Water, Water wouldn't quench Fire,Fire wouldn't burn Stick,Stick wouldn't beat Dog,Dog wouldn't bite pig, Pig wouldn't goo.
'Tis almost midnight, what shall I do ?

I went a little further, and found me a Cat.
Cat said, "Say Please!"
So then-
The Cat began to kill the Rat.
The Rat began to gnaw Rope.
The Rope began to hang the Butcher.
The Butcher began to kill Ox.
The Ox began to drink Water.
The Water began to quench the Fire.
The Fire began to burn the Stick.
The Stick began to beat the Dog.
The Dog began to bite the Pig.
The Pig began to goo.

So it's all over now and I;m happy.
'Tis almost midnight, what shall I do ?

That is not a typo, the word is Goo not Go.
At the end is a comment by Fritz Wegner, which says that this is the Opie family version, borrowed and altered to suit ourselves. Maybe you can find it in Opie's
book.


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