King o' Katchem met a king
In a narrow lane;
Says this king to that king
“Where have you been?”

Oh, I've been a hunting
With my dog & my doe
Pray lend him to me,
That I may do so.

“There's the dog, TAKE the dog.”
“What's the dog's name?”
“I've told you already.”
“Pray tell me again.”

Ladybird, ladybird, fly away home,
Your house is a-fire, your children all gone,
All but one that lies under a stone;
Fly the home, ladybird, ere it be gone!

Multiplication is vexation,
Division is twice as bad;
The Rule of Three it puzzles me
And Fractions drive me mad!