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2. The Kid And The Cabbage



The kid does not wish to go out of the cabbage field.
Oh, you will go out, Kid, Kid!
Oh, you will go out of that cabbage!

Jack sends for the dog to eat the kid;
The dog does not wish to eat the kid,
The kid does not wish to go out of the cabbage.
Oh, you will go out, Kid, Kid!
Oh, you will go out of that cabbage!



Jack sends for the wolf to eat the dog;
The wolf does not wish to eat the dog,
The dog does not wish to eat the kid,
The kid does not wish to go out of the cabbage.
Oh, you will go out, Kid, Kid!
Oh, you will go out of that cabbage!



Jack sends for the ox to eat the wolf;
The ox does not wish to eat the wolf,
The wolf does not wish to eat the dog,
The dog does not wish to eat the kid,
The kid does not wish to go out of the cabbage.
Oh, you will go out, Kid, Kid!
Oh, you will go out of that cabbage!

Jack sends for the stick to beat the ox;
The stick does not wish to beat the ox,
The ox does not wish to eat the wolf,
The wolf does not wish to eat the dog,
The dog does not wish to eat the kid,
The kid does not wish to go out of the cabbage.
Oh, you will go out, Kid, Kid!
Oh, you will go out of that cabbage!

Jack sends for the fire to burn the stick;
The fire does not wish to burn the stick,
The stick does not wish to beat the ox,
The ox does not wish to eat the wolf.
The wolf does not wish to eat the dog.
The dog does not wish to eat the kid.
The kid does not wish to go out of the cabbage.
Oh, you will go out, Kid, Kid!
Oh, you will go out of that cabbage!

Jack sends for the water to quench the fire;
The water is willing to quench the Are,
The fire is willing to bum the stick,
The stick is willing to beat the ox,
The ox is willing to eat the wolf,
The wolf is willing to eat the dog.
The dog is willing to eat the kid,
The kid is willing to go out of the cabbage.