Old Mistress McShuttle
Lived in a coal-scuttle
Along with her dog and her cat.
What they ate I can't tell,
But 'tis known very well
That not one of the party was fat.
Old Mistress McShuttle
Scoured out her coal-scuttle
And washed both her dog and her cat.
The cat scratched her nose,
So they both came to hard blows.
And who was the gainer by that?