"1. _A kid, a kid_ my father bought,
For two pieces of money.
A kid, a kid.

"2. Then came _the cat_, and ate the kid,
That my father bought,
For two pieces of money.
A kid, a kid.

"3. Then came _the dog_, and bit the cat,
That ate the kid,
That my father bought,
For two pieces of money.
A kid, a kid.

"4. Then came _the staff_, and beat the dog,
That bit the cat,
That ate the kid,
That my father bought,
For two pieces of money.
A kid, a kid.

"5. Then came _the fire_, and burnt the staff,
That beat the dog,
That bit the cat,
That ate the kid,
That my father bought,
For two pieces of money.
A kid, a kid.