A wee boy went trotting
Upon his white mare
Bumpety bumpety bump
With his sister behind him
So rosy and fair,
Lumpety, lumpety, lump!
A raven cried “Croak”
And they all tumbled DOWN
Bumpety, bumpety, bump
The mare broke her knees,
And the wee boy his crown,
Lumpety, lumpety, lump!
The mischievous raven
Flew laughing away
Bumpety, bumpety, bump!
And vowed he would serve them
The same the next day,
Lumpety, lumpety, lump!
—Mother Goose