Where are you going? said Milder to Moulder
We may not tell you! said Festel to Fose
We're off to the wood! said John the Red Nose
We're off to the wood! said John the Red Nose

And what will you do there? said Milder to Moulder
We may not tell you! said Festel to Fose
We'll hunt the cutty wren! said John the Red Nose
We'll hunt the cutty wren! said John the Red Nose

How will you shoot her? said Milder to Moulder
We may not tell you! said Festel to Fose
With bows and with arrows! said John the Red Nose
With bows and with arrows! said John the Red Nose

Oh that will not do! said Milder to Moulder
What will you do then? said Festel to Fose
With guns and great cannon! said John the Red Nose
With guns and great cannon! said John the Red Nose

How will you cook her? said Milder to Moulder
We may not tell you! said Festel to Fose
In pots and in pans! said John the Red Nose
In pots and in pans! said John the Red Nose

Oh that will not do! said Milder to Moulder
What will do then? said Festel to Fose
A bloody great brass cauldron! said John the Red Nose
A bloody great brass cauldron! said John the Red Nose

Who will get the portion? said Milder to Moulder
We may not tell you! said Festel to Fose
Give it all to the nobles! said John the Red Nose
Give it all to the nobles! said John the Red Nose

Oh, that will not do! said Milder to Moulder
What will do then? said Festel to Fose
We'll give them all to the poor! said John the Red Nose
We'll give them all to the poor! said John the Red Nose