The Widowed Giantess
The boy's name was Jack, that's what they tell me
Say he was quick as a fox and small as a flea.
He came up one day when I was out
Climbed up here on some overgrown sprout.
When he broke in, around high noon
My husband was singing his favorite tune.
The old giant song that starts with a hum
and goes "fie, fie, foe, fum!"
Well, this little boy wasn't half so nice
when he stumbled upon our paradise.
He wasn't interested in any truce -
instead, he stole our golden goose.
Of course, my husband followed him back down
to have a stern talk with him in his little town
but this boy was no mere impoverished herder -
there was one thing on his mind, and that was murder.
He took out an axe, and without even a thought
began to half away at that big old stalk
By the time my husband realized its fate
For him, it was already far too late.
So here I am, the widowed wife
deprived of our once happy life.
My advice: if you see a little boy
Squash him until he's completely destroyed.
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