An old lady swallowed a spider.
As you know, it wriggled inside her.
Did she then eat a bird?
No, that choice she deferred,
And trusted instead to strong cider.

So on a gallon of scrumpy she's dining;
The dangers not quite divining.
Her problem was solved,
The spider dissolved,
But, alas, so did her stomach lining.

Tiddy Ogg [that must have been Snakecatcher - an evil brew.]

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Last updated: Tue, 14 Sep 1999.