[Verse] Simple Simon met a pie-man, Going to the fair; Says Simple Simon to the pie-man, Let me taste your ware. [Verse 2] Says the pie-man unto Simon, First give me a penny. Says Simple Simon to the pie-man, I have not got any. [Chorus] Simple Simon went a-fishing For to catch a whale; And all the water he had got Was in his mother's pail. [Bridge] Once Simon made a great Snowball, And brought it in to roast; He laid it down before the fire, And soon the ball was lost. [Verse 3] He went to try if cherries ripe Grew upon a thistle; He pricked his finger very much, Which made poor Simon whistle. [Outro] He went for water in a sieve, But soon it all ran through; And now poor Simple Simon Bids you all adieu.