As I was going to St Ives,
去圣艾夫斯的路上,
I met a man with sever wives,
我遇到了一個男人帶著七個妻子
Each wife had seven sacks,
每個妻子背著七個麻布袋子
Each sack had seven cats,
每個麻布袋子里裝著七只貓
Each cat had seven kits,
每只貓有七個包
Kits, cats, sacks and wives, How many were going to St Ives?
共有多少包、貓、毛布袋子和妻子要去圣艾夫斯