Three Billy Goats Gruff



-Author Unknown -
Three Billy Goats Gruff had had enough 
Of where they grazed all day
"Let's cross the bridge to the other side", 
One Billy Goat did say.


Over the bridge, sweet mountain grass!


The first Billy Goat, the little one, 
With little horns and beard
Was first to go across the bridge,
The hungry troll he never feared.


"Trip. Trap. Trip. Trap.
Over my bridge, trip-trap,
I hear the sound of running feet
Someone's crossing my bridge I fear
Now whom shall I meet?"


"Oh please don't eat me hungry troll!
For if you wait and see
my brother is coming very soon
He's MUCH bigger than me!"


The troll did stop and think a lot
"More meat for me to eat you see"
And so he waited, patiently.


The next Billy Goat, the medium one,
With medium horns and beard
Was next to go across the bridge
THe hungry troll he never feared.


"Trip. Trap. Trip. Trap.
Over my bridge, trip-trap,
I hear the sound of running feet
Someone's crossing my bridge I fear
Now whom shall I meet?"


"Oh please don't eat me hungry troll!
For if you wait and see
my brother is coming very soon
He's MUCH bigger than me!"


The troll did stop and think a lot
"More meat for me to eat you see"
And so he waited, patiently.
The last Billy Goat, the great big one
With great big horns and beard
Was last to go across the bridge
The hungry troll he never feared.


"Trip. Trap. Trip. Trap.
Over my bridge, trip-trap,
I hear the sound of running feet
Someone's crossing my bridge I fear
Now whom shall I meet?"


"Come up and see me hungry troll!
I have no fear of you!"
And so the troll came up that day
What else was he to do?


WIth one great BUTT of his Billy Goat horns
He sent the troll a-flying
Never to be seen again
Down stream he went a-crying


And so the Billy Goats crossed at last
Nibbling happily on sweet mountain grass


Sweet mountain grass!
Sweet mountain grass!
Billy Goats love sweet mountain grass!

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