As I was going to St Ives

As I was going to St. Ives,
I met a man with seven wives,
Each wife had seven sacks,
Each sack had seven cats,
Each cat had seven kits:
Kits, cats, sacks, and wives,
How many were there going to St. Ives?


 По пути́ в Сент-И́в встре́тила я
С семью́ жёнами му́жа я:
У ка́ждой жены́ – семь мешко́в,
В ка́ждом мешке́ по семь кото́в,
У ка́ждой ко́шки семь котя́т:
Котя́т, кото́в, мешко́в и жён!
Ско́лько же шло в Сент-И́в?!