You pretty little girl, You apple of my eye,
I have a riddle for you, So answer it, please try:
What is taller than a house?
And what is faster than a mouse?

You foolish boy, well, you sure are so dense!
Don’t you have a bit of common sense?
For smoke is taller than a house.
A cat is faster than a mouse.

You pretty little girl, you apple of my eye,
I have a riddle for you, so answer it, please try:
Where is the king who has no land?
And where is the water without sand?

You foolish boy, you sure are so dense!
Don’t you have a bit of common sense?
The king of hearts, he has no land.
The tears that fall, they have no sand.