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Title: The Real Mother Goose

Illustrator: Blanche Fisher Wright

Release date: January 1, 2004 [eBook #10607]
Most recently updated: October 28, 2024

Language: English

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*** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE REAL
MOTHER GOOSE ***

THE REAL
MOTHER
GOOSE

Illustrated by
Blanche Fisher
Wright

1916

A LIST OF THE RHYMES

an alphabetical list of first lines

ABC The Hart One Misty Moisty Morning
About the Bush Hector Protector One, He Loves
The Alphabet Heigh-Ho, the Carrion Crow One to Ten
An Equal Here Goes My Lord One, Two, Buckle My Shoe
An Icicle The Hobby-Horse One, Two, Three
Around the Green Gravel Hot Boiled Beans Over the Water
As I Was Going Along Hot Codlins Pairs or Pears
Baa, Baa, Black Sheep Hot-Cross Buns Pancake Day
Baby Dolly The House That Jack Built Pat-a-Cake
The Balloon Humpty Dumpty Pease Porridge
The Bells The Hunter of Reigate Peter Piper
Banbury Cross Hush-a-Bye A Pig
Bandy Legs Hush-a-Bye Pins
Barber Hush-a-Bye The Piper and His Cow
Bat, Bat I Had a Little Husband Pippen Hill
Bedtime I Love Sixpence Play Days
Bees I Saw a Ship A-Sailing A Plum Pudding
Bell Horses If All the Seas Were One Sea A Thorn
Belleisle If Wishes Were Horses Polly and Sukey
Bessy Bell and Mary Gray If Poor Old Robinson Crusoe!
Betty Blue I'll Tell You a Story Pretty John Watts
Billy, Billy Intery, Mintery The Pumpkin-Eater
Birds of a Feather Jack and His Fiddle Pussy-Cat and Queen
The Bird Scarer Jack and Jill Pussy-Cat and the Dumplings
The Black Hen Jack Jelf Pussy-Cat by the Fire
The Blacksmith Jack Jingle Pussy-Cat Mew
Blue Bell Boy Jack Sprat The Quarrel

Bobby Shaftoe Jack Rain
Bobby Snooks Jenny Wren Rain
Boy and Girl Jerry Hall Ride Away, Ride Away
Boy and the Sparrow John Smith Ring a Ring o' Roses
The Boy in the Barn Just Like Me The Robin
The Bunch of Blue Ribbons The Kilkenny Cats Robin and Richard
Burnie Bee The King of France Robin Hood and Little John
Buttons Ladybird Robin Redbreast
Bye, Baby Bunting Leg Over Leg Robin-a-Bobbin
Caesar's Song Lengthening Days The Robins
A Candle The Lion and the Unicorn Rock-a-Bye, Baby
Candle-Saving The Little Bird Saturday, Sunday
The Cat and the Fiddle Little Bo-Peep A Seasonable Song
A Cherry Little Boy Blue See, See
A Chimney Little Fred See-Saw
Christmas Little Girl and Queen Shall We Go A-Shearing?
Christmas The Little Girl with a Curl A Ship's Nail
Clap Handies Little Jack Horner Shoeing
The Clever Hen Little Jenny Wren A Sieve
The Clock Little Jumping Joan Simple Simon
The Coachman Little King Boggen Sing a Song of Sixpence
The Cock and the Hen Little Maid Sing, Sing
Cock-a-Doodle-Do! A Little Man Sleep, Baby, Sleep
Cock-a-Doodle-Do The Little Moppet Sneezing
A Cock and Bull Story The Little Mouse Solomon Grundy
Cock-Crow Little Polly Flinders A Star
Coffee and Tea Little Pussy A Strange Old Woman
Come Out to Play The Lost Shoe Sulky Sue
Come, Let's to Bed Little Tom Tucker Sunshine
Comical Folk Lock and Key A Sunshiny Shower
A Counting-Out Rhyme London Bridge A Sure Test
The Crooked Sixpence Lucy Locket Swan
Cross Patch A Man and a Maid The Tailors and the Snail
Cry, Baby The Man in Our Town Taffy
Curly-Locks The Man in the Moon The Tarts
Cushy Cow The Man in the Wilderness Teeth and Gums
Daffodils The Man of Bombay The Ten O'Clock Scholar
Dame Trot and Her Cat The Man of Derby That's All
Dance to Your Daddie The Man of Tobago There was an Old Woman
Dance, Little Baby The Man Who Had Naught Thirty Days Hath September
Dance, Thumbkin, Dance March Winds This Is the Way
Dapple-Gray Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary Three Blind Mice
The Death and Burial of Poor Mary's Canary Three Children on the Ice
Cock Robin Master I Have The Three Sons
The Derby Ram A Melancholy Song Three Straws
Diddle Diddle Dumpling The Merchants of London Three Wise Men of Gotham
A Difficult Rhyme Miss Muffet To Babylon
Ding, Dong, Bell The Mist To Market
Doctor Fell Money and the Mare Tom, Tom, the Piper's Son
Doctor Foster The Mouse and the Clock Tommy Snooks
The Donkey The Mulberry Bush Tommy Tittlemouse
The Dove and the Wren Multiplication Is Vexation Tongs
Dreams My Kitten T'Other Little Tune

Ducks and Drakes My Little Maid Tweedle-Dum and Tweedle-Dee
The Dusty Miller My Love Two Birds
Elizabeth My Maid Mary Two Gray Kits
The Farmer and the Raven Myself Two Pigeons
Fears and Tears Nancy Dawson A Walnut
Fingers and Toes Needles and Pins Wee Willie Winkie
The First of May A Needle and Thread A Week of Birthdays
Five Toes Oh Dear! A Well
The Flying Pig Old Chairs to Mend What Are Little Boys Made Of?
For Baby Old Grimes When Jenny Wren Was Young
For Every Evil Old King Cole When the Snow Is on the
For Want of a Nail The Old Man Ground
Forehead, Eyes, Cheeks, Nose, Old Mother Goose When
etc. Old Mother Hubbard Where Are You Going, My
Georgy Porgy The Old Woman and the Pedlar Pretty Maid?
The Girl and the Birds The Old Woman from France Whistle
The Girl in the Lane Old Woman, Old Woman Why May Not I Love Johnny?
Going to St. Ives The Old Woman of Gloucester Willy Boy
Good Advice The Old Woman of Harrow Willy, Willy
Goosey, Goosey, Gander The Old Woman of Leeds The Winds
The Greedy Man The Old Woman of Surrey Winter
Handy Pandy The Old Woman Under a Hill The Woman of Exeter
Hark! Hark! Young Lambs to Sell
Young Roger and Dolly

AN ALPHABETICAL LIST OF FIRST LINES

a list of the rhymes

1, 2, 3, 4, 5! Little maid, pretty maid, whither goest thou?
A carrion crow sat on an oak, Little Miss Muffet
A diller, a dollar, a ten o'clock scholar! Little Nanny Etticoat
A duck and a drake, Little Polly Flinders
A farmer went trotting upon his gray mare, Little Robin Redbreast sat upon a tree,
A hill full, a hole full, Little Tom Tucker
A little boy went into a barn, Little Tommy Tittlemouse
A little cock-sparrow sat on a green tree, Lives in winter,
A little old man of Derby, London Bridge is broken down,
A man went a-hunting at Reigate, Long legs, crooked thighs,
A riddle, a riddle, as I suppose, Lucy Locket lost her pocket,
A robin and a robin's son March winds and April showers
A sunshiny shower Margaret wrote a letter,
A swarm of bees in May Mary had a pretty bird,
A, B, C, and D, Mary, Mary, quite contrary,
About the bush, Willie, Master I have, and I am his man,
Around the green gravel the grass grows green, Mister East gave a feast;
As I walked by myself, Molly, my sister and I fell out,
As I was going to Derby all on a market-day, Monday's child is fair of face,

As I was going to sell my eggs Multiplication is vexation,
As I was going to St. Ives My little old man and I fell out;
As I was going up Pippen Hill, My maid Mary she minds the dairy,
As I went through the garden gap, Nancy Dawson was so fine
As I went to Bonner, Needles and pins, needles and pins,
As little Jenny Wren Oh, dear, what can the matter be?
As round as an apple, as deep as a cup, Oh, my pretty cock, oh, my handsome cock,
As soft as silk, as white as milk, Old Grimes is dead, that good old man,
As the days grow longer Old King Cole
As Tommy Snooks and Bessy Brooks Old Mother Goose, when
A-singing a comical song, song, song, Old Mother Hubbard
At the siege of Belleisle Old Mother Twitchett had but one eye,
Away, birds, away! Old woman, old woman, shall we go a-shearing?
Baa, baa, black sheep, On Saturday night
Barber, barber, shave a pig. Once I saw a little bird
Bat, bat, come under my hat One misty moisty morning,
Bell horses, bell horses, what time of day? One, he loves; two, he loves;
Bessy Bell and Mary Gray, One, two, three, four, five,
Billy, Billy, come and play, One, two, buckle my shoe
Birds of a feather flock together, Over the water, and over the sea,
Black within and red without; Over the water,
Bobby Shaftoe's gone to sea, Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake,
Bow-wow-wow! Pease porridge hot,
Burnie bee, burnie bee, Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers;
Buttons, a farthing a pair! Peter, Peter, pumpkin-eater,
Bye, baby bunting, Piping hot, smoking hot.
Christmas comes but once a year, Polly, put the kettle on,
Christmas is coming, the geese are getting fat, Poor old Robinson Crusoe!
Clap, clap handies, Pretty John Watts,
Cock, cock, cock, cock, Pussy-cat ate the dumplings, the dumplings,
Cock-a-doodle-do! Pussy-cat Mew jumped over a coal,
Cocks crow in the morn Pussy-cat sits by the fire;
Cold and raw the north wind doth blow, Pussy-cat, pussy-cat,
Come when you're called, Rain, rain, go away,
Cross patch, draw the latch, Rain, rain, go to Spain,
Cry, baby, cry, Read my riddle, I pray.
Curly-locks, Curly-locks, wilt thou be mine? Ride a cock-horse to Banbury Cross,
Cushy cow, bonny, let down thy milk, Ride away, ride away,
Daffy-down-dilly has come to town Ring a ring o' roses,
Dame Trot and her cat Robert Barnes, my fellow fine,
Dance to your daddie, Robin and Richard were two pretty men,
Dance, little Baby, dance up high! Robin Hood, Robin Hood,
Dance, Thumbkin, dance; Robin-a-Bobbin
Dear, dear! what can the matter be? Rock-a-bye, baby, thy cradle is green;
Dickory, dickory, dare, Saw ye aught of my love a-coming from the
Diddle diddle dumpling, my son John market?
Ding, dong, bell, See a pin and pick it up,
Doctor Foster went to Glo'ster, See, see! What shall I see?
Donkey, donkey, old and gray, See-saw, Margery Daw,
Doodle doodle doo, Shoe the colt,
Elizabeth, Elspeth, Betsy, and Bess, Simple Simon met a pieman,
Every lady in this land Sing a song of sixpence,
Flour of England, fruit of Spain, Sing, sing, what shall I sing?

For every evil under the sun Sleep, baby, sleep,
For want of a nail, the shoe was lost; Solomon Grundy,
Four and Twenty tailors Swan, swan, over the sea;
Friday night's dream, on Saturday told, Taffy was a Welshman, Taffy was a thief,
Georgy Porgy, pudding and pie, The cock's on the housetop blowing his horn;
Girls and boys, come out to play, The dove says coo, coo, what shall I do?
Goosey, goosey, gander, The fair maid who, the first of May,
Great A, little a, The girl in the lane, that couldn't speak plain,
Great A, little a, The greedy man is he who sits
Handy Pandy, Jack-a-dandy, The hart he loves the high wood,
Hark, hark! the dogs do bark! The King of France went up the hill,
Hector Protector was dressed all in green; The Lion and the Unicorn were fighting for the
Here am I, little jumping Joan, crown,
Here goes my lord The little robin grieves
Here sits the Lord Mayor, The Man in the Moon came tumbling down,
Here we go round the mulberry bush, The Man in the Moon looked out of the moon,
Here's Sulky Sue, The man in the wilderness
Hey diddle dinkety poppety pet, The north wind doth blow,
Hey, diddle, diddle! The Queen of Hearts,
Hey, my kitten, my kitten, The two gray kits,
Hick-a-more, Hack-a-more, There came an old woman from France
Hickery, dickery, 6 and 7, There dwelt an old woman at Exeter;
Hickety, pickety, my black hen, There was a crooked man, and he went a crooked
Hickory, dickory, dock! mile,
High diddle doubt, my candle's out There was a fat man of Bombay,
Higher than a house, higher than a tree. There was a little boy and a little girl
Hot-cross Buns! There was a little girl who had a little curl
How many days has my baby to play? There was a little man, and he had a little gun,
How many miles is it to Babylon?-- There was a little man,
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall; There was a little woman, as I've been told,
Hush, baby, my dolly, I pray you don't cry, There was a man and he had naught,
Hush-a-bye, baby, lie still with thy daddy, There was a man in our town,
Hush-a-bye, baby, on the tree top! There was a piper had a cow,
Hush-a-bye, baby, There was an old man of Tobago
I am a gold lock. There was an old man
I do not like thee, Doctor Fell; There was an old woman had three sons,
I had a little boy, There was an old woman in Surrey,
I had a little hen, the prettiest ever seen, There was an old woman of Gloucester,
I had a little hobby-horse, There was an old woman of Harrow,
I had a little husband no bigger than my thumb, There was an old woman of Leeds,
I had a little moppet, There was an old woman sat spinning,
I had a little pony, There was an old woman tossed in a basket,
I had two pigeons bright and gay, There was an old woman who lived in a shoe.
I have seen you, little mouse, There was an old woman, and what do you think?
I like little Pussy, There was an old woman, as I've heard tell,
I love sixpence, a jolly, jolly sixpence, There was an old woman
I saw a ship a-sailing, There were once two cats of Kilkenny.
I went to the wood and got it; There were two birds sat on a stone,
I went up one pair of stairs. There's a neat little clock,--
I won't be my father's Jack, Thirty days hath September,
If all the seas were one sea, Thirty white horses upon a red hill,
If all the world were apple pie, This is the house that Jack built.
If I'd as much money as I could spend, This is the way the ladies ride,

If I'd as much money as I could tell, This little pig went to market;
If wishes were horses, beggars would ride. Three blind mice! See how they run!
If you are to be a gentleman, Three children sliding on the ice
If you sneeze on Monday, you sneeze for danger; Three straws on a staff
I'll tell you a story Three wise men of Gotham
In a cottage in Fife To bed! To bed!
Intery, mintery, cutery corn, To make your candles last for aye,
Is John Smith within? To market, to market, to buy a fat pig.
Jack and Jill went up the hill, Tom, Tom, the piper's son,
Jack be nimble, Jack be quick, Tommy's tears and Mary's fears
Jack Sprat Trip upon trenchers,
Jacky, come and give me thy fiddle, 'Twas once upon a time, when Jenny Wren was
Jerry Hall, he was so small, young,
Johnny shall have a new bonnet, Tweedle-dum and Tweedle-dee
Ladies and gentlemen come to supper-- Twelve pairs hanging high,
Ladybird, ladybird, fly away home! Up at Piccadilly, oh!
Leg over leg, Wee Willie Winkie runs through the town,
Lend me thy mare to ride a mile. What are little boys made of, made of?
Little Betty Blue What is the news of the day,
Little Bobby Snooks was fond of his books, What is the rhyme for porringer?
Little Bo-Peep has lost her sheep, When I was a bachelor
Little Boy Blue, come, blow your horn! When I was a little girl, about seven years old,
Little girl, little girl, where have you been? When little Fred went to bed,
Little Jack Horner Where are you going, my pretty maid?
Little Jack Jelf Whistle, daughter, whistle;
Little Jack Jingle, He used to live single; Who killed Cock Robin?
Little Jenny Wren fell sick, Willy boy, Willy boy, where are you going?
Little King Boggen, he built a fine hall, Willy, Willy Wilkin
You owe me five shillings,
You shall have an apple,
Young Roger came tapping at Dolly's window,

LITTLE BOY BLUE
LITTLE BO-PEEP
Little Boy Blue, come, blow your horn!
Little Bo-Peep has lost her The sheep's in the meadow, the cow's in
sheep, the corn.
And can't tell where to find Where's the little boy that looks after the
them; sheep?
Leave them alone, and they'll Under the haystack, fast asleep!

come home,
And bring their tails behind
them. RAIN

Little Bo-Peep fell fast asleep, Rain, rain, go away,
And dreamt she heard them Come again another day;
bleating; Little Johnny wants to play.
But when she awoke, she found
it a joke,
For still they all were fleeting.

Then up she took her little
crook,
Determined for to find them;
She found them indeed, but it
made her heart bleed,
For they'd left all their tails
behind 'em!

It happened one day, as Bo-
peep did stray
Unto a meadow hard by--
There she espied their tails, side
by side,
All hung on a tree to dry.

She heaved a sigh and wiped
her eye,
And over the hillocks she
raced;
And tried what she could, as a
shepherdess should,
That each tail should be
properly placed.

THE CLOCK WINTER

There's a neat little clock,-- Cold and raw the north wind doth blow,
In the schoolroom it stands,-- Bleak in the morning early;
And it points to the time All the hills are covered with snow,
With its two little hands. And winter's now come fairly.

And may we, like the clock,
Keep a face clean and bright,
With hands ever ready
To do what is right.

FINGERS AND TOES

Every lady in this land
Has twenty nails, upon each hand
Five, and twenty on hands and feet:
All this is true, without deceit.

A SEASONABLE SONG

Piping hot, smoking hot.
What I've got
You have not.
Hot gray pease, hot, hot, hot;
Hot gray pease, hot.

DAME TROT AND HER CAT

Dame Trot and her cat
Led a peaceable life,
When they were not troubled
With other folks' strife.

When Dame had her dinner
Pussy would wait,
And was sure to receive
A nice piece from her plate. THE OLD WOMAN UNDER A HILL

There was an old woman
THREE CHILDREN ON THE Lived under a hill;
ICE And if she's not gone,
She lives there still.
Three children sliding on the ice
Upon a summer's day,
As it fell out, they all fell in, TWEEDLE-DUM AND TWEEDLE-
The rest they ran away. DEE
Oh, had these children been at Tweedle-dum and Tweedle-dee
school, Resolved to have a battle,
Or sliding on dry ground, For Tweedle-dum said Tweedle-dee
Ten thousand pounds to one Had spoiled his nice new rattle.
penny
They had not then been Just then flew by a monstrous crow,
drowned. As big as a tar barrel,
Which frightened both the heroes so,
Ye parents who have children They quite forgot their quarrel.
dear,
And ye, too, who have none,
If you would keep them safe
abroad
Pray keep them safe at home.

CROSS PATCH

Cross patch, draw the latch,
Sit by the fire and spin;
Take a cup and drink it up,
Then call your neighbors in.

OH, DEAR!

Dear, dear! what can the matter be?
Two old women got up in an apple-tree;
One came down, and the other stayed till
Saturday.

PAT-A-CAKE
OLD MOTHER GOOSE
Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake,
Old Mother Goose, when Baker's man!
She wanted to wander, So I do, master,
Would ride through the air As fast as I can.
On a very fine gander.
Pat it, and prick it,
And mark it with T,
LITTLE JUMPING JOAN Put it in the oven
For Tommy and me.
Here am I, little jumping Joan,
When nobody's with me
I'm always alone. MONEY AND THE MARE
ROBIN REDBREAST
"Lend me thy mare to ride a mile."

"She is lamed, leaping over a
Little Robin Redbreast sat upon a tree, stile."
Up went Pussy-Cat, down went he,
Down came Pussy-Cat, away Robin ran, "Alack! and I must keep the fair!
Says little Robin Redbreast: "Catch me I'll give thee money for thy mare."
if you can!"
"Oh, oh! say you so?
Little Robin Redbreast jumped upon a Money will make the mare to go!"
spade,
Pussy-Cat jumped after him, and then he
was afraid.
Little Robin chirped and sang, and what
did Pussy say?
Pussy-Cat said: "Mew, mew, mew," and
Robin flew away.

A MELANCHOLY SONG

Trip upon trenchers,
And dance upon dishes,
My mother sent me for some barm, some
barm;
She bid me go lightly,
And come again quickly,
For fear the young men should do me some
harm.
Yet didn't you see, yet didn't you see,
What naughty tricks they put upon me?
They broke my pitcher
And spilt the water,
And huffed my mother,
And chid her daughter,
And kissed my sister instead of me. JACK

Jack be nimble, Jack be quick,
Jack jump over the candlestick.

GOING TO ST. IVES

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

THIRTY DAYS HATH SEPTEMBER BEES

Thirty days hath September, A swarm of bees in May
April, June, and November; Is worth a load of hay;
February has twenty-eight alone, A swarm of bees in June
All the rest have thirty-one, Is worth a silver spoon;
Excepting leap-year, that's the time A swarm of bees in July
When February's days are twenty-nine. Is not worth a fly.

BABY DOLLY

Hush, baby, my dolly, I pray you don't cry,
And I'll give you some bread, and some milk

by-and-by;
Or perhaps you like custard, or, maybe, a tart,
Then to either you're welcome, with all my
heart.

COME OUT TO PLAY

Girls and boys, come out to play,
The moon doth shine as bright as
day;
Leave your supper, and leave your
sleep,
And come with your playfellows
into the street.
Come with a whoop, come with a
IF WISHES WERE HORSES call,
Come with a good will or not at
If wishes were horses, beggars would all.
ride. Up the ladder and down the wall,
If turnips were watches, I would wear A half-penny roll will serve us all.
one by my side. You find milk, and I'll find flour,
And if "ifs" and "ands" And we'll have a pudding in half
Were pots and pans, an hour.
There'd be no work for tinkers!

OLD CHAIRS TO MEND

If I'd as much money as I could
spend,
I never would cry old chairs to
mend;
Old chairs to mend, old chairs to
mend;
I never would cry old chairs to
mend.

If I'd as much money as I could

tell,
I never would cry old clothes to
sell;
Old clothes to sell, old clothes to
sell;
I never would cry old clothes to
sell.

TO MARKET

To market, to market, to buy a fat pig.
Home again, home again, jiggety jig.
To market, to market, to buy a fat hog,
Home again, home again, jiggety jog.
To market, to market, to buy a plum bun,
Home again, home again, market is
done.

ROBIN AND RICHARD

Robin and Richard were two pretty men,
They lay in bed till the clock struck ten;
Then up starts Robin and looks at the sky,
"Oh, brother Richard, the sun's very high!
You go before, with the bottle and bag,
And I will come after on little Jack Nag."

THE CLEVER HEN
A MAN AND A MAID
I had a little hen, the prettiest ever seen,
There was a little man, She washed me the dishes and kept the
Who wooed a little maid, house clean;
And he said, "Little maid, will you She went to the mill to fetch me some
wed, wed, wed? flour,
I have little more to say, She brought it home in less than an hour;
So will you, yea or nay, She baked me my bread, she brewed me
For least said is soonest mended- my ale,
ded, ded, ded." She sat by the fire and told many a fine
tale.
The little maid replied,
"Should I be your little bride,
Pray what must we have for to eat,
eat, eat?
Will the flame that you're so
rich in
Light a fire in the kitchen?
Or the little god of love turn the
spit, spit, spit?"

HERE GOES MY LORD

Here goes my lord
A trot, a trot, a trot, a trot,
Here goes my lady
A canter, a canter, a canter, a
canter!

Here goes my young master
Jockey-hitch, jockey-hitch,
jockey-hitch, jockey-hitch!
Here goes my young miss
An amble, an amble, an amble, an
amble!

The footman lags behind to tipple

ale and wine,
And goes gallop, a gallop, a
gallop, to make up his time.

TWO BIRDS LUCY LOCKET

There were two birds sat on a Lucy Locket lost her pocket,
stone, Kitty Fisher found it;
Fa, la, la, la, lal, de; Nothing in it, nothing in it,
One flew away, and then there But the binding round it.
was one,
Fa, la, la, la, lal, de;
The other bird flew after,
And then there was none,
Fa, la, la, la, lal, de;
And so the stone
Was left alone,
Fa, la, la, la, lal, de.

WHEN JENNY WREN WAS YOUNG

LEG OVER LEG 'Twas once upon a time, when Jenny Wren
was young,
So daintily she danced and so prettily she
Leg over leg,
As the dog went to Dover; sung,
Robin Redbreast lost his heart, for he was a
When he came to a stile,
Jump, he went over. gallant bird.
So he doffed his hat to Jenny Wren,
requesting to be heard.

"Oh, dearest Jenny Wren, if you will but be
mine,
You shall feed on cherry pie and drink new
currant wine,
I'll dress you like a goldfinch or any
peacock gay,
So, dearest Jen, if you'll be mine, let us
appoint the day."

Jenny blushed behind her fan and thus
declared her mind:
"Since, dearest Bob, I love you well, I'll
take your offer kind.
Cherry pie is very nice and so is currant
wine,
But I must wear my plain brown gown and
never go too fine."

THE FLYING PIG

Dickory, dickory, dare,
The pig flew up in the air;
The man in brown soon brought
him down,
Dickory,
dickory,
dare.

BARBER

Barber, barber, shave a pig.
How many hairs will make a wig?
Four and twenty; that's enough.
Give the barber a pinch of snuff.

SOLOMON GRUNDY

Solomon Grundy,
Born on a Monday,
Christened on Tuesday,
Married on Wednesday,
Took ill on Thursday,
Worse on Friday,
Died on Saturday,
Buried on Sunday.
This is the end
Of Solomon Grundy.

THREE WISE MEN OF
GOTHAM

Three wise men of Gotham
Went to sea in a bowl;
If the bowl had been stronger
My song had been longer.

HUSH-A-BYE

Hush-a-bye, baby, on the tree top!
When the wind blows the cradle will
rock;
When the bough breaks the cradle will
fall;
Down will come baby, bough, cradle THE HUNTER OF REIGATE
and all.
A man went a-hunting at Reigate,
And wished to leap over a high
gate.

BURNIE BEE Says the owner, "Go round,
With your gun and your hound,
Burnie bee, burnie bee, For you never shall leap over my
Tell me when your wedding be? gate."
If it be to-morrow day,
Take your wings and fly away.

LITTLE POLLY FLINDERS PUSSY-CAT AND QUEEN

Little Polly Flinders "Pussy-cat, pussy-cat,
Sat among the cinders Where have you been?"
Warming her pretty little toes; "I've been to London
Her mother came and caught her, To look at the Queen."
Whipped her little daughter
For spoiling her nice new clothes. "Pussy-cat, pussy-cat,
What did you there?"
"I frightened a little mouse
RIDE AWAY, RIDE AWAY Under the chair."

Ride away, ride away,
Johnny shall ride,
And he shall have pussy-cat
Tied to one side;
And he shall have little dog
Tied to the other,
And Johnny shall ride
To see his grandmother.

THE WINDS

Mister East gave a feast;

Mister North laid the cloth;
Mister West did his best;
Mister South burnt his mouth
Eating cold potato.

PIPPEN HILL

As I was going up Pippen Hill,
Pippen Hill was dirty;
There I met a pretty Miss,
And she dropped me a curtsy.

Little Miss, pretty Miss,
Blessings light upon you;
If I had half-a-crown a day,
I'd spend it all upon you.

JUST LIKE ME

"I went up one pair of stairs."
"Just like me."

"I went up two pairs of stairs."
"Just like me."

"I went into a room."
"Just like me."

"I looked out of a window."
"Just like me."

CLAP HANDIES "And there I saw a monkey."
"Just like me."

Clap, clap handies,
Mammie's wee, wee ain;
Clap, clap handies,
Daddie's comin' hame,
Hame till his bonny wee bit laddie;
Clap, clap handies,
My wee, wee ain.

PLAY DAYS

How many days has my baby to
play?
Saturday, Sunday, Monday,
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday,
Friday,
Saturday, Sunday, Monday.

HEIGH-HO, THE CARRION CROW
CHRISTMAS
A carrion crow sat on an oak,
Fol de riddle, lol de riddle, hi ding do, Christmas comes but once a year,
Watching a tailor shape his cloak; And when it comes it brings good
Sing heigh-ho, the carrion crow, cheer.
Fol de riddle, lol de riddle, hi ding do!

Wife, bring me my old bent bow, ELIZABETH
Fol de riddle, lol de riddle, hi ding do,
That I may shoot yon carrion crow; Elizabeth, Elspeth, Betsy, and
Sing heigh-ho, the carrion crow, Bess,
Fol de riddle, loi de riddle, hi ding do! They all went together to seek a
bird's nest;
The tailor he shot, and missed his mark, They found a bird's nest with five
Fol de riddle, lol de riddle, hi ding do! eggs in,
And shot his own sow quite through the They all took one, and left four in.
heart;
Sing heigh-ho, the carrion crow,

Fol de riddle, lol de riddle, hi ding do!

Wife! bring brandy in a spoon,
Fol de riddle, lol de riddle, hi ding do!
For our old sow is in a swoon;
Sing heigh-ho, the carrion crow,
Fol de riddle, lol de riddle, hi ding do!

BANBURY CROSS

Ride a cock-horse to Banbury Cross,
To see an old lady upon a white horse.
Rings on her fingers, and bells on her
toes,
She shall have music wherever she

ABC

goes.
Great A, little a,
Bouncing B!
The cat's in the cupboard,
And can't see me.

A NEEDLE AND THREAD

Old Mother Twitchett had but one
eye,
And a long tail which she let fly;
And every time she went through a
gap,
A bit of her tail she left in a trap.

THE MAN IN OUR TOWN

There was a man in our town,
And he was wondrous wise,
He jumped into a bramble bush,
And scratched out both his eyes;
But when he saw his eyes were out,
With all his might and main,
He jumped into another bush,
And scratched 'em in again.

FOR EVERY EVIL

For every evil under the sun
There is a remedy or there is none.
If there be one, seek till you find it;
If there be none, never mind it.

CUSHY COW
GEORGY PORGY Cushy cow, bonny, let down thy milk,
And I will give thee a gown of silk;
Georgy Porgy, pudding and pie,
A gown of silk and a silver tee,
Kissed the girls and made them cry.
If thou wilt let down thy milk to me.
When the boys came out to play,
Georgy Porgy ran away.

SEE-SAW

See-saw, Margery Daw,
Sold her bed and lay upon straw.

WEE WILLIE WINKIE

Wee Willie Winkie runs through the
town,
Upstairs and downstairs, in his
nightgown;
Rapping at the window, crying through
the lock,
"Are the children in their beds? Now it's
eight o'clock."
ROBIN-A-BOBBIN

Robin-a-Bobbin
Bent his bow,
Shot at a pigeon,
And killed a crow.

JOHN SMITH

Is John Smith within?
Yes, that he is.
ABOUT THE BUSH Can he set a shoe?
Ay, marry, two.
About the bush, Willie, Here a nail, there a nail,
About the beehive, Tick, tack, too.
About the bush, Willie,

I'll meet thee alive.

FIVE TOES
SIMPLE SIMON
This little pig went to market;
Simple Simon met a pieman, This little pig stayed at home;
Going to the fair; This little pig had roast beef;
Says Simple Simon to the This little pig had none;
pieman, This little pig said, "Wee, wee!
"Let me taste your ware." I can't find my way home."

Says the pieman to Simple
Simon,
"Show me first your penny,"
Says Simple Simon to the
pieman,
"Indeed, I have not any."

Simple Simon went a-fishing
For to catch a whale;
All the water he could find
Was in his mother's pail!

Simple Simon went to look THREE BLIND MICE
If plums grew on a thistle;
He pricked his fingers very Three blind mice! See how they run!
much, They all ran after the farmer's wife,
Which made poor Simon Who cut off their tails with a carving
whistle. knife.
Did you ever see such a thing in your life
He went to catch a dicky bird,
And thought he could not fail,
Because he had a little salt,
To put upon its tail.

He went for water with a sieve,
But soon it ran all through;

And now poor Simple Simon As three blind mice?
Bids you all adieu.

DOCTOR FOSTER

Doctor Foster went to Glo'ster,
In a shower of rain;
He stepped in a puddle, up to his
middle,
And never went there again.

A LITTLE MAN

There was a little man, and he had a little
gun,
And his bullets were made of lead, lead,
lead;
He went to the brook, and saw a little
duck,
And shot it right through the head,

head, head.

He carried it home to his old wife Joan,
And bade her a fire to make, make,
make.
To roast the little duck he had shot in the
brook,
And he'd go and fetch the drake, drake,
drake.

The drake was a-swimming with his
curly tail;
The little man made it his mark, mark,
mark.
He let off his gun, but he fired too soon,
And the drake flew away with a quack,
quack, quack.

JERRY HALL

Jerry Hall, he was so small,
A rat could eat him, hat and all.

LENGTHENING DAYS

As the days grow longer
The storms grow stronger.

DIDDLE DIDDLE DUMPLING

Diddle diddle dumpling, my son John
Went to bed with his breeches on,
One stocking off, and one stocking on;
Diddle diddle dumpling, my son John.

THE BLACK HEN THE MIST

Hickety, pickety, my black hen, A hill full, a hole full,
She lays eggs for gentlemen; Yet you cannot catch a bowl full.
Gentlemen come every day
To see what my black hen doth
lay. MISS MUFFET

Little Miss Muffet
Sat on a tuffet,
Eating of curds and whey;
There came a big spider,
And sat down beside her,
And frightened Miss Muffet away.

CURLY-LOCKS

Curly-locks, Curly-locks, wilt thou be
mine?
A CANDLE Thou shalt not wash the dishes, nor yet feed
the swine;
Little Nanny Etticoat But sit on a cushion, and sew a fine seam
In a white petticoat, And feed upon strawberries, sugar, and
And a red nose; cream.
The longer she stands

The shorter she grows.

HUMPTY DUMPTY
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall,
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall;
All the King's horses, and all the King's
men
Cannot put Humpty Dumpty together
again.

PINS
ONE, TWO, THREE
See a pin and pick it up,
One, two, three, four, five, All the day you'll have good luck.
Once I caught a fish alive. See a pin and let it lay,

Six, seven, eight, nine, ten, Bad luck you'll have all the day.
But I let it go again.
Why did you let it go?
Because it bit my finger so.
Which finger did it bite?
The little one upon the right.

THE DOVE AND THE
WREN

The dove says coo, coo, what
shall I do?
I can scarce maintain two.
Pooh, pooh! says the wren,
I've got ten,
And keep them all like
gentlemen.
SHALL WE GO A-SHEARING?

MASTER I HAVE "Old woman, old woman, shall we go a-
shearing?"
Master I have, and I am his "Speak a little louder, sir, I am very thick of
hearing."
man,
Gallop a dreary dun; "Old woman, old woman, shall I kiss you
Master I have, and I am his dearly?"
man, "Thank you, kind sir, I hear you very
clearly."
And I'll get a wife as fast as
I can;
With a heighty gaily
gamberally,
Higgledy piggledy,
niggledy, niggledy,
Gallop a dreary dun.

OLD MOTHER HUBBARD

Old Mother Hubbard
Went to the cupboard,
To give her poor dog a bone;
But when she got there
The cupboard was bare,
And so the poor dog had none.

She went to the baker's
To buy him some bread;
When she came back
The dog was dead.

GOOSEY, GOOSEY, GANDER She went to the undertaker's
To buy him a coffin;
Goosey, goosey, gander, When she got back
Whither dost thou wander? The dog was laughing.
Upstairs and downstairs
And in my lady's chamber. She took a clean dish
To get him some tripe;
There I met an old man When she came back
Who wouldn't say his prayers; He was smoking a pipe.
I took him by the left leg,
And threw him down the stairs. She went to the alehouse
To get him some beer;
When she came back
THE COCK AND THE HEN The dog sat in a chair.

"Cock, cock, cock, cock, She went to the tavern
I've laid an egg, For white wine and red;
Am I to gang ba--are-foot?" When she came back
The dog stood on his head.
"Hen, hen, hen, hen,
I've been up and down She went to the hatter's
To every shop in town, To buy him a hat;
And cannot find a shoe When she came back
To fit your foot, He was feeding the cat.
If I'd crow my hea--art out."
She went to the barber's

To buy him a wig;
When she came back
He was dancing a jig.

She went to the fruiterer's
To buy him some fruit;
When she came back
He was playing the flute.

She went to the tailor's
To buy him a coat;
When she came back
He was riding a goat.

BLUE BELL BOY She went to the cobbler's
To buy him some shoes;
I had a little boy, When she came back
And called him Blue Bell; He was reading the news.
Gave him a little work,--
He did it very well. She went to the sempster's
To buy him some linen;
I bade him go upstairs When she came back
To bring me a gold pin; The dog was a-spinning.
In coal scuttle fell he,
Up to his little chin. She went to the hosier's
To buy him some hose;
He went to the garden When she came back
To pick a little sage; He was dressed in his clothes.
He tumbled on his nose,
And fell into a rage. The dame made a curtsy,
The dog made a bow;
He went to the cellar The dame said, "Your servant,"
To draw a little beer; The dog said, "Bow-wow."
And quickly did return
To say there was none there.

WHY MAY NOT I LOVE
JOHNNY?

Johnny shall have a new bonnet,
And Johnny shall go to the fair,
And Johnny shall have a blue ribbon
To tie up his bonny brown hair.

And why may not I love Johnny?
And why may not Johnny love me?
And why may not I love Johnny
As well as another body?

And here's a leg for a stocking,
And here's a foot for a shoe,
And he has a kiss for his daddy,
JACK JELF
And two for his mammy, I trow.
Little Jack Jelf
And why may not I love Johnny?
Was put on the shelf
And why may not Johnny love me?
Because he could not spell "pie";
And why may not I love Johnny
When his aunt, Mrs. Grace,
As well as another body?
Saw his sorrowful face,
She could not help saying, "Oh,
fie!"

And since Master Jelf
Was put on the shelf
Because he could not spell "pie,"
Let him stand there so grim,
And no more about him,
For I wish him a very good-bye!

JACK SPRAT DAFFODILS

Jack Sprat Daffy-down-dilly has come to town
Could eat no fat, In a yellow petticoat and a green
His wife could eat no lean; gown.
And so,
Betwixt them both,
They licked the platter clean. HUSH-A-BYE

Hush-a-bye, baby, lie still with thy
daddy,
Thy mammy has gone to the mill,
To get some meal to bake a cake,
So pray, my dear baby, lie still.

THE GIRL IN THE LANE

The girl in the lane, that couldn't speak HUSH-A-BYE
plain,
Cried, "Gobble, gobble, gobble": Hush-a-bye, baby,
The man on the hill that couldn't stand Daddy is near;
still, Mamma is a lady,
And that's very clear.

Went hobble hobble, hobble.

NANCY DAWSON

Nancy Dawson was so fine
She wouldn't get up to serve the swine;
She lies in bed till eight or nine,
So it's Oh, poor Nancy Dawson.

And do ye ken Nancy Dawson, honey?
The wife who sells the barley, honey?
She won't get up to feed her swine,
And do ye ken Nancy Dawson, honey?

HANDY PANDY

Handy Pandy, Jack-a-dandy,
Loves plum cake and sugar candy.
He bought some at a grocer's shop,
And out he came, hop, hop, hop!

THE ALPHABET

A, B, C, and D,
Pray, playmates, agree.
E, F, and G,
Well, so it shall be.
JACK AND JILL J, K, and L,
In peace we will dwell.
Jack and Jill went up the hill, M, N, and O,
To fetch a pail of water; To play let us go.
Jack fell down, and broke his crown, P, Q, R, and S,
And Jill came tumbling after. Love may we possess.
W, X, and Y,
Then up Jack got and off did trot, Will not quarrel or die.
As fast as he could caper, Z, and ampersand,
To old Dame Dob, who patched his nob Go to school at command.
With vinegar and brown paper.

DANCE TO YOUR DADDIE

Dance to your daddie,
My bonnie laddie; ROBIN HOOD AND LITTLE
Dance to your daddie, my bonnie JOHN
lamb;
You shall get a fishy, Robin Hood, Robin Hood,
On a little dishy; Is in the mickle wood!
You shall get a fishy, when the boat Little John, Little John,
comes home. He to the town is gone.

Robin Hood, Robin Hood,
ONE MISTY MOISTY MORNING Telling his beads,
All in the greenwood
One misty moisty morning, Among the green weeds.
When cloudy was the weather,
I chanced to meet an old man, Little John, Little John,
Clothed all in leather. If he comes no more,
He began to compliment Robin Hood, Robin Hood,
And I began to grin. We shall fret full sore!
How do you do? And how do you do?
And how do you do again?
RAIN

Rain, rain, go to Spain,
And never come back again.

THE OLD WOMAN FROM FRANCE THE ROBINS

There came an old woman from France A robin and a robin's son
Who taught grown-up children to dance; Once went to town to buy a bun.
But they were so stiff, They couldn't decide on plum or
She sent them home in a sniff, plain,
This sprightly old woman from France. And so they went back home
again.

THE OLD MAN

There was an old man
In a velvet coat,
He kissed a maid
And gave her a groat.
The groat it was crack'd
And would not go,--
Ah, old man, do you serve me
so?

TEETH AND GUMS

Thirty white horses upon a red hill,
Now they tramp, now they champ, now
they stand still.

MY KITTEN

Hey, my kitten, my kitten,
And hey, my kitten, my deary!
Such a sweet pet as this
Was neither far nor neary.

T'OTHER LITTLE TUNE

I won't be my father's Jack,
I won't be my father's Jill;
I will be the fiddler's wife,
And have music when I will.
T'other little tune,
T'other little tune,
Prithee, Love, play me
T'other little tune. IF ALL THE SEAS WERE ONE SEA

If all the seas were one sea,
What a great sea that would be!

And if all the trees were one tree,
What a great tree that would be!
And if all the axes were one axe,
What a great axe that would be!
And if all the men were one man,
What a great man he would be!
And if the great man took the great axe,
And cut down the great tree,
And let it fall into the great sea,
What a splish splash that would be!

PANCAKE DAY FOREHEAD, EYES, CHEEKS, NOSE,
MOUTH, AND CHIN
Great A, little a,
This is pancake day; Here sits the Lord Mayor,
Toss the ball high, Here sit his two men,
Throw the ball low, Here sits the cock,
Those that come after Here sits the hen,
May sing heigh-ho! Here sit the little chickens,
Here they run in.
Chin-chopper, chin-chopper, chin chopper,
chin!

A PLUM PUDDING

Flour of England, fruit of
Spain,
Met together in a shower of
rain;

Put in a bag tied round with a
string;
If you'll tell me this riddle,
I'll give you a ring.

THE LION AND THE UNICORN

The Lion and the Unicorn were fighting for
the crown,
The Lion beat the Unicorn all around the
town.
Some gave them white bread, and some gave
them brown,
Some gave them plum-cake, and sent them out
of town.

A SURE TEST
THE MERCHANTS OF LONDON
If you are to be a gentleman,
As I suppose you'll be, Hey diddle dinkety poppety pet,
You'll neither laugh nor The merchants of London they wear scarlet,
smile, Silk in the collar and gold in the hem,
For a tickling of the knee. So merrily march the merchant men.

LOCK AND KEY

"I am a gold lock."
"I am a gold key."
"I am a silver lock."
"I am a silver key."
"I am a brass lock."
"I am a brass key."
"I am a lead lock."
"I am a lead key."
"I am a don lock."
"I am a don key!"

I HAD A LITTLE HUSBAND I'LL TELL YOU A STORY

I had a little husband no bigger than I'll tell you a story
my thumb, About Jack-a-Nory:
I put him in a pint pot, and there I bid And now my story's begun.
him drum, I'll tell you another
I bought a little handkerchief to wipe About his brother:
his little nose, And now my story is done.
And a pair of little garters to tie his
little hose.

A STRANGE OLD WOMAN

There was an old woman, and what
TO BABYLON do you think?
She lived upon nothing but victuals
How many miles is it to Babylon?-- and drink;
Threescore miles and ten. Victuals and drink were the chief of
Can I get there by candle-light?-- her diet,
Yes, and back again. And yet this old woman could never
If your heels are nimble and light, be quiet.
You may get there by candle-light.

CRY, BABY

Cry, baby, cry,

Put your finger in your eye,
And tell your mother it wasn't I.

SLEEP, BABY, SLEEP

Sleep, baby, sleep,
Our cottage vale is deep:
The little lamb is on the green,
With woolly fleece so soft and clean--
Sleep, baby, sleep.
Sleep, baby, sleep, BAA, BAA, BLACK SHEEP
Down where the woodbines creep;
Be always like the lamb so mild, Baa, baa, black sheep,
A kind, and sweet, and gentle child. Have you any wool?
Sleep, baby, sleep. Yes, marry, have I,
Three bags full;

One for my master,
One for my dame,
But none for the little boy
Who cries in the lane.

LITTLE FRED

When little Fred went to bed,
He always said his prayers;

He kissed mamma, and then papa,
And straightway went upstairs.

DOCTOR FELL

I do not like thee, Doctor Fell;
The reason why I cannot tell;
But this I know, and know full well,
I do not like thee, Doctor Fell!

THE CAT AND THE FIDDLE
A COUNTING-OUT RHYME
Hey, diddle, diddle!
Hickery, dickery, 6 and 7,
The cat and the fiddle,
The cow jumped over the moon; Alabone, Crackabone, 10 and 11,
The little dog laughed Spin, spun, muskidun,
To see such sport, Twiddle 'em, twaddle 'em, 21.
And the dish ran away with the spoon.

BUTTONS

Buttons, a farthing a pair!
Come, who will buy them of me?
They're round and sound and pretty,
And fit for girls of the city.
Come, who will buy them of me?
Buttons, a farthing a pair!

JACK AND HIS FIDDLE

"Jacky, come and give me thy fiddle,
If ever thou mean to thrive."
"Nay, I'll not give my fiddle
To any man alive.

"If I should give my fiddle, HOT BOILED BEANS
They'll think that I've gone mad;
For many a joyous day Ladies and gentlemen come to supper--
My fiddle and I have had." Hot boiled beans and very good butter.

LITTLE PUSSY

I like little Pussy,
Her coat is so warm,
SING A SONG OF SIXPENCE
And if I don't hurt her Sing a song of sixpence,
She'll do me no harm; A pocket full of rye;
Four-and-twenty blackbirds
So I'll not pull her tail,
Baked in a pie!
Nor drive her away,
When the pie was opened
But Pussy and I The birds began to sing;
Very gently will play.
Was not that a dainty dish
To set before the king?

The king was in his counting-house,
Counting out his money;
The queen was in the parlor,
Eating bread and honey.

The maid was in the garden,
Hanging out the clothes;
When down came a blackbird
And snapped off her nose.

THE DERBY RAM

As I was going to Derby all on a market-
day,
I met the finest ram, sir, that ever was fed
upon hay;
Upon hay, upon hay, upon hay;
I met the finest ram, sir, that ever was fed
upon hay.
This ram was fat behind, sir; this ram was
TOMMY TITTLEMOUSE fat before;
This ram was ten yards round, sir; indeed,
Little Tommy Tittlemouse he was no more;
Lived in a little house; No more, no more, no more;
He caught fishes This ram was ten yards round, sir; indeed,
In other men's ditches. he was no more.
The horns that grew on his head, sir, they
were so wondrous high,
As I've been plainly told, sir, they reached
THE MULBERRY BUSH up to the sky.
The sky, the sky, the sky;
Here we go round the mulberry As I've been plainly told, sir, they reached
bush, up to the sky.
The mulberry bush, the mulberry The tail that grew from his back, sir, was
bush, six yards and an ell;
Here we go round the mulberry And it was sent to Derby to toll the market

bush. bell;
On a cold and frosty morning. The bell, the bell, the bell;
And it was sent to Derby to toll the market
This is the way we wash our bell.
hands,
Wash our hands, wash our hands,
This is the way we wash our
hands,
On a cold and frosty morning.

This is the way we wash our
clothes.
Wash our clothes, wash our
clothes,
This is the way we wash our
clothes,
On a cold and frosty morning.

This is the way we go to school,
Go to school, go to school,
This is the way we go to school,
On a cold and frosty morning.

This is the way we come out of
school,
Come out of school, come out of
school,
This is the way we come out of
school,
On a cold and frosty morning.

YOUNG LAMBS TO SELL

If I'd as much money as I could tell,
I never would cry young lambs to sell;
Young lambs to sell, young lambs to sell;
I never would cry young lambs to sell.

THE HOBBY-HORSE

I had a little hobby-horse,
And it was dapple gray;
Its head was made of pea-straw,
Its tail was made of hay.

I sold it to an old woman
For a copper groat;
And I'll not sing my song again
Without another coat.

OLD WOMAN, OLD WOMAN

There was an old woman tossed in a
basket,
Seventeen times as high as the moon;
But where she was going no mortal
could tell,
For under her arm she carried a
broom.

"Old woman, old woman, old
woman,"said I,
"Whither, oh whither, oh whither so
high?"
"To sweep the cobwebs from the sky;
BOY AND THE SPARROW

A little cock-sparrow sat on a green

tree, And I'll be with you by-and-by."
And he chirruped, he chirruped, so
merry was he;
A naughty boy came with his wee
bow and arrow,
Determined to shoot this little cock-
sparrow.

"This little cock-sparrow shall make
me a stew,
And his giblets shall make me a
little pie, too."
"Oh, no," says the sparrow "I won't
make a stew."
So he flapped his wings and away he
flew.

TWO PIGEONS THE HOUSE THAT JACK
BUILT
I had two pigeons bright and gay,
They flew from me the other day. This is the house that Jack built.
What was the reason they did go? This is the malt
I cannot tell, for I do not know. That lay in the house that Jack built.

This is the rat,
That ate the malt
That lay in the house that Jack built.

This is the cat,
That killed the rat,
That ate the malt
That lay in the house that Jack built.

This is the dog,
That worried the cat,
That killed the rat,

That ate the malt
That lay in the house that Jack built.
THE FIRST OF MAY
This is the cow with the crumpled
The fair maid who, the first of May, horn,
Goes to the fields at break of day, That tossed the dog,
And washes in dew from the hawthorn- That worried the cat,
tree, That killed the rat,
Will ever after handsome be. That ate the malt
That lay in the house that Jack built.

This is the maiden all forlorn,
That milked the cow with the
crumpled horn,
That tossed the dog,
That worried the cat,
That killed the rat,
That ate the malt
That lay in the house that Jack built

This is the man all tattered and torn,
That kissed the maiden all forlorn,
That milked the cow with the
SULKY SUE crumpled horn,
That tossed the dog,
Here's Sulky Sue, That worried the cat,
What shall we do? That killed the rat,
Turn her face to the wall That ate the malt
That lay in the house that Jack built.

This is the priest all shaven and
shorn,
That married the man all tattered
and torn,
That kissed the maiden all forlorn,
That milked the cow with the
crumpled horn,
That tossed the dog,
That worried the cat,

Till she comes to. That killed the rat,
That ate the malt
That lay in the house that Jack built.

This is the cock that crowed in the
morn,
That waked the priest all shaven
and shorn,
That married the man all tattered
and torn,
That kissed the maiden all forlorn,
That milked the cow with the
crumpled horn,
That tossed the dog,
SATURDAY, SUNDAY That worried the cat,
That killed the rat,
On Saturday night That ate the malt
Shall be all my care That lay in the house that Jack built.
To powder my locks
And curl my hair. This is the farmer sowing the corn,
That kept the cock that crowed in
On Sunday morning the morn,
My love will come in. That waked the priest all shaven
When he will marry me and shorn,
With a gold ring. That married the man all tattered
and torn,
That kissed the maiden all forlorn,
That milked the cow with the
crumpled horn,
That tossed the dog,
That worried the cat,
That killed the rat,
That ate the malt
That lay in the house that Jack built.

THE OLD WOMAN AND THE
PEDLAR

There was an old woman, as I've heard
tell,
She went to market her eggs for to sell;
She went to market all on a market-day,
And she fell asleep on the King's
highway.

There came by a pedlar whose name was
Stout,
LITTLE JENNY WREN He cut her petticoats all round about;
He cut her petticoats up to the knees,
Little Jenny Wren fell sick, Which made the old woman to shiver and
Upon a time; freeze.
In came Robin Redbreast
And brought her cake and When the little old woman first did wake,
wine. She began to shiver and she began to
shake;
"Eat well of my cake, Jenny, She began to wonder and she began to
Drink well of my wine." cry,
"Thank you, Robin, kindly, "Lauk a mercy on me, this can't be I!
You shall be mine."
"But if it be I, as I hope it be,
Jenny she got well, I've a little dog at home, and he'll know
And stood upon her feet, me;
And told Robin plainly If it be I, he'll wag his little tail,
She loved him not a bit. And if it be not I, he'll loudly bark and
wail."
Robin being angry,
Hopped upon a twig, Home went the little woman all in the
Saying, "Out upon you! Fie upon dark;
you! Up got the little dog, and he began to
Bold-faced jig!" bark;
He began to bark, so she began to cry,
"Lauk a mercy on me, this is none of I!"

THE LITTLE MOPPET

I had a little moppet,
I put it in my pocket,
And fed it with corn and hay.
There came a proud beggar.
And swore he should have
her;
And stole my little moppet away.

BOBBY SNOOKS

Little Bobby Snooks was fond of his
books,
And loved by his usher and master;
But naughty Jack Spry, he got a black eye,
And carries his nose in a plaster.

I SAW A SHIP A-SAILING THE MAN IN THE MOON
I saw a ship a-sailing, The Man in the Moon came tumbling
A-sailing on the sea; down,
And, oh! it was all laden And asked the way to Norwich;
With pretty things for thee! He went by the south, and burnt his mouth
With eating cold pease porridge.
There were comfits in the cabin,
And apples in the hold;
The sails were made of silk,
And the masts were made of
gold.

The four-and-twenty sailors
That stood between the decks,
Were four-and-twenty white
mice
With chains about their necks.

The captain was a duck,
With a packet on his back;
And when the ship began to ONE, HE LOVES
move,
The captain said, "Quack! One, he loves; two, he loves;
Quack!" Three, he loves, they say;
Four, he loves with all his heart;
Five, he casts away.
A WALNUT Six, he loves; seven, she loves;
Eight, they both love.
As soft as silk, as white as milk, Nine, he comes; ten, he tarries;
As bitter as gall, a strong wall, Eleven, he courts; twelve, he marries.
And a green coat covers me all.

BAT, BAT

Bat, bat,
Come under my hat,
And I'll give you a slice of bacon;
And when I bake
I'll give you a cake
If I am not mistaken.

MY LOVE

Saw ye aught of my love a-coming
from the market?
A peck of meal upon her back,
A babby in her basket;
Saw ye aught of my love a-coming
from the market?

THE MAN OF BOMBAY

There was a fat man of Bombay,
Who was smoking one sunshiny day;
When a bird called a snipe
HARK! HARK! Flew away with his pipe,
Which vexed the fat man of Bombay
Hark, hark! the dogs do bark!
Beggars are coming to town:
Some in jags, and some in rags,
And some in velvet gown.

THE HART

The hart he loves the high wood,
The hare she loves the hill;
The Knight he loves his bright

sword,
The Lady--loves her will.

POOR OLD ROBINSON
CRUSOE!
MY MAID MARY
Poor old Robinson Crusoe!
Poor old Robinson Crusoe! My maid Mary she minds the dairy,
They made him a coat While I go a-hoeing and mowing each
Of an old Nanny goat. morn;
I wonder why they should do so! Gaily run the reel and the little spinning
With a ring-a-ting-tang, wheel,
And a ring-a-ting-tang, While I am singing and mowing my
Poor old Robinson Crusoe! corn.

A SIEVE A DIFFICULT RHYME

A riddle, a riddle, as I suppose, What is the rhyme for porringer?
A hundred eyes and never a nose! The king he had a daughter fair,
And gave the Prince of Orange her.

PRETTY JOHN WATTS GOOD ADVICE

Pretty John Watts, Come when you're called,
We are troubled with rats. Do what you're bid,

Will you drive them out of the house? Shut the door after you,
We have mice, too, in plenty, And never be chid.
That feast in the pantry,
But let them stay
And nibble away, BYE, BABY BUNTING
What harm in a little brown mouse?
Bye, baby bunting,
Father's gone a-hunting,
Mother's gone a-milking,
Sister's gone a-silking,
And brother's gone to buy a
skin
To wrap the baby bunting in.

TOM, TOM, THE PIPER'S
SON

Tom, Tom, the piper's son,
Stole a pig, and away he run,
I LOVE SIXPENCE The pig was eat,
And Tom was beat,
I love sixpence, a jolly, jolly sixpence, And Tom ran crying down the
I love sixpence as my life; street.
I spent a penny of it, I spent a penny of it,
I took a penny home to my wife.

Oh, my little fourpence, a jolly, jolly
fourpence,
I love fourpence as my life;
I spent twopence of it, I spent twopence of
it,
And I took twopence home to my wife.

COMICAL FOLK

In a cottage in Fife
Lived a man and his wife
Who, believe me, were comical folk; COCK-CROW
For, to people's surprise,
They both saw with their eyes, Cocks crow in the morn
And their tongues moved whenever To tell us to rise,
they spoke! And he who lies late
Will never be wise;
When they were asleep,
I'm told, that to keep For early to bed
Their eyes open they could not And early to rise,
contrive; Is the way to be healthy
They both walked on their feet, And wealthy and wise.
And 'twas thought what they eat
Helped, with drinking, to keep them
alive! THE THREE SONS

There was an old woman had three
sons,
Jerry and James and John,
Jerry was hanged, James was
drowned,
John was lost and never was found;
And there was an end of her three

sons,
Jerry and James and John!

TOMMY SNOOKS

As Tommy Snooks and Bessy Brooks
Were walking out one Sunday,
Says Tommy Snooks to Bessy
Brooks,
"Wilt marry me on Monday?"

THE BLACKSMITH ONE, TWO, BUCKLE MY SHOE

"Robert Barnes, my fellow fine, One, two,
Can you shoe this horse of mine?" Buckle my shoe;
"Yes, good sir, that I can, Three, four,
As well as any other man; Knock at the door;
There's a nail, and there's a prod, Five, six,
Now, good sir, your horse is shod." Pick up sticks;
Seven, eight,
Lay them straight;
Nine, ten,
A good, fat hen;
Eleven, twelve,
Dig and delve;
Thirteen, fourteen,
Maids a-courting;
Fifteen, sixteen,
Maids in the kitchen;
Seventeen, eighteen,
Maids a-waiting;
TWO GRAY KITS

Nineteen, twenty,
The two gray kits, My plate's empty.
And the gray kits' mother,
All went over
The bridge together.

The bridge broke down,
They all fell in;
"May the rats go with you,"
Says Tom Bolin.

PAIRS OR PEARS

Twelve pairs hanging high,
Twelve knights riding by,
Each knight took a pear,
And yet left a dozen there.
COCK-A-DOODLE-DO!

Cock-a-doodle-do! BELLEISLE
My dame has lost her shoe,
My master's lost his fiddle-stick At the siege of Belleisle
And knows not what to do. I was there all the while,
All the while, all the while,
Cock-a-doodle-do! At the siege of Belleisle.
What is my dame to do?
Till master finds his fiddle-stick,
She'll dance without her shoe.

PUSSY-CAT MEW
OLD KING COLE
Pussy-cat Mew jumped over a coal,

And in her best petticoat burnt a great
Old King Cole hole.
Was a merry old soul, Poor Pussy's weeping, she'll have no
And a merry old soul was he; more milk
He called for his pipe, Until her best petticoat's mended with
And he called for his bowl, silk.
And he called for his fiddlers three!
And every fiddler, he had a fine
fiddle,
And a very fine fiddle had he.
"Twee tweedle dee, tweedle dee,"
went the fiddlers.
Oh, there's none so rare
As can compare
With King Cole and his fiddlers
three.

SEE, SEE

See, see! What shall I see?
A horse's head where his tail should
be.

DAPPLE-GRAY
A WELL
I had a little pony,
As round as an apple, as deep as a His name was Dapple-Gray,
cup, I lent him to a lady,
And all the king's horses can't fill it To ride a mile away.
up. She whipped him, she slashed him,
She rode him through the mire;
I would not lend my pony now
For all the lady's hire.

COFFEE AND TEA

Molly, my sister and I fell out,
And what do you think it was all
about?
She loved coffee and I loved tea,
And that was the reason we couldn't
agree.

A COCK AND BULL STORY

The cock's on the housetop blowing
his horn;
The bull's in the barn a-threshing of
corn;
The maids in the meadows are
making of hay;
The ducks in the river are swimming
away.

THE LITTLE GIRL WITH A
CURL

There was a little girl who had a little
curl
Right in the middle of her forehead;
When she was good, she was very,
very good,
And when she was bad she was
horrid.

DREAMS

Friday night's dream, on Saturday
told,
Is sure to come true, be it never so FOR BABY
old.
You shall have an apple,
YOU shall have a plum,
You shall have a rattle,
When papa comes home.

MYSELF

As I walked by myself,
And talked to myself,
Myself said unto me:
"Look to thyself,
Take care of thyself,
For nobody cares for thee."

I answered myself,
And said to myself
In the selfsame repartee:
"Look to thyself,
Or not look to thyself,
The selfsame thing will be."
OVER THE WATER

Over the water, and over the sea,

CANDLE-SAVING And over the water to Charley,
I'll have none of your nasty beef,
To make your candles last for aye, Nor I'll have none of your barley;
You wives and maids give ear-O! But I'll have some of your very best flour
To put them out's the only way, To make a white cake for my Charley.
Says honest John Boldero.

A WEEK OF BIRTHDAYS
FEARS AND TEARS
Monday's child is fair of face,
Tommy's tears and Mary's fears Tuesday's child is full of grace,
Will make them old before their Wednesday's child is full of woe,
years. Thursday's child has far to go,
Friday's child is loving and giving,
Saturday's child works hard for its
THE KILKENNY CATS living,
But the child that's born on the Sabbath
There were once two cats of day
Kilkenny. Is bonny and blithe, and good and gay.
Each thought there was one cat too
many;
So they fought and they fit, A CHIMNEY
And they scratched and they bit,
Till, excepting their nails, Black within and red without;
And the tips of their tails, Four corners round about.
Instead of two cats, there weren't

any.

LADYBIRD

Ladybird, ladybird, fly away home!
Your house is on fire, your children all
gone,
All but one, and her name is Ann,
And she crept under the pudding pan.

OLD GRIMES

Old Grimes is dead, that good old
man,
We ne'er shall see him more;
He used to wear a long brown coat
All buttoned down before.

INTERY, MINTERY
THE MAN WHO HAD NAUGHT
Intery, mintery, cutery corn,
There was a man and he had naught, Apple seed and apple thorn;
And robbers came to rob him; Wire, brier, limber-lock,
He crept up to the chimney pot, Five geese in a flock,
And then they thought they had him. Sit and sing by a spring,
O-u-t, and in again.
But he got down on t'other side,
And then they could not find him;
He ran fourteen miles in fifteen days,
And never looked behind him.

THE TAILORS AND THE SNAIL

Four and Twenty tailors
Went to kill a snail;
The best man among them
Durst not touch her tail;
She put out her horns
Like a little Kyloe cow.
Run, tailors, run, or
She'll kill you all e'en now.
CAESAR'S SONG
AROUND THE GREEN GRAVEL Bow-wow-wow!
Whose dog art thou?
Around the green gravel the grass grows green, Little Tom Tinker's dog,
And all the pretty maids are plain to be seen; Bow-wow-wow!
Wash them with milk, and clothe them with
silk,
And write their names with a pen and ink.

BILLY, BILLY

"Billy, Billy, come and play,
While the sun shines bright as
day."

"Yes, my Polly, so I will,
For I love to please you still."

"Billy, Billy, have you seen
Sam and Betsy on the green?"
AS I WAS GOING ALONG
As I was going along, along, "Yes, my Poll, I saw them pass,
A-singing a comical song, song, song, Skipping o'er the new-mown
The lane that I went was so long, long, grass."

long,
And the song that I sang was so long, long, "Billy, Billy, come along,
long, And I will sing a pretty song."
And so I went singing along.

THE MAN IN THE
ROCK-A-BYE, BABY WILDERNESS

Rock-a-bye, baby, thy cradle is green; The man in the wilderness
Father's a nobleman, mother's a queen; Asked me
And Betty's a lady, and wears a gold ring; How many strawberries
And Johnny's a drummer, and drums for the Grew in the sea.
king. I answered him
As I thought good,
As many as red herrings
HECTOR PROTECTOR Grew in the wood.

Hector Protector was dressed all in green;
Hector Protector was sent to the Queen.
The Queen did not like him,
No more did the King;
So Hector Protector was sent back again.

LITTLE JACK HORNER

Little Jack Horner
Sat in the corner,
Eating of Christmas pie: MARY, MARY, QUITE
He put in his thumb, CONTRARY
And pulled out a plum,
And said, "What a good boy am Mary, Mary, quite contrary,
I!" How does your garden grow?
Silver bells and cockle-shells,
THE BIRD SCARER And pretty maids all of a row.

Away, birds, away!
Take a little and leave a little, BESSY BELL AND MARY GRAY
And do not come again;
For if you do, Bessy Bell and Mary Gray,
I will shoot you through, They were two bonny lasses;
And there will be an end of you. They built their house upon the lea,
And covered it with rushes.

Bessy kept the garden gate,
And Mary kept the pantry;
Bessy always had to wait,

While Mary lived in plenty.

DANCE, THUMBKIN
DANCE

Dance, Thumbkin, dance;
(keep the thumb in motion
Dance, ye merrymen, everyone.
(all the fingers in motion
For Thumbkin, he can dance
alone,
(the thumb alone moving
Thumbkin, he can dance alone.
(the thumb alone moving
NEEDLES AND PINS Dance, Foreman, dance,
(the first finger moving
Needles and pins, needles and pins, Dance, ye merrymen, everyone.
When a man marries his trouble begins. (all moving
But Foreman, he can dance
alone,
PUSSY-CAT AND THE DUMPLINGS (the first finger moving
Foreman, he can dance alone.
Pussy-cat ate the dumplings, the (the first finger moving
dumplings, Dance, Longman, dance,
Pussy-cat ate the dumplings. (the second finger moving
Mamma stood by, and cried, "Oh, fie! Dance, ye merrymen, everyone.
Why did you eat the dumplings?" (all moving
For Longman, he can dance

alone,
(the second finger moving
Longman, he can dance alone.
(the second finger moving
Dance, Ringman, dance,
(the third finger moving
Dance, ye merrymen, dance.
(all moving
But Ringman cannot dance
alone,
(the third finger moving
Ringman, he cannot dance alone.
(the third finger moving
Dance, Littleman, dance,
(the fourth finger moving
Dance, ye merrymen, dance.
(all moving
But Littleman, he can dance
alone,
(the fourth finger moving
Littleman, he can dance alone.
(the fourth finger moving

THE LITTLE BIRD

Once I saw a little bird
Come hop, hop, hop;
So I cried, "Little bird,
Will you stop, stop, stop?"

And was going to the window
To say, "How do you do?"
But he shook his little tail,

MARY'S CANARY

Mary had a pretty bird,
Feathers bright and yellow,

Slender legs--upon my word And far away he flew.
He was a pretty fellow!

The sweetest note he always sung,
Which much delighted Mary.
She often, where the cage was hung,
Sat hearing her canary.

BIRDS OF A FEATHER

Birds of a feather flock together,
And so will pigs and swine;
Rats and mice will have their choice,
And so will I have mine.

THE GREEDY MAN

The greedy man is he who sits
And bites bits out of plates,
Or else takes up an almanac
And gobbles all the dates.

THE DUSTY MILLER

Margaret wrote a letter,
Sealed it with her finger,
Threw it in the dam
For the dusty miller.

Dusty was his coat,
Dusty was the siller,
Dusty was the kiss THE TEN O'CLOCK SCHOLAR
I'd from the dusty miller.
If I had my pockets A diller, a dollar, a ten o'clock
Full of gold and siller, scholar!
I would give it all What makes you come so soon?
To my dusty miller. You used to come at ten o'clock,
But now you come at noon.

A STAR

Higher than a house, higher than a
tree.
Oh! whatever can that be?

AN ICICLE

Lives in winter,
Dies in summer,
And grows with its roots
upward!

A SHIP'S NAIL

Over the water,
COCK-A-DOODLE-DO And under the water,
And always with its head
Oh, my pretty cock, oh, my handsome cock,

I pray you, do not crow before day, down.
And your comb shall be made of the very beaten
gold,
And your wings of the silver so gray.

THE BOY IN THE BARN
WILLY, WILLY
A little boy went into a barn,
Willy, Willy Wilkin And lay down on some hay.
Kissed the maids a-milking, An owl came out, and flew about,
Fa, la, la! And the little boy ran away.
And with his merry daffing
He set them all a-laughing,
Ha, ha, ha!

THE OLD WOMAN OF LEEDS SUNSHINE

There was an old woman of Leeds, Hick-a-more, Hack-a-more,
Who spent all her time in good On the King's kitchen door,
deeds; All the King's horses,
She worked for the poor And all the King's men,
Till her fingers were sore, Couldn't drive Hick-a-more, Hack-a-
This pious old woman of Leeds! more,
Off the King's kitchen door.

TONGS THE QUARREL

Long legs, crooked thighs, My little old man and I fell out;
Little head, and no eyes. I'll tell you what 'twas all about,--
I had money and he had none,
And that's the way the noise
JACK JINGLE begun.

Little Jack Jingle, He used to live single;
But when he got tired of this kind of life,
He left off being single and lived with
his wife.
Now what do you think of little Jack
Jingle?
Before he was married he used to live
single.

THE PUMPKIN-EATER

Peter, Peter, pumpkin-eater,
Had a wife and couldn't keep her;
He put her in a pumpkin shell,

SHOEING

Shoe the colt,
Shoe the colt,
Shoe the wild mare;
Here a nail,
There a nail,
Yet she goes bare.

And there he kept her very well.

THAT'S ALL

There was an old woman sat spinning,
And that's the first beginning;

She had a calf,
And that's half;

She took it by the tail,
And threw it over the wall,
And that's all!

BETTY BLUE

Little Betty Blue
Lost her holiday shoe;
What shall little Betty do?
Give her another
To match the other

And then she'll walk upon two.

DANCE, LITTLE BABY

Dance, little Baby, dance up
high!
Never mind, Baby, Mother is by.
Crow and caper, caper and crow,
There, little Baby, there you go!
Up to the ceiling, down to the
ground,
Backwards and forwards, round
and round;
Dance, little Baby and Mother
will sing,
With the merry coral, ding, ding,
BEDTIME ding!

The Man in the Moon looked out of the
moon, MY LITTLE MAID
Looked out of the moon and said,
"'Tis time for all children, on the earth High diddle doubt, my candle's
To think about getting to bed!" out
My little maid is not at home;
Saddle my hog and bridle my
dog,
And fetch my little maid home.

FOR WANT OF A NAIL

For want of a nail, the shoe was
lost;
For want of the shoe, the horse
was lost;
For want of the horse, the rider
was lost;
For want of the rider, the battle
was lost;
For want of the battle, the
kingdom was lost,
And all for the want of a
horseshoe nail.

PEASE PORRIDGE THE CROOKED SIXPENCE

Pease porridge hot, There was a crooked man, and he went a
Pease porridge cold, crooked mile,
Pease porridge in the pot, He found a crooked sixpence beside a
Nine days old. crooked stile;
Some like it hot, He bought a crooked cat, which caught a
Some like it cold, crooked mouse,
Some like it in the pot, And they all lived together in a little

Nine days old. crooked house.

THIS IS THE WAY

This is the way the ladies ride,
RING A RING O' ROSES Tri, tre, tre, tree,
Tri, tre, tre, tree!
Ring a ring o' roses, This is the way the ladies ride,
A pocketful of posies. Tri, tre, tre, tre, tri-tre-tre-tree!
Tisha! Tisha!
We all fall down. This is the way the gentlemen ride,
Gallop-a-trot,
Gallop-a-trot!
This is the way the gentlemen ride,
Gallop-a-gallop-a-trot!

This is the way the farmers ride,
Hobbledy-hoy,
Hobbledy-hoy!
This is the way the farmers ride,
Hobbledy-hobbledy-hoy!

THE DONKEY

Donkey, donkey, old and gray,
Ope your mouth and gently bray;
Lift your ears and blow your horn,
To wake the world this sleepy morn.

DUCKS AND DRAKES
IF
A duck and a drake,
And a halfpenny cake, If all the world were apple pie,
With a penny to pay the old baker. And all the sea were ink,
A hop and a scotch And all the trees were bread and cheese,
Is another notch, What should we have for drink?
Slitherum, slatherum, take her.

THE BELLS

"You owe me five shillings,"
Say the bells of St. Helen's.
"When will you pay me?"
Say the bells of Old Bailey.
"When I grow rich,"
Say the bells of Shoreditch.
"When will that be?"
Say the bells of Stepney.
"I do not know," LITTLE GIRL AND QUEEN
Says the great Bell of Bow.
"Two sticks in an apple," "Little girl, little girl, where have you been?"
Ring the bells of Whitechapel. "Gathering roses to give to the Queen."
"Halfpence and farthings," "Little girl, little girl, what gave she you?"
Say the bells of St. Martin's. "She gave me a diamond as big as my shoe."
"Kettles and pans,"
Say the bells of St. Ann's.

"Brickbats and tiles,"
Say the bells of St. Giles.
"Old shoes and slippers," THE KING OF FRANCE
Say the bells of St. Peter's.
"Pokers and tongs," The King of France went up the hill,
Say the bells of St. John's. With twenty thousand men;
The King of France came down the hill,
And ne'er went up again.

PETER PIPER

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled
peppers;
A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper
picked.
If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled
peppers,
Where's the peck of pickled peppers
Peter Piper picked?

THE TARTS

The Queen of Hearts,
She made some tarts,
All on a summer's day;
The Knave of Hearts,
He stole the tarts,
And took them clean away.

The King of Hearts
ONE TO TEN Called for the tarts,
And beat the Knave full sore;
1, 2, 3, 4, 5! The Knave of Hearts

I caught a hare alive; Brought back the tarts,
6, 7, 8, 9, 10! And vowed he'd steal no more.
I let her go again.

AN EQUAL

Read my riddle, I pray.
What God never sees,
What the king seldom sees,
What we see every day.

WHAT ARE LITTLE BOYS MADE OF?

What are little boys made of, made of?
What are little boys made of?
"Snaps and snails, and puppy-dogs' tails;
And that's what little boys are made of."

What are little girls made of, made of?
What are little girls made of?
"Sugar and spice, and all that's nice;
COME, LET'S TO BED And that's what little girls are made of."

"To bed! To bed!"
Says Sleepy-head;
"Tarry awhile," says Slow; LITTLE MAID
"Put on the pan,"
Says Greedy Nan; "Little maid, pretty maid, whither goest thou?"
"We'll sup before we go." "Down in the forest to milk my cow."
"Shall I go with thee?" "No, not now;
When I send for thee, then come thou."

THE GIRL AND THE BIRDS

When I was a little girl, about seven
years old,
I hadn't got a petticoat, to cover me from
the cold.
So I went into Darlington, that pretty
little town,
And there I bought a petticoat, a cloak,
and a gown.
I went into the woods and built me a
kirk,
And all the birds of the air, they helped
me to work.
BANDY LEGS The hawk with his long claws pulled
down the stone,
As I was going to sell my eggs The dove with her rough bill brought me
I met a man with bandy legs, them home.
Bandy legs and crooked toes; The parrot was the clergyman, the
I tripped up his heels, and he fell peacock was the clerk,
on his nose. The bullfinch played the organ,--we

made merry work.

LITTLE TOM TUCKER

Little Tom Tucker
Sings for his supper.
What shall he eat?
White bread and butter.
How will he cut it
A PIG Without e'er a knife?
How will he be married
As I went to Bonner, Without e'er a wife?
I met a pig
Without a wig
Upon my word and honor.

JENNY WREN

As little Jenny Wren
Was sitting by her shed.
She waggled with her tail,
And nodded with her head.
She waggled with her tail,
And nodded with her head,
As little Jenny Wren
Was sitting by the shed.

WHERE ARE YOU GOING, MY
PRETTY MAID

"Where are you going, my pretty
maid?"
"I'm going a-milking, sir," she said.
"May I go with you, my pretty maid?"
"You're kindly welcome, sir," she said.
"What is your father, my pretty maid?"
"My father's a farmer, sir," she said.
"What is your fortune, my pretty maid?"
"My face is my fortune, sir," she said.
"Then I can't marry you, my pretty
maid."
"Nobody asked you, sir," she said.
THE OLD WOMAN OF
GLOUCESTER

There was an old woman of
Gloucester,
Whose parrot two guineas it cost
her,
But its tongue never ceasing,
Was vastly displeasing
To the talkative woman of
Gloucester.

MULTIPLICATION IS
VEXATION

Multiplication is vexation,
Division is as bad;
The Rule of Three doth puzzle me,
And Practice drives me mad.

LITTLE KING BOGGEN

Little King Boggen, he built a fine
hall,
Pie-crust and pastry-crust, that was WHISTLE
the wall;
The windows were made of black "Whistle, daughter, whistle;
puddings and white, Whistle, daughter dear."
And slated with pan-cakes,--you "I cannot whistle, mammy,
ne'er saw the like! I cannot whistle clear."
"Whistle, daughter, whistle;
Whistle for a pound."
BELL HORSES "I cannot whistle, mammy,
I cannot make a sound."
Bell horses, bell horses, what time of
day?
One o'clock, two o'clock, three and TAFFY
away.
Taffy was a Welshman, Taffy was a
thief,
Taffy came to my house and stole a
piece of beef;
I went to Taffy's house, Taffy was not
home;
Taffy came to my house and stole a
marrow-bone.

I went to Taffy's house, Taffy was not
in;
Taffy came to my house and stole a

silver pin;
I went to Taffy's house, Taffy was in
bed,
I took up the marrow-bone and flung it
at his head.

A THORN

I went to the wood and got it;
I sat me down to look for it
And brought it home because I couldn't
find it.

YOUNG ROGER AND DOLLY

Young Roger came tapping at Dolly's
window, THE ROBIN
Thumpaty, thumpaty, thump!
The north wind doth blow,
He asked for admittance; she answered And we shall have snow,
him "No!" And what will poor robin do then,
Frumpaty, frumpaty, frump! Poor thing?
"No, no, Roger, no! as you came you may He'll sit in a barn,
go!" And keep himself warm,
Stumpaty, stumpaty, stump! And hide his head under his
wing,
Poor thing!

THE OLD WOMAN OF
HARROW

There was an old woman of
Harrow,
Who visited in a wheelbarrow;
And her servant before,

Knocked loud at each door,
To announce the old woman of
Harrow.

THE PIPER AND HIS COW

There was a piper had a cow,
And he had naught to give her;
He pulled out his pipes and played
her a tune,
And bade the cow consider.

The cow considered very well,
And gave the piper a penny,
THE COACHMAN
And bade him play the other tune,
"Corn rigs are bonny."
Up at Piccadilly, oh!
The coachman takes his stand,
And when he meets a pretty girl
THE MAN OF DERBY
He takes her by the hand;
Whip away forever, oh!
A little old man of Derby,
Drive away so clever, oh!
How do you think he served me?

He took away my bread and cheese, All the way to Bristol, oh!
And that is how he served me. He drives her four-in-hand.

THERE WAS AN OLD WOMAN

There was an old woman who lived in a
shoe.
She had so many children she didn't
know what to do.
She gave them some broth without any
bread.
She whipped them all soundly and put
them to bed.

THE LITTLE MOUSE

I have seen you, little mouse,
Running all about the house,
Through the hole your little eye
THE OLD WOMAN OF SURREY In the wainscot peeping sly,
Hoping soon some crumbs to
There was an old woman in Surrey, steal,
Who was morn, noon, and night in a To make quite a hearty meal.
hurry; Look before you venture out,
Called her husband a fool, See if pussy is about.
Drove the children to school, If she's gone, you'll quickly run
The worrying old woman of Surrey. To the larder for some fun;
Round about the dishes creep,
Taking into each a peep,

To choose the daintiest that's
there,
Spoiling things you do not care.

DING, DONG, BELL

Ding, dong, bell,
Pussy's in the well!
Who put her in?
Little Tommy Lin.

Who pulled her out?
Little Johnny Stout.
What a naughty boy was that,
To try to drown poor pussy-cat.
Who never did him any harm,
But killed the mice in his father's barn!
WHEN

When I was a bachelor
I lived by myself;
And all the bread and cheese I got
I laid up on the shelf.

The rats and the mice
They made such a strife,
I was forced to go to London
To buy me a wife.

The streets were so bad,
And the lanes were so narrow,
I was forced to bring my wife home
In a wheelbarrow.
BOY AND GIRL
The wheelbarrow broke,
There was a little boy and a little girl And my wife had a fall;
Lived in an alley; Down came wheelbarrow,
Says the little boy to the little girl, Little wife and all.
"Shall I, oh, shall I?"
Says the little girl to the little boy,

"What shall we do?"
Says the little boy to the little girl,
"I will kiss you."

LONDON BRIDGE

London Bridge is broken down,
Dance over my Lady Lee;
London Bridge is broken down,
With a gay lady.

How shall we build it up again?
Dance over my Lady Lee;
How shall we build it up again?
With a gay lady.

Build it up with silver and gold,
Dance over my Lady Lee;
Build it up with silver and gold,
With a gay lady.

Silver and gold will be stole away,
SING, SING Dance over my Lady Lee;
Silver and gold will be stole away,
Sing, sing, what shall I sing? With a gay lady.
Cat's run away with the pudding-string!

Do, do, what shall I do?
The cat has bitten it quite in two. Build it up with iron and steel,
Dance over my Lady Lee;
Build it up with iron and steel,
MARCH WINDS With a gay lady.

March winds and April showers Iron and steel will bend and bow,
Bring forth May flowers. Dance over my Lady Lee;
Iron and steel will bend and bow,
With a gay lady.

Build it up with wood and clay,
Dance over my Lady Lee;
Build it up with wood and clay,
With a gay lady.

Wood and clay will wash away,
Dance over my Lady Lee;
Wood and clay will wash away,
With a gay lady.
HOT-CROSS BUNS
Build it up with stone so strong,
Hot-cross Buns! Dance over my Lady Lee;
Hot-cross Buns! Huzza! 'twill last for ages long,
One a penny, two a penny, With a gay lady.
Hot-cross Buns!

Hot-cross Buns!
Hot-cross Buns!
If ye have no daughters,
Give them to your sons.

THE LOST SHOE

Doodle doodle doo,
The Princess lost her shoe:
Her Highness hopped,--

The fiddler stopped,
Not knowing what to do.

HOT CODLINS

There was a little woman, as I've
been told,
Who was not very young, nor yet
very old;
Now this little woman her living got
By selling codlins, hot, hot, hot!
THE BALLOON

"What is the news of the day,
Good neighbor, I pray?"
"They say the balloon
Is gone up to the moon!"

A CHERRY

As I went through the garden gap,
Who should I meet but Dick Red-cap!
A stick in his hand, a stone in his
throat,--
If you'll tell me this riddle, I'll give you
a groat.

THE MAN OF TOBAGO

There was an old man of Tobago
Who lived on rice, gruel, and sago,
Till much to his bliss,
His physician said this:
"To a leg, sir, of mutton, you may go."

SWAN

Swan, swan, over the sea;
Swim, swan, swim!
Swan, swan, back again;
Well swum, swan!

THREE STRAWS
A SUNSHINY SHOWER
Three straws on a staff
Would make a baby cry and laugh. A sunshiny shower
Won't last half an hour.

CHRISTMAS

Christmas is coming, the geese are
getting fat,
Please to put a penny in an old
man's hat;
If you haven't got a penny a
ha'penny will do,
If you haven't got a ha'penny, God
bless you.

THE FARMER AND THE RAVEN

A farmer went trotting upon his gray
mare,
Bumpety, bumpety, bump!
With his daughter behind him so rosy
and fair,
Lumpety, lumpety, lump!

A raven cried croak! and they all
tumbled down,
Bumpety, bumpety, bump!
The mare broke her knees, and the
farmer his crown,
Lumpety, lumpety, lump!

The mischievous raven flew laughing
away,
Bumpety, bumpety, bump!
And vowed he would serve them the
same the next day,
Lumpety, lumpety lump!

THE DEATH AND BURIAL OF
POOR COCK ROBIN

Who killed Cock Robin?
"I," said the sparrow,
"With my little bow and arrow,
I killed Cock Robin."

Who saw him die?
"I," said the fly,
"With my little eye,
I saw him die."

WILLY BOY Who caught his blood?
"I," said the fish,
"Willy boy, Willy boy, where are you "With my little dish,
going? I caught his blood."
I will go with you, if that I may."
"I'm going to the meadow to see them Who'll make his shroud?
a-mowing, "I," said the beetle,
I'm going to help them to make the "With my thread and needle.
hay." I'll make his shroud."

Who'll carry the torch?
"I," said the linnet,
"I'll come in a minute,
I'll carry the torch."

Who'll be the clerk?
"I," said the lark,
"If it's not in the dark,
I'll be the clerk."

Who'll dig his grave?
POLLY AND SUKEY "I," said the owl,
"With my spade and trowel
Polly, put the kettle on, I'll dig his grave."
Polly, put the kettle on,
Polly, put the kettle on, Who'll be the parson?
And let's drink tea. "I," said the rook,
"With my little book,

Sukey, take it off again, I'll be the parson."
Sukey, take it off again,
Sukey, take it off again, Who'll be chief mourner?
They're all gone away. "I," said the dove,
"I mourn for my love,
I'll be chief mourner."

Who'll sing a psalm?
"I," said the thrush,
"As I sit in a bush.
I'll sing a psalm."

Who'll carry the coffin?
"I," said the kite,
"If it's not in the night,
I'll carry the coffin."
THE MOUSE AND THE CLOCK
Who'll toll the bell?
Hickory, dickory, dock! "I," said the bull,
The mouse ran up the clock; "Because I can pull,
The clock struck one, I'll toll the bell."
And down he run,
Hickory, dickory, dock! All the birds of the air
Fell sighing and sobbing,
When they heard the bell toll
For poor Cock Robin.

BOBBY SHAFTOE

Bobby Shaftoe's gone to sea,
With silver buckles on his
knee:
He'll come back and marry
me,
Pretty Bobby Shaftoe!
Bobby Shaftoe's fat and fair,
Combing down his yellow
hair;
He's my love for evermore,
Pretty Bobby Shaftoe.

THE BUNCH OF BLUE RIBBONS

Oh, dear, what can the matter be?
Oh, dear, what can the matter be?
Oh, dear, what can the matter be?
Johnny's so long at the fair.

He promised he'd buy me a bunch of blue
ribbons,
He promised he'd buy me a bunch of blue
ribbons,
He promised he'd buy me a bunch of blue
ribbons,
To tie up my bonny brown hair.

PUSSY-CAT BY THE FIRE

Pussy-cat sits by the fire;
How can she be fair?
In walks the little dog;
Says: "Pussy, are you there?
How do you do, Mistress Pussy?

Mistress Pussy, how d'ye do?"
"I thank you kindly, little dog,
I fare as well as you!"

WHEN THE SNOW IS ON
THE GROUND

The little robin grieves
When the snow is on the
ground,
For the trees have no leaves,
And no berries can be found.

The air is cold, the worms are hid;
For robin here what can be
done?
Let's strow around some crumbs
THE WOMAN OF EXETER
of bread,
And then he'll live till snow is
There dwelt an old woman at Exeter;
gone.
When visitors came it sore vexed her,
So for fear they should eat,
She locked up all her meat,
This stingy old woman of Exeter.

SNEEZING

If you sneeze on Monday, you sneeze for
danger;
Sneeze on a Tuesday, kiss a stranger;
Sneeze on a Wednesday, sneeze for a
letter;
Sneeze on a Thursday, something better.
Sneeze on a Friday, sneeze for sorrow;
Sneeze on a Saturday, joy to-morrow.

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