Chapter I: Front Matter

_The big book of_ NURSERY RHYMES

_DEDICATION_

_To the_
=Youngest Baby of All=
_with the_
Love
_of the_
Compiler
_and the_
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CURLY LOCKS

Thou shalt sit on a
cushion and sew a
fine seam. And feed
upon strawberries
sugar and cream.

The big book of Nursery Rhymes

_Edited by_ Walter Jerrold

_Illustrated by_ Charles Robinson

_Published by_ Blackie and Son, Ltd London

_INTRODUCTION_

The very title, Nursery Rhymes, which has come to be associated with a great body of familiar verse, is in itself sufficient indication of the manner in which that verse has been passed down from generation to generation. Who composed the little pieces it is, save in a few cases, impossible to say: some are certainly very old and were doubtless repeated thousands of times before their first appearance in print. References to certain favourites may be found in the pages of the dramatists of Elizabeth's time.

Attempts are sometimes made to read into these Rhymes a deeper significance than the obvious and simple one which has accounted for their enduring popularity in the Nursery, but this volume has no concern with such profound interpretations, any more than have the little people who love the old jingles best.

The earliest known collection of Nursery Rhymes was published about 1760 by John Newbery, the first publisher who devoted his attention to very young readers. In his book, which included songs from the plays of Shakespeare, some of the Rhymes appeared with titles which sound strange to our ears; thus "Ding, Dong, Bell" was called "Plato's Song", while "There were Two Birds sat on a Stone" was "Aristotle's Song". To each Rhyme was appended a moral maxim, as for example, to "Is John Smith within?" is added "Knowledge is a treasure, but practice is the key to it". Most of the Rhymes in this little Newbery collection, amongst them "There was a little Man and he wooed a little Maid" and "The Wise Men of Gotham", are repeated in the present volume so far as may be in accordance with that early text. Others have been compared with early versions in chap-books issued late in the eighteenth century or early in the nineteenth.

Students divide our rhymes into narrative pieces, historical, folk-lore, game rhymes, counting-out rhymes, jingles, fragments, and so forth, but for the children for whom and by whom they are remembered, and for whose sake they are here collected and pictured anew, they are just--Nursery Rhymes.

_CONTENTS_

A AND B AND SEE
A APPLE PIE
A, B, C
A CARRION CROW
A DIFFICULT RHYME
A DILLER, A DOLLAR
A FALLING OUT
A FROG HE WOULD A-WOOING GO
ALL FOR WANT OF A NAIL
A MEDLEY
ANDREW
A NICK AND A NOCK
ANOTHER FALLING OUT
A PIE SAT ON A PEAR-TREE
A STRANGE SIGHT
A SWARM OF BEES
A VARIED SONG
A WARNING
A WAS AN ARCHER
A WONDERFUL THING
BAA, BAA, BLACK SHEEP
BABY BUNTING
BANDY-LEGS
BAT, BAT
BESSIE BELL AND MARY GRAY
BETTY WINKLE'S PIG
BILLY, BILLY
BIRDS OF A FEATHER
BLOW, WIND, BLOW!
BLUE BELL BOY
BOBBY SHAFT
BOBBY SNOOKS
BOW-WOW, SAYS THE DOG
BOYS AND GIRLS
BRIAN O'LIN
BUTTONS
BUY ME A MILKING-PAIL
BUZ AND HUM
CAESAR'S SONG
CAT AND DOG
CHARLEY, CHARLEY
CHRISTMAS
CLAP HANDIES
COCK-A-DOODLE-DO
COCK-A-DOODLE-DO
COCK-CROW
COCK ROBIN'S COURTING
COFFEE AND TEA
COMICAL FOLK
CROSS-PATCH
CURLY LOCKS
CUSHY COW
DAFFY-DOWN-DILLY
DAME TROT
DANCE, LITTLE BABY
DANCE TO YOUR DADDIE
DANTY BABY
DEAR, DEAR!
DICKERY, DICKERY, DARE
DIDDLE DIDDLE DUMPLING
DIDDLEY-DIDDLEY-DUMPTY
DING, DONG, BELL
DOCTOR FAUSTUS
DOCTOR FELL
DOCTOR FOSTER
EARLY RISING
ELIZABETH, ELSPETH, BETSY, AND BESS
FEETIKINS
FINGERS AND TOES
FOR EVERY EVIL
FORTUNE-TELLING BY CHERRY-STONES
FORTUNE-TELLING BY DAISY PETALS
GEORGY PORGY
GOING TO ST. IVES
GOOD-FRIDAY SONG
GOOD KING ARTHUR
GOOSEY, GOOSEY, GANDER
GRACE BEFORE MEAT
GREEN GRAVEL
HANDY PANDY
HARK, HARK! THE DOGS DO BARK
HECTOR PROTECTOR
HEY! DIDDLE, DIDDLE
HO MY KITTEN
HOW DO YOU DO?
HUMPTY-DUMPTY
HUSH-A-BYE, BABY
HUSH-A-BYE, BABY
HUSH, BABY, MY DOLLY
IF
IF WISHES WERE HORSES
I HAD A LITTLE PONY
I LIKE LITTLE PUSSY
I'LL TELL YOU A STORY
I'LL TRY
I LOVE SIXPENCE
IN MARBLE HALLS
I SAW A SHIP A-SAILING
JACK AND JILL
JACK'S FIDDLE
JACK JINGLE
JACK SPRAT'S PIG
JERRY AND JAMES AND JOHN
JOHN COOK'S GREY MARE
JOHNNY
KING PIPPIN'S HALL
LADY-BIRD, LADY-BIRD
LAVENDER BLUE
LENGTHENING DAYS
LITTLE BETTY BLUE
LITTLE BO-PEEP
LITTLE BOY BLUE
LITTLE GIRL, LITTLE GIRL
LITTLE JACK HORNER
LITTLE JENNY WREN
LITTLE MAID
LITTLE MISS MUFFET
LITTLE ROBIN REDBREAST
LITTLE TOM TUCKER
LONDON BRIDGE
LUCY LOCKET
MARGERY DAW
MARY, MARY
MARY'S CANARY
MASTER I HAVE
MATTHEW, MARK, LUKE, AND JOHN
MERRY ARE THE BELLS
MONDAY'S CHILD
MORE ABOUT JACK JINGLE
MOTHER GOOSE
MY BLACK HEN
MY BOY TAMMIE
MY LADY WIND
MY MAID MARY
NANCY DAWSON
NANNY ETTICOAT
NEEDLES AND PINS
NONSENSE
NOTHING-AT-ALL
OF ARITHMETIC
OF GOING TO BED
OF PIGS
OF THE CUTTING OF NAILS
OF WASHING
OLD CHAIRS TO MEND
OLD KING COLE
OLD MOTHER HUBBARD
OLD WOMAN, OLD WOMAN
ONE MISTY, MOISTY MORNING
ONE, TWO
ONE, TWO, THREE, AND FOUR LEGS
OVER THE WATER TO CHARLEY
PANCAKE DAY
PEG
PETER PIPER
PETER WHITE
POLLY FLINDERS
POLLY, PUT THE KETTLE ON
POOR OLD ROBINSON CRUSOE
POOR ROBIN
PUNCH AND JUDY
PUSSY CAT
PUSSYCAT MEW
QUEEN ANNE
RIDE A COCK-HORSE
RIDE AWAY, RIDE AWAY
ROBIN-A-ROBIN
ROBIN AND RICHARD
ROBIN AND WREN
ROBIN, THE BOBBIN
ROCK-A-BY, BABY
SAINT SWITHIN'S DAY
SAMMY SOAPSUDS
SATURDAY, SUNDAY
SEE, SEE!
SEEKING A WIFE
SHAVE A PIG
SIMON BRODIE'S COW
SIMPLE SIMON
SING A SONG OF SIXPENCE
SING IVY
SING, SING!
SIX LITTLE MICE
SLEEP, BABY, SLEEP
SNAIL
SOLOMON GRUNDY
ST. VALENTINE'S DAY
SULKY SUE
TAFFY WAS A WELSHMAN
TELL-TALE-TIT
TEN FINGERS
THE BLACKSMITH
THE BOY AND THE OWL
THE BURNY BEE
THE CODLIN WOMAN
THE CROOKED SONG
THE CUCKOO
THE DAYS OF THE MONTH
THE DEATH AND BURIAL OF COCK ROBIN
THE DIVISION OF LABOUR
THE DOVE AND THE WREN
THE FARMER AND HIS DAUGHTER
THE FIFTH OF NOVEMBER
THE FLY AND THE HUMBLE-BEE
THE FOUNT OF LEARNING
THE FOX AND THE GOOSE
THE GIRL IN THE LANE
THE HART
THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT
THE JOLLY MILLER
THE KILKENNY CATS
THE KING OF FRANCE
THE LADY AND THE SWINE
THE LATEST NEWS
THE LIGHT-HEARTED FAIRY
THE LION AND THE UNICORN
THE LITTLE CLOCK
THE LITTLE COCK SPARROW
THE LITTLE GUINEA-PIG
THE LITTLE HUSBAND
THE LITTLE MAN WITH A GUN
THE LITTLE MOPPET
THE LITTLE MOUSE
THE LOVING BROTHERS
THE MAN AND HIS CALF
THE MAN IN THE MOON
THE MAN IN THE WILDERNESS
THE MAN OF THESSALY
THE MERCHANTS OF LONDON
THE MONTHS OF THE YEAR
THE MOUSE AND THE MILLER
THE MOUSE RAN UP THE CLOCK
THE NUT-TREE
THE OBSTINATE PIG
THE OLD WOMAN TOSSED IN A BASKET
THE OLD WOMAN WHO LIVED IN A SHOE
THE ORANGE STEALER
THE OWL IN THE OAK
THE PIPER'S COW
THE PUMPKIN EATER
THE QUARRELSOME KITTENS
THE QUEEN OF HEARTS
THE ROSE IS RED
THE SONG OF MYSELF
THE TAILORS AND THE SNAIL
THE THREE KITTENS
THE WAY TO LONDON TOWN
THE WIND
THE WISE MEN OF GOTHAM
THE WOOING
THERE WAS A BUTCHER
THERE WAS A LITTLE BOY
THERE WAS A LITTLE MAN
THERE WAS A MAN
THERE WAS AN OLD WOMAN
THOMAS A' TATTAMUS
THREE BLIND MICE
THREE BRETHREN OUT OF SPAIN
THREE CHILDREN SLIDING
THREE JOLLY WELSHMEN
THREE MEN IN A TUB
THREE SHIPS
TIT-TAT-TOE
TOAD AND FROG
TO BABYLON
TO BED!
TO MARKET
TOMMY'S CAKE
TOMMY TITTLEMOUSE
TOM, THE PIPER'S SON
TOM, TOM, THE PIPER'S SON
TONGS
TO THE BIRDS
TO THE HAYFIELD
TWINKLE, TWINKLE, LITTLE STAR
TWO LITTLE BIRDS
TWO LITTLE DOGS
UP HILL AND DOWN DALE
UP PIPPEN HILL
WASH ME AND COMB ME
WEE WILLIE WINKIE
WHAT ARE LITTLE BOYS MADE OF?
WHAT CARE I?
WHEN I WAS A LITTLE BOY
WHERE ARE YOU GOING?
WING, WANG, WADDLE, OH!
WINTER HAS COME
YANKEE DOODLE

"Herebe!
ginsthe!!
bigbo !!!
okofnur!!!!
se!ryrh!ymes!"

THE QUEEN _of_ HEARTS

The Queen of Hearts she made some tarts,
All on a summer's day;

The Knave of Hearts he stole those tarts,
And took them clean away.

The King of Hearts called for those tarts,
And beat the Knave full sore.

The Knave of Hearts brought back those tarts,
And vowed he'd steal no more.

SAINT SWITHIN'S DAY

St. Swithin's day, if thou dost rain,
For forty days it will remain;
St. Swithin's day, if thou be fair,
For forty days 't will rain no more.

DANCE TO YOUR DADDIE

Dance to your daddie,
My bonnie laddie,
Dance to your daddie, my bonnie lamb!
You shall get a fishie
On a little dishie,
You shall get a fishie when the boat comes hame!

Dance to your daddie,
My bonnie laddie,
Dance to your daddie, and to your mammie sing!
You shall get a coatie,
And a pair of breekies,
You shall get a coatie when the boat comes in!

THE MAN IN THE MOON

The man in the moon
Came tumbling down
And asked the way to Norwich;
He went by the south,
And burnt his mouth
With eating cold pease porridge.

SIMPLE SIMON

Simple Simon met a pie-man,
Going to the fair;
Says Simple Simon to the pie-man,
"Let me taste your ware."

Says the pie-man unto Simon,
"First give me a penny."
Says Simple Simon to the pie-man,
"I have not got any."

He went to catch a dicky-bird,
And thought he could not fail,
Because he had got a little salt
To put upon his tail.

He went to ride a spotted cow,
That had got a little calf,
She threw him down upon the ground,
Which made the people laugh.

Then Simple Simon went a-hunting,
For to catch a hare,
He rode a goat about the street,
But could not find one there.

He went for to eat honey
Out of the mustard-pot,
He bit his tongue until he cried,
That was all the good he got.

Simple Simon went a-fishing
For to catch a whale;
And all the water he had got
Was in his mother's pail.

He went to take a bird's nest,
Was built upon a bough;
A branch gave way, and Simon fell
Into a dirty slough.

He went to shoot a wild duck,
But the wild duck flew away;
Says Simon, "I can't hit him,
Because he will not stay."

Once Simon made a great Snowball,
And brought it in to roast;
He laid it down before the fire,
And soon the ball was lost.

He went to slide upon the ice,
Before the ice would bear;
Then he plunged in above his knees,
Which made poor Simon stare.

He went to try if cherries ripe
Grew upon a thistle;
He pricked his finger very much,
Which made poor Simon whistle.

He washed himself with blacking-ball,
Because he had no soap:
Then, then, said to his mother,
"I'm a beauty now, I hope."

He went for water in a sieve,
But soon it all ran through;
And now poor Simple Simon
Bids you all adieu.

TOAD AND FROG

"Croak," said the toad, "I'm hungry I think,
To-day I've had nothing to eat or to drink;
I'll crawl to a garden and jump through the pales,
And there I'll dine nicely on slugs and on snails."

"Ho, ho!" quoth the frog, "is that what you mean?
Then I'll hop away to the next meadow stream,
There I will drink, and eat worms and slugs too,
And then I shall have a good dinner like you."

LITTLE JACK HORNER

Little Jack Horner
Sat in a corner
Eating of Christmas pie;

He put in his thumb,
And pulled out a plum,
And cried "What a good boy was I!"

THE WOOING

There was a little man,
Who wooed a little maid;
And he said: "Little maid, will you wed, wed, wed?
I have little more to say,
So will you ay or nay
For the least said is soonest mend-ed, ded, ded."

Then 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?"

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 KILKENNY CATS

There were once two cats of Kilkenny,
Each thought there was one cat too many;
So they fought and they fit,
And they scratched and they bit,
Till, excepting their nails
And the tips of their tails,
Instead of two cats, there weren't any.

BLOW WIND BLOW

Blow, wind, blow! and go, mill, go!
That the miller may grind his corn;
That the baker may take it, and into rolls make it,
And send us some hot in the morn.

ONE, TWO, THREE, AND FOUR LEGS

Two legs sat upon three legs,
With one leg in his lap;
In comes four legs,
And runs away with one leg.

Up jumps two legs,
Catches up three legs,
Throws it after four legs,
And makes him bring back one leg.

BLUE BELL BOY

I had a little boy,
And called him Blue Bell;
Gave him a little work,
He did it very well.

I bade him go upstairs
To bring me a gold pin;
In coal-scuttle fell he,
Up to his little chin.

He went to the garden
To pick a little sage;
He tumbled on his nose,
And fell into a rage.

He went to the cellar
To draw a little beer;
And quickly did return
To say there was none there.

COCK-A-DOODLE-DO

Cock-a-doodle-do!
My dame has lost her shoe;
My master's lost his fiddle-stick,
And don't know what to do.

Cock-a-doodle-do!
What is my dame to do?
Till master finds his fiddle-stick,
She'll dance without her shoe.

JOHN COOK'S GREY MARE

John Cook had a little grey mare; he, haw, hum!
Her back stood up, and her bones they were bare; he, haw, hum!

John Cook was riding up Shuter's bank; he, haw, hum!
And there his nag did kick and prank; he, haw, hum!

John Cook was riding up Shuter's hill; he, haw, hum!
His mare fell down, and she made her will; he, haw, hum!

The bridle and saddle were laid on the shelf; he, haw, hum!
If you want any more you may sing it yourself; he, haw, hum!

BUZ AND HUM

Buz, quoth the blue fly,
Hum, quoth the bee,
Buz and hum they cry,
And so do we.

In his ear, in his nose,
Thus, do you see?
He ate the dormouse,
Else it was he.

TOMMY TITTLEMOUSE

Little Tommy Tittlemouse
Lived in a little house;
He caught fishes
In other men's ditches.

A AND B AND SEE

Great A, little a, bouncing B,
The cat's in the cupboard and she can't see.

DOCTOR FOSTER

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

DAFFY DOWN DILLY

Daffy-down-dilly has come to town,
In a yellow petticoat, and a green gown.

QUEEN ANNE

Queen Anne, Queen Anne, you sit in the sun,
As fair as a lily, as white as a wand.
I send you three letters, and pray read one,
You must read one, if you can't read all
So pray Miss or Master throw up the ball.

HO MY KITTEN

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

Here we go up, up, up,
Here we go down, down, down;
Here we go backwards and forwards,
And here we go round, round, round.

LAVENDER BLUE

Lavender blue and rosemary green,
When I am king you shall be queen;
Call up my maids at four o'clock,
Some to the wheel and some to the rock,
Some to make hay and some to shear corn,
And you and I will keep ourselves warm.

THE QUARRELSOME KITTENS

Two little kittens one stormy night,
They began to quarrel and they began to fight;
One had a mouse and the other had none,
And that's the way the quarrel begun.

"I'll have that mouse," said the biggest cat.
"You'll have that mouse? we'll see about that!"
"I will have that mouse," said the eldest son.
"You sha'n't have the mouse," said the little one.

I told you before 't was a stormy night
When these two little kittens began to fight;
The old woman seized her sweeping broom,
And swept the two kittens right out of the room.

The ground was covered with frost and snow,
And the two little kittens had nowhere to go;
So they laid them down on the mat at the door,
While the old woman finished sweeping the floor.

Then they crept in, as quiet as mice,
All wet with the snow, and as cold as ice,
For they found it was better, that stormy night,
To lie down and sleep than to quarrel and fight.

THE FLY AND THE HUMBLE-BEE

Fiddle-de-dee, fiddle-de-dee,
The fly shall marry the humble-bee;

They went to church and married was she,
The fly has married the humble-bee.

CAT AND DOG

Pussy sits beside the fire,
How can she be fair?
In comes the little dog,
"Pussy, are you there?

So, so, Mistress Pussy,
Pray, how do you do?"

"Thank you, thank you, little dog,
I'm very well just now."

BOBBY SHAFT

Bobby Shaft is gone to sea,
With silver buckles at his knee;
When he'll come home he'll marry me,
Pretty Bobby Shaft!

Bobby Shaft is fat and fair,
Combing down his yellow hair;
He's my love for evermore!
Pretty Bobby Shaft!

THE LITTLE CLOCK

There's a neat little clock,
In the schoolroom it stands,
And it points to the time
With its two little hands.
And may we, like the clock,
Keep a face clean and bright,
With hands ever ready
To do what is right.

LITTLE MAID

"Little maid, pretty maid, whither goest thou?"
"Down in the forest to milk my cow."
"Shall I go with thee?" "No, not now;
When I send for thee, then come thou."

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.

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.

PETER WHITE

Peter White will ne'er go right,
And would you know the reason why?
He follows his nose where'er he goes,
And that stands all awry.

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,
Down where the woodbines creep;
Be always like the lamb so mild,
A kind, and sweet, and gentle child--
Sleep, baby, sleep!

UP PIPPEN HILL

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

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

A FALLING OUT

A little old man and I fell out;
How shall we bring this matter about?
Bring it about as well as you can;
Get you gone, you little old man.

TOM, THE PIPER'S SON

Tom, Tom, the piper's son,
Stole a pig and away he run!
The pig was eat and Tom was beat,
And Tom went howling down the street.

PEG

Peg, Peg, with a wooden leg,
Her father was a miller;
He tossed the dumpling at her head,
And said he could not kill her.

A DIFFICULT RHYME

What is the rhyme for porringer?
The king he had a daughter fair,
And gave the Prince of Orange her.

THE OLD WOMAN TOSSED IN A BASKET

There was an old woman tossed up in a basket
Seventeen times as high as the moon;
Where she was going I couldn't but ask it,
For in her hand she carried a broom.

"Old woman, old woman, old woman," quoth I,
"Where are you going to up so high?"
"To brush the cobwebs off the sky!"
"May I go with thee?" "Aye, by-and-by."

POOR OLD ROBINSON CRUSOE

Poor old Robinson Crusoe!
Poor old Robinson Crusoe!
They made him a coat
Of an old nanny goat,
I wonder why they could do so!
With a ring a ting tang,
And a ring a ting tang,
Poor old Robinson Crusoe!

TWO LITTLE DOGS

Two little dogs sat by the fire,
Over a fender of coal-dust;
When one said to the other dog,
"If Pompey won't talk, why, I must."

SATURDAY, SUNDAY

On Saturday night
Shall be all my care

To powder my locks
And curl my hair.

On Sunday morning
My love will come in,

When he will marry me
With a gold ring.

MERCHANTS _of_ LONDON

Hey diddle dinkety, poppety, pet.

The merchants of London they wear scarlet;
Silk in the collar, and gold in hem,
So merrily march the merchantmen.

THE OWL IN THE OAK

There was an owl lived in an oak,
Whiskey, whaskey, weedle;
And all the words he ever spoke
Were fiddle, faddle, feedle.

A sportsman chanced to come that way,
Whiskey, whaskey, weedle;
Says he, "I'll shoot you, silly bird,
So fiddle, faddle, feedle!"

GEORGY PORGY

Georgy Porgy, pudding and pie,
Kissed the girls and made them cry.
When the boys came out to play,
Georgy Porgy ran away.

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.

THE LITTLE GUINEA-PIG

There was a little Guinea-Pig,
Who, being little, was not big;
He always walked upon his feet,
And never fasted when he eat.

When from a place he ran away,
He never at that place did stay;
And while he ran, as I am told,
He ne'er stood still for young or old.

He often squeak'd and sometimes vi'lent,
And when he squeak'd he ne'er was silent:
Though ne'er instructed by a cat,
He knew a mouse was not a rat.

One day, as I am certified,
He took a whim, and fairly died;
And, as I'm told by men of sense,
He never has been living since.

A NICK AND A NOCK

A nick and a nock,
A hen and a cock,
And a penny for my master.

PANCAKE DAY

Great A, little A,
This is pancake day;
Toss the ball high,
Throw the ball low,
Those that come after
May sing heigh-ho!

HUSH-A-BYE BABY

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 tumbles baby,
Cradle, and all.

IN MARBLE HALLS

In marble halls as white as milk,
Lined with a skin as soft as silk;

Within a fountain crystal clear,
A golden apple doth appear;

No doors there are to this stronghold,
Yet thieves break in and steal the gold.

JACK SPRAT'S PIG

Jack Sprat had a pig, who was not very little,
Nor yet very big;
He was not very lean, he was not very fat;
He'll do well for a grunt,
Says little Jack Sprat.

ROBIN-A-BOBIN

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

BANDY-LEGS

As I was going to sell my eggs,
I met a man with bandy legs;
Bandy legs and crooked toes,
I tripped up his heels, and he fell on his nose.

A APPLE PIE

_A Apple Pie_

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|was an | |bit | |
|apple pie. | |it. | |
+----------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+
| |C | |D |
| |cut | |dealt |
| |it. | |it. |
+----------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+
|E | |F | |
|eat | |fought | |
|it. | |for it. | |
+----------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+
| |G | |H |
| |got | |had |
| |it. | |it. |
+----------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+
|J | |K | |
|joined | |kept | |
|it. | |it. | |
+----------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+
| |L | |M |
| |longed | |mourned |
| |for it. | |for it. |
+----------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+
|N | |O | |
|nodded | |opened | |
|for it. | |it. | |
+----------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+
| |P | |Q |
| |peeped | |quartered |
| |in it. | |it. |
+----------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+
|R | |S | |
|ran | |stole | |
|for it. | |it. | |
+----------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+
| |T | |V |
| |took | |viewed |
| |it. | |it. |
+----------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+
|W | |X Y | |
|wanted | |and Z | |
|it. | | | |
+----------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+
all wished a piece of it

THE PUMPKIN EATER

Peter, Peter, pumpkin eater,
Had a wife and couldn't keep her;
He put her in a pumpkin shell,
And there he kept her very well.

HUSH-A-BYE, BABY

Hush-a-bye, baby,
Daddy is near;
Mamma is a lady,
And that's very clear.

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.

COCK-A-DOODLE-DO

Oh, my pretty cock! Oh, my handsome cock!
I pray you, do not crow before day,
And your comb shall be made of the very beaten gold,
And your wings of the silver so gray.

HUSH, BABY, MY 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.