-JfflGLES 
 
 OF 2V 
 
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 GOOSE 
 
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 PULLER OUT 3 PLUM, 
 
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 IENRYNASH 
 
 SAN FRANCISCO 
 
 PRESENTED TO THE 
 
 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA 
 
 ROBERT GORDON SPRQUL, PRESIDENT. 
 BY 
 
 MR.ANDMRS.MILTON S.RAY 
 CECILY, VIRGINIA ANDROSALYN RAY 
 
 AND THE 
 
 RAY OIL BURNER COMPANY 
 
LITTLE BO-PEEP >o tovE5 HER >FIEER 
 
NGLES OF 
 
 A HAPPY MO' ER 
 
 GOOSE 
 
 BY 
 
 EMMA S. SEALE 
 
 WITH ILLUSTRATIONS 
 BY GERTRUDE MARIN 
 
 Little Tommy Grace 
 Had a frown on his face, 
 
 So big that he couldn't learn a letter; 
 When in came Dickey Long, 
 Singing such a funny song, 
 
 That Tommy laughed, and everything 
 was better. 
 
 PAUL ELDER & COMPANY 
 
 PUBLISHERS SAN FRANCISCO 
 
Copyright, 1911 
 
 by PAUL ELDER AND COMPANY 
 
 San Francisco 
 
INTRODUCTION 
 
 THIS has been called "the century of the 
 child," and truly we have just com- 
 menced to study the child as a per- 
 sonality and to perceive the child's 
 natural right to happiness of mind as well as to 
 that happiness of body which is called " health." 
 Realizing how potent is the power of all good 
 thought planted in the fertile ground of the mind 
 of a growing child, the careful modern mother 
 hesitates over the old Mother Goose rhymes. Dear 
 as they are for old custom's sake, many of them 
 are brutal, or too sad to be mentally healthful at 
 a time when the little brain is most plastic to 
 absorb and strong to retain. 
 
 We who have felt their spell cannot bear to 
 part with them altogether, so it has been found 
 possible to turn to good that which seemed evil. 
 In this little volume the objectionable parts of 
 the old verses have been altered so that there is 
 not a line remaining to engender unbeautiful or 
 fearful images in the youthful imagination; and 
 withal the ancient charm and swing remain. 
 
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 Little Bo-peep so loves her sheep 
 
 She knows just where to find them; 
 If she leaves them alone they'll all come home 
 
 Bringing their lambs behind them. 
 
 Little Bo-peep fell fast asleep 
 
 And dreamt she heard them calling ; 
 
 But when she awoke she found it a joke, 
 For still they all were browsing. 
 
 One day she took her little crook, 
 
 Happy once more to lead them; 
 She found a big stone that stood all alone 
 
 Where they played with the lambkins near them. 
 
 It happened one day, as Bo-peep did stray 
 
 Into a meadow hard by, 
 That there she espied them all side by side, 
 
 So lovingly did each one lie. 
 
 She looked at them long, then sang them a song, 
 
 As over the hillocks they played; 
 She did what she could, as a shepherdess should, 
 
 To make them all happy and quite unafraid. 
 
JINGLES OF A HAPPY MOTHER GOOSE 
 
 I HAD a little pony, 
 They called him Dapple-gray; 
 I lent him to a lady 
 To ride a mile away. 
 She petted him, she loved him, 
 She kept him from the mire; 
 I'll always lend my pony now 
 For the little lady's hire. 
 
 Willy boy, Willy boy, where are you going? 
 
 I want to go with you if I may. 
 I am going to the field to see the men mowing; 
 
 Come with me and help us make the hay. 
 
 Awake! arise! and open your eyes, 
 And hear the time of day; 
 And when you have done 
 Just wag your tongue 
 And see what you can say. 
 
JINGLES OF A HAPPY MOTHER GOOSE 
 
 ONCE I saw a little bird 
 Come hop, hop, hop, 
 So I called, Little bird, 
 Will you stop, stop, stop? ' 
 I went to the window 
 To say "How do you do?" 
 And he shook his little head 
 And into the room he flew. 
 
 Lady bird, Lady bird, 
 
 Fly away home, 
 Your husband is waiting, 
 
 Your children are home. 
 
 Do&or Foster 
 Went to Gloster 
 In a shower of rain; 
 He buttoned his coat 
 Up to his throat 
 And laughed and was glad he came. 
 
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JINGLES OF A HAPPY MOTHER GOOSE 
 
 * OM, Tom, the piper's son, 
 
 Picked a flower and away he run! 
 The flower was sweet 
 And Tom was fleet, 
 And how they laughed along the street! 
 
 
 Little Polly Flinders 
 Sat before the cinders 
 Warming her pretty little toes. 
 Her mother came and caught her, 
 And kissed her pretty daughter, 
 So sweet in her nice clean clothes. 
 
 Peter White 
 
 Will always be right. 
 
 Would you know the reason why? 
 
 He follows his nose 
 
 Wherever he goes, 
 
 And his nose is straight, that's why 
 
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EcKEP ?l FLOWER, flNP flWflV RERUN! 
 
JINGLES OF A HAPPY MOTHER GOOSE 
 
 SING a song of sixpence, 
 A heart filled full of love, 
 Four and twenty blackbirds 
 And one white dove. 
 When the door was opened, 
 The birds began to sing; 
 Wasn't that a pretty sight 
 To set before a king? 
 
 Snail, snail, come out of your hole, 
 I want to see you climb a pole. 
 Snail, snail, put out your head, 
 Then you can hear what I have said. 
 
 The cock doth crow 
 To let you know 
 If you're in bed 
 It's time you said 
 "Good morning!" 
 
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JINGLES OF A HAPPY MOTHER GOOSE 
 
 DANCE, little baby, dance up high, 
 Laugh aloud, 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 a merry carol, ding-a-ling-ling. 
 
 Mistress Mary, 
 
 Never contrary, 
 
 How does your garden grow, 
 
 With its lily bells, 
 
 And pretty shells, 
 
 All standing in a row? 
 
 Daffy-down-dilly has come up to town, 
 
 In a green petticoat and yellow gown, 
 
 To show us today that Springtime has come. 
 
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JINGLES OF A HAPPY MOTHER GOOSE 
 
 
 EN little Injuns standing in a line 
 One went home ^f then there were nine. 
 Nine little Injuns swinging on a gate 
 One jumped off and then there were eight. 
 Eight little Injuns staying at a tavern 
 One went away and then there were seven. 
 Seven little Injuns playing pretty tricks 
 One went to ride and then there were six. 
 Six little Injuns learning how to dive 
 One swam away and then there were five. 
 Five little Injuns peeped through the door- 
 One ran behind and then there were four. 
 Four little Injuns climbed up a tree- 
 One slid down and then there were three. 
 Three little Injuns out in a canoe 
 One hopped on land and then there were two. 
 Two little Injuns playing in the sun 
 One fell asleep and then there was one. 
 One little Injun playing all alone 
 He went in the house and then there was none. 
 
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JINGLES OF A HAPPY MOTHER GOOSE 
 
 ACKY, go put up your fiddle, 
 If ever you mean to thrive." 
 "Nay, I'll not put up my fiddle 
 
 As long as I'm alive." 
 
 "For I just love my fiddle, 
 And so does my dear old dad, 
 And many a joyful day 
 My fiddle and I have had." 
 
 Ding, dong, bell, bucket's in the well. 
 
 Who put it in? Little Tommy Green. 
 
 Who pulled it out? Little Tommy Trout. 
 
 What good boys were they, 
 
 On a warm summer's day, 
 
 To give everybody a nice cool drink 
 
 Now isn't that just what you think? 
 
 Needles and pins, needles and pins, 
 When a man marries his comfort begins. 
 
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JINGLES OF A HAPPY MOTHER GOOSE 
 
 WHEN I was a little boy, I lived by myself, 
 And all the bread and cheese I 
 bought, I put upon a shelf; 
 I didn't want to live alone all my happy life, 
 So I went down into town to get myself a wife. 
 The streets were so broad, and the lanes were 
 
 so narrow, 
 
 I thought I'd bring my wife home in a wheel- 
 barrow. 
 
 The barrow was strong, my wife sang a song, 
 And the way was so happy, it didn't seem long! 
 
 A cat came fiddling out of a barn 
 
 With a pair of bagpipes under her arm; 
 
 She could sing nothing but miaow-miew-mee, 
 
 The mouse has married the bumble-bee; 
 
 Pipe, cat dance, mouse 
 
 We'll have a wedding at our good house. 
 
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THE BORROW wd} yfkoNG; 
 
 MV WIFE 
 
 HNP THE wiy wi3 50 
 
 )ONe, 
 
JINGLES OF A HAPPY MOTHER GOOSE 
 
 I SAW a ship a-sailing, 
 A-sailing on the sea; 
 And oh! it was all laden 
 With pretty things for thee. 
 
 There were children in the cabin, 
 
 And pussies in the hold; 
 The sails were made of silk, 
 
 And the masts were made of gold. 
 
 The four-and-twenty sailors 
 That stood upon the deck, 
 
 Were four-and-twenty white mice, 
 With hair without a speck. 
 
 The captain was a duck, 
 
 With a red coat on his back; 
 
 And when the ship began to move, 
 The captain said, "Quack! Quack!' 
 
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JINGLES OF A HAPPY MOTHER GOOSE 
 
 s I WAS going up Primrose Hill, 
 
 Primrose Hill was pretty; 
 There I met a dear little miss, 
 And she sang me a ditty. 
 
 Little Miss, Pretty Miss, 
 
 Blessings be upon you; 
 If I had a dollar today, 
 
 I 'd spend it all upon you. 
 
 What are little boys made of, made of, 
 What are little boys made of? 
 Laughs and smiles and cunning wiles, 
 And that's what little boys are made of, 
 made of. 
 
 What are little girls made of, made of, 
 What are little girls made of? 
 Laughs and kisses, the dear little misses, 
 And that's what little girls are made of, 
 made of. 
 
JINGLES OF A HAPPY MOTHER GOOSE 
 
 O^E, tWO, 
 Said little Sue; 
 Three, four, 
 Please open the door; 
 Five, six, 
 I'm in a fix; 
 Seven, eight, 
 It's very late; 
 Nine, ten, 
 And I and Ben; 
 Eleven, twelve, 
 . Were told to delve; 
 Thirteen, fourteen, 
 And it is certain; 
 Fifteen, sixteen, 
 I hear him singing; 
 Seventeen, eighteen, 
 So he's waiting; 
 Nineteen, twenty, 
 For fun a-plenty. 
 
JINGLES OF A HAPPY MOTHER GOOSE 
 
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 IGH diddle doubt, my candle's out, 
 My little maid's not at home; 
 Saddle my horse and call out my 
 
 d g> 
 
 And fetch my little maid home. 
 
 Merry are the bells, and merry do they ring, 
 Merry is myself, and merry do I sing; 
 With a merry sing-song, happy, gay and free, 
 And a merry ding-dong, happy let us be! 
 
 Lively goes your gait, and dancing are your toes, 
 Nodding goes your head, and tilted is your nose; 
 Merry is your sing-song, happy, gay and free, 
 With a merry ding-dong, happy let us be! 
 
 Merry have we met, and merry have we been, 
 Merry let us part, and merry meet again; 
 With our merry sing-song, happy, gay and free, 
 And a merry ding-dong, happy let us be! 
 
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JINGLES OF A HAPPY MOTHER GOOSE 
 
 SEE, saw, Margery Daw, 
 Lent her bed and lay upon straw; 
 Was she not a dear, good child, 
 Lending her bed, so gentle and mild? 
 
 A little man earned a fifty-dollar note, 
 And then bought a hat and a very fine coat; 
 With trousers and stockings and natty little shoes, 
 Cravat and collar, and gold-headed cane, 
 Then happy as could be, he walked up the lane; 
 " Now," said he, " I shall hear all the news/' 
 
 1 I went up one flight of stairs. 
 
 2 Just like me. 
 
 1 I went up two flights of stairs. 
 
 2 Just like me. 
 
 1 I looked out of a window. 
 
 2 Just like me. 
 
 1 And there I saw a dear little child. 
 
 2 Just like me. 
 
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JINGLES OF A HAPPY MOTHER GOOSE 
 
 ELE Tommy Tittlemouse, 
 Lived in a little house; 
 And he caught fishes 
 In all the big ditches. 
 He cooked them for dinner, 
 By letting them simmer 
 Happy all the bright day, 
 Singing a merry lay. 
 
 There was an old woman who lived in a shoe, 
 She had so many children she knewjust what to do; 
 She gave them some broth with plenty of bread, 
 And kissed them all fondly and put them in bed. 
 
 " Dickery, dickery, dock! ' 
 
 The mouse looked up at the clock; 
 
 The clock struck "One" 
 
 Happy day's begun 
 
 Dickery, dickery, dock." 
 
OIP KING COLE Wa<> fl PE^R OLP )OUL, 
 
 fl KINP OLP 50UL Wfl5 HE. 
 
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 LD King Cole was a dear old soul, 
 And a kind old soul was he; 
 He called for his friends, 
 For mirth were his ends, 
 And he called for his children three. 
 He called for his fiddlers, who had fine 
 
 fiddles, 
 And a jolly good time had he. 
 
JINGLES OF A HAPPY MOTHER GOOSE 
 
 MARY had a little dog, 
 Whose hair was black as jet, 
 He followed Mary 'round all day, 
 And was her only pet. 
 
 One night he got into her bed, 
 
 Which wouldn't do at all 
 She found him there with brother Ned, 
 
 Curled up into a ball. 
 
 There was an old woman lived under the hill, 
 And if she's not gone, she lives there still; 
 Baked apples she sold, and cranberry tart, 
 And carried them 'round in a nice little cart. 
 
 Goosey, goosey, gander, whither did you wander? 
 Upstairs, and downstairs, and in my lady's arbor; 
 There I met a good man, who always said his 
 
 prayers, 
 I took him by the right arm, and we went down 
 
 the stairs. 
 
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JINGLES OF A HAPPY MOTHER GOOSE 
 
 ELE Tom Tucker 
 Sings for his supper; 
 What shall he eat? 
 White bread and butter. 
 How shall he cut it 
 
 Without any knife? 
 He doesn't have to cut it, 
 For he has a little wife. 
 
 Little Boy Blue, come blow your horn, 
 
 The sheep 's in the meadow, the cow 's in the corn; 
 
 And the big boy who looks after the sheep, 
 
 Is under the hay-cock fast asleep. 
 
 So, little Boy Blue, come blow your horn, 
 
 And we'!! watch happily all the morn. 
 
 There was a man, and his name was Rob, 
 And he had a wife, and her name was Mob, 
 And he had a dog, and he called it Cob, 
 And he had a cat, called Catter-a-bob. 
 
or cross buns, hot cross buns, 
 One a penny, two a penny, 
 Hot cross buns. 
 Give them to your daughters, 
 Give them to your sons, 
 One a penny, two a penny, 
 Hot cross buns. 
 
 I like little Pussy, her coat is so warm, 
 And every day, nearly, she comes in the 
 
 morn; 
 
 She sits on my bed, I don't drive her away, 
 Then Pussy and I very happily play. 
 
 Dickery, dickery, dare, 
 
 The kite flew up in the air; 
 
 The boy in brown soon brought it down, 
 Dickery, dickery, dare ! 
 
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ONE a PENNV, wo a PENNX 
 
JINGLES OF A HAPPY MOTHER GOOSE 
 
 
 *HERE was an owl lived in an oak, 
 
 Wisky, wasky, weedle; 
 And all the words he ever spoke 
 Were fiddle, faddle, feedle. 
 
 A lady chanced to come that way, 
 
 Wisky, wasky, weedle; 
 "Talk," says she, "you funny bird," 
 
 Fiddle, faddle, feedle. 
 
 There was a little man, and he went a little mile, 
 And he found a little sixpence against a little stile; 
 He had a little rat, which loved a little mouse, 
 And they all lived together in a cunning little 
 house. 
 
 Hush-a-bye Baby, on the tree-top, 
 When the wind blows the cradle will rock; 
 When the bough bends, the cradle will swing, 
 Happy is baby as ever a king. 
 
JINGLES OF A HAPPY MOTHER GOOSE 
 
 G 
 
 EORGIE, Porgie, too jolly by half, 
 Teases the girls and makes them 
 
 laugh; 
 
 But when the girls begin to play, 
 Georgie, Porgie, runs away. 
 
 Ride a cock-horse to Shrewsbury Cross, 
 
 To buy little Johnny a galloping horse; 
 
 It trots behind, and it ambles before, 
 
 And Johnny shall ride till he wants to no more. 
 
 One happy, sunny morning, 
 
 When lovely was the weather, 
 
 I chanced to meet a good man, clothed 
 
 all in leather; 
 He began to talk to me, and I began 
 
 to grin, 
 
 "How do you do, and how do you do, 
 And how do you do, again ? ' 
 
JINGLES OF A HAPPY MOTHER GOOSE 
 
 RICK-A-BYE baby, thy cradle is green, 
 The prettiest thing that ever was seen: 
 The sky overhead, the birdies to sing, 
 And all of the joy that love can bring! 
 
 Hey diddle diddle 
 
 The cat and the fiddle, 
 
 The cow jumped over the moon 
 
 The little dog barked to see such sport, 
 
 And the dish danced off with the spoon. 
 
 The north wind doth blow, 
 
 And we shall have snow, 
 
 And what will bright Robin do then? 
 
 Dear thing! 
 
 He will hop to the barn 
 And, to keep nice and warm, 
 He'll put his head under his wing- 
 Dear thing! 
 
JINGLES OF A HAPPY MOTHER GOOSE 
 
 A 
 
 LITTLE boy went into a barn, 
 And lay down on some hay; 
 An owl came out and flew about, 
 And the little boy stayed to play. 
 
 A, B, C and D, 
 
 We little playmates all agree; 
 
 E, F and G, 
 
 Happy it shall always be; 
 
 I, J, K and L, 
 
 In peace we will dwell; 
 
 M, N and O, 
 
 Then to play let us go; 
 
 P, Q^, R and S, 
 
 Love we all possess; 
 
 T, U and V, 
 
 Now, don't you see, 
 
 W, X, Y and Z, 
 
 You learn when you listen to me? 
 
JINGLES OF A HAPPY MOTHER GOOSE 
 
 
 E Queen of Hearts 
 She made some tarts, 
 All on a summer's day; 
 
 To the Jack of Hearts 
 
 She gave those tarts, 
 
 To see what he would say. 
 
 Said Jack of Hearts, 
 
 "I'll eat some tarts, 
 
 For 'tis the first of May; 
 
 And, mother dear, 
 
 Do never fear, 
 
 I'll give the rest away." 
 
 Fiddle-de-dee, fiddle-de-dee, 
 
 The fly did marry the bumble-bee; 
 
 They went to the church, and married 
 
 was she, 
 The fly has married the bumble-bee. 
 
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To )EE WRflT 
 RE WOULP 
 
JINGLES OF A HAPPY MOTHER GOOSE 
 
 R 
 
 IDE a fast horse 
 
 To Banbury Cross, 
 To see Circus Jenny 
 
 Ride on a white horse; 
 Rings on her fingers, 
 
 Bells on her clothes, 
 She will be looked at 
 Wherever she goes. 
 
 Little Robin Redbreast sat upon a tree, 
 Singing to the Pussy-cat, "You can't catch me! ' 
 Up went the Pussy-cat, away Robin ran, 
 
 Sang little Robin Redbreast, " Catch me if you 
 
 i 
 can! 
 
 Little Robin Redbreast jumped upon a wall, 
 Pussy-cat jumped after him, and then began to 
 
 call. 
 Little Robin chirped and sang, "What did 
 
 Pussy say?' 
 Pussy-cat "meowed" and Robin flew away! 
 
JINGLES OF A HAPPY MOTHER GOOSE 
 
 H 
 
 IGH, ding-a-ding, what shall I sing? 
 How many holes in a skimmer? 
 Four-and-twenty that's enough; 
 
 Mother, please give me some dinner. 
 
 Taffy was a Welshman, Taffy was a chief; 
 Taffy came to my house and brought a piece 
 
 of beef. 
 
 I went to Taffy's house, Taffy wasn't home, 
 Taffy came to my house and brought a marrow 
 
 bone. 
 
 I went to Taffy's house, Taffy was in bed, 
 I said, "Thank you, Taffy," and he covered 
 
 up his head. 
 
 " Pussy-cat, Pussy-cat, where have you been ? ' 
 "I've been to London to visit the Queen." 
 "Pussy-cat, Pussy-cat, what did you do there?' 
 "I sat quite happily under her chair." 
 
JINGLES OF A HAPPY MOTHER GOOSE 
 
 OLD Mother Hubbard 
 Went to the cupboard, 
 To get her dear dog a bone; 
 And when she got there 
 Many bones made her stare, 
 And the dog got one all his own. 
 
 Great A," little "a," 
 
 Bouncing B," 
 The cat's in the cupboard, 
 
 And can't see me. 
 
 Dingty, diddledy, my mother's maid, 
 She liked oranges, so she said ; 
 Some in her pocket, two in her sleeve, 
 She did like oranges, I do believe. 
 
 One to make ready 
 And two to prepare, 
 
 Three to start off again 
 Then we are there. 
 
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?lNP WREN )RE GOT THERE 
 dNy BONE} 1WE HER )T^RE, 
 THE FOG GOT ONE flLL RH OWN 
 
JINGLES OF A HAPPY MOTHER GOOSE 
 
 i 
 
 were two birds, they sat on a 
 stone, 
 Fal-de-ral, al-de-ral, laddy; 
 
 One flew away, and then there was one, 
 
 Fal-de-ral, al-de-ral, laddy; 
 The other flew after and then there was none, 
 
 Fal-de-ral, al-de-ral, laddy; 
 So the big stone was left all alone, 
 
 Fal-de-ral, al-de-ral, laddy. 
 One little bird back again flew, 
 
 Fal-de-ral, al-de-ral, laddy; 
 The other came after and then there were two, 
 
 Fal-de-ral, al-de-ral, laddy. 
 Says one to the other, "Pray, how do you do ? ' 
 
 Fal-de-ral, al-de-ral, laddy. 
 "Very happy indeed, and I hope you are, too/' 
 
 Fal-de-ral, al-de-ral, laddy. 
 
 A sunshiny shower 
 Won't last half an hour. 
 
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JINGLES OF A HAPPY MOTHER GOOSE 
 
 
 was a monkey climbed up a tree; 
 When he fell down, then down fell he. 
 
 There was a crow sat on a stone; 
 When he was gone, then there was none. 
 
 There was an old wife did eat an apple; 
 When she had eat two, she had eat a couple. 
 
 There was a horse going to the mill; 
 When he went on, he stood not still. 
 
 There was a lackey ran a race; 
 When he ran fast, he ran apace. 
 
 There was a cobbler clouting shoan; 
 When they were mended, they were done. 
 
 There was a chandler making candle; 
 When he them strip, he did them handle. 
 
 There was a navy went into Spaing 
 When it returned, it came again. 
 
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JINGLES OF A HAPPY MOTHER GOOSE 
 
 
 t OM, Tom, was a piper's son. 
 
 He learned to play when he was 
 
 young; 
 
 But all the tunes that he could play 
 Was, " Over the hills and far away." 
 
 Now Tom with his pipe made such a 
 
 noise, 
 
 That he pleased all little girls and boys; 
 And they all stopped to hear him play, 
 "Over the hills and far away." 
 
 Tom with his pipe did play with such 
 
 skill, 
 That those who heard him could never 
 
 keep still; 
 Whenever they heard him they started to 
 
 dance, 
 Even pigs on their hind legs would after 
 
 him prance. 
 
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WITH HD PIPE M?IPE }UCH d N05E, 
 Tn?lT RE PLETftEP dLLUTTIieiRL) <ff|R 
 
JINGLES OF A HAPPY MOTHER GOOSE 
 
 I'LL sing you a song, 
 Though not very long, 
 Yet I think it's as pretty as any; 
 Put your hand in your purse, 
 You'll never be worse, 
 And give the poor singer a penny. 
 
 When V and I together meet, 
 They make the number Six complete. 
 When I with V doth meet, once more, 
 Then 'tis they Two can make but Four. 
 And when that V from I is gone, 
 Alas! poor I can make but One. 
 
 Thirty days hath September, 
 April, June, and November; 
 February has twenty-eight alone; 
 All the rest have thirty-one, 
 Excepting leap-year that's the time 
 When February's days are twenty-nine. 
 
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JINGLES OF A HAPPY MOTHER GOOSE 
 
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 HEN good King Arthur ruled 
 
 this land, 
 
 He was a goodly king; 
 He bought three pecks of barley-meal, 
 To make a bag-pudding. 
 
 A bag-pudding the king did make, 
 And stuffed it well with plums; 
 
 And in it put great lumps of fat, 
 As big as my two thumbs. 
 
 The king and queen did eat thereof, 
 
 And noblemen beside; 
 And what they could not eat that night 
 
 The queen next morning fried. 
 
 Robert Rowley rolled a round roll round; 
 A round roll Robert Rowley rolled round. 
 Where rolled the round roll Robert Rowley 
 rolled round? 
 
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JINGLES OF A HAPPY MOTHER GOOSE 
 
 ITTLE maid, pretty maid, whither goest 
 
 thou?" 
 
 _-^r "Down in the forest to milk my cow." 
 "Shall I go with thee?" "No, not now; 
 When I send for thee, then come thou." 
 
 Little Robin Redbreast 
 
 Sat upon a rail; 
 Niddle naddle went his head, 
 
 Wiggle waggle went his tail. 
 
 I had two pigeons bright and gay; 
 They flew from me the other day. 
 What was the reason they did go? 
 I cannot tell, for I do not know. 
 
 Here we go up, up, up, 
 
 And here we go down, down, downy; 
 And here we go backwards and forwards, 
 
 And here we go round, round, roundy. 
 
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JINGLES OF A HAPPY MOTHER GOOSE 
 
 "s JOHN SMITH within? 
 
 Yes, that he is. 
 
 Can he set a shoe? 
 Ay, marry, two; 
 Here a nail, and there a nail, 
 Tick, tack, too. 
 
 Come, my children, come away, 
 For the sun shines bright today; 
 Little children, come with me, 
 Birds and brooks and posies see; 
 Get your hats and come away, 
 For it is a pleasant day. 
 
 Everything is laughing, singing, 
 All the pretty flowers are springing; 
 See the kitten, full of fun, 
 Sporting in the brilliant sun; 
 Children, too, may sport and play, 
 For it is a pleasant day. 
 
JINGLES OF A HAPPY MOTHER GOOSE 
 
 i 
 
 HERE was a big man of Bombay 
 Stood whistling one sunshiny day, 
 When a bird called a snipe 
 Came and sat on his pipe, 
 Which pleased the big man of Bombay. 
 
 Here comes a dear woman from Baby-land, 
 Five small children led by her hand. 
 One will talk, another will bake, 
 Another will make a pretty round cake; 
 One will sit in the garden and spin, 
 Another will make a fine coat for the king, 
 Pray, ma'am, will you take one in ? 
 
 Hark! Hark! the dogs do bark, 
 The children have come to town: 
 
 Some with bags, and some on nags, 
 And some in velvet gowns. 
 
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BIRP CfriEP ft }NIPE 
 CflME rtNP>flTONm> PIPE, 
 VffiCH PLEd5EP THE BIG MdN Of BoMBd?. 
 
JINGLES OF A HAPPY MOTHER GOOSE 
 
 DILLAR, a dollar, 
 
 A ten o'clock scholar, 
 What makes you come so soon? 
 You used to come at ten o'clock, 
 And now you come at noon. 
 
 Old Mistress McShuttle 
 
 Lived in a coal-scuttle, 
 Along with her dog and her cat: 
 
 What they ate I can't tell, 
 
 But 'tis known very well 
 That none of the party were fat. 
 
 How many miles is it to Babylon? 
 
 Threescore miles and ten. 
 Can I get there by candle-light? 
 
 Yes, and back again. 
 If your heels are nimble and light, 
 You may get there by candle-light. 
 
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JINGLES OF A HAPPY MOTHER GOOSE 
 
 C "DIMPLE SIMON met a pieman 
 ^ Going; to the fair; 
 
 v'< . . 
 
 \^_J Says Simple Simon to the pieman, 
 "Let me taste your ware." 
 
 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 had got 
 
 Was in his mother's pail. 
 
 Simple Simon went to look 
 If plums grew on a thistle; 
 
 He pricked his fingers very much, 
 Which made young Simon whistle. 
 
 Leg over leg, as the dog went to Dover, 
 When he came to a stile, hop he went over. 
 
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JINGLES OF A HAPPY MOTHER GOOSE 
 
 B 
 
 ow-wow, says the dog; 
 
 Mew, mew, says the cat; 
 Grunt, grunt, goes the hog; 
 And squeak goes the rat. 
 
 Tu-whu, says the owl; 
 
 Caw, caw, says the crow; 
 Quack, quack, says the duck; 
 
 And what sparrows say you know. 
 
 So, with sparrows, and owls, 
 With rats, and with dogs, 
 
 With ducks, and with crows, 
 With cats, and with hogs, 
 
 A fine song I have made, 
 
 To please you, my dear; 
 And if it's well sung, 
 
 'Twill be charming to hear. 
 
 Here am I, little jumping Joan. 
 
 Love's always with me, I'm never alone. 
 
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JINGLES OF A HAPPY MOTHER GOOSE 
 
 PUSSY sits beside the fire, 
 How can she be fair? 
 In comes the little dog, 
 
 "Pussy, are you there? 
 So, so, dear Mistress Pussy, 
 
 Pray tell me how do you do?" 
 "Thank you, thank you, little dog, 
 I'm very well just now." 
 
 "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. 
 
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JINGLES OF A HAPPY MOTHER GOOSE 
 
 white mice, see how they run! 
 They all ran after the farmer's wife; 
 She cut them some cheese with her 
 
 carving-knife, 
 
 Did you ever see such a sight in your life? 
 Three white mice! 
 
 I would if I could. 
 
 If I couldn't, how could I? 
 
 I couldn't without I could, could I? 
 
 Could you, without you could, could ye? 
 
 Could ye, could ye? 
 
 Could you, without you could, could ye? 
 
 There was an old crow 
 
 Sat upon a clod; 
 There's an end of my song 
 
 That's odd! 
 
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THEX ?ILL R&N ?IFTER THE FARMER') WIFE, 
 SHE CUT Tnfh 5ftiE CHEESE 
 
 Wfl HER C?IRVINO KNIFE, 
 PlP VOU EVER 5EE }UCH 
 
JINGLES OF A HAPPY MOTHER GOOSE 
 
 ELE Miss Muffet 
 Sat on a tuffet, 
 Eating of curds and whey; 
 There came a nice spider, 
 And sat down beside her, 
 And said to Miss Muffet, Good day." 
 
 Little Miss Muffet 
 
 Who sat on the tuffet 
 
 Eating of curds and whey, 
 
 Said to the spider 
 
 Who sat down beside her, 
 
 "Have some of my curds and whey?" 
 
 Little Jack Homer 
 
 Sat in a corner, 
 
 Eating a Christmas pie; 
 
 He put in his thumb, 
 
 And pulled out a plum, 
 
 And said, "What a big plum oh, my!" 
 
THERE cfiME a NICE SPIPEIV, 
 
 5fiT POWN BE5IPE HER, 
 
 5?iiP 
 "Goop 
 
(!NP 
 
 PUT IN HI) THUMB, 
 PULLEP OUT 3 PLUM, 
 
 a Die PIUM-OFT,