)SEY, GOOSEY, GANDER gYMES I m iy <- MOTHER GOOSE ftSfeT^^ (( N COMPANY YORK Copyright, 1910, by CUPPLES & LEON COMPANY FAVOJUTE RHYMES OF MOTHER GOOSE Printed in U. S. A. Introduction. AY I have the pleasure to introduce Some very old friends?" says Mother Goose. There's little Bo-Peep and little Boy Blue, The little old Woman who lived in a shoe, Old Mother Hubbard as well as her dog, Dame Trot and Sir Anthony Rowley Frog, Humpty Dumpty, and Dickory Dock, The dear little mouse who ran up the clock; The puss who journeyed to London alone, And saw the queen on a golden throne: So come, my little folks, open me, And lots of other old friends you'll seel* 669303 (Joose's far$ery Dickory* Dickory, Dock. ICKORY, dickory, flock, The mouse ran up the clock, The. clock struck one, The mouse ran down; Hickory, dickory, dock* There Was an Old Man. THERE was an old man, And he had a calf, And that's half; He took him out of tRe stall, And put him on the wall And that s all. A Dog and a Cat Wtnt Out Together. DOG and a cat went out together, To see some friends just out of town.i Said the cat to the dog, ''What d ye think of the weather?" "I think, ma'am, the rain will come down? But don't be alarmed, for I Ve an umbrella That" will shelter us both/' said this amiable fellow; See-saw, Margery Daw. <$ SEE-SAW, Margery Daw, Jenny shall have a new master: She shall have but a penny a day. Because she can't work any fasten Whistle, Daughter, Whistle, WHISTLE, daughter, whistle; whistle, daughter dealt I cannot whistle, mammy, I cannot whistle clear* Whittle, daughter, whistle, whistle for a pound 1 cannot whistle, mammy, I cannot make a souncL This is the Wag* HIS is the way the ladies ride; Tri, tre, tre, tree, Tri, tre, tre, tree? This is the way the ladies ride, Tri, tre, tre, tre, tri, tre, tre, tree! This is the way the gentlemen ride; Gallop-a-trot, Gallop-a-trot ! This is the way the gentlemen ride, Gallop-a-tfof^-trot This is the way the farmers ride; Hobbledy-hoy, Hobbledy-hoy! This is tfie way the farmers ride, H obbledy-hobbledy-hoy ! The North Wind. THE north wind doth blow* And we shall have snow, And what will the robin do.fhen, Poor thing? He'll sit in the barn And keep himself warm, And hide his head under his wing, Poor thing. The north wind doth blow, And we shall have snow, And what shall the honey-bee do, Poor thing? In his hive he will stay Till the cold's passed away, And then he'll come out in the spfitlgj Poor thing. The north wind doth blow, And we shall have snow, And what will the dormouse Giles'. Halfpence and farthings; ay the bells of St. Martin's. granges and lemons, the Bclls_jof StJGlement's.: says Buff to all Kis men, And I say Buff to you again * Buff neither laughs nor smiles, But; carries his face With & T veiy good grace, And passes the stick to {the And fetch my little dame home again L There Was a Crooked Man. THERE was a crooked man, and he went srcrookedTmile He found a crooked sixpence against a crooked stile: He bought a crooked cat, which caught a crooked mouse, And they all lived together in a little crooked house* Little Bo-Peep. LITTLE Bo-peep has lost her sheep, And can't tell where to find them; Leave them alone, and they'll come home, And bring their tails behind them. Little Bo-peep fell fast asleep, And dreamed she heard them bleating; But when she awoke, she found it a joke, For they were still a-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. Peter Pipe* 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? Rub-a-Dub-Dub. UB-A-DUB-DUB, Three men in a tub, And who do you think they be? The butcher, the baker, The candlestick-maker; Turn 'em out, knaves all three! There Was 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 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. Fiddle-de-dee. FIDDLE-DE-DEE, fiddle-de-dee, The fly shall marry the humble-bee, They went to the church, and married was she, The fly has married the humble-bee. TAi OM Woman and Her Atf o!3 "wpman was! sweeping her House, and she * *'. ^ ~~~r~-'y ' ' > to a stile; the N piggy^would; not: gd byei; [the stile She went 1 & little farther^and sheTmet a dog. So she said to the dog; *\Dog, Ox won't drink water;" etc. But the butcher would not She went ^ a little farther, and she met a rope. So she said "Rope, rope, hang butejicr; Butcher won't kill o> /" etc. But the rope would not Sh^ent a little farther; and she met a rat So she said "Rat, rat, gnaw rope; Rope won't hang butcher /'etc. __ But the rat would not She went a little farther, and $he met a cat. So she said "Cat, cat, ^ kill rat; Rat won't gnaw rope;" etc. But the cat said to her, "If you will go to yonder cow, and fetch me a saucer of milk, I will kill the rat." So away went the old woman to the cow, and said - "Cow, cow, give me a saucer of milk; Cat won't kill rat;" etc. But the cow said to her, "If you will go to yondef hay-makers, and fetch me a wisp of hay, I '11 give you he milk." So away went the old woman to the hay makers, and said * Haymakers, give me a wisp of hay; Cow won't give me milk;" etc. But the haymakers said to her, "If you will go to yonder stream, and fetch us a bucket of water, we'll give you.thetiay." So away the old woman went; but when she got to the stream, she found the bucket was full of holes. So she covered the bottom with pebbles, and then filled the bucket with water, and away she went back with it to the haymakers; and they gave her a wisp of hay. As soon as the cow had eaten the hay, she gave the old woman the milk ; and away she went with it in a saucer to the cat As soon as the cat had lapped up the milk The cat began to kill die rat; The rat began to gnaw the rope; The rope began to hang the butcher; The butcher began to kill the ox; The ox began to drink the water; The water began to quench the fire; The fire began to burn the stick; The stick began to beat the dog; The dog began to bite the pig; The little pig in a fright jumped over the stile; And so the old woman got home that night s Tommy Snooks. S Tommy Snooks and Bessy Brooks Were walking out one Sunday, Says Tommy Snooks to Bessy Brooks, "To-morrow will be Monday." As Tittymouse sat. As Tittymouse sat in the witty to spin, Pussy came to her and bid her good e'en. **Oh, what are you doing, my little 'oman?" "A-spinning a doublet for my gude man/* M Then shall I come to thee and wind up thy thread - >( 'Oh, no, Mr. Puss, you will bite off my head-" Little Mtss Muffet LITTLE Miss Muffeti Sat on a tuffet, Eating of curds and There came a spider, And sat down beside her, And frightened Miss Muffet away. My Lady Wind, my Lady Wind. Y Lady Wind, my Lady Wind, Went round about the house to find A chink to get her foot in. She tried the key-hole in the door* She tried the crevice in the floor, And drove the chimney soot in.. And then one night when it was dark; She blew up such a tiny spark, That all the house was bothered : From it she raised up such a flame, As flamed away to Belting Lane, And White Cross folks were smothered. And thus when once, my little dears, A whisper reaches itching ears, The same will come, you '11 find : Take my advice, restrain the tongue, Remember what old Nurse has sung Of busy Lady Wind I ^4 Sunshiny Shower. A SUNSHINY shower Won't last, half an htfufi Some Little Mice Sat. SOME little mice sat in a barn to spin ; Pussy came by, and popped her head m; "Shall I come in, and cut your threads oft? "Oh! no, kind sir, you would snap our heads Off. Doctor Faustus. OCTOR FAUSTUS was a good man, He whipped his scholars now and then, When he whipped them, he made them dance Out of Scotland into France, Out of France into Spain, And then he whipped them back again! Father Short. FATHER SnoRT^came down the lane, Oh, I 'm obliged to hammer and smite From four in the morning till eight at night For a bad master, and a worse dame. ? Had a Little I HAD a little husband, No bigger than my thumb; I put him in a pint pot % And there I bid^him drum. I bought a little horse, That galloped up and down; I bridled him, and saddled him, And sent him out of town I gave him some garters, To garter up his hose, And a little handkerchief To wipe his pretty nose, *iiggledy> Piggledy,. here We Lie. HIGGLEDY; piggled)V Here we v lie, Picked and plucked, And put in a pie. My first is snapping; snarling, growling, My second's industrious, romping, and prowling. Higgledy, piggledy, Here we lie, Picked and plucked, And put in a pie. (Cyrrants.) A Fjrog He Would a-Wooing Go. FROG' lie would a-wooing go, Sing heigho, says Rowley, Whether his mother would let him or no; With a rowley, powley, gammon, and spinach, Heigho, says Anthony Rowley. So off he marched with his opera hat; Heigho, says Rowley, And on the way he met with a rate With a rowley; powley, etc, And when they came to Mouses Hall, Heigho, says Rowley, They gave a loud knock, and they gave a loud call* With a rowley, powley, etc "Pray, Mrs. Mouse, are you within!" Heigho, says Rowley; "Yes, kind sir, I am sitting to spmj* With a rowley, powley, etc. *Pray, Mrs. Mouse, will you, give us some Beer?" Heigho, says Rowley; r Froggy and I are fond of good cheer*" With a rowley, Now while they all Heigho, says Rowley, The cat and her kittens came tumbling in. With a .rowley, powley, etc The cat she seized the rat by the crown,. Heigh o, says Rowley; The kittens they pulled the little mouse down, With a rowley, powley, etc This put poor Frog in a terrible fright, Heigho, says Rowley, So he took up his hat and wished them good-night; With a rowley, powley, etc.. But as froggy "was crossing over a brook. Heigho, says; Rowley;, A lily-white duck came and gobbled him u With a 1 rowley; powleyj So there was an end of one,^ two, and threct Heigho,, says Rowley, The rat^the mouse, and the little Frog-ee! With a rowley, powley, gammon, and spinach^ Heigho, says Anthony Rowley,, As Round as an Applet AS round as an apple, as deep as a cup> And all the king's horses can't pull it up. (A we//.) iittle yack Homer. LITTLE Jack Hbrnef Sat in the corner, Eating a Christmas He put iri his thumb, And he toofe out 3, plum, And said, "What a good boy am If Jf I'd as Much Money. 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, Pretty John Watts. PRETTY John Watts, We are troubled with rats, Will you drive them out of the house? We have mice too, in plenty, That feast in the pantry; But let them stay And nibble away What harm in a little brown mouse? Up Hill and Down Dale. UP hill and down dale: Butter is made in every vale? And if that Nancy Cook, Is bring them to me." Bat, Bat, Come under My Hat BAT, bat, Come under my Tiat And I '11 give you a slice of bacon; And when I bake I '11 give you a cake, If I am not mistaken. Monday s Child. MONDAY'S child is fair of face, Tuesday's child is full of grace, Wednesday's child is full of woe, Thursday's child has far to go, Friday's child is loving and giving, Saturday's child works hard for its living; And a child that is born on Christmas Day Is fair, and wise, and good, and gay* //, All the World. IF all the world was apple-pie, And all the sea was ink, And all the trees were bread and cheese, What should we have for drink? Multiplication is Vexation. MULTIPLICATION is vexation, Division is just as bad; The Rule of Three perplexes And Practice drives me mad. ffumpty Dvmpty. UMPTY DUMPTY sat on a Humpty Dumpty had a great fall; Threescore men and threescore more Cannot place Humpty Dumpty as he was before Hot Cross B*ns! HOT-CROSS buns! Hot-cross buns! One a penny, two a penny. Hot-cross buns ! Hot-cross buns ? Hot-cross buns? If ye have no daughters; Give them to yoor son&, Did You See My Wife? ID you see my wife, did you See, did you Did you see my wife looking for me ? She wears a straw bonnet, with white ribbons on it And dimity petticoats over her knee. 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 Woaley Foster has Gone to Sea. WOOLEY FOSTER has gone to sea, With silver buckles at his knee; When he comes back he '11 many Bonny Wooley Foster! Wooley Foster has a cow, Black and white about the mow: Open the gates and let her through. Wooley Foster's ain cow! Wooley Foster has a hen. Cockle button, cockle ben, She lays eggs for gentlemen, But none for Wooley Foster* LITTLE Tommy Tittlemouse Lived in a little house; He caught fishes In other men's ditches Up at Piccadilly* Oh! UP at Piccadilly, oh ! The coachman takes his stand, And when he meets a pretty girl, He takes her by the hand. Whip away for ever, oh! Drive away so clever, oh! All the way to Bristol, oh! He drives her four-in-hand- A Ditlar\ a DILLAR. a A ten o'clock schbhtffc What makes you come so soon? You used to come at ten o'clock* And now you couae at aooa Birds, Away! AWA', birds, away! Take a little, leave a little. And do not come again; For if you do t ,1 will shoot you through, And there is ap end of you. Charley, Charley! CHARLEY, Charley, stole the barley Out of the baker's shop; The baker came out, and gave him a clout And made poor Charley hop. Jeannie, Come Tie my Bonnie CratuA JEANNIE, Come tie my; Jeannie, come tie my, Jeannie, come^tie my bonnie cravat; I Ve 'tied it behind, 1 Ve 'tied it before, |) But when she came back, ^UL-** The poor &$& mm laughing^ < She foolc a dean dish ^ To get him some tripe; ..But when she came -back, He was smoking his pipe She went to the fishmongers To buy him some fish; And when she came back, He was licking the dish. She went to the ale-house To get him some beer; But when she came back,. The dog sat in a chair. She went to the tavern For white wine and red'? But when she came back, The dog stood on his head, She went to the hatter's To buy him a hat; But when she came back. He was feeding the cat.. She went to the barber T s To buy him a wig; when she came back. He was dancing a jig. fir She went to the fruiterer'* To buy him some fruits But when she came back, He was playing the flutfe went to the To buy him a coat; But when she came back* He was riding a goat She went to the cobbler's To buy him some shoes; But when she came back, He was reading the news. She went to the seamstress To buy him some linen; But when she came back, The dog was spinning. She went to the hosier's To buy him some hosej But when she came back, He was dressed in his clothes. The dame made a curtsey, The dog made a bow; The dame said, "Your servant," The dog said, "Bow, wow* 1 * This wonderful Dog Was Dame Hubbard's delight^ He could sing, he could dance, He could read, he could write* She gave him rich dainties Whenever he fed, And erected a monument When he was dead. Here am I. HERE am I, little jumping Joan. When nobody 's with me, I 'rn always alone. fiurly, Burly. HURLY, burly, trumpet trase, The cow was in the market-place Some goes far, and some goes near, But where shall this poor henchman steer? * / Went up One Pair of Stairs. 1. I WENT up one pair of stairs. Just like me* 2. I went up two pair of stairs. Just like me, 3. I went into a room. Just like me. 4. I looked out of a window. Just like me. 5. And there I saw a monkey. Just like me* Elsie Marley. ELSIE MARLEY has grown so fine She won't get up to feed the swine ; She lies in -bed till half-past nine - Ay! truly she doth take her As I Walked ty S 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 self-same repartee, Look to thyself, Or not look to thysell The self-same thing will be. As I Was Going. As I was going o'er London Bridge, I met a cart full of fingers and thumbs? , (Gloves.) Poor Dog Bright POOR Dog Bright Ran off with all his might. Because the cat was after Poor Dog Bright! Poor Cat Fright - Ran off with all her might, Because the dog was after Poor Cat Fright! Johnny Shall Have a New Bonnet 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. 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 leg for a shoe; And he has a kiss for his daddy, And two for his mammj, I trow* And why may not I love johnny? And why may not Johnny love mef And why may not I love Johnny As well as another body? Hey I Diddle, EY! diddle, diddle, the cat and the fiddle, The cow jumped over the moon; The little dog laughed to see such sport, And the dish ran away with the spoon. Little Jack Jingle. 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. Cock Robin Got Up Early. COCK ROBIN got up early At the break of day, And went to Jenny's window, To sing a roundelay. He sang Cock Robin's Love To the pretty Jenny Wren, And when he got unto the end, Then he began again. Pussy-cat^ Pussy-cat. PUSSY-CAT, pussy-cat, where have you been? " I've been up to London to look at the Queen. 1 Pussy-cat, pussy-cat, what did you there? "I frightened a little mouse under the chair/* Saw, ~ Sacradown. SEE, saw, sacradown, Which is the way to London town? One foot up, the other foot down, And that is the way to London town. tittle Boy Blue. LITTLE Boy Blue, come blow up your horn, The, sheep 's in the meadow, the cow's in the_cprn; Where's the little boy that tends the sheep? He's under the haycock, fast asleep. Go wake him, go wake him. Oh! no, not \\ For if I wake him, hell certainly cry. Once I Saw a Little Btrd. 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, And far away he flew* SEE, scr>what shall I see? & horse's head where his tail should be! Mary Had & Little ARY M a Jittle lamb, Its fleece was white as snow;] And everywhere that Mary went, Xhe Iamb was: sure to Ov He followed her/ .'to school one. day;; That was against the rule; T Jt made the children laugh and play To see a Jamb at school And so the teacher turned him put, But still he lingered near, waited patiently about: Till Mary did appear, Then he ran to her, and laid His head upon her arm, As if he said, "I'm not afraid You 11 keep me from all harm." a What makes the lamb love Mary so? J The eager children cry* a Oh, Mary loves the Iamb, you know/' The teacher did reply. And you each gentle animal In confidence may bind, And make them follow at your will, If you are only kind* There Was a Little Girt. HERE was a little girl who wore a little hood, And a curl down the middle of her forehead; When she was good, she was very, very good, But when she was bad, she was horrid Ladybird, Ladybird, Fly Away Home. LADYBIRD, ladybird, fly away home, Thy house is on fire, thy children all gone, All but one, and her name is Ann, And she crept under the pudding-pan, Curly Locks! Curly Locks! CURLY locks! curly locks! wilt thou be mine? Thou shalt not wash dishes, nor yet feed the swine; But sit on a cushion and sew a fine seam, And feed upon strawberries, sugar, and cream! Little Bob Snooks. LITTLE Bob 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 Had a Little Cow. I HAD a little cow; Heydiddle, hodiddle? I had a little cow, and it had a little calf; Hey-diddle, ho-diddle; and there's my song half., I had a little cow; Hey-diddle, hodiddle! I had a little cow, and I drove it to the stall? Hey-diddle, ho-diddle; and there's my song allf. Little Cock Robin. LITTLE Cock Robin peeped out of his cabin To see the cold winter come in. Tit for tat, what matter for that ? He'll hide his head under his wingf Great A, Little a, GREAT A, little a, Bouncing B! The cat s in the cupboard. And she can't see. Jack Sprat JACK SPRAT could eat no fat, His wife could eat no lean; Betwixt them both, they cleared the plat?, And licked the platter clean- As I Went to Bonner. As I went to Bonner,, I met a pig * Without a wig, Upon my word and honour^ A Riddle, a Riddle, A RIDDLE, a riddle, as I suppose, A hundred eyes, and never a nose. (A cinder-sifter.^ Is John Smith Within f Is 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.. / Had a Little Hen. I HAD a little hen, the prettiest ever seen: She washed me the dishes, and kept the house clean; She went to the mill to fetch me some flour, She brought it home in less than an hour; She baked me my bread, she brewed me my ale^ She sat by the fire and told many a fine tale. In Marble Walls. IN marble walls 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 (An egg.} A Man of Words. A MAN of words and not of deeds Is like a garden full of weeds; For when the weeds begin to grow. Then doth the garden overflow. Hey Diddle, Dinketty. HEY diddle, dinketty, pompetty* pet, The merchants of London they wear scarlet; Silk ift the collar, and gold in the hem, So merrily march the merchantmen. As Little Jenny Wren, S little Jenny "Wren Was sitting by the shecf, 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.. Bow-wow, says the Dog. Bow-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 ii it's well sung, 'T will be charming to hear. Jack and Jill: and Jill went up the hill, To fetch a pail of water; jv" Jack fell down, and broke his * And Jill came tumbling after. Dame, Get Up, and Bake Your Pies. DAME, get up and bake your pies, Bake your pies, bake your pies, Dame, get up and bake your pies, On Christmas-day in the morning., Dame, what makes your maidens lie, Maidens lie, maidens lie; Dame, what makes your maidens lie, On Christmas-day in the morning? Dame, what makes your ducks to die, Ducks to die, ducks to die; Dame, what makes your ducks to die, On Christmas-day in the morning? Their wings are cut, and they cannot fly; Cannot fly, cannot fly; wings, are cut, and they cannot fly Christmas-day in 'the :morning: a Doodle DooJ OCK- a doodle (Jooj [ My dame Jias lost her My/master's lost v his fiddling*tlcL .And don't know what to dci> Cock a doodle, doqj What is my dame ,'tp do ?' J ..- . 1*-* **^"V. Till master finds t his fiddling-stick; She '11 dancie without, her Cock a dopcJie^ My dame has lost her And masfer's found his Sing doodle doodle dooj Cock a doodle dpo! My dame will dance' with you, While master Jiddles his, fiddling^sfickj For dame ami doodle doa Cock a doodle Dame has lost her "shoe> Gone to bed and scratched her head, And can't tell what to do. Cock Crows in the Morn., COCK crows m the morn,. To tell us to rise, And he whojies late Will never be wise: Eor Dearly to bed, And early to rise, Is the'way' to be healthy And wealthy and wise.- Bob Robin., LITTLE Bob Robin, where do you live? * ir yon wood, sir, on & hazel Going to St. S I was going to St; Ives, I met a man witH: seven Every wife had seven sacks, Every' sack" had seven cats. Every; cat had seven kits Kits, cats, sacks^ and wives, iHow many 'were there, going 'to .St. Ivesi? Merry are flte^Bells. MERRY are the bells, and merry would they ring, Merry was myself, and merry could I sing; With a merry ding-dong, happy, gay, and free And a merry sing-song, .happy let us be! \VaddIe goes your gait, and hollow' are your .hose, Noddle goes your pate, and purple 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! As / Was Going Along.. ^Vs I was going along, long,, long 1 ", A-singing a comical song, song, song, The] lane that I went was so long, long, long, And the song that I sung was as long, long, long* And so X went singing along. / Would* if J Could. ~\ j >-. IJWOULD if I could, If I couldn't, how could 1 ? I could n't without I could, could I ? Could youV without you could, could ye? Could ye, could ye?> Could v you t wjthout you :could, could ye t Eavender Blue and Rosemary Green. LAVENDER blue and Rosemary green, When I am king you shall be queen ;. Call up my maids at four of the clock, Some to the s wheel, and some to the rock* Some" to make hay; and some to thresh corift And you" and I will keep the bed warm. / Went to the Wood.. I WENT to the. wood and got it j, I sat me down and looked at it; U he more I looked at it the less I liked it And I brought it home because. I could nt help ii thorn.\ There Was a Fat Man of Bombay. THERE was a fat man of Bombay, Who was smoking one sunshiny day, When a bird, called a snipe, Flew away with his pipe, Which vexed the fat man of Bombay* Sing a Song of Sixpence. ING a song of sixpence, A pocket full of rye; Four and twenty blackbirds Baked in a pie; When the pie was opened, The birds began to singj Was not that a dainty dish To set before the king? The king was in jhe parlour Counting; the Rdok, Reading the> book. Who;il be the clerk? "I," said the Lark, "If it's not in the dark And I'll be the clerk.'' 7 This is the Lark, Saying " Amen" like a clerk* Who'.ll canyrHim to the grave? "I," ^said the) Kite,; "If 'tis; not in jthe night, And I'll carry Jiim to .his grave," This is the Kite, ,f About to take flight; Who'll carry the Imk? "I," said the Linnet, " I '11 fetch it in a. minute, And I '11 carry the link," This is the Linnet, And a link with fire in it Who'll be the chief mourner? "I," said the Dove, "I mourn for my love, And I '11 be chief mourner." This is the Dove, Who Gock Robin did love. Who'll sing a psalm? "I," said the Thrush, As she sat in a bush, "And I '11 sing' a psalm." This is the Thrush, Singing psalms from a bush. And Who'll toll the bell? " } I," said the Bull, "Because I can pull;"~ And so, Cock Robin, farewell. I Was Going oer Westminster Bridge. As I was going o'er Westminster Bridge, I met with a Westminster scholar; He pulled off his cap an drew off his glove^ And wished me a very good morrow.. What is his name? Margery Mutton-pie. MARGERY MUTTON-PIE and Johnny Bo-peep, They met together in Gracechurch-street; In and out, in and out, over the way,, Oh! says Johnny, 'tis chop-nose day; Simple Simon Met a met a pieman Going to the fair; 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 por to catch r a> whale ^ All the water he had got Was in his mother's pait Simple Simon went to look If plums grew on a thistle; He pricked his fingers very much, Which made poor Simon whistle, London Bridge is Broken Down. ON DON Bridge is broken down, Dance o'er my lady Lee; London Bridge is broken down, With a gay lady. How shall we build it up again? Dance o'er my lady Lee; How shall we build it up again? With a gay lady. Silver and gold will be stole away, Dance o'er my lady Lee; Silver and gold will be stole away, With a gay lady. Build it up again with iron and Dance o'er my lady Lee; Build it up with iron and steel, With a gay lady. Iron and steel will bend and bow, Dance o'er my lady Lee; Iron and steel will bend and bow, With a gay lady. Build it tip with wood and clay, Dance o'er my lady Lee: Build it up with wood and clay With a gay lady* Wood and clay will wash Dance o'er my lady Lee; Wood and clay will wash away, With a gay lady. Build it up with stone so strong, Dance o'er my lady Lee; Huzza! 'twill last for ages long, With a gay ladj% See a Pin and Pick It EE a pin and pick up) All the day you'll r have 1 good Juckj See a pin and let it lay, Bad luck you'll have all the day! Pussy-Cat, Wussy-Cat. PUSSY-CAT, wussy-cat, with a white loot, When is your wedding? for I '11 come to "to The beer's to brew, the bread's to bake. Pussy-cat, pussy-cat, don't be too late., The Man in the Wilderness. THE man in the wilderness asked me, How many strawberries grew in the sea. I answered him, as I thought good, As jnany red herrings as grew in the wood Where Haw You Been All the Dayf HERE have you been all the day. My boy, Willy? Where have you been all the day, My boy, Willy? "I've been all the day Courting of a lady gay; But oh! she's too young To be taken from her mammy/ 9 What work can she do, My boy, Willy? Can she bake and can she brew, My boy, Willy? "She cart brew and she can bake, And she can make our weddingf day? One o'clock, two o'clock, Off and away. / Went Over Lutcofa Btidga S I went over Lancofri Bnclge, I met Mister Rusticap; Pins and needles on, .his back, A-going^to Thorney Eair. (A hedgehog.) S S>NAJL, snail, come out of your hole, Or (else tl will beat you as black as, a coat Three, Wtse Men. THREE wise vOften 6lf Gotham Went r tp-.sea / Sn^a^bowl; And if the towl had been strongs*! 'My"tsong would have been logger, A Lottie Boy Went^into . "Barn. A LITTLE boy went. Into a barn, And, lay r d^wn on .some hay; An owUcame out aftcl flew aboul^ Ahcl the little bey ran away* Peter WKite. PETER WHITE will ne'er go right Would you know^the reason why? He follows his nose wherever he And that Stands all Little Polly Flinders. ITTLE Polly Flinders Sat among the cinders, Warming her pretty little toes! Her mother came and caught her, And whipped her little daughter For spoiling her nice new clothes? Little Girl, Little Girt. ITTLE girl, little girl, where have you been! Gathering roses to give to the queen. Little girl, little girl, what gave she you? She gave me a diamond as big as my shoe* Little Robin Redbreast.. LITTLE Robin Redbreast sat upon a tree* Up went Pussy cat, and down went he; Down came Pussy cat, and away Robin ran; Says little Robin Redbreast, "Catch me if you can.*' Little Robin Redbreast jumped upon a wall, Pussy cat jumped after him, and almost got a fall Little Robin chirped and sang, and what did Pussy say? Pussy cat said, "Mew," and Robin jumped away.. What Shoemaker Makes. WHAT shoemaker makes shoes without leather; With all the four elements put together? Fire and water, earth and air; Every customer has two pair. 6td Woman, Old Woma*.. OLD woman, old woman, shall we go a-shearing? "Speak a little louder, sir, I am very thick of hearing? Old woman, old woman, shall I love you dearly? ^ Thank you, JciiwJ sir, I hear you'yery clearly/ Mistress Mary. I STRESS Mary, quite contrary, How does your garden grow? With cockle-shells, and silver bells, And pretty maids all in a row. Handy Spandy. HANDY SPANDY, Jack-a-dandy, Loved plum cake and sugar candy; He bought some at a grocer's shop^ And out he came, hop, hop, hop. About the Bush, Willy. ABOUT the bush, Willy, About the bee-hive, About the bush, Willy, I '11 meet thee alive. Then to my ten shillings Add you but a groat, I'll go to Newcastle, And buy a new coat Five and five shillings Five and a crown; Five and five shillings, Will buy a new gown. Five and five shillings, Five and a groat; Five and five shillings Will buy a new coat The Cuckoo's a Fine Bird. HE cuckoo's a fine bird* He sings as he flies; He brings us good tidings, He tells us no lies* He sucks little birds' eggs, To make his voice clear: And when he sings "cuckoo!* The summer is near. Gtorgie Porgie. GEORGIE Porgie, pudding and pie, Kissed the girls^and made them cry; When the girls began to cry, Georgie Porgie runs away. Little Jack Nory. LITTLE Jack Nory* Told me a story. How he tried Cock-horse to ride, Sword and scabbard by his side, Saddle, m leaden spurs, and .switches, His pocket tight With pence all bright, Marbles, tops, puzzles, props, Now he's put in a jacket and breeches. Deedle, Dumpling. h EEDLE, deedle, dumpling, my son John, He went to bed with his stockings on; One stocking off, and one stocking on, Deedle, deedle, dumpling, my son John. A Long-tailed Pig. A LONG-TAILED pig, or a short-tailed pig, Or a pig without e'er a tail, A sow-pig, or a boar-pig, Or a pig with a curly tail Master I Have. MASTER. I have, and I am his man, Gallop a dreary dun; Master I have, and I am his man, And 1 11 get a wife as fast as I can; With a heighly, gaily, gamberally, Higgledy, piggledy, niggledy, niggledy Gallop a dreary dun* Cher tfa Water. OVER: the water and over/ the lea. And over the water to^ Charley. Charley loves good ale and wine, And Charley loves good t>randy, And Charley loves a pretty girl, As sweet as sugar-candy. Over the water and over the sea, And over the water to Charley. I '11 have none of your nasty beef, Nor I '11 have none of your barley; But I'll have some of your very best flour, To make a white cake for my Charley. Pussy-cat Ate the Dumplings. PUSSY-CAT ate the dumplings, the dumplings, Pussy-cat ate the dumpHngs. Mamma stood by, And cried, "Oh, fie! Why did you eat the dumplings?" The Girl in the Lane. THE girl in the lane, that couldn't speak plain, Cried, "Gobble, gobble, gobble"; The man on the hill, that could n't stand still, Went hobble, hobble, hobble. Farmer Went Trottwg: FARMER went trotting Upon. his grey" mare, Bumpety, buropety, bump! AVith his daughter behind So rosy and fair, .Lumpety, lumpety, lump! A raven cried "Croaklf And they all tumbled down, Bumpety, bumpety, bump? The mare broke her knees, And the farmer- his crown, Lumpety, Jumpety;. lump! The mischievous raven) Flew laughing~away, Burnpety?J)umpety, bumpf And vowed he would serve them The same, next day, Lumpety;^ lumpety^ lumpj Black We Are. BLACK /we are, but much admired: Men seek for'us till they are tired; We tire the horse, but comfort man; Tell me this riddle if you can. (Coals.} Old King Cob. OLD King Cole Was a merry old soul, And a merry old soul was he? He called for his pipe, And he called for his bowl, And he called for his fiddlers three. "Every fiddler, he had a fiddle, And a very fine fiddle had he; Twee tweedle dee, tweedle dee, went the fiddlers Oh k there's none so rare, AS can compare With King Cole and his fiddlers three! Saw* Margery Daw EE, saw; Margery Daw; The old hen flew over the m^lt-housej She counted her chickens one by one* Still she missed the little white one} And this is it, this is it, this is ifc Snail, SNAIL^ :snail; shut put your Jiorns? Father a s nd Another are dead ; Brother and sister 5FB m the back-yard, Begging /or .barley JbreacL As soft as silk, as 'white as As bitter as gall, a thick wall, And a green, coat covers me all. (A walnut.} Co & Bet Tom. Go to bed, Tom, go to bed, Tom? Merry or sober, go to bed, Tom. Up Hill, Spare: m, UP hill spare me, Down hill 'ware me, On level ground spare me ndfc And in the stable forget me not Bless You, Bless You. BLESS you, bless you, burnie bee; Say, when will your wedding be? If it be to-morrow day, Take your wings and fly away. Ding Dong Bell. ING dong bell, pussy's in the well! Who put her in? Little Johnny Green. Who pulled her out? Big Johnny Stout What a naughty boy was that To drown poor pussy cat, Who never did him any harm, But killed the mice hi his father's bam! Leg Over Leg. Leg over legr as the dog went to Dover, When he came to a stile, hop he went oven, A Little Cock-Sparrow. A LITTLE cock-sparrow sat on a tree, Looking as happy as happy could be, Till a boy came by, with his bow and arrow. Says he, "I will shoot the little cock-sparrow. His body will make me a nice little stew, And his giblets will make me a little pie, too." Says the little cock-sparrow, "I '11 be shot if I stay/ So he clapped his wings, and flew away. One, Two, Three* Four, Five. ONE, two, three, four, five, I caught a fish alive. Why did you let it go? Because it bit my finger so* Little Maid, Pretty 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. H Pit, Pat: IVelLa-Day}, IT, pat, well-a-day, Little Robin flew away; Where can little Robin be? Gone into the cherry-tree. Eggs, Butter, Bread. EGGS, butter, Bread, Stick, [Stock, stone dead! Stick him up, stick him down, Stick him in the old man's crown] Diddledy^ J)iddledy, Dumpty. DIDDLEDY, diddledy, dumptyj Xhe cat run up the plum-tree* ; I '11 lay you a crown I'll fetch you down; So diddledy, diddledy, dumpty* Pussy Sits beside the Fire. PUSSY sits beside the fire, How can? she be fair? In comes the; Jittle 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/' The Babes in the Wood. Y dear, do you know, How a long time ago, Two poor little children, Whose names I do at know; Were stolen away, On a fine summer's day, And left in the wood, As I've heard people say. And when it Avas night, So sad was their plight, The sun it went down, And the moon gave no light! They sobbed, and they signed, And they bitterly cried, And the poor little things, They lay down and died. And when they were dead, The Robins so red Brought strawberry leaves. And over them spread; And all the day long, They sung them this song: 'Poor babes In the wood! poor babes in the wood! And don't you remember the babes in the wood? 1 &arby and Joan* DARBY and Joan were dressed in black, Sword and buckle behind their back; Foot for foot, and knee for knee, Turn about, Darby's company I My Maid Mary. MY maid Mary; She minds her dairy, While I go hoeing and mowing each morn. Merrily run the reel And the little spinning-wheel, Whilst I am singing and mowing my corn. Little Robin Redbreast. LITTLE Robin Redbreast Sat upon a rail; Niddle naddle went his head, Wiggle waggle went his taiL Tom t Tom. OM, Tom, the piper's son, Stole a pig and away he run! The pig was eat, and Tom was beat, And Tom went roaring down the street Eye Winker* Tom Tinker. EYE winker, Tom tinker, Nose dropper, Mouth eater, Ghin chopper, Chin chopper. What I Was a Little Boy, HEN I was a little boy, I lived by myself, And all the bread and cheese I got I put upon the shelf. The rats and the mice They made such a life, I was forced to go to London town To buy me a wife. The streets were so broad, And the lanes were so narrow, I could not get my wife home In a wheelbarrow. The wheelbarrow broke, And my wife got a fall, Down came the wheelbarrow* Wife, and all. Tkrt Was an Old Woman. THERE was an old woman of Leeds, Who spent all her time in good deeds; She worked for the poor Till her fingers were sore, This pious old woman of Leeds 1 There Was an Owl. THERE was an owl lived in an oak, Wisky, wasky, weedle; And every word he ever spoke, Was fiddle, faddle, feedle. A gunner chanced to come that Wisky, wasky, weedle; Says he, -"I'll shoot you, silly bird Fiddle, faddle, feedle. Come, My Children, Come Away. COME, my children,, come away, For the sun shines bright to-day; 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, AH the pretty flowers are springiftgj See the kitten, full of fun^ Sporting in the brilliant sun; Children too may sport and play, Eor it is a pleasant day. *** *ty5r ^^^ : 25= *-* v. **^5^. $ ***(. v^^. Bring the hoop, and bring the ball, Come with happy faces all; Let us make a merry ring, Talk and laugh, and dance and sing. Quickly* quickly, come away, For it is a pleasant day. Old Mother LD Mother Goose, when She wanted to wander. Would rise through the air On a very fine gander. Mother Goose had a house, 'Twas built in a wood, Where an owl at the door For sentinel stood. This is her son A plain-looking lad; He is not very good, Nor yet very bad. She sent him to market; A live goose he bought, 'Here,, Mother," says he, "It will not go for nought" Jack's goose and her gander Grew very fond ; They'd both eat together, Or swim in one pondL Jack found one morning, As I have been told, His goose had laid him An egg of pure gold. Jack rode to his mother, The news for to tell, She called him a good boy, And said it was well. Then Jack went a-courting A lady so gay, As fair as the lily, And sweet as the May* But them the old Squire Came behind his back, And began to belabour The sides of poor Jack. * Then old mother goose That instant came in, And turned her son Jack Into famed Harlequin, She then, with her wand, Touched the lady so fine; And turned her at once Into sweet Columbine. The gold egg into the sea Was thrown then, When Jack lumped in And got the egg back again. Jack's Mother came in, And caught the choose soon, And, mounting its back, Flew up to the moon. Two I HAD two pigeons r They flew from me tne other day; What was the reason they did go? I cannot tell, for I do not know; Moss Was A Little Mem. Moss was a little man, and a little mare did buy; For kicking and for sprawling, none her could come nigh; She could trot; she could amble, and could canter here and there, But one night she stayed away so Moss lost his mare, Most got up next morning to catch her fast asleep, And round about the frosty fields so nimbly he did creep. Dead in a ditch he found her, and glad to find her there; So I '11 tell you by-and-by how Moss caught his mara * Rise! stupid, rise! 1 * he thus to her did say; "Arise, you beast, you drowsy beast, get up without delay, Eor I must ride you to the town, so don't lie sleeping there; H put the halter round her neck so Moss caught his Old Mistress McSkuttle. OLD Mistress McShuttle Lived in 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 PAT-A-CAKE, pat-a-cake, bakers man! So I will, master, as fast as I can; Pat it, and prick it, and mark ft with T, Put it in the oven for Tommy and me. Three straws on a staff, Would make a baby cry an& laugh. Little Betty Blue. ITTLE Betty Blue, Lost her holiday shoe. What can Kttle Betty do? \ Give her another To match the other t And then she may walk in twa I caught' a bare alivej 7* *> 9- t'ol I let her go again. /'// Tell You a Story. I'LL tell you a story About Jack a Nory And now my story's begun* I'll tell you another About Jack* ihis brother, And now my story's done* One, Two* Buckle My Skoi* NE, v two, tackle 'my shoe} Threex/our, Shut the doorj Five^ six, Pick up^ .sticks; Seven, eight, Lay them straight; Nine, ten, A good fat^henj Eleven, twelve, Who wilf , delve? Thirteen, fourteen, Maids a-cpurting; Fifteen, sixteen, Maids; a-kis$ing; Seventeen, eighteen, Maids a-waiting; Nineteen; twenty, My stomach's empty, Up Street, and Down Street. P street} and down street, Each window ,'s made of glass, IF you go to Tommy Tickler's house* You'll find r a pretty lass. RiNG-a-ring-a-roses, A pocketful^of posies; H ush hush. -hush, We '11 all tumble, down; There Was an Old Crow. THERE was an old crow Sat: upon* a clod; There's an end of my song That's odd! Tlveedle-dum and Tweedle-dee. TWEEDLE-DUM and Tweedle-dee Resolved to have a battle, For Tweedle-dum said Tweedle-dee Had spoiled^ his nice new rattle. Just" then flew by a monstrous crow, As big as a tar-barrel, Which frightened both 'the heroes so, They quite forgot their quarrel. To Market* To Market To market; to market, to buy a fat pig, Home again, Kome again; dancing a jig; Ride to market to buy afat hog. Home again, home again; jiggety-jog; To market, to market, to buy a plum bun. Home again, ^home again, market is done. We're All. in the Duntps: E'RE all in the dumps* For diamonds are trumps; The kittens are gone to St. Paul's! The babies are bit, The moon's in a fit. And the houses are built without walls. The Rose r Red. THE rose is red, the violet blue, The gillyflower sweet, and so are you. These are the words you bade me say JEot a pair of new gloves on Easter-day To Make Yvur Candles Last. O make your candles last for aye, You" wives and maids give ear-o! To put 'em outs the only ^way, Says honest John BolderQi Temmy Trot ^ToMMY trot, v a man v j>f law^ !Sold his tbed and: (lay upon sttaasj Sold ithe^traw^nd^slept on gras$ To buy his wife, a looking-glass. There Were Two Blackbirds. THERE were two blackbirds Sitting on. a hill, The one [named Jack, She. other .named Jilt; Flyaway; Jack! ^ Ply ,awky; Jill! Come :again, Jack? Come again, Jill! There Was an Old Mam THERE was ;an ^old man of Tobago> Who lived on rice gruel and sago j Till much to his bliss, His physician said this, a leg, sir, of mutton you may go. Sfo* the Cofa Shoe! HOE the colt, shoe? J5hoe, the ;\vild mare, Put a sackj on her back; See 'if she'll bear. If she'll, jbfeac Well give^ her some grains; If sKe won't bear, We'll dash out her brains! Yen Shall Have an Apple? You shall have an apple, You shall have a plum, You shall have a rattle basket; When your dad comes home. There Were Two Birds,. THERE were two birds sat on a stone; Fa, la, la, la, lal, de; One flew away; and then there was one* Fa, la, la, ta^ lal, de; The other fleror after, and theti there was none, Fa, ;K \*+ la; !al, dr, And so the poor stone was left all alone, Fa> la, la, la, lal* de! Three Children Sliding on the Ice. HREE children sliding on the ice Upon a summer's day; As it fell out, they all fell in, The rest they ran away. Now had these children Been at home, Or sliding on dry ground, Ten thousand pounds to one penny They'had not all been drowned. You parents all that children have, And you that have got none, If you would have them