HEY,And hey, my kitten, my deary Such a sweet pet as
Was
!
this
neither far nor neary.
Here we go up, up, up, And here we go down, down, downy And here we go backwards and forwards, ;
And
we go round,
here
"XT'OUNG lambs
to
round, roundy.
sell
!
Young lambs to sell If I'd as much money as I can tell, I never would cry, Young lambs to JL
!
[A song -
1.
^HIS
."
sell
set to five fingers.]
.-
i
:
\
."''
:
)ittlfe',pvg weiEj't'.'to'. :
2. This, little,
:
market
pig stayed at
;
home
;
oak
3.
This
little
4.
And
this little/ pig.-had
5.
This
pig
hail.
-
beef,
'.rictiie *
< Wee, wee, wee home." way
little pig'ci'ied,
I can't find the
!
!
;
/^^USHY cow And
A gown If
bonny,
let
down thy
I will give thee a
of silk
thou wilt
let
and a
gown
of silk
silver tee,
down thy milk
milk,
to me.
;
NURSERY RHYMES YE, baby
**
**
Wfc
**
5*
5<*
bunting,
Father's gone a-hunting,
Gone to
fetch a rabbit skin
To wrap the baby bunting
OCK-A-BYE, baby, thy
cradle
in.
is
green
;
Father's a nobleman, mother's a queen
And
Betty's a lady, and wears a gold ring
And Johnny's
;
a drummer, and drums for the king,
DANCE My
to your daddy,
little
babby
;
Dance to your daddy,
My
;
little
lamb.
You
shall
have a
In a
little
dishy
fishy,
;
You shall have a fishy When the boat comes in.
NURSERY RHYMES
s*
T)ETER PIPER picked a peck A
A
of pickled
pepper peck of pickled pepper Peter Piper picked ; ;
If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled pepper, Where's the peck of pickled pepper Peter Piper picked ?
NURSERY RHYMES
s* v* 5% 5* w* 5% s%
was a frog
liv'd in a well,
THERE Kitty alone, Kitty alone There was a frog liv'd Kitty alone and I
in
a
;
well,
!
There was a frog
And
a farce
l
liv'd in
mouse
in
a well,
a mill
;
Cock me cary, Kitty alone, Kitty alone and I.
This frog he would a-wooing ride,
Kitty alone, &c.
;
This frog he would a-wooing ride, And on a snail he got astride,
Cock me cary, &c.
He
he came to
my Lady Mouse
hall,
Kitty alone, &c. He rode till he came to
my Lady Mouse
hall,
rode
till
;
And
there he did both knock and call
Cock me cary, &c. 1
Merry.
;
R,L.-A,3.
NURSERY RHYMES Quoth
" he,
*
5*
** ** ** **
Miss Mouse, I'm come to thee,'
Kitty alone, &c. t4 Quoth he, Miss Mouse, I'm come to thee, ;
To
see
if
Cock
Quoth
thou canst fancy
me
Until
" she,
Answer
J
I'll
give
you none,
;
Answer
she,
my
' ;
cary, &c.
Kitty alone, &c. "
Quoth
me
uncle
I'll give you none, Rat come home '
;
Cock me cary, &c.
And when
her uncle Rat came home,
Kitty alone, &c. And when her uncle Rat came home, ;
"
Who's been here Cock me
"
'
since I've been gone ?
cary, &c.
Sir, there's
been a worthy gentleman,"
Kitty alone, &c. Sir, there's been a worthy gentleman, That's been here since you've been gone ;
44
Cock me cary, &c. R.L.
B
" ;
NURSERY RHYMES The
frog he
came
** **
v*.
whistling through the brook,
Kitty alone, &c. frog he came whistling through the brook, And there he met with a dainty duck,
The
Cock me cary, &c. This duck she swallow'd him up with a pluck, Kitty alone, Kitty alone ;
This duck she swallow'd
him up with a
So there's an end
history book.
of
my
Cock me cary, Kitty alone, Kitty alone and I.
pluck,
^O
make your candles last for a', You wives and maids give ear-o
To put 'em
out's the only way,
Says honest John Boldero.
!
NURSERY RHYMES
WOULD
T
1
if
I cou'd,
If I cou'dn't,
I cou'dn't,
** ** ** w* **
how
cou'd I
?
without I cou'd, cou'd I
?
Cou'd you, without you cou'd, cou'd ye ? Cou'd ye, cou'd ye ? Cou'd you, without you cou'd, cou'd ye
children sliding on the ice
THREE Upon a summer's day, As
it fell
The
rest
Now had Or
out, they all
fell in,
they ran away.
these children been at home,
on dry ground, Ten thousand pounds to one penny They had not all been drown'd. sliding
You parents all that children have, And you that have got none, If
you would have them safe abroad, Pray keep them safe at home.
?
.
:: .
...
LJLL3
R.L.B.3.
NURSERY RHYMES
** **
market, to market, a plum bun
TO To buy Home
come
again,
Market
is
;
again,
done.
SAW
a ship a-sailing, A-sailing on the sea
I
And, oh
!
it
was
all
;
laden
With pretty things
for thee
!
There were comfits in the cabin,
And The
apples in the hold,
sails
And
were made of
the masts were
silk,
made
of gold.
The four-and-twenty sailors That stood between the decks, Were four-and-twenty white mice
W ith T
chains about their necks.
The captain was a duck, With a packet on his back And when the ship began to move, The captain said, " Quack quack ;
!
!
all
the world was apple-pie, all the sea was ink,
IF And
And all the trees were bread and cheese, What should we have for drink ?
NURSERY RHYMES I
** fe )% ** ** )%
walked by myself,
AS And
talked to myself,
Myself said unto me,
Look to thyself, Take care of thyself, For nobody cares
for thee.
I answered myself, said to myself,
And
In the self-same repartee,
Look to thyself, Or not look to thyself, The self-same thing will
be.
old Robinson Crusoe
!
POOR Poor old Robinson Crusoe They made him a coat Of an old nanny goat, I wonder how they could do With a ring a ting tang, And, a ring a ting tang, Poor old Robinson Crusoe
!
!
so
!
NURSERY RHYMES
OT. ^~^
SWITHIN'S
For forty days
A X 7 HEN
if
'Tis neither
The
is
skilful fisher
it
if
will
thou dost remain
thou be
'twill rain
the wind
the wind
5**,
day,
For forty days
St. Swithin's day,
When
**
is
rain,
:
fair,
na mair.
in the east,
good
for
man
in the north,
goes not forth
;
nor beast
;
NURSERY RHYMES When
the wind
to is
re*
in the south,
blows the bait in the
It
When Then
the wind 'tis
is
mouth
;
at the very best.
that would thrive
*
Must
He
fishes'
in the west,
T TE *-
1%
rise at five
;
that hath thriven
May And
lie till
seven
;
he that by the plough would thrive,
Himself must either hold or drive.
NURSERY RHYMES bairn
3%
is fair
MONDAY'S Tuesday's bairn Wednesday's bairn
m
5%
5%
5%.
v*.
of face,
is full
of grace,
of woe,
is full
Thursday's bairn has far to go, Friday's bairn
is
loving and giving,
Saturday's bairn works hard for
But the bairn that Is
bonny and
want
blithe,
And
all
and good and gay.
rider,
lost
from the want
ARCH
was
lost
the kingdom was
a horseshoe
of
;
was
the battle was lost
of the battle,
M
was
of the shoe, the horse
of the horse, the rider
For want of the
For want
born on the Sabbath day
of a nail, the shoe
FORFor want For want
is
its living,
lost
;
;
lost
nail.
winds and April showers
Bring forth
May
flowers.
;
;
T)USSY-CAT, I've been
pussy-cat, where have
up
to
London
you been
Pussy-cat, pussy-cat, what did you there I frighten'd
a
little
?
to look at the queen.
mouse under the
?
chair.
NURSERY RHYMES
** ** w* **
Wfc
**
was an old woman Lived under a
And
if
She
she's not
hill,
gone
lives there still.
was an old woman toss'd up
a
in
THERE basket
Nineteen times as high as the
Where For "
;
was going I couldn't but ask her hand she carried a broom.
she in
it,
Old woman, old woman, old woman," quoth "
"
moon
O
whither,
O
whither,
To brush the cobwebs "
off
Shall I go with thee ?
I
A
O
whither, so high
the sky
"
I, '
?
' !
"
Ay, by-and-by."
long ago, yet made to-day, Employed while others sleep
^ORMED
;
What few would Nor any wish
like to give
away,
to keep.
[A
bed.
<
-
,
.
R.L.B.f.
NURSERY RHYMES
** 5*
*
** fe **
Mother Hubbard
OLDWent
to the cupboard
To get her poor dog a bone But when she came there The cupboard was bare,
And
so the poor
dog had none.
She went to the baker's
To buy him some bread, But when she came back The poor dog was dead. She went to the
joiner's
To buy him a coffin, But when she came back The poor dog was laughing. She took a clean dish
To get him some tripe, But when she came back He was smoking his pipe. She went to the fishmonger's
To buy him some fish, And when she came back
He was
;
licking the dish.
NURSERY RHYMES
*fc
^
**
5%
)%.
She went to the ale-house
him some beer, But when she came back The dog sat in a chair. To
get
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's
To buy him a
wig,
But when she came back
He was
dancing a
She went to the
jig.
fruiterer's
To buy him some fruit, But when she came back
He was
playing the
flute.
She went to the
tailor's
To buy him a coat, But when she came back
He was
riding a goat.
NURSERY RHYMES
** **
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 sempstress
To buy him some linen, But when she came back The dog was spinning. She went to the
hosier's
To buy him some hose, But when she came back
He was
dress'd in his clothes.
The dame made a curtsey, The dog made a bow ;
The dame The dog
" said,
said,
Your servant," " Bow, wow."
NURSERY RHYMES
><*
** w* 5*
Wfc
son deedle, dumpling, bed with his trousers on
my
DEEDLE, Went to One shoe
5%.
John ;
the other shoe on, Deedle, deedle, dumpling, my son John. off,
bee, burnie bee,
BURNIE Tell me when your wedding be ? If it
be to-morrow day,
Take your wings and
fly
away.
mice sat in a barn to spin
little
;
SOME Pussy came by, and popped her head in
" "
Shall I
Oh
come
no, kind
in
sir,
!
[A game
/CUCKOO,
V^
at ball.]
cherry-tree,
Catch a bird, and give Let the tree be high or low, Let R.L.
C
it
;
and cut your threads off ? " " you will snap our heads off
hail, rain,
or snow.
it
to
me
;
OUR -and -twenty L The
snail
best tail
tailors
went
to
kill
a
;
man among them
durst not touch her
;
She put out her horns like a little Kyloe cow Run, tailors, run, or she'll kill you all e'en now. ;
NURSERY RHYMES
** w* ** ** **
winds they did blow
THEThe
leaves they did
;
wag
Along came a beggar boy, And put me in his bag.
He
me up to London lady did me buy, Put me in a silver cage, And hung me up on high, took
;
A
With apples by the
fire,
And
nuts for to crack, Besides a little feather bed
To
rest
my
little
back.
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
Then he began
again.
;
end,,
;
TT HERE
/
V
was a
piper, he'd
a cow,
1 And he'd no hay to give He took his pipes and played a 44
Consider, old cow, consider
her
;
tune ' !
:
NURSERY RHYMES
** s% ** **
The cow considered very
well,
For she gave the piper a penny, That he might play the tune again, Of " Corn rigs are bonnie."
A A
PIE
on a pear-tree, on a pear-tree, sate on a pear-tree. pie Heigh O, heigh O, heigh O Once so merrily hopp'd she, Twice so merrily hopp'd she,
A
sate
pie sate
!
Thrice so merrily hopp'd she. Heigh O, heigh O, heigh O !
I
saw a
little
bird
ONCE 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.
NURSERY RHYMES
>% ** **
BARNES,
N
** **
fellow fine,
ROBERT Can you shoe this horse of
mine
?
"
Yes, good sir, that I can, As well as any other man :
There's a nail, and there's a prod, And now, good sir, your horse is shod."
[Bird boy's song.]
and make no waste make no haste
birds, eat,
EAT,I If
my
lie
here and
:
master chance to come,
You must
fly,
and
/
npHERE
I
must run.
were two blackbirds
A
Sitting on a hill, The one nam'd Jack, The other nam'd Jill.
Fly away Jack Fly away
Come Come
Jill
!
!
again Jack again
Jill
!
!
;
NURSERY RHYMES
5% ** pig, or
ALONG-TAIL'D Or a pig without A
e'er
**.
** w*
a short-tail'd a
pig,
tail,
sow-pig, or a boar-pig,
Or a pig with a curly
tail.
T)ETTY PRINGLE had a little pig, JU Not very little and not very big When he was alive he lived in But now he's dead, and that's
clover all
;
;
over.
So Billy Pringle he laid down and cried, And Betty Pringle she laid down and died So there was an end of one, two, and three
;
Billy Pringle he,
Betty Pringle
And
she,
the piggy wiggy.
:
NURSERY RHYMES REAT
5* ** A,
** ** **
little a,
B
Bouncing
The
ft*
!
cat's in the cupboard,
And
can't see me.
F i
ifs and ands, Were pots and
pans,
There would be no need for tinkers
tale, tit
!
TELL Your tongue And
all
Shall
shall
be
slit,
the dogs in the town
have a
little bit.
and green
holly, boys,
BIRCH Birch and green holly. If
you get beaten, boys, 'Twill
be your own
folly.
!
r
I
I
^HE man in the wilderness asked me How many strawberries grew in the
answered him as I thought good,
As many R.L.
D
as red herrings
grew
in the
wood.
sea.
NURSERY RHYMES A
**
v* v* w* w*
RTHUR O'BOWER He comes
roaring
has broken his band,
up the land
;
of Scots, with all his power,
'The
King Cannot turn Arthur
of the
Bower
!
[A storm of wind
'T^HERE
was a king met a king
In a narrow lane
;
Says this king to that king, " Where have you been ?
Oh
!
With
'
I've been a-hunting
my
dog and
my
doe.'
Pray lend him to me, That I may do so." There's the dog take the dog. " 41 What's the dog's name ? I've told
"
Pray
you already."
tell
me
again."
ARTHUR O'BOWER HAS BROKEN
HIS BAND.
NURSERY RHYMES
** fe **
WHITE
will ne'er
go
right.
PETER Would you know the reason why He follows his nose where'er And that stands all awry.
was a JL
Who, being
little
?
he goes,
Guinea-pig,
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
;
He often squeak'd and And when he squeak'd
old.
sometimes vi'lent, he ne'er was silent
by a cat, Though He knew a mouse was not a rat. ne'er instructed
One day,
He
as I
took a
am
And, as I'm told
He
certified,
whim and
fairly died
by men
;
of sense,
never has been living since.
;
D.7.
NURSERY RHYMES
j% i* j% 5* 5%
SPRAT
could eat no
fat,
His wife could eat no lean JACK
And
so,
They
:
betwixt them both, you lick'd the platter clean.
OSEMARY And
Thyme and
green,
lavender blue,
sweet marjoram,
Hyssop and
rue.
see,
ITTLE boy
I
The
blue,
come, blow up your horn
sheep's in the
corn.
meadow, the cow's
;
in the
NURSERY RHYMES "
Where's the ?
little
"
5% fe ** ** **
boy that looks
sheep He's under the hay -cock fast asleep." " " " Will you wake him ? No, not I For if I do, he'll be sure to cry."
after
the
"
bless the
GODThe And
all
the
;
master of this house,
mistress bless also, little
children
That round the table go
;
And I
all your kin and kinsmen, That dwell both far and near wish you a merry Christmas,
And
ITTLE
T I
^
"
a happy
New
;
Year.
where have you been ? Gathering roses to give to the queen." girl, little girl,
T 2.
HIS
This
is
is
the house that Jack built.
the malt
That lay
.3.
This
is
in the
the
house that Jack
built,
rat,
That ate the malt,
That lay
in the
house that Jack
built.
NURSERY RHYMES 4.
This
is
That
5*r **
the cat,
kill'd
the rat,
That ate the malt, That lay in the house that Jack 5.
This
is
the dog,
That worried the That
kill'd
the
cat,
rat,
That ate the malt, That lay in the house that Jack 6.
This
is
built.
built.
the cow with the crumpled horn,
That toss'd the dog, That worried the cat,
That
kill'd
the rat,
That ate the malt, That lay in the house that Jack 7.
This
is
the maiden
built.
all forlorn,
That milk'd the cow with the crumpled horn, That toss'd the dog,
That worried the
That
kill'd
cat,
the rat,
That ate the malt,
That lay
in the
house that Jack
built.
NURSERY RHYMES 8.
This
That
is
the
man
kiss'd the
all
5* 3* 5^ ** tatter 'd
maiden
and
5fc
N*
torn,
all forlorn,
That milk'd the cow with the crumpled horn, That toss'd the dog, That worried the
That
kill'd
cat,
the rat,
That ate the malt, That lay
9.
This
is
in the
house that Jack
the priest
all
shaven and shorn,
That married the man That
kiss'd the
built.
maiden
all
tatter'd
and
torn,
all forlorn,
That milk'd the cow with the crumpled horn, That toss'd the dog, That worried the That
kill'd
cat,
the rat,
That ate the malt, That lay in the house that Jack
10.
This
is
the cock that crow'd in the morn,
That waked the
priest all
That married the man That
built.
kiss'd the
maiden
all
shaven and shorn, tatter'd
all forlorn,
and
torn,
NURSERY RHYMES
** J* ** ** y* **
That milk'd the cow with the crumpled horn, That toss'd the dog,
That worried the That
kill'd
cat,
the rat,
That ate the malt, That lay in the house that Jack
11.
This
is
built.
the farmer sowing his corn,
That kept the cock that crow'd in the morn, That waked the priest all shaven and shorn, That married the man That
kiss'd the
maiden
all
tatter'd
and
torn,
all forlorn,
That milk'd the cow with the crumpled horn, That toss'd the dog, That worried the
That
kill'd
cat,
the rat,
That ate the malt, That lay in the house that Jack
built.
NURSERY RHYMES
** ** ** ** **
Snooks and
Brooks
Bessy AS Tommy Were walking out one Sunday, Says "
Tommy
Snooks to Bessy Brooks, will be Monday."
To-morrow
news is come to town Brave news is carried Brave news is come to town Jemmy Dawson's married.
BRAVE
sweet as morning air, drive me to despair
SYLVIA, Do not
Long have I sighed
;
;
:
in vain,
I am come again Will you be mine or no, no-a-no, Will you be mine or no ?
Now
:
Simon, pray leave
off your suit, For of your courting you'll reap no I would rather give a crown Than be married to a clown Go for a booby, go, no-a-no, ;
Go, for a booby, go.
fruit.
Jl.L.-G-i
What
are Little are
WHAT What
little
are
Boys made
boys made of made of
little
boys made of
"
Snaps and snails, and puppy-dogs' And that's what little boys are made
What What
are
little girls
are
little girls
made made
of,
made
of ?"
;
?
tails of,
of,
;
made made
5
of.
of
;
of ?
'*
Sugar and spice, and all that's nice And that's what little girls are made of, made ;
!
of.
NURSERY RHYMES
**
V*.
EORGEY PORGEY, Kissed the
When
the
girls
girls
pudding and pie, and made them cry
;
came out
to play,
Georgey Porgey ran away.
KING'S And There
is
SUTTON
is
lies all in
a valley
a pretty town.,
a pretty ring of
bells,
Besides a bowling-alley
Wine and
liquor in good maidens plenty Pretty Can a man desire more ?
There
ain't
;
:
store, ;
such a town in twenty,
let's
to bed,
COME, Says
Sleepy-head a while," says Slow Tarry Put on the pan," ;
44
44
Says Greedy Nan, 44
Let's sup before
we go."
\
NURSERY RHYMES
ENNY
J
Wren
"
fc
fell sick,
Upon a merry time In came Robin-Redbreast ;
And brought 4
J% s% 1*
her sops and wine
Eat well of the sops, Jenny, Drink well of the wine."
Thank you, Robin,
You
shall
kindly,
be mine."
Jenny she got well, And stood upon her feet, And told Robin plainly She loved him not a
bit.
Robin, being angry, Hopped upon a twig, ic
Out upon you. Saying, Bold-faced jig."
r
Fie upon you,
""HE hart he loves the high wood, The hare she loves the hill, The knight he loves his bright sword, I
J_
The lady
loves her will.
NURSERY RHYMES
** ** ** j% **
baa, black sheep,
BAA,Have you Yes,
sir,
yes,
Three bags
any wool
?
sir,
full
:
One for the master, One for the dame, One for the little boy That
lives in the lane."
Winkie runs through the town, and downstairs in his nightgown, Upstairs
WEE
Willie
Rapping at the window, crying through the lock, Are the children in their beds, for now it's eight '
o'clock
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to bed, and early to rise, Makes a man healthy, wealthy, and