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N UR S E R Y R H Y M E S
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JA M C O L LE C T E D
E S ORC H ARD H ALLI WE LL, ES Q

AN D EDITED BY
R o sc i a , ( h e so de s , me l i o r l e x , an p u e ro r u m
N ze n ia .
H O B AT .
S EC O N D E DIT I O N ,
WITH A LT E RA T I O N S AN D A D D I T I ON S .
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L O ND O N
J O H N RUS S E L L S
P T O N S T R E E T , S O H O SQ U A R E
M I TH,
D C C C X L1 H .
I F I T BE N OT S A C R I LE G E TO A S S OC I A T E TH E N A M
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fi n QEmi ue n t W ri t e r
W IT H THE
T RAD I TI O NAL P O ET RY OF OUR C H I L D H OO D ,
TH E FO L L O W I N G C O L LE CT I O N
IS I N S C RI B ED ,
A T R FL I N G
I M A R K OF E S T E E M AND F R I E N D S H P,
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J . R . P L AN C H E, E S Q .
PR E F A C E .
TH E first e di tion of thi s work was printed at the
cl ose of t he year 1 8 4 1 , wi t h a vi ew o nl y to a l i mi ted

circul ation among the members of the P E R C Y S O C I ETY
b ut a dem and for it somewhat unusual when

, it is con
si de r e d that its a ppearance was never advert ised to the
pub lic has occas ioned the present edi t ion in whi ch it
, ,
is believed considerab l e improvemen t s as well as addi

tio n s wi ll be found .
I t ha s been the E ditor

’
s princip al obj ect to form as
genui ne a coll ection of the o ld vernacul ar rhyme s of

the E ngl ish nursery as he pos s ib l y coul d , wi t hou t ad
mittin g any very modern com posit ions at l ea s t , n one

bel onging to the present century . It may perhap s b e
, ,
di ffi cul t to prove the antiquit y of a ll of them—i n fa c t

v iii P RE F A C E .
ve ry few ca n be traced back even as far as the s ixteenth

century ; b ut there is a peculi ar styl e in m ost of t he
an cie n t o n e s t hat coul d not very well be im it ated withou t

dete ction by a practi s ed e ar .
M an y of the most pop ul ar nursery rhyme s a re m erel y
fragment s of o ld ball ads and some of

, my re a ders will
prob a b l y detect more p l agiarisms of thi s kind tha n I
have ye t b een e n abl ed to di scover . The s ubj ect is a
t r ul v curiou s one and it woul d perh a p s occasion s o m e

,
di fficul t y to the mo s t inge n ious theorist to form a co n
j e ct ur e t hat woul d account for the universal di s sem i n a

,
t ion of the s e strange scraps and their t ra di tio n t hrough ,
s everal ce n t urie s .
An i n genious writer h a s l atel y endeavoured to find

“ ”
t he origi n al s of our nursery rhyme s in the ancie n t
G erman l anguage and , if the odd s imil aritie s produced
by him in aid of his theory had bee n discovered i n s tead
of inve n t ed , it woul d have formed an interes t ing s ubj ec t
for a n t iquari a n investigation . Bu t as it i s , I a m afraid
M r Ker will rare l y receive thank s for t reat in g
. so b ar
b a r o u sl y our dear o ld na mi a certai nl y no t from the
humb l e E di t or, an d those who w ith hi m rega rd wi t h n o

very fa vorab l e eyes the attempts t hat have bee n m a de
P RE F A C E . ix
by M rs C hil d and o t her American w riters to sub s titute

.
, ,
popul ar s cie n ce in that pl ace in the educat ion of i n fan t s ,
whi ch the s e trul y E ngl i s h com position s have so l o n g

occupied . I cannot hel p thi nkin g that harml e s s an d
euphonious n o n sen s e m ay rea s onabl y be con s idered a

more u s eful instrument in the hand s of chil dren t han
that over s train in g of the i n tell ect in very earl y age ,
which mu s t un a voidabl y be the resul t of a more refined

s ystem .
I f t h e i n dul gence of the pub l ic shoul d be so f a r ex

tended to my eff orts in thi s very humb l e wal k of
l iterature , as to enabl e me at s ome future period to
at t e mpt a more com pl ete coll ectio n , I s h a ll h Op e t o
render the cl a s s ification l es s Open to critici s m t han it is
at pre s ent . Th e difficul ties of doi n g so in many case s

m us t be my a pol ogy an d it is ev ident that the correct
nomencl ature cannot al ways be obtain ed .
S houl d my readers remember any nur s ery rhyme s not

inserted i n thi s vo l um e or , an
y diff erent versio n s of tho s e
here printed , an d c o n f e r the gr eat favour of com mu ni
M
.
cati g them to
n m e , * t hey wil l be dul y an d than kfull y
D i re ct e d t o me c a re o f , r . J . R Sm t
. ih ,
4, O l d C o mp t o n S t ree t ,
S o h o S q u a re L o n d o n
, .
P RE F A C E .
cknowl edged O n a form er occa s ion I h d to acknow

a
a .
l edge my obli gations to S ir E . F . B RO M H E AD , B a rt .

,
and W I L L I A M H E N RY B L A C K , Es q . I have now to
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add my best thanks to R S . . S H A R P E E sq , .
, WI L L I A M
C H A P P E L L, E sq .
, and E . F . RI B AU L T , Es q .
,
for a
few intere s ting contributio n s .
J . O . H AL L I WE L L .
I O .
C ON TE N T S .
H I ST O R I C A L
TA L E S
JI N GLE S
RI D D L E S
PROV ERBS
LU L LAB I E S
C H ARM S .
GA M E S
PA RAD O X E S
L I T E RA L
S C H O LA ST I C
C U ST O M S
x ii C ONTE NTS .
S ON GS
FR A G M E N T S
T R A N S L AT I O N S
AP P E N D I x
N OT E S
I N D EX
N U R SE R Y RH Y M ES .
FI RS T C LAS S H I S T ORI C AL .
[ TE E tr a di ti o n a l N urs e ry R hy me s o f E ngl a n d co mme nc e w i t h a

legen d a ry s a t i re o n K i n g C o le w h o re ig n e d i n B ri t a i n a s the o ld
, ,
c h r o n i c le s i n fo r m u s i n t h e t hi r d c e n t ur y a ft e r C h ri s t
, A cc o rdi ng .
t o Ro b e rt o f G l o u c e s t e r h e w a s t h e fa t h e r o f S t H elen a a n d if s
, .
,
o ,
B ut ler mus t b e w ro n g i n a s cribi n g a n o b c u re o rigi n t o t h e c ele

s
b ra i e d mo t h e r o f C o n s ta n ti n e Ki n g C o le w a s a b ra v e a n d p o p u l a r
.
man i n h i s da y a n d a s ce n d e d t he t h ro n e o f B ri t a i n o n t h e d e a t h o f
,
A s c le pi o d a mid s t t h e a cc l a ma t i o n s o f t h e p e o p le o r a s R o b e r t o f
M
, ,
G l o u ce s t e r e xp re s e s hi ms el f t h e f o l c w a s t h o o f t hi s l o n d y p a id
s ,
-
we l y -
n o u
”
. Th e fo ll o w i n g c uri o u s me tr i ca l hi s to ry o f Ki n g C o le
i s t a k e n fr o m Ro b er t o f G l o u ces t e r s C h ro n i c le i n S C o t to
’
, . n .
C a l ig A xi f o l 3 0
.
, . . .
C o le w as a n o b le mo n a n d g re t p o e r a dde a n h o n d e
,
E rl h e w as o f C o l ch e s t re h ere i n t hi s s e l o n d e
, ,
A nd C o l ch e s t re a fter i s n a me i cl u pe d i s i c h u n de rs t o n de
- .
Ure l o ve rd a mo n g o t h e r t hi n g e s h i m s e n d e a v a i r s o n d e
, , ,
Th a t h e a dd e a n h o l i do g h t e r a t C o l che s t re i n t hi s 10 nd ,
Th at Se i n t E l e y ne i s i cl upe d t h a t t h e h o l i ro d e vo n d
-
, .
N U R S E RY R H Y M E S .
Bi t en e u re ki n g A sc l e pi o d a n d t hi s e rl w i th o ut e fa i le
a ,
Th er w e r a g re t w o rre n d t h a t h ii s mi t e b a t a i l e
, a
A n d t h e e rl C o le s l o u t h e n ki n g a nd t h o h e a dd e t h u n o v er h o n d , ,
Ki n g h e l e t h i m cro w n e n h e r e o f t hi s Io n d .
Th t fo l o w a s t h o o f t hi s Io n d y p a id w e l y n o u
a - -
,
Th a t h e a dd e y w o n n e t he k i n e do m a n d h e t h e o t h e r s l o u
- .
Th e tydi n ge t o Ro me co me t h a t t h e ky n g a s l aw e w a ,
s
,
Th a t h o rn a dd e i do n s o mo ch e s ame hii w e re g l d o f t h at ca s
- s ,
a .
Th e n o b le p ri n c e hii e n d e hid er th e g o d e k n igh t C o s ta nce

s ,
Th a t w a n h o m a lle p o er o f Sp ai n e a n d a k o f F ra n ce .
Th a t h e s s o l de e k t hi s 10 nd w i n n e a g e n t o Ro me ,
S o t h a t t hi n o b le p r i n c e a n d i me n hid e r co me
s s .
T h o t he ki n g C o le i t u n d e r g e t h e dra dde i n i s m o d , ,
V o h e w a s o n o b le k n igh t t h a t n o mo n hi m me w i t h s t o d
r s
T h i m h e s e n d e o f a co rd gif i t w e re i s w i lle
o , ,
T h a t h e w o l d e t o Ro me a b uy e a n d le t e a l c o n t e k b e s t i l le ;
A n d u n d e r h e re i s t ru a g e o t h e r d u d e b i v o re , ,
V or w a t h e h u ld e t h e k i ne do m w a n n e t h e tr u a g e w e re y b o r e -
,
C o s t a n ce i t g ra u n te de a nd n o m i s t rua g e
n ,
A n d n o m a l s o t o b e s ik e r o f h i m g o o d o s ta g e ,
A n d g ra un t e d hi m t h a t k i n e do m a n d t h a t p e s o f R o m e ,
A n d b i l e e de i n t hi s Io n d t o g a d e re b o t h e i s o me
v - -
.
A mo ut h e i t w a s t h e ra f t e r t h a t C o le w e l s i k l y a ,
An d d e a l s a s Go d i t w o l de w i th i n ne t h e e i g h te t he d a y
M
, , .
I find a sol a no t h er hi s to ry o f K i ng C o le i n t he C h ro n i cle of
B ru t e , S . H a rl . fo ll o w s
46 9 0 , f o l 1 1 , .Th e nn e r e ig ne d t hi s
as
A s cl e p a de s i n p ee s fl o r t h a tt o o n o f h i s e r le s t h a t high t C o le ma d e
'
a f rm t o w n e a yc n te t h e ki ngg e w i lle n d c le p e d t h a t t o w n e
a s s , a
C o l e ch e s t e r by h i n a me ; w e re f o re t h e ki n g w a s w r o t h e a n d w o l d
s ,
h a v e d es t ro y e d t h e e rle a n d b ega n n e t o w e rre a n d h a d g re t e

, ,
t e n g t h e a n d g a ff b a te i lle t o t h e e r le : b u tt e t h e e rle d e fe n d e d h i m
s r ,
my g h t l y w i t h h i p o w e r a n d s l o w g h e t h e ki n g h i ms e l f i n th e b a t a i l e ;
s ,
a n d t ha n n e w a s C o el y c ro w n e d ki n g o f t hi s l o n d e a n d h e re ig n e d
-
,
an d g o v e rn e d t h e r e a m n o b e l y a n d w a s a g o d e ma n a n d w el b e
,
l o ve d a mo n g t he B ry t o nn e s W h e n n e t h e i o f Ro me h erd e n t h a t
.
A cl pa de w a s y s l e y e t h e y w e re w o n de rl y g l a d a n d s e n t e n a n o t h e r
s e s -
, ,
H I S T O R I C AL . 3
gret e p ri n c e o f t he Ro mayn e s t he w h i ch e h et e C o n s ta n ce a nd
, ,
co me t o t h e Ki n g C o le t o c h a l e n g e h i s t re w a g e t h a t t w a s w o n e d t o
p a i e dd t o R o me B u t t h e ki n g a ns w e ryd a n d s e id t h a t t re s o un
.
w o l d e a n d r igh t a n d s o t h e i a cco rde de n n e w i t h o u t e c o n t e kk e a n d

, ,
d w e ll e de n n e t o g e de r w i t h fl ry e n s ch i p pe A n d t h e n n e t h e ky n g
'
g a fi t o t hi s C o n s t a n c e h i s d a u gh t e r E l y n a to w y f e f o r s h e w a s fa y re
'
an d w y s e ,a n d w ell y l e t t r e d ; a n d t h a n n e t hi s C o n s t a n c e w e dd e d
-
h e r W i t h gr e t e w o rs ch i pp Th a n a n o n e a fte r t h a t C o le dyg he d i n
.
,
t h e xiii .y e r e o f h i r i
s e g en a n d i s e n,t i e r e n t e r e d a tt e C o l c h e s t e r
”
.
A t C o l c h e s te r t h er e i a l a rge e a t h w o rk s u pp o s e d t o h a v e b ee n a
s r -
,
Ro ma n a mphi t h e a t re w h i c h g o e s p o p u l a r l y by t h e n a me o f
,
Ki ng
CO Ie s ki t c h en A cco rdi n g t o J e ff e ry o f M o n mo u t h Ki n g C o le s
’ ” ’
.
,
d a ugh t e r w a w ell s k i lle d i n m u i c b u t w e u n fo rt un a tel y h a v e n o

s s ,
.
eviden c e t o s h o w t h a t h e r fa t h er w a s a t ta ch e d t o t h a t sc i en c e ,
furth er t h a n w h a t i s co n ta i n ed i n t he fo ll o w i n g l i n e s w hi ch a re o f ,
d o ub t ful a n t i q u i t y Th e s o n g w a s v ery p o p u l a r a c en t ury a go a n d

. ,
ma y b e fo un d i n G a y s b a ll a d Op e ra o f A ch i lle s p r i n t e d i n 1 7 3 3
’
, ,
a n d o t h er s i mi l r pi e c e s I ma y me n t i o n a l s o t h a t i n Le w i s ’
a . s
“
H i s t o r y o f G re a t B r i t a i n f o l L o n d 1 7 2 9 t h ree ki ng s o f
,
”
. .
,
B ri ta i n o f th e s a me n a me a re men t i o n e d ] . .
OL D K i ng C ol e
Wa s a merry o l d s oul ,
And a merry o l d s oul was he ;

H e call ed for h i s pipe ,
And he call ed for h i s bowl ,
And he call ed for h i s fiddl e r s three .
E ver y fiddl er he had a fin e fiddl e , ,
And a very fin e fiddl e had he

Twee twee dl e dee tweedl e dee went the fiddl e rs
, , .
O h there s none so rare

,
’
,
As can co mp a re
With Kin g C ol e and his fiddl e r s three l
4 N U RS E RY R H Y M E S .
II .
WH E N good king Arthur rul ed this l and ,
H e w a s a goodl y king ;
H e s tol e three pecks of barl ey meal -
,
To make a b ag pud di ng -
.
A bag pudding the king did make

-
,
An d s t uff d it well wi th p l ums

"
And in it put great l um ps of fat ,
As big as my two thumbs .
The king and queen did e a t thereof ,
And nobl emen beside ;

And what they coul d not eat that night ,
The queen next morning fried .
[ Th e fo ll o w i ng s o ng rel a ti n g t o R o bi n H o o d t he c eleb ra t ed
, ,
o ut l a w
, i s w ell k n o w n a t W o rk s o p i n N o t t i n gh a ms hi re w h ere i t
, ,
c o n s t i t ut e s o n e o f th e n u r s e ry s e r i e s
.
]
RO B I N H O O D , R obin H ood ,
I s in the mickl e wood !

John L ittl e J ohn
L ittl e , ,
H e to the town is gone .

H I S T O R I C AL
i
. O
R obin Hood R obin Hood , ,
I s tell ing his beads ,
Al l in t h e green wood ,
Among the green weed s .
L ittl eJohn L ittl e John , ,
I f he comes no more ,
R obin Hood R obin Hood , ,
H e will fret full sore
[ S t H ugh o f
. L i n co l n , hi l d s b a ll ad Fro m G o d a l mi n g I n S urrey ]
a c
’
. .
HE tossed t h e b all so hi gh so hi gh , ,
He t ossed t h e ball so l o w ;
He tossed the b all in the Jews garden
’
,
And the Jews w e re all bel ow .
’
Oh ! then out cam e t h e Jew s daughter ,
S he w a s dr es s ed all in green ;
C ome hi ther come hither my sweet pretty
, ,
And fetch your ball again .

6 N U R S E RY R H Y M E S .
V .
[ Th e o r igi na l o f Th e h o u s e t h a t J a c k b u i l t ” i s pre s u me d t o b e
a hy mn i n S p h e r H g g e / h f o l 2 3 a t ra n s l a t i o n o f w hi c h i s h e re
a ai a . .
,
giv e n T h e hi s to r i ca l i n ter p reta t i o n w as fi rs t giv e n by P N

. . .
Leb e re ch t a t Le ip s i c i n 1 73 1 a n d i s p ri n t e d i n t he “ C h ri s t i a n
, ,
R e fo rme r ” o l xvii p 2 8
, v . Th e o rigi na l i s i n t h e C h a l d ee
. . .
l an gua g e a n d i t m y b e me n t i o n e d t h a t a ve r y fine H e b re w
, a
ma n u sc rip t o f t he fa b le w i t h i ll u mi n a t i o n s i s i n t he po s s e s s i o n o f
, ,
G e o rge O il o r E s q o f H ac k n ey ]
'
. .
,
1 . A hi d a hi d my father bought
, ,
For two piece s of m oney

A kid a kid , .
2 . Then came t h e ca t and ate the kid ,
That my father bought

For two pieces of money
A kid a kid ,
.
Then came t he d og and bit the cat , ,
That ate the kid ,
That my father bough t

A ki d a kid , .
Then came t he s t af and beat the dog , ,
That bit the ca t ,
That ate the kid ,
That my father bough t

A kid a kid , .
H I ST O R I C A L .
Then came t h e fir e and burned

,
That beat the dog ,
That b i t the cat

,
That ate the kid ,

For t w o piece s of m oney
A kid a kid , .
Then cam e the w a t e r and quenched

,
That bur n ed the s t aff ,
That beat the dog ,
That bit the c a t,
That a t e the kid ,

For two piece s of m one y
A kid a kid , .
Then came t he 0 x and drank

, w a ter
,
That que n ched the fir e ,
That bur n ed the s t aff ,
That beat the dog ,
That bit t h e ca t
,
That a t e the kid ,

For two piece s of money
A kid a kid , .
Then came t he b u t che r and ,

sl ewthe ox ,
That drank the water ,

That quenched the fir e ,
T hat burned the staff ,
That beat the dog ,
That bit the cat ,
That ate the kid ,

A kid a kid , .
9 T hen came t he a ng e l of d e a t h and kill ed t h e butcher,

Th at sl ew the ox ,
That quenched the fire ,
That burned the staff ,
That beat the dog ,
That bit the cat ,
That ate the kid ,
That my father b ought

F or two pieces of money
A kid a kid , .
10 . Then came t h e H o ly On e bl ess e d ,
And kil l ed the angel of death ,
That kill ed the butcher ,
That sl ew the ox ,
That quenched the fire ,
That burned the staf f ,
That beat the dog ,

H I ST O R I C A L . 9
That bit t h e cat ,
That ate t h e kid ,

For two piece s of mon ey
A kid a kid , .
Th e fo ll o w i ng i s the i n t erp re ta t i o n
1 Th e k id w hi c h w a s o n e o f t h e p u re a n i mas d e n o t e s t h e
.
, l ,
H e b r ew s .
Th e fa t h er by w h o m i t w as p u rc h a s e d i s J e h o v a h w h o re
, , ,
p r e s e nt s hi ms el f a s s u s t a i n i n g t hi s rela t i o n t o t he H e b re w n a t i o n .
Th e t w o pi e ces o f mo n e y s ig n ify M o s e s a n d A a ro n t h r o u gh w h o s e ,
me di a t i o n t he H eb re w s w er e b ro ugh t o u t o f E gyp t .
2 Th e c a t d e n o t e s th e A s s y ri a n s by w h o m t he t e n t r ib e s w e re
.
,
c arr i e d i n t o ca p t ivi t y .
3 Th e do g i s s y mb o l i c a l o f t h e B a by l o n i a n s
. .
4 Th e s t a ff s ign i fi e s t he P e rs i a n s
. .
5 Th e fire i n di ca t es t he G r e c i a n e mpi re u n d e r A le xa n d e r t h
. e
G re a t .
6 Th e w a t er b e t o k e n s t h e Ro ma n o r t h e fo u rt h o f th e g re a t
.
,
mo n ar c hi e s t o w h o s e d o mi n i o n t he J e w s w er e s ubj e cte d .
7 Th e o x i s a y mb o l o f t h e S a r a c e ns w h o s ubd u e d P a le s t i n e
. s , ,
a n d b ro u gh t i t u n d e r t h e c a l iph a t e.
8
. T h e b u tc h er t h a t ki lle d t h e o x d e n o t es t h e c rus a d ers by ,
w h o m th e H o l y L an d w a s w re s te d o u t o f t he h a n d s o f t h e
S ar a c e n s .
9 Th e a n g el o f d e a t h s ig n ifi e s t h e T urki s h p o w e r by w hi c h t h e
. ,
l a n d o f Pa les t i n e w a s t ak e n fro m t he F ra n k s a n d t o w hi c h i t i
, s
s ti ll s u bj e c t .
1 0 Th e c o mmen c e me n t o f t he t e n t h s ta n z a i s d e s ign e d t o s h o w
.
,
t h a t Go d w i ll t a k e s ig n a l v e n g e a n c e o n t h e T u rk s i mmedi a tel y ,
a ft e r w h o s e o ve r th ro w t h e J e w s a re t o b e r e s t o re d t o t h e i r o w n
l a n d a n d l ive u n der t he go vernme n t o f t h e i r l o n g ex p e cte d M e s s i a h

,
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.
IO N U R S E RY R HYM E S .
M
[ Th e fo ll o w i ng v ers i o n o f a p o pu la r rhy me i s i n o ne o f D o uc e s ’
b o o ks . I c o n s id er i t t o refe r t o t h e reb ell i o us t i mes o f Ri ch ard I I ]

.
father h e di ed I cannot tell how

Y , ,
But he l eft me six horses to dr ive out my pl ough

With a w i n fin y l o ! w o mmy l o Jack S traw b l azey boys !
Wi mmy l o ! Wo mmy l o ! Wob wob wob ' , ,
M Yfather he died but I can t tel l you how

,
H e l eft me six horses to drive in my pl ough

’
,
With my wing wang waddl e o h ,
Jack sing saddl e oh ,
Bl o w s e y boy s bubbl e oh ,
U nder the broom .
I sol d my six horses and I bought me a cow ,
I d fain have made a fortune but did not know how

’
,
With my , &c .
I sol d my Co w and I bought me a cal f ;

,
I d fain have made a fortune but l ost the best half

’
,
With my , &c .
H I ST O R I C A L . 11
Isol d my cal f and I bought me a cat

,
A pretty thi ng she was in my chimney corner , s at
With my & c , .
I s ol d my cat and bought me a mou s e ;

,
He ca rried fire in his tail and burnt dow n my hou s e , .
With my &c , .
VI I I
M
.
[ Th e sa m e so n g a s t h e p re c edi n g di c t at e d by a l a dy
, no w l ivi n g
i n t he I s le o f a n b ut a fa r b ette r v ers i o n ]
,
daddy is dead but I can t tel l

,
’
he l eft me six horses to f oll ow

With my whim wham waddl e
S t ri m stram straddl e ho l
Bubbl e ho ! pretty boy ,
O ver the brow .
I sol d my six horses to b uy me a cow ,
And wasn t that a pretty thing to fo ll ow the p l ough ?

’
I sol d my cow to buy me a calf ,
For I never made a bargain but I l ost the best hal f , .
With my, &c .

I sol d my cal f to buy me a c at ,
To sit down before the fir e to warm ,

h e r l ittl e back
With my & c , .
I sol d my to buy me a mouse

c at ,
But she took fire in her tail and so burnt up my house

,
With my &c , .
IX .
[ Th e fo ll o w i n g p erh a p s re fer s t o J o a nn a o f C a s t i le ,
w ho vi s i ted
t he co urt o f H e nry t h e S e v e n t h i n t h e y e a r
,
I h a d a l ittl e nut tree nothi ng woul d it bear

-
,
But a gol den nutmeg a n d a sil ver pear ;

The king of S pain s daughter c ame to vi sit me
’
,
And all f o r the sake of my l ittl e nut tree -

.
X .
[ Th ere is an o ld p ro v e rb w hi c h s ay s t h at a c at ma y l o o k a t a
ki n g ” W h e t h e r t he s a me a da ge a pp l i es e q ua lly t o a fe ma le
.
s o v e re ig n , a n d i s r e fe rr e d t o i n t h e fo ll o w i n g n u rs e ry s o n g or ,
w h e t h e r i t a ll u d e s t o t h e g lo ri o us Q uee n B e s s i s n o w a ma t t er o f
,
u nc e r ta i n t y ] .
P U SS Y cat pussy cat where have you been ?

, ,
I ve been up to L ondon to l ook at the Queen

’
.
Pussy cat pussy cat what did you there ?

, ,
’
I f ri gh t e n d a l ittl e mouse under the chair .
H I S T O R I C AL . 13
XI .
TH E rose is r ed the grass is green

, ,
S erve Queen Bess our nob l e queen !

Kitty the s pinn er
Will sit down to dinner ,
And e at the l e g of a frog

All good peopl e
L ook over the steep l e ,
And s e e the cat p l ay with t h e dog .
M
[ F ro m
W righ t
S S
. lo a n e
i n fo rms
,
me t hi s r
.
XII
el a t es t o
i
1 4 8 9 , f o l 1 9 , w r tte n
.
ev ents
a b o ut th e y ea r 1 6 0 0
i n t h e re ign o f J a me
.
was a monkey cli mbed up a tree

T H E RE ,
.
When he fell down then down fell he , .
There was a crow sat on a stone ,
Wh en he was gone then was t here one , .
There was an o l d wif e did e a t an app l e ,
Wh en she had e a t two she ha d eat a coup l e , .
Ther e was a horse going to the mi ll ,
When he went on he s tood not still , .
There was a butcher cut hi s thumb ,
Wh en it di d bl eed the bl ood di d come,

. .
There was a l ackey ran a race ,
When he ran fas t he ran apace

, .
There was a cobbl er cl o w t i n g s hoon ,
When they were mended they were done , .
There was a chan dl er maki n g ca n dl e ,
When he them stript he did them h a n dl e

, .
There was a navy went into S pain ,
Wh en it returned it came again .
XIII .
L I TT L E G eneral M onk
S at upon a t runk ,
E ati n g a cru s t of bread ;

There fell a h o t coal
And burnt i n his c l othes a hol e ,
N ow l ittl e G eneral M o nk i s dead .
Keep al way s from the fir e

I f it catch your attire ,
Y ou too l ike M onk will be dead

, , .
H I STO R I C A L . 15
XI V .
As I was going by C haring C ros s ,
I saw a bl ack man upon a bl ack hors e ;

They tol d me it was King C harl es the First
O h dear ! my heart w a s ready to burst !
H I GH diddl e ding
Did you hear the bell s ring ?
The parli ament s ol diers are gone to t h e ki n g !
S om e t hey di d l augh s ome they did cry
, ,
To see the parl iament sol diers pa s s by .
X VI .
H I GHding a di ng and ho ding a din g

, ,
The par liament sol di ers are gone to the king

S ome with new beavers s om e with new ban d s
, ,
The parli ament sol di ers are all to be h a n g d ’

.
M
X VI I .
[ T a k e n fro m S . D o uce ,
357, f o l . 124 . Se e E ch ar d ’
s H i s t o ry o f
E n g l an d , ” b o o k iii c h a p
. . l ]
.
saw sack a day ;

SE E ,
- -
M onm outh i s a pr e t i e boy ,
R ich m ond i s an other ,
G raft on is my onel y j oy ,
And why sho ul d I these t hree d e stroy ,
To p l ea s e a piou s brother
XVIII .
[ W r i t te n i
o n o cca s o n o f t he ma rr i ag e of M a ry , t h e d a ugh ter o f
J a mes D uk e o f Y o rk a ft erw a rd s J a mes I I w i t h t he
, .
, y o un g P ri nc e
o f O ran g e . Se e t he e n t i re s o n g i n t h e n e x t n u mb e r b u t t he , fo l
l o w i n g t h ree l i n es a re t h o s e n o w a pp ro p r i a t e d t o t h e n u rs ery ]
W H A T i s the rhyme for p o r r i ng e r 7 .
The ki n g he had a daughter fair ,
And gave the P rince of O range her .

H I S T O R I C AL .
XIX .
[ F ro m J a co bi t e M i n s trel s y ” l 2 mo G l a sgo w
, , , 18 2 8, p .
OH wh at s the rhym e to porringer ?

’
Ken ye the rhyme to porringer ?

Ki ng James the S eventh had a e daughter ,
And he gae her t o an O ranger .
Ken ye how he re quited hi m ?

Ken ye how he requi ted hi m ?
Th e l a d has into E n gl and come ,
And ta en the crown in spite of hi m

’
.
Th e dog he shall na keep it l ong

, ,
To flinch we ll make hi m fain again ;

’
We ll hi ng hi m high upon a tree

’
,
And James shall hae hi s ai n again .
Ken ye the rhyme to gra s s hopper ?

Ken ye t h e rh ym e to gras shopper ?
A he mpen rein and a horse 0 tree , ,
A psal m book—and a presb yt er .
XX .
[ Th e fo l l o w i ng n urs ery so n g a ll ud e s t o W i ll i a m I I I . a nd
Ge o rg e P ri n c e o f D en ma rk ]
, .
W I LL I A M and M ary G eorge and A n ne , ,
Four such chi l dren had never a man

They put their father to fli ght and shame ,
And call d the i r brother a s h o ck i n g bad name

’
.
XXI .
OV E R the water a n d over the l e e

, ,
An d over the water to C harl ey .
C h a rl ey l oves good al e and wine ,
And C h a rl ey l ove s good brandy ,
And C harl ey l ove s a pretty girl ,
As s wee t a s s ugar candy-

.
XXI I .
B O B B Y S H A FT O
’
gone to s e a
S ,
With s il ver buckl es at hi s knee ;

H e ll co m e home and m arry m e
’
,
Pret ty B obby S hafto !
B obby Sh a f t o s fat and fair

’
,
C ombing down his yell ow hair

’
H e s my l ove for evermore !
P retty Bobby S hafto
H I STO R I C A L . 19
XXII I .
[ Th e fo ll o w i ng ma y p o s s i b l y a ll ud e to Ki n g G e o rge a nd
t h e P re t e n d e r ]
M
.
JI and G eorge were two great l ord s ,
They fought a ll in a churn

And whe n that Jim got G eorge by t h e nose ,
Then G eorge began to gern .
XXI V
M
.
[ Th e fo ll o w i ng i s a fra g me n t o f a s o n g o n t h e s ubj e ct , w hi ch w a s
i n t ro d uce d by R u ss ell i n t h e c h a ra c ter o f J erry Sn e a k . r S h a rp e

.
s h o w e d me a c o py o f t he s o n g w i t h t he mu s i c t o i t ] .
R obinson C rusoe
P O O R ol d
Poor o ld R obin s on C rusoe
They made h i m a coat ,
O f an o l d nanny goat ,
I wonder how they coul d do

Wit h a ring a ting tan g ,
And a ring a ting tang ,
Poor o l d R obinson C rus oe !

XX V .
MM
[ I n a l i t t le tra ct , c a lle d Th e Pi g g e s C o ra n t o e , o r N e w e s fro m
t h e N o rt h , 4 t o , L o n d 1 6 42 t hi s i s c a lle d O l d T a rl to n s S o n g ”
” ’
. .
,
Thi s fa ct i s me n t i o n e d i n r C o ll i er s H i s t D ra m Po e t ” v o l ii
.
’
. . . . .
p 3 5 2 a n d a l s o i n t he p re fa c to r Wrigh t s Po l i ti ca l B ll a d s
.
, e .
’
a ,
”
p r i n t e d f o r t he P ercy S o c i e t y I t i s p erh a p s a p a ro dy o n t he
.
p o p u l a r e pigra m o n J a ck a nd J i ll . I do n o t k n o w t h e p eri o d o f
t h e b a t t le t o w hi c h i t a pp e ars t o a ll ud e ] .
TH E kin g of France went up the hi ll ,
With twenty thousand men ;

The king of France cam e down the hill ,
’
And ne er went up again .
M
XXVI .
[ F ro m S S
. lo a n e , 1 48 9 , fo l 1 9 , w r t t
. i e n a b o u t th e y e a r
TH E king of Fr ance and four th ous and men

, ,
’
They drew t heir swords and put em up again .
S EC OND C LAS S —T ALE S .
XXV I I .
was an o ld woman had three son s

T H E RE ,
Jerry and James and Joh n

, ,
Jerry was hung James was dr owned

, ,
John was l ost and never was found ,
And there w a s an e n d of her three sons ,
Jerry and James and John

, ,
X X V III .
T H E REwas a man of N ewi n gton ,
And he was wondr ous wise ,
He j ump d into a qui ckset hedge

’
,
And scratched out both his eyes

But when he s aw hi s eyes were out ,
With all hi s mi ght and main

H e j ump d into another hedge
’
,
And s cra t ch d em in again

’ ’
.
N U R S E RY R H Y M E S
) )
NN .
X X IX .
WH E N I w as a bachel or I li ved by mysel f

, ,
An d a ll t h e bread a n d cheese I l aid upon t h e s he l f ;

The rat s a n d t h e mi ce they made such a strif e ,
I w a s f o r c d to go to L ondo n to buy me a wi fe ;
’
The road s were s o bad and the l anes were so narrow

, ,
I w a s forced to bring my wi fe ho m e in a wheel barrow .
The wheel barrow broke and my wife had a fall

,
Deuce t ake the wheel barrow wi fe and a ll , , .
RO W S T Y dowt m y fire s all out

,
’
,
M y l i t t l e d a me i s not at home !
I ll saddl e m y cock a n d b ridl e m y h e n
’
, ,
And fetch m y littl e dame home again !

H ome sh e came t ri t t y trot
, ,
S he asked for the porr idge she l eft in the pot

S ome Sh e ate a n d some s h e s hod ,
And so m e she gave to t h e truckl er s dog ’
S he took up the l a dl e and k n ocked its head ,
And now poor D aps y dog is dead

TA LE S . 23
XXX ] .
and R ichard
RO B I N
Were two pretty men
They l aid i n bed
Till t h e cl ock struck ten ;
The n up starts R obin
An d l ook s at the s k y ,
Oh brother R ich a rd ,
The s un s very hi gh ’
.
Y ou go before with the bottl e a n d bag ,
An d I will come after on l ittl e Jack N ag .
Y ou go firs t and open the ga te

, ,
An d I ll come after and break your pate

’
.
,
M S. Bib . R eg . 8 A . v
X XXI I
. fo l 5 2 ,
.
.
o f t h e t i me o f H e nry
WE m ake n o Spare
O f John H un k e s mare ;
’
An d n ow I
Thi n k s h e will die
He t hought it good
To p u t her in the wood ,
To seek where s h e m ight l y dr y ;

I f t h e mare shoul d chance to fal e ,
Then the cro w n e s woul d for her sal e .

XXXI I I .
I HAD a l ittl e dog and hi s name was B l ue Bell

, ,
I gave hi m some work and he did it very w e ll ;

,
I sent him up st a ir s to pick up a pin ,
H e s t epped in the coal s cuttl e up to t h e chin

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.
I sent hi m to the garden to pick so me sage ,
H e tumb l ed down and fell in a rage ;

I s ent hi m to the cell ar to draw a pot of beer
, ,
He came up agai n and said there was none there .
XXXIV .
T H E RE was a l it t l e man ,
’
And he woo d a l ittl e m ai d ,
And he said l ittl e maid w ill you wed wed

, , , ,
I have littl e more to say ,
Than will you y e a or nay

, ,
For l east s ai d is soonest mended—ded ded , ,
The l ittl e maid rep l ied ,
S ome say a l ittl e sighed ,
But what s hal l we have for to eat e a t eat ? , ,
Will the l ove that you re so rich in

’
M ake a fire in the kitchen ?

O r th e l ittl e god of L ove turn the spit—spit ,
T AL E S .
XXXV .
I HA D a l ittl e moppet ,
put it in my pocket
I ,
And fed it with corn and hay ;

Then came a proud beggar ,
And swore he wo ul d have her ,
And stol e l ittl e moppet away .
X XXV I .
T H E RE w e r e
two bir ds sat on a stone ,
Fa l a,l a l a l al de
, , , ,
On e flew away and then there was one

, ,
Fa l a l a l a l al de ;
, , , , ,
The other flew after and then there was none

, ,
Fa l a l a l a l al de
, , , , ,
And so the poor sto n e was l e ft all al one ,
Fa l a l a l a l al de !
, , , , ,
X XXVII .
T H E RE was a l ittl e G uinea pig -

,
Who being l ittl e was not big

, , ,
H e al ways wal ked upon his feet ,
And n e v e r faste d w h e n he eat .

Wh en from a p l ace he ran away ,
H e never at that p l ace di d s t ay

And whil e he ran as I am tol d , ,
He n e er s tood still for young or o l d.

’
H e often s qu e ak d and sometimes v i l e n t

’
,
’
,
An d when he s qu e ak d h e ne er was sil ent

’ ’
’
Though ne er in s tructed by a cat ,
He knew a mouse was not a rat .
On e day a s I am certified
, ,
H e took a whim and fairl y died

And as I m tol d by men of sense
,
’
,
H e never has been l iving since .
XXXV I I I .
DID you not hear of Betty Pringl e s pig 7 ’
I t was n o t very l ittl e nor yet very big ;

,
The pig sat down upon a dunghill ,
And t hen poor piggy he made his wi ll .
Be t t y Pringl e came to see this pretty pig ,
That was not very l ittl e nor yet very big ; ,
This l ittl e piggy it l a y down and died ,
And Betty Pringl e sat down and cried .
Then J ohnny P ringl e buried this very pretty pig ,
That was not very l ittl e nor yet very big ; ,
S o here s an end of the song of all three

’
,
Johnny Pringl e Betty P ringl e and the l ittl e P iggie

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T AL E S . 27
XXXIX .
T H RE Ewise men of G otham

Went to sea in a bowl
And if the bowl had been stronger ,
M y song woul d hav e been l onge r .
[ Th e fo ll o w i n g w as mo s t fpro b ab ly ta k en fro m a p o et i ca l t a le i n
t he C h o y e P ems l 2 mo
c o ,
”
, L o n d 1 6 6 2 A s i t i s a v e ry p o p u l a r
. .
n urs e ry s o n g I s h a ll giv e t he
, t a le t o w hi c h I a l l u d e i n N o X L 1 ] . .
T H RE E chil dren sl i di ng on t h e ice ,
’
U p on a summer s day ,
As it fell out they a ll fell in

, ,
The re s t they ran away .
N ow had thes e chil dren been at ho me ,
O r sl iding on dry ground ,
Ten thousand pounds to one p enny ,
’
They had not al l b een drown d .
Y ou parents all that childr en have ,
And you that have got none ;

I f you woul d have them safe abroad ,
P ray ke e p th em s afe at h ome .

XLI .
[ F ro m
“
O vid d e A rt e A ma n di , gl i s h e d
&c . En , to g et h e r i
w th
C h o i c e P o e ms , a n d r a r e Pi e c e s o f D ro llery
”
.
COME C h ristian peopl e a l l give e ar ,
U nto the grief of us ,
C aused by t h e death of three chil dr e n dear

The which it h ap n e d thus ’
.
An deke there b e f e l an accident ,
By faul t of a carpenter s son ’
Wh o to s a w chi p s hi s s harp axe l ent ,
W0 w o e t h the time may L on
M ay L o n do n say w o w o e t h the carpenter

, ,
And all s uch blo ck h e a d fool s -

,
Woul d he were h an g d up l ike a serpent here

’
For j esting with edge tool s -

.
For into the chips there fell a spark ,
Which p u t o u t in s uch flam es ,
That it was known in S outhwark ,
Which l ies beyond the Thames .
For l o the bridge was wondrous

, hig h,
With water underneath ,
O er which a s many fis h e s fly
’
,
As b i r ds therein doth breat he .

T AL E S .
29
And yet t h e fire c o n s um d t h e bridge

’
N ot far from p l ace of l andi ng

And though the buil di n g was ful l big ,
I t f e l l d o w n not with s t a n di ng
-
.
And eke into the water fell

S o many pewter di s he s ,
That a man migh t have taken up very

Both b o i l d and r o as t e d fi s hes
’
.
And t hat the b r i dg e of L ondon town ,
For b uil di n g that was sumptuous ,
Wa s a ll by fire ha lf burnt dow n ,
For being too c o n t ump t i o u s
And thu s you have al l but hal f my song ,
Pray l ist to what comes after ;

For now I have co o l d you with the fir e
’
,
I ll w a r m you with the w a t e r

’
.
’
I ll
’
te ll you what the river s name i s ,
Where these chil dr en did s l ide a -

,
I t w a s fai r L ondon s swiftest Thame s

’
,
That keep s both time a n d tide a -

.
All on the tenth of January ,
To the Wonder of much peopl e ,
’
Tw a s frozen o er that well twoul d bear
’
,
’
Al most a country steepl e .

30 N U RS E R Y R H Y M E S .
Thre e chil dre n sl iding thereabout s ,
U pon a p l ac e t oo t hi n ,
That so at l as t it did fall o u t ,
That they did all fall i n .
A great l ord th e re w as that l aid with t h e king ,
And with t h e king great wager makes

But wh e n h e saw h e coul d not w in ,
H e se i gh t and w oul d hav e drawn stak e s

, .
H e said it wo ul d bear a man for to s l ide ,
And l aid a h u n dr e d pound ;

Th e king sa id it woul d break and so it di d , ,
’
For three chil dr en there were drown d .
O f which one s h e ad was from his s ho u l d

’
E r s stricken wh os e name was Joh n

‘
, ,
Who then cry d out as l oud as h e coul d

’
,
O L on a L on a L ondon !
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,
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,
O h ! tut tut t urn from thy sinful race

,
-
,
-
,
Thus did hi s sp eech decay

I wonder that in such a cas e
H e had no more to say .
And thus being drown d al ack al ack ’

, , ,
The water run down their throats ,
And stopt their breath thre e hours by t h e cl ock ,
Before they coul d get any boats .

T AL E S . 31
Y e pare nts all that chi ld r e n ha v e ,

An d yethat have non e yet
Preserve your chil dr en from t h e grav e ,
And teach them at home to sit .
For had they at a sermon been ,
O r el se upon dry gr ound ,
Why then I woul d have never been seen ,
I f that they had been d r o w n d ’

.
E ven as a huntsman ties h i s dogs ,
For fear they shoul d go from him

S o tie your chil dren with severity s cl ogs ’
,
’ ’
U ntie em and you ll undo em
’
.
,
G od b l ess our n o b l e parliament ,
And rid them from all fear s

G od b l ess all the co mmo ns of this l and ,
And G od bl ess so me 0 t h peers ’ ’
X LI I .
T H E RE was an o ld man in a vel vet coat ,
H e ki s s d a maid and gav e her a groat

’
The groat was cr a ck d and woul d not go

’
, ,
Ah o l d man d ye serve me so ?
, ,
’
XLIII .
T H E REwas an o l d man ,
And he had a calf ,
’
And that s hal f
H e took him out of t h e st all ,
And put him on t h e wall ;

’
And that s all .
X LI V .
I
’
tell you a story
LL ,
About Jack a N ory ,
And now my story s begun ’
’
I ll tell you another
About Jack his brother ,
’
And now my story s done .
X LV .
TH E man in t h e moon ,
C ame tumb l ing down ,
And a sk d his way to N orwich

’
.
H e went by t h e south ,
And burnt hi s mouth ,
With supping col d peas e porridge .

T AL E S . 33
[ Th e
X LV I
fo ll o w i n g 15 q u o te d i n th e s o ng
d u ct i o n t o Shak s pe a re s M id s
’
.
.
of Mad
N igh t ’
s
To m
D rea m p
. S e e my
, .
I n tro
TH E man in t h e moo n drinks cl aret ,
But h e i s a dull Jack a Dandy ; - -
Woul d h e know a sheep s he a d fro m a carrot

’
,
H e sho ul d l earn to dr i n k cider and brandy .
M
X L VI I .
TO Tom the piper s son

, ,
’
,
S tol e a pig and away he run

,
The pig was eat and Tom was beat

, ,
And Tom went roaring down t h e s t ree t !
X L VI I I .
an o l d woman
T H E RE w a s
Li v d under a hill
’
,
S he put a mouse in a bag ,
And sent it to mill
Th e mil l er di d
wear s ,
By the point of h i s kni fe ,
H e never t ook toll

O f a mouse in hi s l ife !
N U RS E R Y R H Y M E S .
XLIX .
FO U R and twenty tail ors went to kill a snail ,
The best man among them durst not touch her tai l
Sh e put out her horns l ik e a l ittl e kyl oe cow ,
’
R un tail ors run or she ll kill you a ll e en now
, , ,
’
.
J A C K S prat coul d eat no f a t ,
His wife coul d cat no l ean

And so betwixt them both you see
, , ,
The y li ck d t h e p l atter cl ean

’
.
LI TT L E
Jack Jingl e ,
H e used to l ive si n gl
But when he got tired of this kind of l ife ,
He l eft o ff being singl e and li v d with his

,
’
TA L E S . 35
[ Th e
,
l a s t v erse o f t he fo ll o w i n g s o ng i s p o p u l a r i n o ur n urs e r ie
a n d mu s t b e o f gre a t a n t i qu i t y, a s i t i s a ll u d e d t o i n S L n sd
76 2 i n a p o e m o f t h e t i me o f H e n ry V I I Se e Rel i q u i ae A n t i q u
.
M
. a
e
.
vo l i p
. . .
COME allye brisk young bachel ors ,
That wi s h to have good wives

I d have you be precautiou s
’
,
How you spend your l ives .
For women they are a s variou s ,
As t h e fish are in the s e a

’
They re t e n times more precarious ,
Than a winter or summer s day ! ’
Wh en first you begin to cour t the m ,
’
They re as mil d a s any dove ,
And you will think t hem ,
F ull worthy of your l ove

But when you do get married ,
The case is al tered then ;

For you wi ll find my friend
, ,
They can l e t l oo s e t heir tongue s
N ow Aristotl e chose
A most commo di ous wife ,
As ever was in this l and sir , ,
A partner for hi s lif e ;

But soon h e found out

Twas all a hu m
’
,
Y ou must not stay to pick them ,
But take the m as they come
Bl an k or priz e tis all a chance

’
,
S hut your eyes and th e n advance

Whi ch e e r you teach b e pl eased at onc e
’
,
For you must pay l e t who will danc e

,
.
There was a victim in a cart ,
O ne day for t o b e hung :

And hi s reprieve was granted ,
And the cart was made to standt
”
C ome marry a wi f e a n d save your l ife !
The j udge al ou d did cry .
O h why shoul d I corrupt my li fe

Th e victim did repl y :
’
For here s a crowd of e very sort ,
And why shoul d I prevent the sport ?

The bargain s bad in every part
’
’ ”
The wife s t h e worst driv e on the cart l
T AL E S . 37
LI I] .
TH E l ionand the unicorn ,
W ere fighting for the crown

The l ion beat the unicorn ,
All round about the town .
S ome gave him whi te bread ,
And some gave him brown

S ome gave him p l um cake ,
And sent hi m out of town .
D O CTO R Faustu s was a good man

H e whi pt hi s schol ars now and then
When he w h i pp d the m he made them dance
’
O ut of S cotl and into France ,
O ut of France into S pain ,
And then he w hi pp d them back again

’
LV .
L I TT L E M iss M opsey ,
S at in the s h o p s e y,
E atin g of curds and whey

There came a littl e spider ,
Who sat down beside her ,
And frightened M iss M ops e y away

M
L VI .
TO married a wife on S unday ,
Beat her well on M onday ,
Bad was s h e on Tuesday ,
M id dling was she on Wednesday ,
Worse was Sh e on Thursday ,
D ead was she on Friday ;

Gl ad was Tom on S atur day night ,
To bury his wif e on S unday .
LVI I
S O L O M O N GR U N D Y,
Born on M onday ,
C hristened on Tuesday ,
M arried on Wednesday ,
Took il l on Thurs day ,
Worse on F riday ,
Died on S at ur day ,
Buried on S unday ;
This is t h e end
O f S o l omon G rundy .
TA L E S . 39
LVI I I .
T H E REwas a crooke d man and he w e nt a crooked mil e

,
H e found a crooked Si xp e nc e against a crooked s til e

He bought a crook e d cat which caught a crooked mou s e
, ,
And they all lived together in a l ittl e crooked hou s e .
L IX .
L I TT L Eb l ue Betty l ived in a de n ,
S he sol d good al e to gentl emen

G entl em e n cam e every day ,
And li ttl e bl ue Betty h Opp d a w ay ’

.
S he h Opp d up stairs to m ake her bed

’
,
And she tumb l ed down and broke h er head .
LX .
TH E fox and his wif e they had a great strife ,
Th e y never e at mustard in all their whol e l ife ;

Th e y e at their meat without fork or knife ,
And l oved to be picking a bone e oh ! ,

-
The fox j ump ed up on a moonl ight night

The stars th e y were shining and all things bright ;
,
O h ho said t h e fox it s a v e ry fine night

’
, ,
For me to go th rough t h e to w n e oh ,
-
The fox when he came to yonder stil e ,
H e li fted his l ugs and he l istened a whil e !

O h ho ! said the fox it s b u t a s hort mil e
, ,
’
From this unto yonder w e e town e oh ! ,

-
The fox when he cam e to the far mer s gate ’

,
Who shoul d h e see but t h e farmer s drake ; ’
I l ove you we ll for your master s sake ’

,
And l ong to b e picking your bone e oh ! ,

-
Th e grey goose s h e ran round the hay stack -

,
O h ho said the fox you are very fat ;

, ,
Y ou ll gre a s e my beard and ride on my back

’
,
From this into yonder wee town e oh ! ,

-
The farmer s wife s h e j ump d out of bed

’ ’
,
And out of t h e Wi ndow she popped her head !

O h hu s band ! oh husband ! the geese are all dead
, , ,
For the fox h a s been through the town e oh ,

-
Th efarmer he l oaded his pistol with l ead ,
And shot the o l d rogue of a fox thr ough the head ;

’
Ah ha said the farmer I think you re quite dead ;
, , ,
And no more you ll troubl e the town e oh !

’
,
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[ Th e
of t he
So n g of the
LXI
,
”
.
F a ls e Fo x p r i nte d fro m a S a t C a mb ridg e

fi ftee n t h ce n t ury i n R el i qu i ae An t i qu es vo l i p 4 i s h ere ,
M .
.
, .
,
,
given o n a cco un t o f i ts s i mi l a ri ty t o th e p re ce di ng s o n g ] .
TH Efal s fox camme un to owre croft ,
And so our e gese f ul fast he sought ;

With how fox how ! With hey fox hey
, , , ,
C omme no more unto our e howse to bere owre

gese aw e y e .
Th efal s fox camme unto oure stye ,
And toke oure gese there by and by

With how & c , .
Th e
fal s fox camme into oure y e r de ,
And there h e made the gese a f e r de ;

With how & c , .
Th efal s fox camm e unto oure gate ,
And toke our gese there were they sate

Wit h how & c , .
The fal s fox cam e to owr e hall e dore ,
And shrove oure gese there in the flo r e ;
With how & c , .
Th efal s fox cam e into oure hal l e ,
And as s o yl e d oure gese both grete and small ;

With how & c , .
42 N U R S E RY RH Y M E S .
The fal s fox camm e u fit o our e cowp e ,
And there he made our gese to s t o wp e

Wit h how &c
, .
H e toke a gose fast by the neck ,
And the goo s e thoo begann to quek

With how &c , .
The good w y f e camme out in h e r s mo k ,
And at the fox she threw hi r rok ;

Wit h how & c, .
Th egood mann cam e out with hi s fl ayl e ,

And smot e the fox upon the t ayl e ;
With how &c , .
H e thr ew a gose upon hi s bak ,
And furth he went thoo wi th his pak ;

With how & c
,
.
The good man swore y f t hat he mygh t

, ,
H e wol de h ym sl ee or it were n ygh t ;

With how & c
, .
The fal s fox went into hi s denne ,
And there he was ful l mery thenne ;

With how ,
H e camme agene the next wek ,
And toke a w e y both henne and ch ek ;

With how & c , .
T AL E S . 43
good man saide unto his wyf e

Th e ,
This fal s fox l yv e t h a mery l yf e

With how &c , .
Th efal s fox camme upp o n a day ,
And with o ure gese he made a ff ray ;

With how & c , .
He tok e a go s e fast by the nek ,
And mad e her to s e y w h e ccumque k

With how &c , .
I pray t h e fox s ai d the goos e thoo

, , ,
Take of my f e t h e rs but not of my to

, .
With how & c , .
LX I I .
T H E RE was an Ol d man who l ived in a wood

, ,
As you may pl ainl y s e e

He said he coul d do as much work in a day ,
As his wi fe coul d do in thr ee .
With all my heart the o ld woman said

, ,
I f that you will all ow ,
To morrow you ll stay at hom e in my s tead

-
’
,
And I ll go drive t h e pl ough

’
.
But you must milk the Tidy cow ,
For fear that she go dr y ;

And you mu s t feed the l ittl e pigs
Th at are wi thin the s ty
And you must mind the speckl ed hen ,
For fear she l ay away

And you must reel the spool of yarn
That I spun yesterday .
The old woman took a staf f in her hand ,
And went to drive the p l ough ;

Th e o l d man took a pail in hi s hand ,
And went to mil k t h e cow

But Ti dy hi n ch e d and Tidy fli n ch e d
, ,
And Ti dy broke hi s nose ,
And Tidy gave hi m such a bl ow ,
That the bl ood r an down to his toes
High ! Ti dy ! H o ! Tidy ! high !

Tidy ! do stan d s t ill
,
I f ever I mil k you Ti dy again

, , ,
’
T w ill be sore again st my will !
H e went to feed the l ittl e pigs ,
That were within the s t y ;

H e hi t hi s head again st the beam ,
And he made t h e bl ood to fly .
H e went to mi nd the s peckl ed hen ,
For fear she d l ay astray

’
And he forgot the spool of yarn

His wi fe s pun yesterday .
T AL E S . 45
S o he swore by the s un the moon and the stars

, , ,
And the green l eaves on the tree ,
I f hi s wif e didn t do a day s work in her l if e

’ ’
,
S he sho ul d ne er be r ul d by he
’ ’
.
L XII I .
T H E REwas a man in our toone in our toone in our , ,
toone ,
There was a man in our toon e and hi s name was Bill y

,
Pod ;
And he pl ayed upon an o ld razor an o l d razor an o l d , ,
razor,
And he pl ayed upon an o l d razor with my fiddl e fiddl e

,
f e fum f o
.
And his hat it w a s made of t h e good roast beef the ,
good roas t beef & c , .
And his hat it was made of the good roast b eef and hi s ,
name was Bill y Pod ;

And h e pl ayed upon an o l d razor &c &c , . .
And his coat it was made of the good fat tripe the ,
good fat tripe the good fat tripe

, ,
And hi s coat it was made of the good fat trip e and his ,
name was Bill y Pod ;

And he p l aye d upon an o l d razor &c , .
And his breeks they were made of the b aw b i e baps ,
t h e b a w b i e baps & c , .
And his breeks they were made of the b aw b i e baps and ,
h i s name was Bill y Pod

And he p l ayed upon an o ld razor & c , .
And there was a man in tither toone in tither toone , ,
i n tither toone ,
And there was a man in tither toone and his nam e was ,
E dri n Drum ;
And he pl ayed upon an o ld l a adl e an o l d l aa dl e an o l d , ,
l aa dl e ,
And he p l ayed upon an o ld l a a dl e , wit h my fiddl e
fiddl e f e fum f o .
And he eat up all t h e good roast beef the good roast ,
b eef & c & c

,
. .
And he e at up all the good fat tripe the good f a t ,
t ripe & c & c

, . .
And he e at up all the b aw pi e baps & c and his name , .
was Edr i n Drum .

TAL ES . 47
LXI V .
TH E RE was a l ittl e man ,
And he had a l ittl e gun ,
And his bull ets were made of l ead l ead l ead , ,

.
He went to a brook ,
And fired at a duck ,
And shot him right throug h the head head head , ,

.
H e carried it home
To h i s o l d wi fe Joan ,
And bid her a fir e for to mak e make make , , .
To roast the l ittl e duck ,
’
He d shot in the brook ,
’
And he d go and fetch her t he drak e drake drake , , .
The dr ake was swimmi ng ,
With his curl y tail

T h e l ittl e man made it his mark mark mark , , .
H e l e t o ff hi s gun,
But he fir ed too soon ,
And the drake flew away with a quack quack quack , , .
LXV .
TH E l ittl e priest of Fel ton ,
The l ittl e priest of Fel ton ,
H e kill d a mouse within his house

’
,
And ne er a o n e to hel p him

’
.
L X VI .
L U C Y L O C K E T l ost
her pocket ,
Kitty Fisher found it ;

But the de vil a penny was there
E xcept t h e bin di n g round it .
L XVI I .
J A C K and Jill went up the

To fetch a pail of wat er
Jack fell down and broke hi s crown
, ,
And J ill cam e tum b li ng aft er .
L X VI I I .
S AY SAaron to M oses ,
’
L et s cut o ff our noses
S ays M oses to Aaron ,
’
Tis the fashion to wear
L XIX .
S AY SM oses to Aaron ,
That fell ow s a swearing

’
S ays Aaron to M o s es ,
’
He s drunk I suppose s .
TAL E S . 49
AA R O N said unto M oses ,
’
L et s sit down and fuddl e our noses *
,
Then said M o s es u n to A a ron ,
’
’
Twi ll do u s more harm than you re aware on ,
’ ’
S o l end us your tobacco box for I v e got ne er a one
-
, .
L XX L
and M ary G ray

B E SS Y B E LL ,
They were two bonnie l a s ses

They buil t their house upon the
An d covered it with rushes .
Bessy kept the garden gate ,
And M ary kept the pantry

B es s y al ways had to wait ,
Whil e M ary l ived in pl enty .
Se e a s i mi la r l i n e i n Ri ts o n
’
s N o r t h e rn Ga rl a n d s , Sv o ,
M
L XX I I .
Y Wind my l ady Wind

l ady , ,
Went round about the house to find

A chin k to get her foot in
S he tried the key hol e in the door
-
,
S he tried the crevice i n t h e floor ,
And drove the chi mney soot in .
And then one night when i t was dark ,
S he b l ew up such a tiny s park ,
That a ll the house was pothered

From it Sh e r a i s d u p such a flame
’
,
As flamed away to Bel ting L ane ,
And White C ross folks we re smothered .
An d thus when once m y l ittl e dears

, ,
A whis per reaches itching ears ,
The same will come you ll find ,

’
Take my advi ce restrain the tongue

, ,
R emember what o l d nur s e has sung

O f busy l ady Wi nd !
TAL E S .
L XX I I I .
UP street and down street ,
E ach wi ndow s made of gl ass

’
I f you go to Tomm y Tickl er s house ’

,
Y ou ll find a pretty l ass

’
Hug her and kiss her ,
And take her on your knee ;

'
And whi s per very cl ose ,
Darl ing girl do you l ove me 7

,
LXXIV .
RO B I N the Bobbin the big belli ed Ben

,
-
,
He eat more meat than four score men ;

He eat a cow he eat a cal f
, ,
He e a t a butcher and a hal f ;
He eat a chur ch he eat a s teepl e

, ,
He e a t the priest and a ll the peop l e
L XXV .
PE G, P eg with a wooden l e g
, ,
Her father was a mi ll er

He tossed the dumpl i n g at her head ,
And said he co ul d not ki ll her .

L X XV I .
[ Th e le o f J a ck H o rn er h a l o n g b ee n a pp ro p ri at e d to th e
ta s
n u rs e ry . Th e fo ur l i n es w hi c h fo ll o w a re t he t ra di t i o n a l o n es ,
n d t h e y fo r m p a r t o f Th e p lea s n t H i s t o ry o f J a ck H o rn er
“ a
a ,
c o n t a i n i n g h i s w i t ty T r i c k s a n d p le a s a n t P ra n k s w h i c h h e pl a i e d
,
fr m h i s Y o u t h t o h is r ip e r Y e a rs l 2 mo ; a c o py o f w hi c h i s i n t he
o ,
B o d le i a n L ib ra ry I h a ve re p r i nt ed i t a t t he e n d o f t hi s v o l u me ]
. .
Jack Horner sat in the corner

L I TT L E ,
E ating a C hri s t m as pie

He put in hi s thum b a n d he took o u t a p l um
, ,
”
An d s aid “ What a good b oy am I !
,
L X XV I I .
[ Thi s ery s o n g may p ro b a b ly co mme mo ra t e a p a rt o f T o m

n u rs
Th umb s hi s t o ry e xt a n t i n a l i t tle D a n i h w o rk t re a t i n g o f
’
M
, s ,
S w a i n T o ml i n g a ma n n o bigg e r t h n a t h u mb w h o w o u ld b e
, a ,
m a rri e d t o a w o ma n t h ree ell s an d t h r ee q u a rt ers l o n g ” Se e .
r Th o ms P re fa c e t o T o m a L i n co l n p xi ]
’ ”
. .
, .
I HAD a l ittl e husband ,
N o bigger than my thumb

'
I p u t h i m in a pint pot ,
An d there I bade hi m drum

I bridl ed hi m a n d sad dl ed him
, ,
And sent hi m out of town

I gave him a pair of garters
To tie up his l ittl e ho s e ;
And a l ittl e sil k handkerchief ,
To wip e his l ittl e nose .

T AL E S . 53
L XX VI I I .
T H E REwas an o l d woman who l ived in a shoe ,
S he had so many chil dren she di d n t know what to do ’
S he gave them some broth without any bread ,
S he whipped them all well and put the m to b ed .
L XXIX .
[ A n o t h e r v ers i o n fro m I n fa n t I n s t i tut e s p

”
, , 8 vo , L o n . 1 79 7 . 31
an o ld wo m an and she li v d in a s hoe

T H E RE w a s ,
’
,
S he had so many chil dre n s h e didn t know what to do

,
’
S he crumm d e m some porridge without any bread

’ ’
,
And s h e borrow d a beetl e a n d she k n o ck d e m all

’
,
’ ’
’ ’
0 t h head .
[ Th e fo llow i n g I s a Sco t c h v ers i o n o f t h e sa me Th e co n

so n g .
c l udi n g s t an z a s a pp e a r t o b e b o rro w e d fro m M o t h er H ubb ar d .
T H E RE was a wee bit w i fie ,
Who l ived i n a shoe

S he had s o m any bairns ,
’
S he kenn d na what to do .
S he gaed to the market

To buy a sheep head -
Wh en she came back

They were a l yi ng d e ad
’
.
S he went to the wri ght

To get them a co ffin
When s h e came back
’
They were a l ying l aughing .
S he gaed up the s tair ,
To ring the bell

The bell rope broke
-
,
And down s h e fell .
L XXX ] .
As I went over t h e water ,
The water we n t over me ,
I heard an o l d woman crying ,
Will you buy s o m e furmity
L XXX I I .
TA F F Ywas a Wel chman , Taffy was a thief

Taffy came to my house , and s tol e a piece of beef
I went to Taffy s house
’
, Taff y was not at ho m e
Taffy came to my house , and stol e a marrow bone -
.
TA L E S . 55
I went to Tafly s house Taffy was not in

’
,
Taf fy came to my house and stol e a s il ver pin ,
’
I went to Taffy s house Taffy was in bed , ,
I took up a poker and flung it at his head .
L XXX I I I .
OL DDr Foster went to Gl oster

.
*
,
To preach the word of G od

When he cam e t here he sat in hi s ,
And gave all the peop l e a nod .
L XXXI V .
[ Th e fo ll o w i ng l i n e s s l igh t ly a l te re d i n a l i tt le b l a c k le t te r
, ,
-
b o o k by W Wa ger p ri n te d a b o u t t he y e ar 1 5 6 0 S e e a l s o a w h o le
.
, .
so n g
, e n di n g w i t h th e s e l i n e s i n R i t s,o n
“
N o rt h C o un t ry ’
s
C h o ri s t er 8 o D urh a m 1 8 02 p
.
”
v , , , .
and hi s wife and w i fe s mo t her

B RY A N O L I N ,
’ ’
, ,
All went over a bridge together

The bridge was l oose and they al l tumb l ed i n, ,
What a precious concern ! cried Bryan O Li n ’

.
P e r h a p s t he e gy ma n men t i o n e d by P o p e
cl r
L e t mo d e s t F o s t er if h e w i ll e x cel
, ,
T e n m e tro p o l i t a n i n p re a ch i n g w ell
s .
L XXXV .
TH E carrion cro w he sat upon an oak , ,
And he c all ed the tail or a cheating fol k

S ing h eigho the carrion crow
, ,
Fo l de r o l de r o l de r o l de rhino
, , , .
Wife fetch me my good strong b o w

, ,
That I may kill the carrion crow .
S in g heigho & c , .
The tail or s hot and missed his mark

, ,
And shot the o l d sow through the heart .
”
S ing heigho & c , .
L XXXVI .
[ A n o t h er v er i o n ]
s .
A carrion crow sat on an oak ,
Wa t chi n g a tail or s hape his cl oak

Wi fe said he bring me my b ow
, , ,
That I may shoot y o u carrion crow .
The tail or shot and mi s s d his mark ’

,
And shot hi s own sow through the h e art ;

Wife bri n g me so m e brandy in a spoon
, ,
For our o l d s o w is in a swoon .

TA L E S . Oi
[ A n o t h e r vers i o n fro m M
t he
L X XXVI I
y ea r
.
S S l o a n e , 1 4 8 9 , f o l 1 7 , w ri t t e n
. a bo ut
HI C hoc the carrion crow

, ,
Fo r I ve shot somethi n g too l o w

’
I have qui te mis s ed my m ark ,
And shot the poor sow to the heart ;

Wife bring treacl e i n a spoo n
, ,
O r el se the poor sow s heart wi ll dow n ’

.
L XX XVI I I .
T H E REwas an o l d wo m an s a t s pin n i n g ,
And that s the first b eginning

’
S he had a cal f ,
And that s hal f ; ’
S he took it by the t a il ,
And threw it over the wall ,
And that s all ’

.
L XXXI X .
S O M E l ittl e
mic e sat in a barn to spin
Pus s y came by and she popped her head in
,
S hall I come in and cut your threads o ff ?

,
O h ! no kind sir you will snap our heads o ff ?

, ,
3§
XC .
T H RE E bl ind mice see how they run

,
They al l ran after the farmer s wi fe ’

,
Who cut o ff their tail s with the carving knife -

,
Did you ev e r s e e such fool s in your l ife

Thre e bl ind mice .
XCI .
ST . as t h e sto ry goes
D U N S T AN , ,
O nce pull ed t h e devil by t h e nos e ,
With red hot tongs which made him roar

-
, ,
That he was heard ten mil es or more .
’
XCII
As I was wal king o er l ittl e o o rfie l ds
I saw S t P aul s a running on whee l s
.
’
M
.
,
,
With a fee f o fum , , .
Then for further frol ics I ll go to France

’
,
Whil e Jack sh all sing and his wi fe s hall dance ,
Wit h a fee f o f um , , .
T AL E S . 59
XCI I I .
[ F ro m W o r ces ters hi re ] .
T H E RE was a l ittl e nobby col t ,
His name was N obby G rey ;

His head was made of pouce straw ,
His tail was made of hay ;

H e coul d rambl e h e coul d t rot
, ,
He coul d carry a mustard p o t -

,
R ound the town of Woodstock .
X C IV .
TOMMY T RO T a man of l a w
, ,
S ol d his bed and l a y upon straw

S ol d the straw and sl ept on gras s ,
To buy his wif e a l ooking gl ass - .
XCV .
was a l ady l o v d a swine

T H E RE
’
,
Honey quoth she

, ,
Pig Hog wil t thou b e mine

, ,
Ho ogh quoth b e
, .
’
buil d thee a sil ver sty
I ll ,
Honey quoth she ;

,
And in it thou shal t li e

Hoogh quoth he
, .
’
a sil ver pin
Pi n n d wi th ,
H oney quoth she ;

,
Th at you may go out and in

Hoogh quoth he
, .
Wil t thou have me now ,
Honey ? quoth s h e ;
H oogh hoogh hoogh quoth
, , ,
he ,
And went his way .
X C VI .
’
T H E REwas an o ld woman a s I ve heard tell
, ,
S he went to market her eggs for to sell ;

S he went to m ar ket all on a market day -
.
And sh e fell a sl eep on the ki n g s hi ghway ’

.
There came by a pedl ar whose name was S tout ,
H e cut her petticoats all rou n d about

H e cut her pe t ticoat s up t o the knees ,
W hich made the o l d woman to shi ver and freez e .
When this l i t tl e wo m an first did wake ,
S he began to s hiver and s h e began to shake ,
S he b egan to w onder and she began t o cry ,
L auk a mercy on me this is none of I

,
T ALES . 61
But if it be I as I do hope it b e
, ,
I ve a li ttl e dog at ho m e and he ll know me ;

’
,
’
I f it be I he ll wag his l ittl e tail

,
’
,
”
And if it be not I he ll l oudl y bark and wail !
,
’
Home went the l ittl e woman a ll in the dark ,
U p got the li ttl e dog and he began t o bark ;

,
He began to b a rk so she began to cry

, ,
”
L auk a mercy on me this i s none of I !
,
X C VI I .
L I TT L E Jack D andy prat w a s my fir s t s ui tor ;

-
He had a di sh and a spoon and he d some pewter ; ,

’
He d li n e n a n d wooll en and woo ll en and l i n en

’
,
A l ittl e pig in a string cost hi m five shill ing .
X cV I l I .
M ary E ster
L I TT L E ,
S at upon a tester
-
,
E atin g of curds and whey ;

There came a l ittl e s pider ,
An d sat hi m down beside her ,
And frightened M ary E s ter away .

XC IX .
[ Thi s n urs ery rhy me i s q uo t e d i n B e a umo nt a n d F le t c h er

’
Ro n d u c e ” A c t v s o 2
, . . . I t i s p ro b a b le a l s o t h a t S i r T o by a ll ud e s
t o t hi s s o n g i n “ T w el ft h N igh t ” A ct i i s o 3 w h e n h e s a y s
, . .
, ,
C o me o n ; t h er e i s S i x p en ce f o r y o u ; le t s h a v e a s o n g
’ ”
.
SING a song of Sixpence ,
A bag full of rye

Four and twenty b l ackbirds
Baked in a pie
’
When the pie was o p e n d ,
The birds began to sing ;

Was not that a dainty dish
To set before the ki ng ?
The king w a s in his counting house -
C ounting out hi s money ;

The queen was in the parl our
E ating bread and honey ;
The maid was in t h e garden

Hanging out the cl othe s ,
There came a l ittl e bl ackbird ,
And s n ap t o ff her nose .
J enny was so mad ,
’
S he di dn t know what to do ;
S he put her finger in her ear ,
And crackt it right i n two .

TA L E S . 63
C .
TH E on t h e dunghill a bl owing hi s horn

co ok s
’
The bull s in the barn a thrashing of corn ;

’ ‘
The maids in t h e meadow are making of hay ;

The ducks in t h e rivers are swimming away .
YA N K E E D O O D L E
came to town ,
How do you thi nk they s e r v d hi m ’
O ne took hi s bag another hi s scrip

, ,
The quicker for t o s t a rve him .
Jenny Wren fell s ick upon a time

L I TTL E ,
When i n ca me R obin R ed breast and brought her -

,
bread and wine

E at Jenny drink Jenny all s h all be thin e !
, , , ,
The n Jenny she got better and stood upon her feet
, ,
”
And says to littl e R obi n I l ove thee not a bit !
,
Then R obin he was angry and flew upon a twig ,
Hoot upon thee fie upo n thee ungrateful chit

, ,
CIII .
[ A n o th e r v ers i o n .
]
JE N N YWRE N fell sick
U pon a merry tim e
I n came R obin R ed breast -
,
And brought her sops and
E atwe ll of the So p Jenny , ,
Drin k well of the wi ne

Thank you R obin kindl y
, , ,
Y ou shall be mine .
Jenny , she
got well ,
An d stood upon her feet ,
And t ol d R obi n p l ainl y ,
S he l o v d him not a b i t
’
.
R obin b eing angr y ,
Hopped on a twig ,
S ayi n g out upon you

, ,
Fy upon you bo l d fac d j i g !

’
,
T AL E S .
65
TH E S TO RY OF C AT S K I N .
[ As el a t e d by a n o ld n urs e a ge d e igh ty o n e Th e s to ry i s o f
r ,
-
.
o r i e n t l o r igi n ; b u t t h e s o n g
a a s r ec i t e d
, w a s so v ery i mp er fe c t
, ,
t h a t a f e w n e ce s s ary a ddi t i o n s a n d a l t e ra t i o n s h a v e b e en ma d e ] .
T H E REonc e w a s a gentl em an grand ,
Wh o l ived at his country s eat -
H e wanted an heir to hi s l and ,
For he d nothin g but daughters yet

’
.
’
Hi s l ady s again i n the way ,
S o s h e s ai d to her husband with j o y ;

I hope s o m e or other fin e day ,
To pre s ent you my dear with a boy

, , .
The gentl emen answered grufl ,
’
I f t s houl d turn o ut a maid or a mou s e ,
For of both we have more than enough ,
”
Sh e shan t stay to li ve in my hou s e
’
.
The l ady at thi s decl aration ,
Al most fainted away wit h pain

But what w a s her sad co n sternation ,
When a swe e t l ittl e girl came again !

Sh e
sent her away to b e n ur s d ’
Without seeing her gruff papa ;

And when she was o ld e n ough ,
To a school sh e was packed away
M
.
Fifteen summers are fled ,
N ow she l eft good r s Jervis .
To see home she was forbid ,
Sh e determined t o go and seek service .
Her dr esses so grand and s o gay ,
S he carefull y roll ed in a k n ob
Which s h e hid in a forest away ,
And put on a C atskin rob e .
S he k n o ck d
at a castl e gate
’
,
An d pray d for charity ;

’
They sent her some meat on a p l ate ,
And kept her a scullion to b e .
M y l ady l o o k d l ong
in her face
’
,
An d p rai s d her great beauty ;

’
’ ’
I m sorry I ve no better p l ace ,
And you must our scull ion b e .
S o C atskin was under the cook ,
A very sad l ife she l e d ,
For often a l a dl e she took ,
’
And broke poor C atskin s head .
T AL E S . 67
There is now a gra nd ball to b e ,
Wh en l adies their beauties show ;

” “
M rs C ook said C atskin dear
.
, ,
How much I shoul d like to go .

”
Y ou go with your C at s kin rob e -

,
Y ou dirty impudent sl ut !
Among the fin e l adi es and l ord s ,
”
A ver y fine figure you d cut ! ’
A ba s in of water s h e took ,
And da s h d in poor C atskin s face

’ ’
But briskl y her ears she shook ,
And went t o her hi ding pl ace .
S he wa s hed ever y stain from her skin

I n some crystal water fa ll
Then put on a beauti ful dre s s ,
And has t ed away to the ball .
Wh en s h e entered the l adies wer e mut e

, ,
O vercome by her figure a n d face

But the l ord her young master at onc e
, ,
Fell in l ove with her beauty and grace
H e p r a y d her his partner to b e

’
,
“ ”
S he said Y es with a sweet smil ing gl a nc e
, ,
All night with no other l ady

But C atskin our young l ord woul d dance
, .
P ray tell me fair maid where you live

, , ,
For now was the s a d parting time

But she no other an s wer woul d give ,
Than thi s dis t ich of mystical rhyme ,
R i nh s i r, if the t ru th It mus t t ell ,

fi t the Si gn of t he i fia s i n of W a ter ll b ia t ll .
Then Sh e flew from the ball room and put -

,
O n her C at s k in robe again

And sl ipt in unsee n by the cook ,
Who li t t l e thought where she had been .
The young l ord the very next day ,
To hi s mother his passion betray d ’

,
And decl ared he never woul d rest ,
’
T ill he d found out his beautiful maid !
M
’
There s another grand ball to be ,
Where l adies their beauty show ;

”
rs .C ook s ai d C at s ki n
, dear me , ,
”
H ow much I shoul d l ik e to go .
Y ou go with your C a tskin robe ,
Y ou di rty impude n t sl u t !
,
Amo n g the fine l adies and l ords ,
”
A very fin e figure you d cut ! ’
In a rage the l adl e s h e took ,
And broke poor C atskin s head ’
Bu t o ff s h e went shaki n g her ears ,
And swift to her forest she fled .

TA L E S .
S he washed every b l ood s tain o ff ,
I n s o me crystal waterfall
Put on a more beautiful dre s s ,
And hasted away to the ball .
M y l ord at the ball room door -

,
Was waiting with p l easure and pain ;

H e l o n ged to see nothi n g s o much ,
As t h e beauti ful C atskin again .
When he asked her to dance s h e agai n ,
S aid Ye s wi t h her firs t smili ng gl ance

,
”
And again all the night my young l ord ’ ,
With none but fair C at s kin did dance
P ray tell me aid he, where you l ive

s ,
For now twas the p a rting time

’
But s h e no other an swer wo ul d give ,
Than this distich of m ystical rhyme ,
i3 q ai r, i f the t ru th ll mu s t t ell ,
fi t the Si gn of the i Bt o ken ILaUIe Ii b tneII .
Then she flew from the ball and put on ,
Her C atskin rob e again ;

And sl ipt i n un s een by the cook ,
Who l ittl e thought where she had been .
M y l ord did again the next day ,
D ecl are to his mother his mi n d ,
That he never more happy shoul d be ,
U nl ess he hi s charmer shoul d find .

N ow another grand ball is to be ,
When l adies their beauty show

”
M rs C ook said C atskin
.
, dear me , ,
”
H ow much I sho ul d li ke to go .
Yo u go with your C atskin robe ,
Y ou impudent dirty sl ut !
,
Among the fine l adies and l ords ,
’
A very fine figur e you d cut
I n a fury she took the skimmer ,
’
And broke poor C atskin s head !
But heart whol e and l ivel y as ever
-
,
Away to her forest she fled !
S he washed t h e stains of bl ood ,
I n some cry s tal waterfa ll

Then put on her most beautiful dress ,
And hasted away to the b all .
M y l ord at the ball room door

-
,
Was waiting with pl easure and pain ;

H e l onged to see nothing so much ,
As the beautiful C atskin again .
When he asked her to dance she again ,
”
S aid Ye s with her first smil i n g gl ance ;
,
And al l the night l ong my young l ord

,
With none but fair C at skin woul d dance !

T AL E S . 71
Pray tell me fair maid where you l ive ;

, ,
Fo r now was the parting time

But she no other answer woul d give ,
Than this distich of mystical rhyme ,
i t i nh st i r, i t the t r uth ll mus t t ell ,

‘
fi t the Si gn o f the B ro ke n é ki mme r ll Ewel l .
Then she flew from t h e b all and thr ew on ,
H er catskin cl oak again

-
And s l ipt in unseen by the cook ,
Wh o l ittl e thought where she had been .
But not by my l ord unseen ,
For this tim e he f o ll o w d too fast ;

’
And hid in the forest gree n ,
S aw the strange things that past !
N ext day he took to hi s bed ,
And sent for the doctor to come ;

’
And b e gg d him no other than C atskin ,
M ight come into his room !

’
H e tol d him how dearl y h e l o v d her ,
N ot to have her his heart wo ul d bre ak ;

Then the doctor kindl y p r o mi s d
.
’
,
To the proud o ld l ady to speak .
’
There s a struggl e of pride and l ove ,
’
For she f e ar d her son woul d die
But pride at the l ast did yiel d ,
And l ove had the master y !

N U R S E RY R H YM E S .
Then my l ord got qui ckl y well ,
Whe n he was hi s charmer to wed ;

And C at s ki n before a twel vem onth ,
O f a you n g l ord was brought to bed .
To a way farin g woman and chi ld

-
,
L ady C at s kin o n e day sent an al ms

The nur s e did the erran d and carried ,
The sweet l ittl e l ord in her arm s .
The chil d gave the al ms to the chi l d ,
This was s een by the o l d l ady mother ;

On ly s e e s aid th a t wicked o l d woman
’
, ,
”
How the beggars brats take to each other
’
I
Thi s throw went to C at s kin s heart ’

,
S he flung herself down on h e rknees ,
’
And pr a y d her youn g master a n d l ord ,
To seek out her pare n ts wou l d pl ease .
They set out in my l ord s own coach ’
And t r av e ll d ; but n ought b e f e l

’
Till they r e a ch d the town hard by

’
,
’
Where C at s kin s father did dwell .
They put up at the head i n n ,
Where C a tskin was l eft al one ;

But my l ord we n t to t ry if her father ,
His natural chil d woul d own .

T AL E S .
73
When folks are away in short time

,
Wh at great al terations appear !

For the col d touch of death had all chi ll ’
d
Th e h e arts of her si s ters dear .
Her father repented too l ate ,
And the l os s of his youngest b e mo an ’

d;
I n his o l d and chil dl ess state ,
He his pride and cruel ty o w n d ! ’
The o l d gentl eman sat by the fire ,
And hardl y l ooked up at my l ord ;

He had no hopes of comfor t ,
A stranger coul d aff ord .
But my l ord drew a chair cl ose by ,
And said in a feeli n g tone

, ,
Have you not s i r a daughter I pray

, , , ,
Y ou never woul d see or own ?
The oldman al ar m d cried a l oud

’
, ,
A harde n ed s inner am I !
I woul d give all my worl dl y good s ,
”
To see her before I di e !
Then my l ord brought hi s wif e a n d chil d ,
’
To their home and parent s face ;
Who fell down and thanks r e t ur n d ’
To G od for his mercy and grace !

,
The bell s ringing up in the tower ,
Are sen di n g a sound to the heart ;

There s a charm in the o l d church bell s
’
,
Which nothing in li f e can impart !
CV .
L IT T L E R obin Re d bre ast -
S at upon a rail ;
N iddl e n e ddl e went hi s head ,
Wiggl e waggl e w e nt his tail .
C VI .
TH E cock s on the d unghill a bl owing h i s horn ;

’
The bull s in the barn a threshing of corn ;

’
The mai ds in t h e meadows are making of hay ;

The duck s in the river are swimming away .
C VII .
[ Th e t a le o f S i mp le S i mo n fo rms o n e o f t h e c h a p b o o k s b ut -
,
fo ll o w i ng ve rs e s a re t h o s e ge n e a ll y s un g i n t he n urs e ry ]
r .
S IM PLE S imon met a pieman ,
G oing to t h e fair
S ays S impl e S imon to the pieman ,
”
L et me t as te your ware .
T AL E S .
75
S ays the pieman to S impl e S imon ,
”
S how me first your penny .
S ays S impl e S im on to the pieman ,
“ ”
I ndeed I have not a n y .
S imp l e S imon went to town ,
To buy a piece of meat :

He t ied it to hi s horse s tail
’
,
To keep it cl ean and sweet .
S impl e S imon we n t a fishi ng ,
For to catch a whal e

All the water he had got
Was in hi s mother s pail
’
.
S impl e S imon went to l ook

I f p l ums grew on a thistl e ;
He pricked his fingers very much ,
Which made poor S imon whi s t l e .
C VI I I .
T H E RE w a san o ld woman of N orwich ,
Who li ved upon nothi n g but porridge !

Paradin g the town ,
S he t urn ed cl oak into gown ;

This thrifty o l d woman of N orwich .
76 N U RS E R Y RH YM E S .
C IX .
was a sharp cur

B A R N A BY B RI G H T he ,
H e always woul d bark if a mouse did but stir

But now he s grown o l d and can no l onger bark
’
, ,
H e s co n de mn d by the parson to be h an g d by the cl erk

’ ’ ’
.
CX .
T H E R E w as an o l d woman of L eed s ,
Who spent all her time in good d eeds

S he worked for the poor ,
Till her fingers were sore ,
Thi s pious o l d woman of L eed s !
CX I .
OL D mother Hubbard ,
Went to the cupboard ,
To get her poor dog a bone

But when she came there ,
The cupboard w a s bare ,
And so the poor d o g had none .

TA L E S . 77
S he went to t h e baker s ’
To buy hi m s o m e bread ,
But whe n s h e c a m e back

Th e poor dog was dead .
S he went t o t h e j oiner s ’
To buy hi m a co ffin ,
Bu t whe n she c a me back

The p o or dog w a s l aughing .
*
S he t ook a cl ean di s h
To get h i m some tripe ,
But when s h e c a me back

H e was sm oking hi s pip e .
S he went to the al e house -
To get him so m e beer ,
But whe n she cam e b ack

The dog sat in a chair .
S he went t o the tavern

For whi te wi n e and red ,
But whe n sh e c a me back

The dog stood on hi s head .
P ro b b ly
a fi ng o r l ofii n , t o co mp le te
lo ’
t he r hy me . So i n
Sh a ks pe a re ’
s
“
M id s N igh t s D r e am, ” A c t ii
.
’
. Sc 1 .
An d t h en t h e w h o le qu i re h o l d t h e i r hip s '
a n d lo fi
”
, e .
Sh e w én tto the hatter s ’
To buy him a h a t ,
But when she came back

H e w a s feedi n g the cat .
’
S he went to t h e barber s
To buy him a wig ,

He was dancing a jig .
Sh ew e nt to the frui terer s ’
To buy him so me fruit ,
But w hen she came back

H e was p l aying the flute .
’
S he went to t h e tail or s
To buy him a coat ,

He was riding a goat .
S he went to the cobb l er s ’
To buy hi m s ome shoes ,
But w hen she came back

H e was rea di ng the news .
S he went to t h e sempstress
To buy hi m some li nen ,

The dog w a s s pinning .
T AL E S .
79
S he went to the hosier s ’
To buy hi m some hose ,
But when s h e came back

H e was dr e s s d in hi s cl othes
’
.
The dame made a curtsey ,
The dog made a bow ;

The dame said your servant , ,
The dog said bow wow , , .
CXII .
OL D mother Widdl e Waddl e j umpt out of b e d ,
And out of the casemen t she p o p t out her head ;

C rying the house is on fire the grey goose i s dead , ,
And the fox he is come to the tow n oh ! ,
C XI II .
TOM he was a piper s son

* ’
He l e arn d to pl ay when he was young

’
And all t h e tune s that he coul d pl ay ,
Was O ver the hill s and far away ;

O ver the hill s and a great way o ff
M
, ,
And the wind will bl ow my top kn ot o ff -

.
r. Ke r (p . 2 49 ) e ds
r a
“
J o ck e y . Thi s ie
wr t r on ly
t he firs t s ix l i n e s .
N ow Tom with hi s pip e made such a nois e ,
’
That h e pl e a s d both the girl s and boys ,
And they s t o pp d to hear hi m pl ay

’
,
”
O ver the hill s and far away .
Tom with his pipe did p l ay with such skil l ,
That those who heard hi m coul d nev e r keep stil l ;

Whenever they heard they began for to dance ,
E ven pigs on their hi nd l egs wo ul d after hi m prance .
As Doll y was mil king her cow o n e day ,
Tom took out hi s pipe and began for to p l ay ;

“
S o D oll and t h e cow danced the C heshir e round ,
Till the pail was brok e and t h e mi l k ran on the ground .
H e met o l d dame Trot with a basket of egg s ,
H e used his pipe and she used her l egs ;

S he d anced about till t h e e ggs were all brok e ,
She began for to fret but h e l aughed at t h e j ok e

, .
H e s aw a cross fell ow was b e ating an a s s ,
Heavy l aden with p ots pans dishes and gl ass ;

, , ,
H e took out his pipe and pl ayed them a tune .
And the jackass s l oad was l igh t en e d full soon

’
.
T AL E S . 81
CX I V .
T H E RE was a l ady all skin and bone ,
S ure such a l ady was never known :

Thi s l ady went to church one day ,
S he went to church all for to pray .
An d when she came to the church stil e ,
S he sat her down to rest a l ittl e whi l e

When she came to the churchyard ,
There the bell s so l oud she heard .
When s h e came to the church door ,
S he s topt to rest a l ittl e more

Wh en she cam e the church withi n ,
Th e parson p ra y d gain s t pride and sin

’ ’
.
O n l ook ing up on l ookin g dow n

, ,
S he s a w a dead man on the ground

And from hi s nose unto hi s chi n ,
The worms cr aw l d out the worms cra w l

’
,
’
d
Thi s l i n e h a s b ee n a d o p t e d i n t h e mo d e rn b a lla d o f A l o n z o
a n d t he fa i r I mo g e n e Th e v e r i o n giv e n a b o v e w a s o b ta i n ed
”
. s
I
fro m L i n co l n s hi re a n d di ff e rs s l igh t l y fro m t he o n e i n G a mmer

,
Gurto n s G a rla n d 8 vo L o n d 1 8 1 0 p 2 9 3 0
’ ”
-
. . , . .
,
Then she unto the parson s aid ,
S hall I be so when I am dead ?

O h ye s ! oh y e s ! t h e parson said ,
Y ou will be so when you are dead .
CXV .
L I TT L EJohn Jiggy Jag ,
He rode a penny nag ,
An d went to Wigan to woo

When he came to a beck ,
He fe ll and broke his neck ,
Johnny how do s t thou now

,
I made him a hat ,
O f my coat l ap -
,
And stockings of pearl y b l ue

A hat and a feather ,
To keep out col d weather ;

S o Joh nny how dost thou now ?
, ,
T AL E S . 83
C X VI .
S ATU R D AY night my wife did die ,
I buried her on the S unday ,
I courted another a co m ing from church ,
And m a rried her on the M onday .
O n Tuesday n ight I stol e a horse ,
O n Wednesday was apprehended ,
O n Thursda y I w a s tried and cast

-
And on F riday I was hanged .
C X VI I .
Tom Trigger
L I TT L E ,
B efore he was bigger ,
Thought he woul d go out with his

L eft off bow and arrows ,
With which he s hot sparrow s ,
And said he woul d have s ome f u n .
H e s hot at a pig ,
That was not very big ,
But pig away did run ;

S ays he to b e sure
, ,
I am not very poor ,
’
I ll put some more shot
He shot at a cat ,
That had caught a rat ,
And hi t her right on t h e pate ;

’
I ll have your furry skin
To put my powder in ,
Y our venison no matt e r for that

, .
He started a b ar e ,
The peop l e did star e ,
S ays h e I ll hav e you for my dinn er ;

,
’
I t being al most dark ,
H e missed hi s mark ,
For he was a young b e gi nner .
He came to a stil e ,
A man all the whil e

A pitchfork had in his hand ;
S ays he give me t h e gun
, ,
But he began t o run ,
Al l over the pl ough ed la nd .
U nhappy was his l o t ,
I nto a hedge he got ,
The man came behind to beat

Tom cannot get through ,
H e had the man in v iew ,
But he contrived to cheat him .

T AL E S . 85
A house was in t h e val e ,
And M ar gery sol d al e ,
S ays he I ll have som e b e e r ;

,
’
S oon it will be night ,
And not a bit of l ight ,
M y roundabout way home to ch e er .
A sow in the sty ,
As Tommy cam e by ,
Wa s call ing her pigs to repose ;

S ays Tom I l ove f un
, ,
And at the pigs di d run;

But fell down and hurt hi s nose .
M argery came out ,
To see what it was about ,
And she s aid M aster Tommy O fye !

, ,
He took up hi s gun ,
And he began to run “
From t h e pigs that were i n t h e s t y .
Tom at l ast got home ,
H e woul d no l onger roam ,
And hi s mother began to

N ow he p l ays at taw ,
S ometimes at s e e saw -
,
And i s not quite so bol d .

Tom and hi s dog Tray ,
I n t h e month of M ay ,
Went to p l ay with a ball ,
Which he th rew up to t h e sky ,
Y et not so very high ,
I t soon cam e down with a fall .
He had a l ittl e stick ,
I t was not very thick ,
H e hit the ball to make it go faster ;

His l ittl e dog Tray ,
S oo n scampered away ,
To brin g the ball back to hi s master .
He got up a tree ,
As hi gh as may be ,
S ome eggs from a nest to obtain ;

A bough bent in two ,
(Yo u see it in the view) ,
And h e fel l to th e gr ound in great
A doctor they did call

To cure hi m of the fal l ,
A l on g whil e he kept his bed ;

At l ast he got well
O f all that hi m b e f e l
,
S o this time he shall not be dead .

T AL E S . 87
Tom has now got better ,
Wri te s a pretty l etter ,
And is al ways rea di n g his book ;

H e is not quite so wil d ,
As when h e was a chil d

And no pains with his l ear ning h e
“
C X VI I I .
T H E REwas a frog li v d i n a we ll’

,
Kitty al one Kitty al one

, ,
There was a frog li v d in a well

’
,
Kitty al one and I

, .
There was a frog li v d in a well

’
,
And a farce * m ouse i n a mill ,
C ock me cary Kitty al one

, ,
Kitty al one and I .
This frog he woul d a wooing ride ,
Ki tty al one &c

, .
This frog he woul d a wooing ride ,
And on a snail he got astride .
C ock me cary &c , .
M e rry .
88 N U R S E RY R H YM E S .
He rode t ill he came to my L ady M ouse

Kitty al one & c , .
H e rode till he came to my L ady M ouse

And there he di d both knock and call ,
C ock me cary & c , .
Quoth he M iss M ouse I m come

, ,
’
Quoth he M is s M ou s e I m come
, ,
’
To s e e if thou canst fan cy me ,
Q uoth s h e an s wer I ll give you none

,
’
’
Quoth she answer I ll giv e you none
, ,
U n til my uncl e R at come home ,
And when her uncl e R at came home ,
Kitty al one &c , .
And whe n her uncl e Ra t came home ,
’
Who s been here since I v e been gone ’
’
S ir there s been a worthy gentl eman
, ,
Kitty al o n e & c , .
’
S ir there s bee n a worthy gentl eman
, ,
’
That s been here since you ve been gone ’
C ock me cary & c , .

T AL E S . 89
Th efrog h e cam e whi stl ing through t h e brook ,
The frog h e cam e w histl ing thr ough t h e brook ,
And there he met with a dainty duck .
This duck Sh e s w all o w d him up with a pl uck’

,
Kitty al one Kitty al one

, ,
Thi s duck s h e swall owed him up with a pl uck ,
S o there s an e n d of my history book

’
.
C ock me cary Kitty al on e

, ,
Kitty al one a n d I .
CXIX .
Tom Tucker
L I TT L E ,
S ings for his supper

What shall he eat ?
Whit e bread and butter .
H ow s hall h e cut it
?
Without e er a knife
’
How w ill he be married ,
Without e e r a wife ?
’
!
CXX .
T H E RE was an o l d woman t o s s d up in a bl ank e t ’
N in e ty nin e times as high as the moon

-
But where s h e was going no mortal coul d tel l ,
For under h e r arm s he carried a broom .

Ol d woman o l d woman o l d woman said I

, , , ,
Whither ah ! whi ther whi t her so hi gh ?

, ,
O h ! I m sweepin g the cobweb s o ff the s k y

’
,
And I ll be with you by and by

’
.
CXX I .
[ A no th e r ve rs i o n, fro m I n fa n t I ns t i t ute s ,
8 vc . L o nd .
p .
I an o l d woman t o s s d up in a bas ke t
S AW
’
,
N ineteen times as high a s the m oon ;

Where s h e was g o m g I coul dn t but ask i t ’
,
For in her hand she carried a broom .
Ol dwoman o l d woman o l d woman quoth I

, , ,
O whither, O whither O whi t her so high ? , ,
To bru s h the cobweb s o ff the sky

S hall I go with thee ? Aye by and by , .
CXXI I .
T H E RE was an o l d woman
L ived under a hill
And if she s not gone
’
S he l ive s there still .

TAL E S . 91
CXX I I I .
T H E RE w a s an o l d woman ,
And she sol d puddi ngs and pies

S he went to the mill ,
And the dust flew in her eye s

Hot pie s and col d pies to sell !
Wherever she goes ,
Y ou may fo ll ow her by the smel l .
CXX I V .
OL D M other Ni ddi t y N od swore by t h e pudding bag -

,
S he woul d go to St o k e n C hurch fair

And then o ld Father Peter s aid he woul d meet her
, ,
Before s he got hal f way there .
CXX V .
GI L E S C O LL I N S h e
said to his o l d mothe r ,
M other come bind up my head

,
And send to the pars on of our pari s h ,
For to morrow I shall b e dead dead

-
, ,
For to morrow I shall be dead

- .
His mother she made hi m som e wate r grue l -

,
And stirr ed it round with a s poon ;

G il es C oll in s h e ate up hi s water gruel -
,
And died before twa s noon

’
,
’
And died befor e twas noon .
L ady Anna was sitting at h e r window ,
M ending her night rob e and coif

-
S he saw the ver y prettiest corp se ,
S he d s een in all her lif e li fe

’
, ,
S he d seen in all her li f e

’
.
What bear ye there ye six strong men

, ,
U pon yo u r shoul ders so hi gh ?

We bear the body of Gil es C olli ns ,
Who for l ove of you di d die die , ,
Who for l ove of you did di e .
S et hi m down ! set hi m down ! L ady An na she ,
O n t h e g rass that grows so green

To morrow before the cl ock strikes t e n
-
,
’
M y body Sh al l li e by his n his n ,
’
,
M y body shall li e by his n ’

.
Lady Anna was buried in the east

G il es C oll ins w as buried in the west ;
There grew a lil y from G il es C olli n s ,
’
That t o u e h d L ady Ann a s breast bre ast
’
, ,
That t o u ch d L ady Anna s breast

’ ’
.
TAL E S . 93
bl ew a col d nort h eas terl y wi nd

T here -
,
And cut this 1 h i n t wa i n

Which never there was seen before ,
And it never will aga in again , ,
And it never will again .
C XXVI .
LI TT L E Bo
peep has l ost her sheep
-
,
And can t tell where to find them

’
L eave them al on e and they ll co m e home

’
, ,
And bring their tail s behind the m .
pe e p fell fast asl ee p

Littl e Bo -
,
And dreamt s h e heard t hem bl eatin g

But when s h e awoke she found it a j oke , .
For they still were all fleeting .
Then up s h e t o o k h e r littl e
crook .
,
D e t e r mi n d for to find them

’
S he found them i n deed but i t made her h e a rt,
”
For they d l eft all their tail s b ehi n d em ’
.
I t happen d ’
day as Bo p e e p did stray
on e ,
-
,
U nder a meadow hard by

There she e s p y d their tail s s ide by side
’
,
All hung on a tree to dry .

a sigh and w i p d her eye

Sh e h e av d
’
,
’
,
And over the hill ock s went stump o -
And tried what she coul d as a shepherdess shoul d

, ,
To t ack again each to its rump o -

.
CX X VI I .
JO H N C O O K had a l ittl e grey mare he haw hum ' , ,
H er back stood up and her b ones they were bare he

, ,
haw hum, .
’
J oh n C ook was ridi ng up Shut e r s bank ; he haw hum , , .
And there his nag di d kick and prank ; he h aw hum , , .
J ohn C ook was riding up Sh ut e r s hill he haw hum ’

, ,
His mare fell down and she made her will ; he haw
, , ,
hum .
The bridl e and saddl e where l aid on the shel f ; he haw , ,
hum
I f you want any more you ma y sing it yoursel f ; he ,
haw hum
, .
TAL E S .
CXXVII I .
T H E REwas a mad man and he had a mad wife ,
An d they li v d i n a mad tow n

‘ ’
And t hey had chil dren three at a b i rth ,
And mad they were every one .
The father w a s mad t h e mother was mad

, ,
And the chil dren mad be s ide ;

And they all got on a mad hors e ,
And madl y they di d ride .
They rode by night and they rode by day ,
Y et never a one of them fell ;

They rode so madl y all the way ,
Til l t hey came to the gates of hell .
Ol dN ick was gl ad to see them so mad ,
An d gl a dl y l e t the m i n
But he s oon grew sorry to s e e the m s o m erry ,
And l e t them out again .

96 N U R S E RY R H YM E S
°
C X X DL
TH ERE was an o l d man and he li v d in a wood ;

,
’
And his l azy son Jack woul d sn ooze till noon

N or follo w ed hi s trade al though it w a s good
, ,
With a bill and stump for making of brooms gree ,
brooms
With a bil l and a stump for maki ng of broom s .
O ne morn in a passion and sore with vexation

, ,
H e s wore he woul d fir e the room ,
I f he did not get up and go to his work ,
And fall to the c utting of brooms gr e en brooms, , &c .
Then Jack arose and sl ipt on hi s cl o t he s ,
And away to the wood s very soon ,
Where he made up hi s pack a n d p ut it on his back

, ,
C rying M aid s do you want any brooms ? green

, ,
brooms & c, .
CXXX .
JA C K S P RAT
H a d a cat ,
I t had but o n e ear

I t went to buy b u t ter ,
When butter was dear .

TH IR D C L A S S —J I NG L E S .
C X XXI .
HU Ba dub dub ,
Thr ee men in a tub ;

And how do you th ink they got there ?
The butcher the baker
, ,
The can dl estick m aker-

,
They all j u mp d out of a rotten potato

’
’
Twas enough to make a man stare !
CXXXI I .
H AN D Y S PA N D Y Jack a dandy
,
- -
,
L oved p l um cake a n d s ugar candy ; -
H e bought some at a grocer s shop ’
And out he cam e hop h Op hop

, , , .
98 N U RS E RY R H YM E S .
CXXXI I I .
D I N G dong bell
, , ,
Pussy s in the well !

’
Wh o put her in ,
L ittl e Tommy L in
Who pull ed her o ut ,
Dog with l ong snout

What a naughty boy was that
To drown poor pussy cat ,
Who never did any harm ,
But k i ll d the mice in his father

’
s barn .
CXXX I V .
D I N G T Y di ddl e dy,
M y mammy s maid ’
,
S he stol e oranges ,
I am afraid ;
S ome i n her pocket ,
S o m e in her s l eeve ,
S he s t ol e orange s ,
I do bel ieve .
J I NGLE S . 99
CXXXV .
C O C K a doo dl e doo ,
M y dame has l ost her shoe

M y m as t er s l o s t hi s fiddl in g
’
And don t know what to do

’
.
C ock a doodl e doo ,
.
Wh a t i s my dame to do ?
Till m as t er fi n ds h i s fiddl i n g s tick ,
S he ll d a n ce without her shoe

’
.
M y dame h a s l o s t her shoe ,
And ma s ter s foun d hi s fiddl ing stick

’
,
S ing doo dl e doodl e doo .
M y dam e will d a n ce with you ,
Whil e ma s ter fiddl e s h i s fiddl i n g stick ,
For dame a n d doodl e do .
CX XX V L
HE Y ding a di ng wh a t s hall I s ing ?

,
How many hol e s i n a skimmer ?

Four and twenty — my stomach i s empty
,
Pray mamma give me some dinner

, , .
1 00 N U R S E RY R H Y M E S .
CXX XVI I .
dum pl ing my son John

B E E D L E , de e dl e , ,
Went to bed with hi s breeches on

O ne shoe o ff the other shoe on
, ,
B eedl e de e dl e dum pl ing my son Joh n

, , , .
M
CXXXVII I .
FE E D U , fiddl e du m
fee ,
The cat s got into the tree

’
.
P us sy come down
, ,
O r I ll crack your crown

’
,
And toss you into the sea .
CXX XIX .
YAN K E E D O O DL E came to town ,
U pon a Ke n ti s h poney ;
H e stuck a feather in his h at ,
And call ed him M acaroni .

J I N GLE S . 10 1
CXL .
C O M E dance a JI g
To my G ran n y s pig ’
,
With a r au dy rowdy dowdy ;

, ,
C ome dance a jig ,
To my G ranny s pig ’
,
And Pus s y cat Shall crowdy [i e . . fiddl e .

]
CXL I .
[ F ro m D evo n s hi re ] .
D R I D D L E T Y dr um , dri ddl e t y
drum ,
There you se e the beggars are come

S ome are here and som e are there ,
And some are gone to Chi dl e l y fair .
CXLI I .
[ Th e fo ll o w i ng may p r o b a b l y b e a g a me ] .
I N T E R Y , mi n t e ry , corn cu t e ry - ,
App l e s eed and app l e t horn

Wi n e brier li mber l ock
, ,
-
,
Five gee s e in a flock ,
S it and sin g by a s pring ,
O U T and in ag ain
- -
, .
CXLI I I .
A C A T came fid dli ng o u t of a barn ,
With a pair of bag pipes under her arm -
S he coul d Sing n o t hing but fid dl e cum fee ,
The mouse has married the humbl e bee

Pipe cat dance mouse
, , , ,
’
We ll have a weddin g at our good house .
CX LI V .
H EY, do r o l o t , do r o l o t !
Hey do r o l ay do r o l ay !
, ,
H ey my bonny boat bonny boat

, , ,
H ey drag away drag away

, ,
CX LV .
SEEK a thing give a thing , ,
The o l d man s go l d ri n g
’
L ie but t li e ben
, ,
L ie among t h e dead men .

J I N GLE S . 1 03
CXLVI .
[ Th e fo ll o w i n g i s a ll ud e d t o i n Ki n g C a mby e s gedy o f t he
”
s ,
a t ra
s ix t ee n t h c e n t u r y ] .
HEY diddl e di ddl e,

The cat and the fiddl e ,
The cow j umped over t h e moon

The l ittl e dog l au gh d ’
To s e e s uch craft ,
the di sh ran after t h e Spoon .
C X LVI I .
C R I P P L E D ick
upon a stick
And S andy on a sow ,
Riding away to Gall oway ,
To buy a poun d o woo ’

.
C X LVI II .
F I D D L E de dee fiddl e de dee

- -
,
- -
,
The fly shall marry the humb l e bee .
They went t o the church and married , w as
The fly has married the humb l e bee .

1 04 N U R S E RY R H YM E S .
[ M
ag
bi rd .
g
Se e
o t -p i e i s t he or
M a cb e t h , ” A c t
igi n a l
C X LI X
na m
iii . so.
e
4,
of
.
t heh a t te ri ng a n d o mi no u
c
w h e re t h e s a me w o r d i s u s ed ]
s
R OU N D about round about , ,
M aggoty pie ,
M y father l oves good al e ,
And so do I .
CL .
D OO D L E D Y , d o o dl e dy, do o dl e dy,
dan ,
I ll have a piper to b e my good man

’
And if I get l ess meat I sh all g e t gam e , ,
D o o dl e dy do o dl e dy d o o dl e dy dan
, , , .
C LI .
We re all in the dumps

’
,
For diamonds are trumps ;

’
The kittens are gone to S t Paul s ! .
The babies are bit ,
The moon s in a fit ’
,
And t h e hous e s are buil t without wall s .

JI N GLE S . 1 05
CLI I .
[ F ro m Sh ro p s hi re ] .
ON E , two thre e , ,
I l ove co ff ee ,
An d B ill y l oves t e a .
H ow good you be ,
O ne two three
, , ,
I l ove coff ee ,
And Bill y l ov e s t e a .
CL I II .
DICK and Tom Will and John , ,
Brought me from N ottingham .
C LI V .
[ Thi s is a g a me as w ell a s a g ang la ]
ON E -
E RY two ery
,
-
,
Z i ccar y z an
Holl ow bone crack a bone , ,
Ni n e r y ten
Spi t t e r y spot ,
I t mu s t b e done ;
Tw i ddl e u m t w a ddl e um,
Twenty one -
.
1
Hink spin k the pud di ng s stin k

, ,
The f a t begi n s t o fry ,
N obody at home but jumping J oan

, ,
Father mother and I

, , .
S tick stock stone dead

, , ,
B l ind m a n can t see ’

,
E very k n ave wi ll have a sl ave ,
Y ou or I must be he .
C LV .
H A R K hark
, ,
The dog s do bark ,
Beggars are co m ing to tow n

S ome in j a gs ,
S ome i n rags ,
And some i n vel vet gowns .
C LV L
TO M MY T I E U L E Harry Wi b ul e , ,
Tommy Ti s s i l e Harry Wh istl e

, ,
L ittl e wee wee wee, , .

JI N GLES . 107
C LVI I .
S co t t i s h di t ty , su n g o n w hi rl i n g ro un d a pi ec e o f l igh t e d
p ap er t o a chi l d ] .
D I N G L E dingl e do o s e y
, , ,
Th e cat s in the well ;

’
The dog s away to Bell ingen

’
,
To buy the bai rn a bel l .
C LV I I I .
S I N G sing what shall I sing ?

, ,
The cat has e at the puddi ng string

D O do what shall I do ?
, ,
The cat has bit it qui te in two
C LIX .
[ W a te r -
s ki mmi n g ] .
A D U C K and a drake ,
A nice barl ey cake -

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With a penny to pay the o l d baker

A hop and a s cotch ,
I s another notch ,
Sli t h e rum s l a t h e ru m t ak e her

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1 08 N U R S E RY R H Y M E S .
C LX .
G I LL Y S ill y Jarter ,
Who has l ost a garter

I n a s hower of rain ,
Th e mill er found it ,
The mill er ground it ,
And t h e mi ll er gave it
C LX L
SE E, saw M argery Daw

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Littl e Jackey s hall have a n e w master ;

L ittl e Jackey shall ha ve but a penny a day ,
’
Because he can t work any fast e r .
C LX H .
S aw M argery D aw
SE E , , ,
S ol d her b ed and l a y upon straw ;

Was not she a dirty sl ut ,
To sell her b e d and li e in t h e di rt ?

JI N GLE S . 1 09
C LX I l l .
J a mi e s o n s Gl o s s ary ” v o c Z i c ke ty a nd B lac k w o o d
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E di n b u rgh M a ga z i n e A u g 1 8 2 1 p
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Z I C K E T Y, di ck e t y ,
dock ,
The mou s e r a n up the nock

The nock struck one ,
Down the m o u s e r u n ,
Zi ck e t y di ck e t y dock
, , .
C LX I V .
D I N G dong darrow
, , ,
The cat and the sparrow ;

Th e l ittl e dog has burnt hi s tail ,
And he shall be h an g d to morrow ’

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C LXV .
PU S S I C AT , w u s s i c a t ,
with a white foot ,
When is your weddi n g for I ll come to t ,

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Th e beer s to brew the bread s to bake
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P ussy cat pussy cat don t be too l ate
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CLX VI .
TO market to m arket to buy a fat pig

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H ome again home again dancing a j I g

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Ride to t h e market to buy a fat hog ,
Home agai n home again jigge t y j og

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C LXVI I .
LE Gover l e g ,
As the dog went to Dover ;

When he came to a s t il e ,
Ju mp he went over .
F O U R T H C LA S S RI DD L E S .
C LX V l I I .
[ A H E D GE H O G ] .
AS I went over L incol n bridge ,
I met mister Ru s t i cap

Pins and needl es on his back ,
A going to Thorney fair .
C LXIX .
[ A BED .
]
FO R M E D l ong ago yet m ade t o day
, ,
E mpl oyed whil e other s sl eep

\Vh a t few woul d l ike to give away ,
N or any wish to keep .

1 12 N U RS E RY R H YM E S .
C LX X .
[A C I ND E R -
SIF TE R ] .
A R I D D L E a ri ddl e as I suppose
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A hundre d ey e s an d never a nose

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C LXX I .
OL D father G reyb e ard ,
Without tooth or tongue

I f you ll give me your finger
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I l l give you my thumb

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C LX XI I .
[A W E LL .
]
ASroun d as an app l e as deep as a cup
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And all the king s horses can t pull it up .
RI DDLE S .
C LXXII I
M
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[A N E GG ] .
HU M P T Y D U P T Y s ate on a wall ,
Hum pty dum pty had a great fall

Three score men and three score more ,
C annot p l ace Humpty Dumpty as h e was
C LXXI V .
G O OSEY goo s ey gander ,
Where s hall I wander ?

U p stairs dow n stair s
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And in my l ady s chamber
There I met an o l d man ,
That woul d not say his prayers

I took him by the l eft l e g ,
And threw him down stairs .
CLXX V .
[ A R A I N B O W ) .
[ Th e a ll us i o n t o O l ive r C ro mw ell s a t i f c t o ri l y fi x e s t he d a te
s a
t hi s r idd le t o b el o n g t o t h e s e v e n tee n t h ce n t ury ] .
PU R P L E yell ow red a n d green

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Th e king can not reach it nor the quee n

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N or can o l d N oll whose p ower s so g reat

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Tell me this riddl e whil e I count eight .
e i e s t he l a s t tw o l i n e s r un a s fo ll o w s
So m t m
A ll t he ki n g s h o rs es a n d a ll th e ki n g s me n
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C o ul d n o t s e t H ump ty D ump ty up a ga i n ” .
C LX XV ] .
[A C A N D L E ]
N ancy Et t i co a t
L I TT L E ,
I n a whit e petticoat ,
And a red nose

The l onger she stand s ,
The shorter she grows .
C LXXVI I .
[ PA I R O F T O N G S ] .
LO N G l egs, crooked thigh s ,
L ittl e head and no eye s .
C LX XVI II .
[A H O R S E S H OE R ]
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W HAT sh oe maker m akes shoes wi t hout l eather

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With a ll the four e l ements put together 7

Fire and water earth and air
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E v ry custome r has two pair

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RI DDLE S . 1 15
CLXX IX
M M
.
[ ON E LE G I s A LE G o r UTT O N ; TwoL E G S A AN , ; T H R EE
L E GS , A S T OO L ; F O UR L E G S , A D OG ] .
Tw o l eg s sat upon three l egs ,
With one l e g i n hi s l ap
I n comes four l egs ,
And run s a way with one l e g .
U p j um p s t w o l eg s ,
C atche s up three l eg s ,
Throws it after four l egs ,
An d make s him bring back one
C L X XX .
As I w as going to sell my eggs ,
I met a man with b a ndy l egs ,
Bandy l egs and crooked toe s ,
I tripped up hi s heel s and he fel l nose .
C LXXX I .
PE A SE porridge hot p ease porridge col d

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Pease porridg e i n t h e pot nine da ys o l d

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S pell me t ha t in four l etters .

[ Fro m M C LXXXI I
S S l o a n e , 148 9 , f o l 1 6 , w ri t t e n
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a b o ut th e y ear
T H E RE were three si s t ers in a hall ,
There cam e a knight amongst the m all ;

G ood morrow au n t to t h e o n e
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G ood morrow aunt to the other

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G ood morrow g e n t w o man to t h e th ird

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I f you were my aunt ,

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As the other two he ,
I woul d say good morrow ,
Then aunts all thre e

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C LX XXI I I .
[ F ro m t he sa m e M a n us crip t ] .
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water and C ain s brother
C O N G E AL
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That was my l over s name and no ot h er , .
C LXXX I V .
T E E T H A N D G UM S ]
[ .
T H I R T Y wh ite horses on a red h ill ,
N ow th e y tramp now they champ now t h e y stand still

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RI DDLES . 1 17
l
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As I w e nt th rough t h e garden gap ,
Wh o shoul d I meet but Dick R ed cap ! -
A stick in his hand a stone in his throat

, ,
I f you ll tell me this riddl e I ll give you a groat

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C LXXXVI .
E L I ZA B E T H , E l speth ,
Betsy and B ess ,
They all went together to seek a bird s ’
They found a bird s nest with five eggs

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They all took one a n d l eft four in

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C LX XX V I I .
As I was going to S t I ves .

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I met a m an wit h s even wives ,
E very wife had seve n sacks ,
E very sack had s eve n cats ,
E very cat had seven kits

Kit s cats sack s a n d wives
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H ow many where there going to

C LX XXVI I I .
see ! w hat Shall I see ?

SE E ,
A horse s head where his tail shoul d be
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C LXXXIX .
I HAD a l ittl e castl e upon the sea Side -

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O ne hal f w a s water the other was l and ;

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I Op e n d my li ttl e cas t l e door and guess what I found

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I found a fair l ady with a cup in her hand .
The cup w a s gol d fill ed with wine ;

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Drink fair l ady and thou shal t b e mine

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C XC .
W H E N I went up sandy hill ,
I met a sandy b oy ;
I cut his throat I sucked his b l ood
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And l eft his skin a hanging o -

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C XC I .
[ T H E H O LL Y T RE E ] .
H I G H T Y, t i gh t y, p ara di gh t y cl othed in green ,

The king coul d not read it, no more coul d the queen ;
They sent for a wise man out of the E ast ,
Who said it had h orns but w a s not a beast !

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RI DDLES . 1 19
CXC I I .
l i t tl e
sis ter they cali d her peep peep
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I HAD a , , ,
S he waded the waters deep deep deep , , ,
S he cli mbed up the mountai ns high hi gh high , , ,
Poor l i t tl e creature she wanted an eye .
CXCI I I .
T W E L V E pears hanging high ,
Twe l ve k n ights ridin g by

E ach knight took a pear ,
And yet l eft el even there !
CXCI V
M
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[A N E E D L E AN D T H RE AD ] .
RS . wi t h o n e eye
TW I T C H E T T ,
A wondrous l ength of trai n l ets fly

And as s h e gl ides thr ough eve ry gap ,
S he l eave s a bit of her tail in the trap .
CXCV .
K I N G C harl es walk ed and t alk ed

Hal f an hour after his head was cut ofi
F I FT H C LA S S PR O V E R B S .
CXC VI .
A s e mpstress th at sews ,
And woul d make her work scarce) ,
M ust use a l o n g needl e ,
And a short th read .
C XCVI I .
[ Th e fo llo wi n g o l d s aw i s g en era lly b el i e v e d t o re fe r t o t he

T e ut o n i c me t h o d o f n umb e ri n g Se e B ra n d s P o p ul ar A n t i q ui
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t i e s ” e di t e d by S i r H E ll i s v o l ii p
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F IV E score of men money and pins , , ,
S ix score of all other things .
Cx CV l l l .
SE E a pin and pick it up ,
All th e day you ll have good l uck

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S e e a pin and l e t it l a y ,
Bad l uck you ll ha v e all t h e day

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P RO V E RBS .
CXC IX .
A S W A RM of bees in M ay
I s worth a l oad of hay ;
A swarm of bee s i n June
I s worth a sil ver spoon ;
A swarm of bee s in Jul y
I s not worth a fly .
CC .
ST S within s day if thou dost rai n

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For forty days it will remain

S t S w ithi n s day if thou b e fair
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For fort y days twill rain na mair

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C Cl .
To mak e your candl es l ast for aye ,
Y our wives a n d maids give ear o - !
To put e m out s the onl y way

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S ays honest John Bol dero .
CCI I .
B OU N C E B U C K RAM vel vet s dear ; ’
C hristmas comes but once a year .

CCI I I .
TH E tail or of Bi s i t e r ,
H e has but one eye ;

H e can n ot cut a pair of gre e n g al a g a ski n s ,
I f he were to try .
CC IV .
N E E D L E S and pi n s n e edl es and pins

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When a m an marries hi s troubl e begin s .
C CV .
R I D D L E me riddl e me riddl e me ree !

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N one are SO b l ind as those that won t see ’

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C CV I .
[ O ne v e rs i o n o f th e fo ll o w i n g s o n g w hi c h I b el i e v e t o b e t h
, e
g e n u i e o n e i s w r i tten o n t h e l t le a f o f S H a r l 6 5 8 0 i n
n , as . .
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h a n d o f th e e n d o f t he S e ven te en t h c en t u ry b ut u n fo rt un a t el y i t i
, s
sc a rc el y a d a p t e d f o r t h e ea rs p o l i te” o f mo d e rn d a y s ] .
A M A N of words and not of deed s

l s l ike a garden full of weeds ;
And when t h e weeds begin to gr ow ,
I t s l ike a garden full of snow ;

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P RO V E RBS . 1 23
And when the snow begins to fal l ,
I t s l ike a bird upon the wal l ;

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And when the bir d away does fly ,
I t s l ike an eagl e i n the sky ;

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And when the sky begins to roar ,
I t s l ike a l io n at the door ;

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And whe n the door begins to crack ,
I t s l ike a stick across your back ;

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And when your back begins to sm art ,
’
I t s l ik e a pe n k n if e i n your heart
And when your heart begins to bl eed ,
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Y ou re dead and de ad and dead indeed
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C CVI I .
TH E li ttl e R obin R ed breas t -

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And Je n n y Wren ,
Are G od Al mighty s ’
C ock a n d h e n .
S I XTH C L A S S —L U LL AB I E S .
C C VI I I .
H U S H a bye baby on the tree top

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Whe n t h e wi nd bl ow s the cradl e w ill rock ;

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When the bough bends the cradl e will fall , ,
Down will come baby bough cradl e and all , , ,

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C CIX .
BY E , baby bun ting ,
D a ddy s go n e a hunting
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To get a li ttl e h a re s skin ’

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To wrap a baby bunting in .
i
R ts o n , w h o giv e s fo ll o w i ng v ers i o n s a ys t h a t t he c o m
i n t he ,
me nci ng w r d s a re a c o r r u p t i o n f t h e F r e n c h n u rs e s t h re a t i n
o o
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t h e fa b le H e b a l a l e lo up ! H us h t h ere s th e w o l f l ”
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B ee b a w b bby l o u o n a t ree t o p
a , ,
W he n t he w i n d b l o w s t h e cra d le w i ll ro ck
W h e n t he w i n d c e a s e s t h e c ra d le w i ll fa ll ,
D o w n c o mes b a by a n d cra d le a n d a l l .
( G a mme r Gurt o n s G arl a nd p

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L u L L AB I E s . 1 25
CCX .
[ A n o t h e r v e rs i o n ] .
BY E ,
baby buntin g ,
Father s gone a hunting

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To get a rabbit skin

To wra p baby bunting in .
CCX I .
HU S H Y baby my doll I pray you don t cry

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And I ll give you some bread and some m il k by and bye

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O r perhaps you l ik e cu s tard or may b e a tart

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Then to either you re wel come with all m y whol e heart

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CCX I I .
D A N T Y baby diddy ,
’
What can mammy do w id e ,
But sit in a l ap ,
And give u n a pap ’

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S in g danty baby diddy .

C CXI I I .
O my baby
BY E , ,
When I was a l ady ,
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0 th e n my poor baby did nt cry
But my baby is weeping ,
For want of good keeping ,
O h I fear my poor baby will die

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CCXI V .
HU S H thee my babby
, ,
L ie still w ith thy daddy ,
Thy mam my h a s gone to the

To g rind thee some wheat ,
To m ake thee some meat ,
And so my dear babby l i e still

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CCX V .
H U S H a bye a b a l amb ,
Hush a b y e a mil k cow ,
Y ou sh al l have a l ittl e s tick ,
T o beat t h e naughty bow wow -

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L U LL AB I E S . 127
CCXVI .
C R Y,
baby cry , ,
Put your finger i n your eye ,
And tell your mother it was I .
CCX VI I .
my kitten my kitten
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And hey my kitten my deary !

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S uch a sweet pet as thi s

Wa s neither far nor neary .
Here we go up up up
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And here we go down down down y ; , ,
And here we go backwards and forwards ,
And here we go round round roun dy , , .

S E V E N TH C L A S S —C HA R M S .
C CXVI I I .
Th e t h ree fo ll o w i n g ch ar ms a re f o r t he hi ccu p a nd ea ch o n e mu s t
,
b e a id t h ri c e i n o n e b rea t h t o ren d er t he S p e ci fi c o f s ervi ce ]

s , .
W H E N a twister twi sti ng woul d twi st him a twist ,
For twi s ting a twist thr ee twi sts he will twi st

But if one of the tw ists untwists from the twist ,
The twist untwistin g untwists the twist .
CCX IX .
R O B E R T R O W L EY rol l ed a round ro ll round ,
A round roll R obert R owl ey roll ed round ;

Where ro ll ed the round roll R obert R owl ey roll ed round
C HA RM S . 129
CCX X .
PE T E R P I P E R picked a peck of pickl ed pepper

A peck of pickl ed pepper Peter Piper picked ;
I f Peter Pi p e r p i ck e d a p e e k of pick l ed pepper
’
Where s t h e peck of pickl ed pepper Peter Piper picked ?

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CCXXI .
[ Ady , i n his C a n d le i n t he D k 4 to L o nd 1 6 55 p 5 8 y
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sa s
i s a c h a r m u s e d f o r ma ki n g b u t te r co me fro m t h e c h u rn
t h a t t hi s .
I t w a s t o b e s a id t h r i c e ]
.
C O M E butter come
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C o m e but t er co m e !
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Peter s t an d s at the gat e ,
Wait in g for a b u t t e r d cake ’
C ome butter come !

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C CXX I I .
W E NT to the toad that l ies u nder the wall ,
charmed hi m out a n d he came a t m y call

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s cr a t ch d out the eyes of the o w l before

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t ore the bat s win g what wo ul d you have

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m ore ?
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CCXX I I I .
[A h a rm s o mew h a t s i mi l ar t o the fo l l o w i ng may b e s ee n in t he
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T o w n ley M y s t e ri e s ” p 9 1 Se e a p a p er i n th e A rch te o l o gi a ”
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v o l xxvii p 2 5 3 by t he R e v L an c el o t S h ar p e
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MATT H E W M ark Luk e and John

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G uard the bed that I l ay on

Four corners to my bed ,
Four angel s roun d my head !

O ne to watch one to pray , ,
And two to h e ar my soul away !
M
C CXX I V .
[ Th e p re s e n t c h arm w hi ch a pp ears t o b e o n l y a n o t h er v ers i o n o f

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t h e o ne j u s t g i v e n i s p r e s er ve d by A u b re y i n
, S La ns d 2 3 1, . .
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f o l 1 14
. . I t m a y l ik e w i s e b e fo un d i n Ady s “ C a n d le i n t he ’
D a rk ” 4 t o L o n d 1 6 55 p
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MATT H E W M ark L uke and J ohn

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Bl ess the bed that I li e on

And bl essed g uardian angel keep -
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M e safe from danger whil st I sl eep !

C HA RM S . 13 1
C CX XV
[ Th e fo ll o w i n g ch a rm w a s lea rn t by t he l at e S i r H u mph re y
D a vy w h en a b o y a s a c u re f o r t h e cra mp
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]
MATT H E W M ark L uke and John ease u s I beg !

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Th e devil has tied up a knot in my l e g .
C rosses three w e make to ease u s
Two for t h e robbers and one for C hri s t Je s us

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E I G HTH CLAS S GA M E S .
CCXX V I .
WE a re three brethren out of S pain ,
C ome to court your daug h ter Jane .
M y daughter Jane she is too young ,
And has not l e ar n d her mother tongue

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Be she young or be Sh e o l d
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For her beauty s h e must be Sol d .
S o fare you wel l my l ady gay

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We ll cal l again another day

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T urn back turn b a ck thou scornful knight ;

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And rub thy spurs till they be bright .
O f my s purs t ake you no thought ,
For i n this town they were not bought .
S o fare you well m y l ady gay

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We ll call again another day

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Turn back turn back thou s cornful knight

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And take t h e fairest in your sight .
The faire s t m a id that I can see ,
l s pret t y N ancy come to me

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GAM ES . 133
Here comes your daughter safe and sound ,
E ve r y pocket wi th a thousand pound ;

E very finger with a g a y gol d ring ;
Pl ease to take your daughter in .
CCXXV I I .
S I E V E my l ady s oatm eal ’
G rin d my l ady s flour ’
Put it in a che s n ut ,
Le t it stand a n hour
O ne m a y ru s h two m ay ru s h
, ,
C ome my girl s w alk under the

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CCXXVI I I .
W ON T b e my father s Jack
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I w on t be my mother s G ill
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I will be the fiddl e r wi fe ’

s ,
An d have m u s ic when I wi ll .
T o t her li ttl e tun e

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T other l ittl e tune

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Pr ythee l ove pl ay m e
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T other l ittl e tune

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C CXX IX .
B A B Y and I
Were baked i n a pie ,
The gravy was wonderful hot

We had nothing to pay
To the baker that day ,
And so we crept out of t h e pot .
CCXXX .
T H E RE w e re two bl ackbirds ,
S itti ng on a hill ,
T h e one n a m d Jack
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,
Th e other n am d Jill ;
’
Fl y away Jack !
Fl y away Jill !
C ome again Jack !
C ome again J ill !
M
CCXX XI .
’
TO B RO W N S two l ittl e I ndian boy s ,
O ne ran away ,
The other woul dn t stay ’

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Tom Brown s two l ittl e I ndian boys

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GA M E S . 135
C CXX XI I .
[Th e fo ll o w i n g i s a so n g to a n u rs ery da n cé ] .
GAY go up and gay go dow n ,
To ring the bell s of L ondon t own .
Bull s eyes and target s

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Sa y the be ll s of S t M arg re t
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Brickbat s and til e s ,
S ay the bell s of S t Gil es . .
Hal fpence a n d farthi n g s ,
S ay the bell s of S t M artin s .

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O ranges and l emons ,
S ay the bell s of S t C l ement .

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s .
Pancakes and fritters ,
S ay the bell s at S t Pe t er .
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s .
Two s ticks and an app l e ,
S ay the bell s at Whitechape l .
Ol d Father Bal dpate ,
S ay the sl ow bell s at Al dgate .
Y ou owe me ten shill ings ,
S ay the bell s at S t Hel en s .

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13 6 NU RS E RY R H YM E S .
Pokers and tong s ,
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S ay the bell s at S t J ohn s . .
Kettl es and pans ,
S ay t h e bell s at S t Ann .
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s .
When wi ll you pay me

S ay t h e bell s at Ol d Bail ey .
When I grow rich ,
S ay the bell s at S horeditch .
P ray when will that be ?

S ay the bell s at S tepney .
I am sure I don t know ’

,
S ays the great bell at Bow .
CC XXX I I I .
[ One c hi l d h o l d s a w a n d t o t h e fa ce o f a n o t h e r r e p ea t i ng t h es e ,
l i n e s a n d m ki n g gr i ma ces t o ca u s e t h e l a tter t o l a u gh a n d s o to
,
a , ,
t h e o th er s t h o s e w h o l a ugh p ayi n g a fo r fe i t ]
BU F F says B uf f to all his m e n ,
And I say Buff to you again ;

Bu fl neither l aughs nor s mil es
"
But carries hi s face

With a very good grace ,
And passes the stick to t h e very next p l ace !

GA M E S . 13 7
CCXXX IV .
DA N C E Thumbkin dance
, , ,
(K e ep t he t humb i n mo t i o n .
)
Dance ye merrymen every one
, ,
(Al l t he fing e rs i n mo t i o n ) .
For Thumbkin he can dance al one , ,
( The t humb o n ly mo v i ng .
)
Thumbkin he can d a nce al one
, .
(D i t t o )
Dance Foreman dan ce
, , ,
ng e r mov i ng
( Th e
fi fi
rs t .
)
Dance ye merrymen every one ;
, ,
( The w ho l e mo v i ng ) .
But Foreman he can dance al one , ,
M
Foreman he can dance al one
, .
A nd so on w t ih th e o t h ers -
nam n i g t he 2 d fi n ge r i ddle ma n
th e 3 d fi n ger Ri ng ma n —a n d t he 4t h fi n ger L i tt l e ma n . L i tt le
ma n c a n n t d a n c e a l o n e
o .
CCXX XV .
QU E E N Anne queen Anne you s i t in the sun

, , ,
AS fai r as a l il y a s whi te a s a wand

, .
I send you thr ee l etters and pray read one , ,
Y ou must read one if you can t read all ,

’
,
S o pray M iss or M aster throw up the bal l

, , .
CC XXXV I .
[ A no t h er v ers i o n .
]
H E RE w e come a piping ,
Fir s t in spring and then in M ay

The queen Sh e Sits upon t h e s and ,
Fair as a l il y white a s a wand

,
T
King John has sent you l etters three ,
And begs you ll read them unto me ;

’
’
We can t re ad one without them all ,
S o pray M iss Bridget del iver the ball

, ,
!
CCX XXVI I .
R I D E a cock hors e to Banbury cross

- -
,
To see what Tommy can buy ;

A penny whi te l oaf a pen n y white cake
, ,
And a twopenny appl e pie -

.
C CX XXVI I I .
R I D E a cock horse to Banbu ry cross

- -
,
To buy l ittl e Joh n ny a gall oping horse -
I t trots behind and it ambl es before

, ,
And Johnny shall ride till he can ride no more . .

GAMES . 13 9
C CXXXIX .
R I D E a co ck horse to C oventry cross

“
-
;
-
To see what E mm a ca n buy ;

A pe n ny whi te cake I l l buy for her sake
’
And a twopenn y tart or a pie .
CCX L .
R I D E a cock horse to Ban bury cro s s

- -
,
To see an o l d l ady upon a white horse ,
R ings on her fi n gers and bell s on her toes

, ,
And so she mak es music wherever Sh e goes .
CCX LI .
TO market ride the gentl emen ,
S o do we so do we
,
Then comes the country cl own ,
H o b b l e dy gee H o b b l e dy gee
,
CCXLI I .
T H I S is the key of the kingdom .
I n that kingdom there is a city .
I n that city there is a town .
I n that town there is a street .
I n that street there is a l an e .
I n that l ane there is a yard .
I n that yard there is a house .
I n that hou s e there i s a roo m .
I n that room there is a bed .
O n that bed there is a basket .
I n that basket there are some flowers .
Fl ower s in the basket ba s ket in the b e d

, ,
t h e room &c & c

, . .
CCX LI I I .
[ So n g se t to fi v e t o es ]
LE T us go to the wood says thi s pig ; ,
What to do there ? says that pig

To l ook for my mother says thi s pig ,
Wh at to do wit h her ? says that pig

5 . Kiss her to death says this pig
, .
G AM E S . 14 1
CCXLI V .
IS John S mith within

Ye s that he i s
,
Ca n he s e t a shoe ?
Ay marry two
, , ,
Here a nail t here a ,
Tick tack too, , .
CCX LV .
E GGS, butter cheese bread , , ,
S tick stock sto n e dead !

, , ,
S tick him up stick hi m down , ,
S tick hi m in the o l d man s crown ’
CCX LVI .
b el i e v e t he fo llo w i ng i s o n ly a p o rt i o n o f a di a lo g ue ,
h a v e n o t b ee n a b le t o re co ver i t ] .
H E RE comes a poor woman from baby l and -

,
Wi th three small chil dr en in her hand

O ne can brew the other can bake
, ,
The o t her can make a pretty round cake .

1 42 N U RSE RY R H YM E S .
C C X LV I I .
[ A s t r i n g o f c hi l d re n h a n d h a n d s t a n d i n a ro w A c h i l d
, in , .
( A ) s t a n d s i n fro n t Of t h e m a s
le a d er t w o o t h er c hi ld re n ( B an d )
,
0
fo rm a n a rch e a c h h o l di n g b o t h th e h a n ds o f t he o t h e r ]
, .
A . D RAW a pail of water ,
For my l ady S daughter

’
M y father s a king and my mother s a queen

’
,
’
M y tw o l ittl e sisters are dr e s s d in g reen ’

,
S t amping grass and parsl ey ,
M arigol d l eaves and daisies .
B . O ne rush two ru s h, ,
Pray thee fine l ady come under my bush

, , .
[A pa s se s u n d er h fo ll o w e d by t he w h o le s tri ng o f chi l
th e arc ,
d en t h e l a s t o f w h o m i s ta k en c a p t iv e b y B a nd c Th e v ers es a re
r , .
r e p e a t e d u n t i l a l l a re t a k e n
, ] .
CCX LVI I I .
T W E L V E huntsmen with horn s a n d hound s ,
Hunting over other men s grounds ; ’
E l even shi p s s aili ng o er t h e main

’
S ome boun d for Fran ce and some for S pain ;

I wi sh them all s af e home again :
Ten comet s in the sky ,
S ome l o w and some high ;

GA M E S . 1 43
N ine peacocks in the air ,
I wonder how they all came there .
I do not know and I do not care ;

E ight j oiners in j oiner s hall
’
,
Working wi th the tool s and all ;

S even l obsters i n a dish ,
As fresh as any heart coul d Wish ;

S ix beetl es against t h e wall ,
C l ose by an o ld w oman s appl e s tall ;

’
-
Five puppie s by our bit ch Ball ,
Wh o dail y for their breakfast call ;

Four horses stuck in a h o g ,
Three mo n keys tied to a cl og ;

Two pudding ends woul d choke a dog
-
,
With a gaping wide mouthed waddli ng frog

,
-
, .
CCX LI X .
G I R L S and boys come out to pl ay

, ,
The moon doth shin e as bright as day ;

L eave your s upper and l eave your sl eep ,
And come w ith your p l ay fell ows into the s tree t

-
.
C ome with a whoop come with a call

, ,
C ome with a good w ill or not at a ll .
U p the l adder and down the wal l ,
A hal fpenny roll will s erv e u s all .
Y ou find milk and I ll find flour

,
’
,
And we ll have a pudding in hal f an hour

’
.
CC L .
[A Sco t ch v e rs i o n o f the a b o ve .
]
L AZ Y dukes that sit on their ne uks

, ,
And win na come out to p l ay ;

L eave your supper l eave your Sl eep , ,
C ome out and p l ay a t hi de and seek - -

.
I ve a cherr y I ve a ches s
’
,
’
I v e a bonny b l ue gl a s s
’
I ve a dog amo n g the corn

’
B l ow Willie Buckhorn
, , .
T h ree s core of Highl and kye ,
O ne bool y backed -
,
O ne b li nd of a n eye ,
An a the rest hawkit

’ ’
.
’
L addie wi the Shell y coat -
Hel p me owre th e ferry boat -
The ferry boat is owre dear

-
,
Te n pou n d s every year .
The fiddl e r s i n the C a n o n ga t e

’
,
The piper s i n the Abbey

’
,
Huzza ! cocks and hen s ,
Fl ee awa to y our cavey

’
.
G AM E S . 1 45
CC LI .
T H E RE were three j ovial Wel shmen ,
AS I have heard the m say ,
And they woul d go a huntin g -
U pon S t David s da y
’
. .
Allthe day they hunted ,
And nothing coul d they find ,
But a ship a s ail ing

-
,
A sail ing with the wind

-
.
O nesaid it was a s hip ,
The other he said nay ; ,
The thi r d said it was a hou s e ,
With the chi mney b l own away .
And all the night they hunted ,
And no t hing coul d they find ,
But the moon a gl idin g

-
,
A gl i di ng with the wind

-
.
O nesaid it was the moon ,
The other he said nay ; ,
The third said it w a s a chee s e ,
’
And hal f o t cut away .
CCLII .
[A so n g s e t t o fi ve fi ng e rs ]
This pig went to marke t
This pig staid at home
Thi s pig had a bit of meat ;
'
And this pig had no n e ;

Thi s pig said Wee wee wee ! , , ,
I can t find my way ho m e

’
.
C C LI I I .
M y nose is green ,
’
Y o ur s is b l ue ;
S ister has got a red one ,
What s that to you ? ’
CCL I V .
[A g a me a t b a ll ] .
C U C K OO cherry tree
, ,
C atch a bird and give it to

,
L et the tree be high or l o w ,
Le t it hail rain or s now

, , .
GAM E S . 1 47
CCLV .
I C A N make di et bread ,
Thi ck and thi n

I can make diet bread ,
Fit for the king .
CC LVI .
fo ll o w i n g l i n e s a re s un g by c hi l d ren w h e n s t i g fo r a
a rt n
G O O D horse s bad horse s , ,
Wh a t is t h e time of day ?
Three O cl ock four O cl ock
’
,
’
N ow fare you away .
CC LVI I .
[ A n o t her v e rs i o n ] .
B E L L hor s es bell hor s e s

, ,
What time d ? ’
0 a
y
’
On e O cl ock two O cl ock
’
, ,
Time to away .
C C LVI I I .
[ Th e fo ll o w i ng i s t h e O xfo rd s hi re v ers i o n O f t he g a me
C o n fes s i o n a l a s s h o w n i n s h a d o w s o n th e w a ll ]
,
.
F AT H E R O father I m come to co n fes s

, ,
’
.
Well my daughter well !

, ,
L ast n i ght I call d the e a t a beas t

’
.
S hocking my daughter shocking !

, ,
What penance ? my father what penance ? ,
What penance ! my daughter What penance ,
What penance shall I do ?

Kiss me .
CCLIX .
[ Th e K e n t i s h v e rs i o n o f t he sa me ga me ].
G O O D morning father Francis , .
G ood morning M rs Sh e ckl e t o n What h a s brough t

, . .
you abroad so earl y M rs Sh e ckl e t o n ? , .
I have come to confess a great sin father Francis
M
, .
What s it M rs S h e ckl e t o n ?
’
, .
Y our cat stol e a pound of my butter father Francis ,
0 n o Si n at al l
, rs Sh e ckl e t o n
, . .
But I k ill d your cat for it father Franci s

’
, .
0 a very great Si n indeed M rs Sh e ckl e t o n you m us t

, , .
,
do penance .
What penance father F rancis ?

,
GA M E S .
14 9
Kiss me three times ,
Oh ! but I c an t ! ’
O h ! but you must !

O h ! but I can t & c a d li b
’
. .
,
Well what mu s t be must

, ,
S o ki ss kiss kiss and away

, , , .
C C LX .
[ C hi l d ren h u n t i n g b a ts ]
BA T , bat (cl ap h a n ds )
,
C ome under my hat ,
’
And I ll give you a sl ice of bacon ;
And when I bake ,
I ll giv e you a cake

’
,
I f I am not mistaken .
CC LX I .
[ Thi s e d by t w o o r mo re gi rl s w ho w a l k o r d a n ce u p a n d
a ct ,
d o w n t urn i ng w h e n t h e y s ay
, , t u rn c h ee s e s
, t urn Th e , , .
”
gree n ch ees e s a s I a m i n fo rme d a re mad e w i t h s a g e a n d po

,
”
,
t at o t o p s
-
. T w o gi rl s a re s a id t o h e c h ee s e a n d
G RE E N cheese yell ow l aces , ,
U p and down the marketLp l ace s -
Turn cheeses tur n ! , ,

CC LX I I .
[ T wo o f t he s t ro n ges t c hi ld ren a re s ele ct e d A a n d B A s ta n d

, . s
w t i hi n a r i n g O f t h e c hi l d r e n B b e i n g o ut s id e
, ] .
A WH O i s going round my Sheepfol d ?

.
B O nl y poor o l d Jacky L ingo

. .
D o n t s teal any of my b l ack sheep

’
A . , .
B N o no m ore I wi ll onl y by one

.
, , ,
U p says Jacky Lingo ( S t r i ke s o n e )

, . .
[ Th e hi l d s truc k le a v e s t he r i ng a n d ta k es h o l d o f B b ehi nd ;
c ,
B i n t h e s a me ma n n e r t a k e s t h e o t h e r c hi l d re n o ne by o n e gr a d u , ,
a ll y i nc r e a s i n g h i s t a i l o n e a c h r e p e t i t i o n o f t h e v e rs e s u n t i l h e ,
h a sfg o t t h e w h o le A t h e n tr i e s t o g e t t h e m b a c k ; B r un s a w y
. a
w i t h t h e m ; t h ey try t o s h el te r t h e ms el v e s b e hi n d B ; A d ra g s th e m
O ff o n e by o n e
,
e t t i n g t h e m a g a i n s t a w a l l u n t i l h e h a s re co v e re d
,
s ,
a ll .A re g ul a r t e a ri n g ga me a s chi ld re n s ay ]
, .
CC LXI I I .
[ C hi l d re n
d ro un d a nd a re c o un t e d o n e by o n e by mea n
s ta n , s
of t hi s r hy me w hi c h I h a v e a l re a d y giv e n i n a di ff e re n t fo r m a t
,
p 8 9 Th e c hi ld u p o n w h o m t he la t n umb er fa ll s i s o ut fo r
. . s ,
H id e o r S ee k ”
o r a n y o t h e r g a me w h e r e a vi c t i m i
, re q u i re d s .
A co c k a nd b u ll s to ry o f t hi s ki n d i s rel a te d o f t he hi s to ri a n
J o e ph us ]
s .
H I C K O RY Di ck o r y D ock
The mouse ran up the cl ock
The cl ock struck one
The mouse w a s gone ( 6 )
O U T spell s OU T !
GA M E S . 15 1
C C LXI V .
[A nu mb e r o f b o y s a nd gi rl s s t n d ro u n d o n e i n t he midd le w h o
a ,
rep ea ts t he fo ll o w i n g l i n es c o un t i ng t h e chi ld re n u n t i l o ne
,
c o u nt e d o u t by t he e n d o f t h e ve rs es ]
R I N G me ring me ring me rary

As I go round ring by ring
A virgin ( 6 ) goe s a maying
Here s a flower
’
and there s a flower ’
G rowing in my l ady s garden ( 1 0 ) ’
I f yo u s e t your foot awry

G entl e John will m ake you cry
I f you s e t your foot amis s
G entl e John ( 1 4) will give you a ki s s .
[ Th e hi l d up o n w h o m ( 1 4 ) fa ll s i s t h e n ta k en o u t a nd fo rc d t o
c , e
s e l ec t o n e O f t he o pp o s i t e s e x Th e midd le c hi l d t h e n p r c eed )
. o s.
This [l ady or ge n tl eman ] i s none of ours ,
Has put [his or her] s el f i n [t h e s el ected ch il d s ] power ’

,
S o cl ap all han d s a n d ri n g a l l bell s a n d make t h e

, ,
weddi n g o er [Al l cl ap ha n d s ]
’
.
[ I f t h e c hi l d t a k e n by l o t j o in s i n t he l ppi n g
c a ,
t he se le c t ed
c hi l d i s r ej e c t e d a n d I t hi n k ta ke th e m idd le p l a c e O t he I W i s e ,
'
, , , s .
I t hi n k t h ere i s a a l ut e ]
,
s .
CCLXV .
[ A no t h er v ers i o n
AS I go round r ing by ring ,
A maiden goes a mayin g ,
’
And here s a flowe r and there s a flow e r
’
,
As red as any daisy .
I f you set your foot awry ,
G entl e John w ill make yo u cr y

I f you set you r foot amiss ,
G entl e John will give you a good kis s .
CC LX V I .
SE E -
S AW , s a cra do w n
Which i s the way to L o ndon town 7

On e foot up and the other down
, ,
And that is the way to L ondon town .
CCLX VI I .
[ A no t h er v e rs i o n ] .
SE E -
Jack in a hedge
S AW , ,
Wh ich is the way to L ondon bridge ?

O ne foot up the other foot down
, ,
That i s the way to L ondon town .

GA M E S . 1 53
C C LXVI I I .
H I GH T Y
cock 0 !
To L ondon we go ,
To Y ork we ride
And E dward has p us s y cat tied to hi s side
-
He Shall have l ittl e dog tied to t h e other ,
And then he goes trid trod to s e e his grandmother .
C C LX IX .
SE E -
jack a daw
S AW , ,
Wh at is a craw to do wi her ; ’
S he has not a stocking to put on her ,
And the craw has not o n e for to gi her ’

.
CC LXX .
ON E o ld Oxford ox opening oysters ;

Tw o tee t o t um s totall y t i red of tr ying to trot to
berry ;
Thr ee tall tigers tippl ing ten penny tea
-
F our fat friar s fanning fainting flies

F ive f ri pp y Frenchm en fool ishl y fishi n g for flies
S ix sportsmen shooting s ni pes
S even S evern sal mons swall owing shrimps ;
E ight E ngl ishmen eagerl y examining E urope

N ine ni mb l e nob l e m e n nibbl ing nonpareil s
Ten tinkers tinkl ing upon ten tin tinder b oxes with ten -
ten penny tack s

E l even el ephant s el egantl y e quipt
T w el ve typ ographical topographers typicall y transl ating
types .
CC LXX I .
[A s ta n ds w t ih a ro w o gi rl s (h e r d a ugh t e rs ) b e hi n d
f he r ;
B , a s u i t o r a dv a n ce s ]
B TR I P trap over the grass ; I f you p l ease will you

.
l e t one of your [ el dest] daughters come ,
C o m e and dance with me ?

I will give you pots and pan s I wil l give you bras s , ,
I w ill give you a nything for a pretty l a s s .
”
A says N o .
B I will g ive you gol d and Sil ver I will give you pearl
.
, ,
I wil l give you a n ythi n g for a pretty girl .
A Take one take one the fairest you may see

.
, , .
B The fairest one that I c a n s e e

.
I s pretty N ancy co m e to me , .
[B c a rr i es o n e o ff , a nd s a s y
Y ou shall have a duck my dear , ,
And you Shall have a drake ,
And you s hall have a young man apprentice for

your sake .
GAM E S . 15 5
( C h i l d re n s ay .
)
I f this young man shoul d happe n to die ,
And l eave thi s poor wo m an a widow ,
The bell s s hall a ll rin g a n d the bird s shall ,

a ll Si n g ,
And we ll all cl ap hand s toge t her

’
.
[ SO it is r e pe a te d un t i l the w h o le a re ta k en]
v e rs e s Of t he Th ree K nigh ts O f S pai n a re p l a ye d in n e rl y
a
t he s a me w a y.
C C LXX I I .
TH E first day of C hri s t m a s ,
M y m other s ent to me ,
A partridge in a pear tree -

.
The seco n d day of C hri s tmas ,
M y mother sent to me ,
Two turtl e dove s and a par t ridge in a pear tree -

.
The third & c , .
Three French he n s two turtl e dove s and a p a rt ri dge & c

, , , .
The fourth & c ,

.
Four canary bird s three French hen s two tur t l e & c

, , ,
.
The fifth & c , .
Five gol d ring s & c , .
The Sixth & c , .
Si x geese a l aying & c , .
The seve n th &c , .
S even swans a swi mm i n g & c , .

The eig hth &c , .
E ight l a di es dancing ,
The ninth & c , .
N ine l ord s a l eaping & c , .
The tenth &c , .
Ten ships a sail ing & c , .
The el eventh & c , .
E l even l adies spinning & c , .
The twel fth & c , .
Twel ve bell s ri n gi n g & c , .
[ E a ch c hi l d i n s uc ce s s i o n re p e a ts t h e gifts o f th e day a n d f o r
,
fe i t s f o r e a c h m i s t a k e Thi s a ccu mu la t iv e p ro ce s s i s a favo ur i t e

.
w i t h c hi l d re n ; i n e a r l y w ri t e rs s uc h a s H o me r th e r e p e t i t i o n o f
, ,
mes s age s & c p le a s e s o n t h e sa me p ri nc ip le ]

, . .
N I N TH C L A S S —P A R A D O XE S .
C CLX XI I I .
0 T HAT I was wher e I woul d b e ,
Then wo ul d I b e where I am not ;

But where I am I must be ,
And where I woul d b e I cannot .
CC LXX I V .
In the worl d was app l e pie

all -
,
And all the sea was ink ;

And al l the trees were bread and che e s e ,
Wh at s houl d we hav e for drink ?
C C LXXV .
TH E man in t h e wil derness asked me ,
H ow man y strawberr ies gre w in the sea ?

I answered hi m as I thought good
, ,
As many as red herrings grew in the wood .

CC LXXVI .
H E RE a m I l ittl e j u mpi n g Joan ;

,
When nobody s wi t h m e , ’
I m al w a ys al one
’
.
CC LXXVI I .
[ Th e l i
c o n c us o n o f th e fo llo w i n g re s e mb les a v e rs e i n t he
n u r s ery hi s t o ry o f M o t h e r H u bb rd
] a
T H E RE was an o l d woman and what do you t hi n k ?

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S he l ived upon nothing but victual s and drink .
V ictual s and drink were the chief of her diet ,
Thi s p l aguy o l d woman coul d n ever b e quie t .
S he we n t t o t h e baker to buy her s o m e bread

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An d whe n s h e came home her o l d hu s band w a s dead ;

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S he wen t t o the cl e r k t o toll the bell

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An d when she came back her o l d husband w a s wel l .
CC LXX VI II .
T H E RE was an o l d woman had n o t hing ,
And there came thieves to rob her

When s h e cried o ut she made no noi s e ,
Bu t al l t h e cou n try heard her .

P A RAD O X E S . 15 9
CCLXXIX .
[ Th e fo ll o w i n g i q uo t e d i n P a rki n s R e p ly
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to D r . St uk e l e y s
s eco n d n umb e r o f “ O rigi n es Ro ys t o n i a n aa,

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4 to . L o nd . 1 74 8 , p .
P E T E R W H I T E will ne er go right ’
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And woul d you k n ow the reaso n why

He foll ows hi s nose where er he goes ’
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And t hat s tan ds a l l awry .
CC LXXX .
PI L L Y C O C K , Pill y co ck , * ate o n a hil l ; s
M M
If h e ’
s not gone he s it s there s ti ll
, .
Thi w o rd o c c u rs
s in S . H ar l . 9 1 3 , f o l 54 , . a S
f ur tee n t h ce n tury
o .
T E N TH C L A S S—L I T E R A L .
CCL X XX I .
A B C tumbl e down D
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The cat s in the cupboard and can t s e e me .
C C LXX XI I .
1 , 2 , 3 , 4, 5,
I caught a hare al ive
6 , 7, 8 , 9, 1 0 ,
I l e t her go again .
C C LXXX I I I .
G RE AT A l ittl e a
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Bouncing B ,
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The cat s in t h e cupboar d ,
And she can t see ’

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L I T E RAL . 161
CC LXXX IV .
ON E , two ,
Buckl e my sho e
Three four , ,
S hut the door ;

Five s i x
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P ick up sticks
S even eight , ,
L ay them s traight
N ine ten, ,
A good fat hen

E l even twe l ve, ,
Who will del ve ?

Thirteen fourteen , ,
M aids a courting ;
Fi fteen sixteen , ,
M aids a kissing
S eventeen eighteen , ,
M aids a waiti n g ;
N ineteen twenty , ,
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M y stomach s empty .
CCLXXXV .
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PAT -
cak e pat a cake baker s man
a -
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S o I will master as fast as I can

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P at it and prick it and mark it with

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Put in t h e oven for Tommy and me .

[ Th e
c e n t u ry
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C C LXXXVI
M .
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fo llo w i ng i s t ak e n fro m S S l o an 2 49 7
P ro b a b ly a n e pigra m o n o ne o f t he fa mi l y
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o
f t he
f t he
six t ee n t h
N o el s o
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r
N o w ell s ] .
N for a word of de n i an ce
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E with a figur e of L fif t i e
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Sp e ll e t h his name that newer

Wil l b e t hrif t i e .
C C LXX XV II .
M I S S one two and three coul d never agree

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Whil e they gossiped round a tea caddy -

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CC LX XXVII I .
ON E none ;
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Two s some
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Three s a many ’
F our s a penny
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F ive i s a l i t t l e hu n dred .
E LE V E N TH C LA S S S C HO LA S T I C .
CCLXXXIX .
A D I LL E R a doll ar
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A ten o cl ock scho l ar

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What m ak es you come s o s o on ?

Y ou u s ed t o come at t e n o cl ock ’
But now you come at n oon .
CCXC .
M I S T RE S S M ary quite contrary

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How doe s your garden grow

With cockl e shell s and Sil ver bel l s
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And muscl es all a row *

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Thi s ma yh a v e re fe re n c e t o t he Sco t ch s ng o “
W h en co c kle s /z e l ls t u rn s i l e b l l
- v r e s,
A n d m u s c l e s gro w o n e v e ry t r ee
W h e n fro s t a n d s n a w s h a ll w arm u a s
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Th e n h a ll my l o v e p ro v e t ru e t o me
s .
C CXC I .
A D O N K EY wal ks on four l egs ,
And I walk on two ;

The l a s t donkey I saw
Was ve ry l ike you .
CCXC I I .
L I A R , l iar, li ck
spit ,
Turn about t h e candl estick .
What s good for l iar

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Brimston e and fire .
C C XCI I I .
W H E N I was a l ittl e boy my mammy kept me in ,
But now I am a great b oy I m fit to serve the king ;

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I can hand a musket and l e a n smoke a pipe

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And I can kiss a pretty girl at twel ve o cl ock at night ’

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S C H O LAS T I C . 165
CCXCI V .
TE L L tal e tit !
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Y our tongue Shall be s lit ,
And all the dogs in the t own

S hall have a littl e bit .
C CXCV
M U L T I P L I C AT I O N is vexation ,
Division i s as bad ;
The Rul e of Three doe s p uz z l e me ,
And Practice drive s m e mad .

TW E L F TH C L A S S C U S T OM S .
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CCXC VI .
fo ll o w i n g i s s un g a t t he C h r i st ma s m u mm i n g s
S o me rs e t s hi re ].
H E RE comes I ,
L iddl e man Jan ,
Wi my z w o r d
I n my han !
I f you don t all do ’

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As you b e tol d by I ,
!
I ll zend you all to Y ork

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V or to make appl e pie -

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Thi s c l a ss migh t b e ex t e nd e d t o g re a t le n g th b ut I s h a ll ,
c o n t e n t my el f w i t h g i mg a fe w a n d r e fe rri n g t o S i r H E ll i s s ’
s v , .
e di ti o n o f Bra n d s P o p ul r A n ti q u i t i e s f o r mo re
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C U S T OM S .
CC X C VI I .
D I B B I T Y , di b bi t y, di bb i t y, doe ,
G ive me a pan cake -
An d I l l go
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Dibb i t y, di b b i t y, di b b i t y, ditter ,
P l ease to give m e
A bit of a fr itter .
C C XCVI II .
[I t w as p ro b a b ly the c us t o m o n re p e a t i n g th e s e l i n e s t o h o l d
, ,
t he s um! t o a c a n d le i n o rd er t o ma k e i t q u i t t h e s h ell
, I n No r . a
ma n dy i t w a s t he p rac ti ce a t C h ri s t ma s f o r b o y s t o r un ro un d frui t
t ree s w i t h l igh te d t o rc h e s S i n gi n g t h e s e l i n e s :
, ,
T a u p es e t mu l o t s ,
S o rt e z d e v o s c l o s ,
S i n o n v o u s hru l e ra i e t l a b a rb e e t l e s o s. ]
S N A I L snail come out of your hol e

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O r el se I ll burn you a s b l ack as a coal

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CCXC IX .
I S E E t h e moon and t h e moon sees me

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G od b l ess the moon and G od b l ess me , .

C CC .
[ A ub rey
“ Re mai n e s Ge n t i l i s me J uda i s me
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, i n hi s o f a nd ,
giv es a no t h er v e rs i o n o f t hi s o n g a s c urren t i n t he s e v e n t ee n t h
s ,
c e n t ury v e r y c u r i o u s b ut u n fo rt u n a t el y t o o i n d el i c a te t o b e p ri n t e d
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S e e N o tes ] .
W H E N I was a l ittl e gi rl ,
I w a sh d my mother s dishes ;
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I p ut my finger i n my e y e ,
An d p ull d out l ittl e fishes

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C CCI .
H E RR I N GS herrin gs white and red

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Ten a p enny L ent s dead ,

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R ise dame and give an egg

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O r el se a piece of bacon .
O ne for Peter two for P aul , ,
Three for Jack a L e n t s all ’
Away L ent away , , .
C CCII .
u n ma r r i e d l adi es i n the h a dd re s s
no rt t he ne w mo o n
fo ll o w i n g l i n es
AL L h ailto the moon ! a ll hail to t hee !
I prithee good moo n decl are to me
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Thi s night who my husband mus t be !

C U S T OM S .
1 69
C C CII I .
S H O E the col t ,
S hoe the col t ,
S hoe t h e wil d mare ;

H er e a nail,
There a nail ,
Y et she goes bare .

T H IR T E E N TH C L A S S — SONGS .
CCCI V .
PA RSO N Darby wore a bl ack gow n ,
And every button cost hal f a crow n ;
From port to port and toe to toe

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Turn t h e ship a n d away we go
CC C V .
I HAD a l ittl e pony ,
Hi s name was Dappl e grey -

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I l ent him to a l ady ,
To ride a mi l e away ;
S he whi pped hi m s h e sl ashed him
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S he rode him through the mire

I woul d not l end my pony now
For all the l ady s hire
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S ON GS . 1 71
CCCV I .
AS To mm y S nooks and Bes s y Brook s

Were wal ki n g out o n e S unday ,
S ay s Tommy S nook s to B e s s y Brooks ,
”
To morrow will be M onday
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C CC VI I .
IF I d
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much m oney a s I coul d spend
as ,
I never woul d cry o l d chairs to me n d :

Old chairs to mend o l d ch a ir s to me n d
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I never woul d cry o l d ch a i rs to mend .
I f I d a s much money as I coul d t ell

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I never wo ul d cry o l d cl othe s to s ell

Old cl othes
to sell , old cl othes to sell ,
I never woul d cry old cl othe s to sel l .
C C CVI I I .
[ A n o rt h -
co un t r y so n g]
S A YS t aul d man tit oak tree
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Y oun g and l u s ty was I when I ke n n d thee ;
I was young and l ii s t y I w a s fair a n d cl ear , ,
Y oung and l usty was I mony a l ang year ;

But s air f ail d am I sair f a i l d now
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S ai r f ail d am I s e n I kenn d thou
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CCC I X .
[ Th e
fo ll o w i ng s o n g i s giv e n in W h i ter s ’
S p e c i me n of a
C o mme nt a ry o n Sh ke spe are ” 8 v o L o n d

a , , . 1 7 94 , p . 19, as co mmo n
i C a mb ridg es hi r e a n d N o r f o l k ]
n .
D AM E , what make s your ducks to die ?

What the piz e ail s e m ? what the piz e ail s em
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They kick up their heel s and there they li e

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Wh at the piz e ail s e m now ? ’
Heigh ho ! heigh ho !
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Dam e what make s your ducks to die ?

What a piz e ail s em ? w hat a piz e ail s em 7
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H eigh ho ! heigh ho !
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Dame what ail s your ducks to di e ?

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E ating o p o ll y wi g s eating o p o ll y W igs [i e tadpo l e s ]

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,
H eigh ho ! heigh ho !
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CCCX .
BU Z , quoth the b l ue fly ,
Hum quoth the bee

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Buz and h u m they cry ,
And so do we
I n his ca r i n his nose
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Thus do you see

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H e ate the dormouse ,
E l s e it was thee .
S ON GS . 1 73
CCC X I .
[ Ou t of t he ma n y s o n gs rel a t i n g t o t h e h ero i n e o f t he fo llo w i ng

s ta n z a , o ne o n l y h as b ee n d ee me d el igib le f o r i n s ert i o n i n t hi s
vo l ume ] .
NAN C Y D AW S O N was so fine ,
Sh e wo ul dn t get up to serve t h e swine

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S he l ies I n bed till eight or nine ,
S o it s oh ! p oor N ancy D awson

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CCCXI I .
WE RE all dr y with d ri nking o n t

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We re all dry with drinkin g on t
The piper ki s s d the fiddl e r s wife
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And I can t sl eep for thi n king on t
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CCCXI I I .
[ Th e t a i l o r s c o ur ts hip ]
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I N l ov ebe I fif th button high

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O n vel vet runs my courting ,
S he e r buckram tw ist best broadcl oth ,
I have for oth e rs sporting .

N U RSE RY R H YM E S .
From needl e thread my fin gers fled

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M y heart is set a throbbin g

And no one by I cross l e gg d sigh
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For charmi ng Betsy Bobbin .
Betsy Bobbin Bet s y Bobbin , ,
For charmi ng Betsy Bobbin .
Her l ips so swe et are vel veret

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Her eyes do well their duty ;

H er skin s to me lik e dimity
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The pattern gay of beauty .
Her hand s qu e e z d oft is satin soft

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And sets my heart a throbbing ;

H er cheeks oh dear red cassimere
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Lord ! what a Betsy Bobbin &c .
Her rogui s h smil e can well beguil e ,
H er every l ook bew itches ;

Y et never stir when tacked to her
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For Ti m wi ll w e ar the breeche s

I ve face and mien a m spruce and keen
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And though my heart keeps throbbing ,
There s not in fine one man in n ine

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S O fit for Betsy Bobbin & c , .

S O N GS . 1 75
CCCXIV .
T H E RE was an o ld man who li v d in M id dl e ’
H e had five hens and a name for the m oh !

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Bill and N ed and Bat t o ck ,
C ut her foot and Pa t t o ck

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C huck my l ady Pr a t t o ck
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G o to t h y nest and l a y .
CCCX V
WH O comes here ?
A grenadier .
What do you want ?

A pot of beer .
Where is your money

I ve forgot
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Ge t you gone ,
Y ou drunken sot !
C CCXV I .
[ So n g t o a co u n t ry d an c e ] .
C U R L Y l ocks ! curl y l ock s wil t thou be mi ne ?

Tho u shal t not wash di shes nor y e t feed t h e swine
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But s i t on a cushion and sew a fine s eam ,
And feed upon strawberrie s sugar and cream !

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C CC XVII .
[ A n o t h er v ers i o n F ro m K er s N urs ery R hy me s , vo l. ii p

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P USSY cat pussy cat W il t thou b e mine ?

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Thou s hal t neither wash di shes nor feed the

But s i t on a cushion and sew a silk seam ,
And eat fine strawbe r ri e s sugar and cream

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CC C XVII I .
BA H , bah bl ack she e p

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Have you any wool ?

Y es marry have I ,
Three bags ful l

On e for my master ,
O ne for my dam e ,
But none for the l it tl e boy

Wh o cries in t h e l an e .
C C C XIX .
O the l ittl e ru s ty dusty ru sty mill er

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I ll not change my wif e for e it h er gol d or sill er

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SO N GS . 1 77
CCCX X .
I
’
sing you a s ong
LL ,
N ine verses l ong ,
For a p i n
'
Three a n d three ar e s ix ,
And th ree are nine ;

Y ou are a fool ,
And the pin i s mi ne .
C CC XXI .
TH E quaker s wife g o t up to bake

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Her chil dren all about her ,
S he gave them every one a cake ,
And the mill er wants his mo ul ter .
CCCXXI I .
BA R B E R barb er shave a pig

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How m any hair s will make a wig ?

Four and twenty that s enough
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G ive the poor barber a pinch of snuff .

CCCXX I II .
H E RE comes a l usty wooer ,
M y a dil di n my a dal di n
, ;
Here come s a l usty wooer ,
L il y bright and sh ine a .
Pray who do you woo

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M y a dil di n my a daldi n
,
Pray w h o do you woo

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L il y bright and shine a .
For your fairest daught er ,
M y a di l di n my a dal di n
,
For your fairest daughter ,
L il y bright and shine a .
Then there Sh e is for you ,
M y a dil di n my a daldi n
, ;
Then there she is for you ,
L il y bright and Shine a .
C CCXXI V .
A B OU T the bush Will y

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About the bee hive -

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About the bush Will y

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I ll meet thee al ive .
SO N GS . 1 79
T hen to my ten shi ll ings ,
Add you but a groat ,
I ll go to N ewcastl e
’
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And buy a n e w coat .
Five and five shill ings ,
Five and a crown ;

Five and five shill ings ,
Will buy a ne w gow n .
Five and five Shill ings ,
Five and a groat ;

Five and five shilli ngs ,
Will buy a new coat .
C C CXXV .
O B ON NY Hobby E ll iott ,
Ocanny H obby s till ,
0 bo n ny Hobby E lli ot t ,
Who l ives at Harl ow hill

Had Hobby acted right ,
AS he has sel dom done ,
’
He woul d have k i s s d his wife ,
And l e t his maid al one .

CCCXXV ]
WE L L go a shooting s ays R obin to Bobbin ;
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We ll go a s hooting says R ichard to R obin ;

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We ll go a Shooting says John all al one ;

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We ll go a Shooting says e very one

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What Shall we kil l ? s ay s R obin t o Bobbin ;

What shall we kill ? says R ichard to R obin
Wha t Sh all we kill s ay s J ohn a ll al one
What Shall we kill ? s ays every one .
We ll’
Shoot at that w ren , says R obi n to B obbin
We ll’
shoot at that wre n , s a ys R ichard to R obin ;
We ll’
shoot at t hat wren , say s John all al one
We ll’
shoot at that wren , says every one .
S he s ’
down , She s down s ays R obi n to Bobbin ;
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S he s ’
down , She s down says R ichard to R obin
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S he s ’
down , She s down says John all al on e
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S he s ’
down , she s down s ays every one
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How s hall w e ge t her home ? says R obin to Bobbin ;

How s ha l l we g e t her home ? says R ichar d to R obin
H ow Shall we get her home ? says John all al one ;
H ow shall we get her ho m e ? say s every one .
We ll hire a c a rt says R obi n to Bobbin

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We ll hire a cart s ay s R ichard to R obin
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We ll hire a cart says John al l al one ;
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We ll hire a cart s ays every one

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SO N GS .
Then hoist ,
boys , hoi s t says R obin to Bobbin ;
,
Then hoist , boys , hoi s t s a ys R ichard to R obin ;

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Then hoi s t
,
boys ,
hoist say s J o h n all al one ;
,
Th en hoist , boys , hoist s ays every one

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S o t hey brought her away after each pl u ck d a feather

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An d when they got home Shared t h e booty together

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CCCXX VII .
UP hill and down dal e ;

Butter is made in every val e ;
And if that N ancy C ook
I S a good gir l ,
S he sh al l have a Spouse ,
And make butter an o n ,
Before her o l d gra n dmother

G rows a youn g man .
C CCXXVI I I .
AS I was going up Pippen hill -
Pippen hill was dirty

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There I met a pretty mi s s ,
And s h e dr opt me a curtsey .

Littl e mi ss pre tty mis s

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B l es s in gs l ight upon you ,
I f I had hal f a crown a day

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’
I d spend it all on you .
CCCXXIX .
0RA RE Harry Parry ,
When w ill you marry ?

When app l es and pears are ripe .
I l l come to your wedding

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Without any bidding ,
And li e with your bri de al l night .
C C C XXX .
I AM a pret t y wench ,
And I come a great way hence ,
sweethearts I can get none

But every di rty sow ,
C an get sweethearts enow ,
I pretty wench can get never a one

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S ON GS . 183
CCCXX XI .
T H E RE was a l ittl e boy and a l ittl e

Lived in an all ey
S ay s the l ittl e boy to the li ttl e girl ,
S hal l I oh ! shall I ?
,
S ays t h e li ttl e girl to the l ittl e boy ,
What shall we do
S ay s the l ittl e boy to the littl e girl ,
I will kiss you .
C C CXXXI I .
boy bl ue come bl ow up your horn

L I TT L E , ,
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A sheep s in the meadow a cow s in the corn ;
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Where s the li ttl e boy that l ooks after the s heep

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H e s under the haycock fast asl eep

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C CC XXXI I I .
TR I P upon trenchers and dance upon di s hes

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M y mother sent me for som e h ar m some barm ; ,
S he bid me tread l ightl y a n d come again quickl y

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For fear the young me n shoul d do me some harm .

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Y et did n t you yet di dn t you see
se e, ,
What n aughty tricks they put upon me

They broke my pitcher ,
And s pil t the water ,
And h u fl d my mother
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An d chid her daughter ,
And k i s s d my sister i n stead of me

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C C CXXXIV
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C OM E l et s to bed
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S ays Sl eepy head ;-
T a rry a whil e says S l ow

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Put on the p ot ,
S ay s G reedy gut -
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L et s s up before we go
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CC CXX XV
I
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sing you a song
LL
The days are l o n g ,
The woodcock and the sparrow

The l ittl e dog has burnt his tail ,
An d he must be h a n g d to morrow
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S O N GS . 1 85
C C C XXXVI .
[A no t h er ers i o n fro m
v , I nfan t I ns ti tute s ”
“
, 8 vo , L o n do n ,
1 79 7 p , .
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I sing you a song of two days l ong
LL ,
A woodcock and a sparrow :

The l ittl e dog has burnt his tail ,
And bid hi s dame good morrow .
CC CXXXVI I .
TH E cat sat asl eep by the side of the fire ,
Th e mistress snored l oud as a pig

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Jack took up his fiddl e by Jenny s desire , ,
And stru ck up a bit of a j ig .
C CCX XXVI I I .
L I TT L Em ai d pretty m ai d whither go e st thou ?

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Down in t h e forest to mil k my cow .
S hall I go with thee ? N o not now ; ,
Whe n I send for the e then come thou

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C CCXXX I X .
i
[ A N o r fo l k n urs ery rhy me ] .
B U RN I E Bee Bur n ie Bee

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Tel l me when your weddi n g be

I f i t b e to morrow day
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Take your win gs and flee away .
CCCX L .
TH E sowcame in w ith the sad dl e ,
’
The l it t l e pig r o ck d the cradl e ,
The dish j ump d over the t ab l e

’
,
To s e e t h e p o t wi t h the l adl e .
The broom behi nd the butt

C all d the di s h cl out a nasty Sl ut
’
-
O dd s bobs s ay s the gridiron can t you agree ?

’
-
, ,
I m the head con s tab l e —

’
come al ong wi t h m e
, .
CC C X LI .
ARO U N D the green gravel the gras s grows gree n ,
And all the pretty m ai ds are p l ai n to be seen ;

Wa sh t hem with milk and cl othe them with sil k
, ,
An d wri t e their names with a pen and i n k .

S ON GS . 18 7
CCCX LI I .
[ Th e so n g o f a bo y w hi le p a i ng h i s h o u r o f s o l i t ud e
ss in a
c o rn -
fie ld ]
AW A birds away
’
, ,
T a ke a li ttl e and l eave a l ittl e ,
And do not come again

For if you do ,
I will Shoot you through ,
An d t here is an end of you .
CCC XLIII .
'
’
BE TT Y S gone a mil king mother mother ; , ,
Betty s gone a mil king daint y fine mother of mine

’
Then you may go a fter daughter daughter ; , ,
Then you m ay go after dai nty fin e daughter of mine ,

.
Buy me a pai r of milk p a il s mo t her & c , , .
Where s the money to come from ? daughter

’
Pawn my father s feather bed mother &c

’
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.
, ,
Where s your father to l ay ? daugh ter

’
,
&c .
him in the maid s bed m other

La y
’
, ,
&c .
Where s t h e m aid to l ay ? daughter

’
,
&c .
her in t h e pig stye mother &c

L ay -
, , .
Where are t h e pigs to l ay ? da ughter ,

&c .
L aythem at the s tai r foot mother & c

-
, , .
There they ll be trod to d e ath daughte r &c

’
.
, ,
Lay them by the water side mother & c

-
, , .
There th ey will b e drowned daughter &c , , .
Then take a rop e and hang yoursel f mother , , &c .
G o and do thou t h e sam e daught e r &c

, ,
.
CCCX LI V .
T H OM AS A D I D YM U S had a bl ack beard ,
Kissed N anny Fitchett and made her afeard

, .
CC C X LV .
T H O M AS A D I D YM U S ki ng of the Jews
, ,
Jumped into t h e fire and b urnt b oth hi s shoes .

S ON G S . 18 9
CCCX LVI .
W HAT care I how bl ack I be ,
Tw enty pound s w il l marry me

I f twenty won t forty Shall
’
, ,
I am my mother s bou n cing girl’
C C CX LVII .
A L I TT L E o l d man and I fell out ;

How Shall we bring this m at ter about
Bring it about as well a s you ca n ,
G et you gone you l ittl e o ld man

,
CCCXLVI I I .
J O H N come sell thy fid dl e

, ,
And buy thy wife a gown

N o I l l not s ell my fiddl e
,
’
,
For ne er a wi fe in town
’
.
C CCXL IX .
I tel l my own daddy when he come s home

W ILL ,
What l ittl e good work my mamm y has done .
S he has e arn t a penny spent a groat , ,
And burnt a hol e in the ch il d s new coat ’

.
M Y littl e o ld
man and I fell o ut
I ll te ll you W hat twas a ll about
’
C CCL
’
.
I had mo n ey and he had none ,
’
And that s the way the row begun .
C CC LI .
R I D E baby ride
, , ,
Pre t t y baby shall ride ,
And have l ittl e puppy dog tied to her side-

,
An d l it t l e pu s s y cat tied to the other

-
,
And away she shal l ride to see her grandmot her .
To see her grandmother ,
To see her grandmother .

S O N GS . 191
CCC LI I .
TH E rose is red the V iol et s bl ue ’

, ,
’
C arnation s sweet and so are you
, .
Thou art my l ove an d I am t hine

,
I drew thee to my V al entine

The l o t was cast and then I drew
, ,
And fort un e sai d it Shoul d be you .
C CCLI I I .
ON E mi sty moisty morning ,
When cl oudy w a s the weather ,
There I met an o l d man

C l o t hed all in l eather ;
C l othed all in l eather ,
Wit h cap under his chin .
H ow do you do and how do you

,
And how do you do again ?
CCCLI V .
C ANyou make me a cambric shir t ,
Par sl ey s age rosemary and thyme ;

, , ,
Without any seam or needl ework ?

And you shall be a true l over of mine .
C an you wash it in yonder well ,
Parsl ey &c, .
Where never spru n g water nor rain e v e r fell ?

,
And you & c , .
C an you dry it on yonder thorn ,
Parsl ey & c
, .
Which never b ore bl ossom since Adam was born ?

An d you & c , .
N ow you have a sk d me questions thr ee ’

,
Par s l ey & c
, .
I hop e you ll answer a s many for me

’
,
And you & c , .
C an you find me an acre of l and ,
Pars l ey & c
, .
Between the s al t water and the sea sand ?

And you & c , .
’
C an you pl ough it with a ram s horn ,
P arsl ey &c
, .
And sow it all over with one pepper corn ? -
And you & c , .
C an you reap it w ith a sickl e of l eather ,
Parsl ey & c
, .
And bind i t up with a peacock s feather ? ’
And you & c , .

S ON GS . 1 93
When you have do n e and fin i s h d your work ’
Parsl ey &c , .
Then come to me for your cambric s hirt 7

And you &c , .
CC C LV .
I L O V E s ixpence pretty l ittl e sixpence

, ,
I l ove Sixpence b etter than my li fe

I Spent a pe n n y of i t I spe n t another
, ,
And took fourp ence home to my wife .
O h my littl e fourpence pretty l i t tl e fourpe n ce

, , ,
I l ove fourp ence better than my li fe

I spent a pe n ny of it I Spent another
, ,
And I took twopence ho m e to my wife .
O h, m y l ittl e twopence , my pretty l it t l e twopence ,
I l ove twope n ce better th a n m y l ife

I s pen t a pen n y of it I spent an o t her
, ,
And I took nothin g home t o my wife .
O h, my l ittl e nothi n g my pret t y l ittl e no t hi n g

, ,
What will n othi n g buy for m y wife

I have nothing I spend n o t hi n g
, ,
I l ove nothin g better than m y wi fe .

CC C LVI .
’
OF all gay bird s that e er I di d see
the ,
The o w l is the fa irest by far to me

For all the day l o n g Sh e Sit s on a tree ,
And when the night comes away fli e s Sh e .
C CC LVI I .
LON D O N bridge i s broken down ,
Dance o er my l ady l e e
’
L ondo n bridge i s broken down ,
W ith a gay l ady .
H ow Shall we buil d it up again

’
How Shall we buil d it up again ?

With a gay l ady .
S il ver a n d gol d wi ll b e stol e away ,
Dance o e r my l ady l e e
’
S il ver a n d gol d will h e s tol e away ,
With a gay l ady .
Buil d it up agai n with iron and steel ,
Dance o er my l ady l e e ;
’
Buil d it up with iron and stee l ,
With a gay l ady .

S ON GS . 1 95
;
I ron and steel will b end and bow ,
’
I ron a n d steel will bend and bow ,
Wit h a g a y l ady .
Buil d it up with wood and cl ay ,
Dance o er my l a dy l e e ;
’
B uil d it up wi th wo o d and cl ay ,
Wi t h a gay l ady .
Wood and cl ay will was h away ,
’
Wood a n d cl a y will wa s h away ,
With a g ay l a dy .
B uil d it up with s to n e s o s trong ,
D a n ce o er my l ady l e e ;
’
Huzza twill l a s t for ages l ong

’
,
With a gay l a dy .
M
C C CLV II I .
C R o wSsi s ter
’
JI ,
Bought a li ttl e doll y

And dr e s s d it and n ur s d it
’
,
’
,
And cali d it Pretty Poll y

’
.
C CC LIX .
I HAD a l it tl e hobby horse and it was well shod

-
, ,
It to the m ill door trod trod trod ;

c a rI i e d me -
, , ,
W he n I got there I gave a great shou t ,
Down came the hobby hors e and I cried out -

,
.
F i ii upon the mill er he w a s a gre a t beas t

, ,
H e woul d not come to my hou s e I made a l ittl e feast ,
I had but l ittl e but I woul d give him so m e

, ,
For pl aying of his bagpipes and beatin g his dr um .
C CC LX .
D A N C E l it t l e baby dance up hi gh
, , ,
N ever m ind b a by mother is by ;

, ,
C row and caper caper and crow , ,
There l ittl e baby there you go

, ,
U p t o the ceil ing down to the ground

, ,
Backwards a n d forward s rou n d and round ,
Dance l ittl e baby and mother wi ll sing

, , ,
With the merry coral ding di ng ding , , , .

S ON GS . 19/
C CC LXI .
IF the s eas were one s e a

a ll ,
Wh at a g r e a t s e a woul d that be !
An d if a ll the tree s were o n e t ree ,
What a g r e a t tree that woul d be

An d if all the axes were one axe ,
What a g r e a t axe th a t woul d b e

An d if al l the m e n were one m a n ,
What a g r e a t ma n he woul d be
And if the g r e a t m an took the g r e a t
And cut down the g r e a t tree ,
An d l e t it fal l into the g r e a t s e a ,
What a s p li sh spl as h t ha t woul d be
C CC LX I I .
J O H N BAL L s hot t hem all ;

John S co t t m a de the shot ,
But John Bal l shot them all .
J ohn Wy mi n g made the prim i n g ,
And John Brammer made t h e rammer ,
And John S cott made the s ho t ,
But John Ball Shot them a ll .

John B l ock made the st ock ,
And John Bramm er m a de the ramme r ,
And John Wym i n g m ade the primin g ,
And John S cott mad e the shot ,
But John Ball shot them all .
John C rowder made t h e powder ,
And John Bl ock made the st o ck ,
And John Wymi n g m ade the primin g ,
And John Bra mm er m ade the ram m e r ,
And John S cott made the Shot ,
But John B all s hot them al l .
John Puzzl e made the muzzl e ,
And Joh n C rowder m ade t h e powder ,
An d J oh n B l ock m ade the s tock ,
And J o hn Wy mi n g m a de t h e pri mi n g ,
And Joh n Bram mer m a de the r amme r ,
And John S cott made the s hot ,
But J ohn Ball Shot them all .
Joh n C lint m ade the flint ,
And John Puzz l e made the muzzl e ,
And John C rowder m a de the powder ,
And John B l o ck made the s tock ,
And John Wymi n g m ade the p ri min g ,
And John Bram m er made the rammer ,
And John S cott made the Shot ,
But John Ball shot them all .

SON GS . 1 99
Joh n Patch made the match ,
J ohn C l int made the fli nt ,
John Puzzl e made the muzzl e ,
John C rowder made the powder ,
John B l ock made the stock ,
J ohn Wymi n g m ade the primin g ,
John Bra mme r made the ramm er ,
J ohn S cott made the s hot ,
But Joh n Ball s hot the m al l .
C CC LXI I I .
LI TT L E Tommy Tacket ,
S it s upon hi s cracket
Hal f a yard of cl oth will make him coat and j acket
M ake him coat a n d j a cket ,
Breeches to the k n ee .
And if you wil l n o t have him you may l e t him b e

, .
CC C LXI V .
G R E E N l eaves and pudding pies ,
Tell me where my mis tres s l ies ,
An d I ll be with her before she rise

’
Fid dl e an d aw toge t her ’

.
A l i tt le t h ree le gge d s t o o l s ee n by
-
the i n g le o f e v e ry co t ta ge
t h e n o rt h o f E g l n d
n a .
CCC LX V .
GO to bed Tom ! ,
G o t o bed Tom ! ,
Drun k or sober ,
G o to bed To m ! ,
CCCL XVI .
OL D wo m a n o l d wo m an shal l we go a s hearing ?
, ,
S p e a k a l itt l e l ouder sir I a m very thi ck of hear i n g

, , .
Ol d wo m an o l d wo m an Sh a ll I kiss you de a rl y ?
, ,
Than k you ki n d sir I he a r you very cl e a rl y

, ,
M
CCCLXVI I .
[ Fro m
“
H i s tri o max ti x ,
-
o r, t he P l a y e r Whip t , 4 to , Lo nd .
16 1 0 . r. Ri mb a u l t t ell s me t h i s i s co mmo n i n Y o r k s hi re ] .
S OM E up s o m e dow n
, ,
There are p l ayers i n town , ,
Y ou wot well who they b e ;

The s u n doth rise ,
To three companies ,
O ne two three four make wee !

, , ,
SO N GS . 20 1
Besides we t hat travel ,
Wi t h pumps full of gravel ,
M ade of such run n ing l eather '
That o n ce in a week ,
N ew masters we s eek ,
An d never can hol d toge t her .

F O U R T E E N TH C LAS S —F RA GM E N T S .
CCCL XVII I .
L I TT L Eboy pretty boy where w a s you born ?

, ,
I n L incol nshi r e master come b l ow the cow s horn

,
’
.
A hal f penny pud di ng a p enny pie

-
, ,
A shoul der of mutton and that l ove I

, .
CCC LX IX .
W H E N I was a l ittl e boy I had but l ittl e wit

, ,
I t is some time ago and I ve no more yet ;

’
N or ever ever shall until that I di e

, ,
For t h e l onger I l ive the more fool am I

, .
F RA GM E N T S . 2 03
CCC LXX .
C ROSS patch ,
Draw the l a tch ,
S it by t h e fir e a n d spin
Take a cup ,
An d dr in k it up ,
Then call your n eighbours
CC C LXX I .
RO C K -
baby the cra dl e i s green ;
A- B Y E , ,
Father s a nob l eman mother s a queen

’
,
’
And Betty s a l ady and wears a gol d ri n g

’
,
And Johnny s a drum mer and dr ums for the king

’
, .
CCCLXX I I .
S HA K E a l e g wag a l e g when will you gang ?

, ,
At mid summer mother when the d a ys are l ang

, , .
C CC LXXI I I .
H ow man y mil e s is it to Babyl on

Threescore mi l es a n d ten .
C an I get t her e by candl e l ight ? -
Ye s and back agai n !

,
I f your heel s are nimb l e and l ight ,
Y ou may get there by candl e l ight -

.
CCC LXX I V .
[ Th e fo ll o w i n g s ta n z a i s O f v ery co n si d e ra b le a n t i qui ty a nd
i Y o r k s hi re —
,
c o mmo n n Se e H un t e r s H a ll a ms hi r e G l o s s a ry p
’
.
LAD Y -
C OW , l ady
cow fly thy way home
-
, ,
Thy house is on fire t h y chil dr e n a ll gone

, ,
All b u t one that l igs u n der a sto n e ,
Pl y thee home l ady cow e r e it be gone

,
-
, .
CCC LX X V .
[ A n o t h er v ers i o n ] .
L ady bird ! L ady bird

- -
Fl y aw a y ho m e ,
Y our hou s e is on fire ,
Y our chil dr e n will burn .

F R AGM E N T S . 2 05
CC C LXX VI .
S I N G j i gmi j o l e the pudding bowl

,
-
,
The t a b l e and the frame

M y m as ter he di d cudgel m e ,
For ki s s in g of my dame .
C C C Lx x v u .
H E RE stan ds a fis t ,
Who set i t there

A better m an t han you sir , ,
Touch h i m if you dare

F I FT E E N TH C L A S S T R A N S L AT I ON S .
CC C L XXV I I I .
(p .
M
[ By P ro fes s o r P o rs o n , or igi n ll y p r i n t e d
a in a n e w s p a p er
fra g me n t o f an o l d G r ee k p1a y .
]
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’
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ei r .
cl a s
p flo a t ! éy ic s ic h e w p év o t p o xh o i g ,
’
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d md v fiGéh no a p rdéo Ga t o r a 9p d w,
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C CC LXX I X .
(p .
I LL E ci t h ar i s t ae fili u s ,
Thomas Tho m as n o mi n a t u s
, ,
Po r cul o s u rr e t o c ur r i t :
p
Po r cu s cito ma n du ca t u s ,
Thoma s cito v e r b e r a t u s
, ,
Ul ul an s per V i cu m fur it ,
Ul ul an s per v i cu m fur it .
T RAN S LAT I ON S . 20
CCC LXXX .
(p .
B A R N A B JE O C A N D I D U S M ol ossu s acer erat ,
La t ra b a t ill e f o r t i t e r s i mus s e c o mmo v e r e t

Ne qui t senex nunc l atrare e t ca n i ci da pontif ex
,
D a mn av i t ill u m l aqueo e t cl e ri c u s est carnifex

,
.
C C C LXX XI .
(p .
P A R V A vagabundos B o p ae p i a p e r di de t agno s ,
N e s cia s ecreti quo l a t u e r e l oci

B e ll u l a e an t a b e a n t ; ad pa s cua nota re di b u n t
, , ,
'
Et reduces cauda s post sua terga gerent .
CCCLXXXI I ( p . .
PE T I T Bo Bouton
-
,
A perdu s e s moutons ,
Et n e sait pas qui l e s a pris ;
O l aisses l e s tran quill e s

-
,
11s V i e n dront en V ill e ,
Et chacun s a queue a pr es l ui .
CC C LXXXI I I ( p . .
H E I di dul u m ! atque iterum di dul u m ! f e li s que fide s qu e ,

V acca super l u n ae cornua p r o s i lu i t
N escio qua ca t ul u s r i s i t dul ce di n e l udi
Ab s t uli t e t t urpi l anx cochl eare fuga .
CCC LX XX I V ( p . .
H um t i u sin muro r e qui e v i t D um t i u s al to

H u mt i u s e muro D umt i u s heu ce ci di t !
S ed n o n regis equi regin ae e xe r ci t u s o mn i s
, ,
Hum t i te D u m t i r e s t i t ue r e l oco !
, , ,
M
C c c Lx x x v .
( .
HU PT I E D ump t i e
pe n da it a u mur ,
H umpt i e D ump t i e tomb a S i dur ;

N i tous l e s chevaux u i l e s hommes du roi
, ,
M ettront H ump t i e D ump t i e comme autrefois .

T RAN S L AT I O N S . 209
CCC LXXXVI .
(p .
I N FA N S ,quadrivium ad Ba n b u r i e n s i u m
M an no t e ce l e r e m corripe l igneo
N igro v e ct a m ibi equo c o n s p i ci e s an u m .
E n qui n que i n di g i t i s s e x h a be t a n n ul o s .
CC C LX XX VII ( p . .
GA R C O N S e t fill e s ve n ez touj ours

, ,
La l un e e s t b rill ante co m me l e j our ;

V e n ez nu brui t d u n j oyeux écl at
’
,
V enez de b o n c oe ur ou n e ve n ez p a s
, .
CCC LXXX VI II ( p . .
QU I DAM i n de s e r t i s b l a nda m e v oce r o gavi t ,
Fraga quot i n p el agi fl u c t i b u s orta pute s

N cc mal e qu ae s i t i s hoc re s pondere v i de b a r ,
S al sa quot a l e cum mill i a s yl va f e r a t .

’
CCC LXXXIX ( p . .
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’
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un e a nc
c h a ns o n q ui a ét é pre e r e j u q u a c e j o u r a v e c u n e s o l i c i t u d e
’
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ra i e me n t r el igi e u s e pa r l e s n o urr i c e s e t t o u s l e s g ra n d s p o e t e
'
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M
d e l An g l e t e rre La l ig n e p re mi ere d e l o rigi n a l c o mmen c e a v e c
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T H E R E W AS A N OI D W O A N ” (qu i i l e s t nece s s a i re de di re e ,
’
p a s an t i l n e fa u t p s c o n fo n d re a v e c c e t te fe mme i n tére ss a n te d e
s , a
l H i s t o i re q u i
’
L I V E D N A S H O E ) e t elle fi n i t pa r
, I AN
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W H AT , D
D o YO U T H I NK ? ]
IL y avait une vieill e femme qui— e s t ce po s sib l e a croire ? ,
N e pouvait pas vivr e sans manger e t boire .
E ll e mangeait si bien — que s o n pauvr e mari ,
N e trouvait pas m eme u n e cro ute l ai ss ée pour l ui .
M ais ell e sortit n u j our p our acheter du p a i n , ,
Et avan t son retour il n a v a i t p l u s f a i rn

’
, ,
E ll e sortit encore pour fa ire s o n n er l egl i s e

’
,
E t qua n d e ll e revi n t il savourait une pri s e

, ,
.
c c cx c . (p .
LA C E R PI C I F E R O jugo s e de b a t ,
Et si non ab e a t , di u s e d e b it ,
S pes ill e u l tima Pil l i c o c ci o r u m .

T RAN S LAT I O N S . 21 1
ccc x c i ( p
. .
O mea M aria ,
Tota contraria ,
Qui d t ibi cre s ci t i n horto

Te s t ae e t cro t al i
S unt mihi fl o s culi ,
C um h y a ci n t hi n o s erto .
APPENDIX .
CCCXC I I .
[F ro m “
B ra c e b ridg e H a ll , ” 8 vo , Lo nd . 1 822, vo l .
WH O goes roun d the house at n ight ?

N o n e but b l oody To m !
Who s teal s al l t h e Sheep at n igh t ?
N o n e but o n e by o n e
, .
CC CXC II I .
B RYA N O Li n had n o watch to put o n

’
,
SO he scooped out a turnip to m ake hi m se l f

He caught a cricket and put it withi n ,
And c all ed it a ticker did Bryan O Li n ! ’
CCCX C I V .
’
B RYA N O Li n had no breeches to wear ,
S o he b ought h i m a sheep ski n to make him a

With the skin n y side out a n d the wooll y s ide ,
O h ! how nice a n d war m cried Bry a n O Li n

’
.
,
AP P E N D I X . 2 13
C C CXC V .
[ Th e ma n h ad o ne eye , a nd t he t r ee o ne a pp le u p o n i t .
]
T H E RE was a man who had no eyes ,
H e wen t abroad to view the Skies :

H e s a w a tree with app l es on it ,
H e t ook no app l es o ff yet l eft no appl es on , it .
M
C CCX CV I .
[ A ga me a t fo rfe i ts ]
Y l ady s l ap dog
’
-
.
Two Per s ia n cherry tree s a n d m y l ady s & c ’
, .
Three grey el ephant s two & c , , .
Four I ndi an m o n keys s ingin g a merry so n g o n

Kill igrew s weddin g day three & c
’
-
, , .
Five fl a t floatin g fly boat s s aili n g from M ada gascar t o

-
M ou n t C ornel ia fo ur & c , , .
S ix score of I tal ian d a n ci n g masters teaching a rave n -
a n d a m a gpie to Si n g five & c , , .
S even pai r of D on R ons with two pair of whiskers 0 11 ,
s i x, &c .
E ight concubines taken from the gran d S ignior s ’
s eragli o seven & c
M
.
, ,
N ine Turkey merchants cl othed in green a n d grey ,
s tanding before the Porto Bristo eight & c , , .
Ten son s of ah a ck m e da sh going from I ncul o to ,
Pi n cul o to marry the ten daught e rs of Abednego

, ,
nine &c , .
C C C X CVI I .
C U S H Y c o w bonny l e t down thy m ilk

, ,
And I will give thee a gown of sil k

A gown of silk and a sil ver t e e ,
I f thou wil t l e t down thy mi l k to m e .
CCCXC VI I I .
W I LL Y boy Will y b oy where are you going

, , .
I ll go w ith you if I may

’
,
I m goi n g to the m eadow to s e e the m a mowing

’
,
I m going to hel p them make hay

’
.
CC CXCIX .
RA I N ra in go away
, , ,
C ome aga in ano t her day

L ittl e Arthur Wants to p l ay .
AP PE N DIX .
CC C C .
R O B E R T B A RN E S fell ow fin e
, ,
Can you Shoe thi s horse of m in e ?

Ye s good sir th a t I c a n
, , ,
AS well a s a n y other m an
’
There s a n a il and there s a prod
,
’
,
And now good s i r your horse is shod

, , .
CCCC I .
W HAT S the news of the day

’
,
G ood n eighbour I pray ,
They s ay the ball oon :

I s gone up to the moon .
C C C CI I .
T H E RE was an o l d m a n of Tob ago ,
Who li ved o n rice gruel and sago , ,
Til l much to hi s b l is s ,
H i s p h y s i ci a n sa id this/
To a l eg s i r of mutton yo u ma y go
, , .
C C CC I I I .
T H E RE was an o l d woman call ed N othi ng a t all - -

,
Wh o rej oiced in a dwelli ng exc e edingl y small

A man stretched hi s mouth to its utm ost exten t ,
And down at one gul p house and o l d wo m an went .
C C CC I V .
HI N x, mi nx ! the o l d witch wink s ,
The fat begi n s to fry

There s nobody at home but j umping
’
F a ther mother a n d I !
, ,
C C CC V .
To market to m arket
, ,
To buy a p l um bun
Ho m e again home agai n
, ,
M arket is done .
AP P E N D I X . 217
CCCCV I .
AS I was going o er Westmins t er bridge

’
,
I met with a We s tmin s ter schol ar ;
He p ull ed o ff his cap and drew o ff hi s gl ove ,
And wished me a very good morrow .
C CCCV I I .
EV E RY l ady in th is l and
Has t w e n ty n ail s up on each hand ,
Five and twen ty han ds and feet ,
Al l th is is true without deceit .
M
C C C C V I II .
WH I S K U w h a s k u m
over the knee
Thank you m a m a, ,
for sl apping of me .
CC C C I X .
fir tar is ,
oak none i s
mud e e l is ,
cl ay none is .
M
CCC CX .
B L A C K we are but much admired

,
e n seek for us till they are tired .
We t ire the hors e but comfort man

,
Tel l m e this riddl e if you ca n .

N OTE S .
Page 4 li ne 1 Wh e n g o o d K i ng Ar t hur
, .
C happell a s s ures me that the foll owi ng is the

vers ion of thi s so n g ;
Ki ng eph en w a s a w o r t hy ki n g
St ,
A s n c i e t b rd do s i n g ;
a n a s
H e b o u gh t t h ree pe e k s o f b arle y me a l -
,
T o ma k e a b g p u ddi n g a -
.
A pu ddi n g t he q u een s he ma d e
b ag - ,
A n d s tu fl d i t fu ll o f p l ums
"
A n d i n i t pu t gre t l u mp s o f f a t
a ,
A s big a s my t w o t h u mb s .
Th e ki n g a n d q ueen d o w n to di n e
s it ,
A n d a l l th e c o ur t b e s id e
A n d w h a t t h ey c o u l d n o t e a t th a t n igh t ,
Th e qu ee n e x t m o rn i n g fri ed
n
”
.
P . 6, l . l . The Hebrew
Th e ho us e t ha t J a ch b ui l t .
tal e which I h a ve given m ay pos s ibl y b e the original of,
a ll accumul ative stories of the sam e kind The tal e of .
the o l d wo m an an d the crooked Sixpence is o n e of this

cl as s and I here insert two vers io n s of it
,
AN o ld w o ma n w a s ee pi n g h e r h o u s e
sw , an d she fo u n d a l i t t l e
cro o k e d S i xp e n ce . Wh at s a id s h e s h a ll
, , I do w i t h t hi s l i t t le
220 N OT E S .
ixp e nce I w i ll g o t o ma rk e t a n d b uy a l i t tle pig As h e w a

S
?
, . s s
c o mi g h o me n h e c a me t o a s t i le : b u t piggy w o u l d n o t g o o v e r
,
s
t h e s ty le .
S h e w e n t a l i t t le furt h e r a n d h e me t a do g So s he a id t o , s . s
t he d o g D o g ! bi t e pig ; piggy w o n t g o o v e r t h e s t y le ; a n d I
’
,
h n t g e t h o me t o n igh t B ut t h e do g w o u l d n o t
s a
’
. .
S h e w e n t a l i tt le fur t h e r a n d h e me t a s t i c k S o s h e s a id ,
s . ,
S t i ck s t i c k ! b e t do g ; d o g w o n t bi t e pig ; piggy w o n t g e t o v e r
’ ’
a
t he s t i le ; a n d I s h a n t g e t h o me t o n igh t B u t t h e s t i ck w o u l d
’
.
no t
S he w e n t a l i t t le fur th e r a n d s he me t a , fire . So s he id
sa ,
F i re ! fire b u n s t i c k s t i c k w o n t b e a t do g ;
r
’
do g w o n t
’
b i t e pig ,
(and so
f o r th ,
a lwa y s re
p e a ti ng t h e f ore g oi n
g w o r ds .
) B ut t h e fir e
wou ld n o t .
“
e n t a l i tt le f dr th e r ; a n d s he me t s o me w a t e r So She
S he w .
sa id W ter ! w t e r ! q u en c h fire ; fire w o n t b ur n s t i ck B ut t he

, a a
’
.
w t er w o uld n o t
a . a
S h e w en t l i tt le furt h er a n d s h e me t a n o x S O s he s a i d
a , .
,
O x ! o x ! d ri n k w a t e r ; w a t er w o n t q u e n ch fire & c B u t th e o x ’
, .
w o ul d n o t .
S he w e n t l i ttle fur th e r a n d s he me t b ut c h er S o S he a id
a ,
a . s ,
B ut ch e r ! b ut c h e r ! ki ll o x o x w o n t d ri n k w a te r 81 0 B u t t h e ’
, .
b ut c h er w o u l d n o t .
S h e w n t a l i t t le f u r t h e r a n d s he me t a ro p e
e S o s h e s a id , .
,
R o p e l ro p e l h a n g b ut c h er ; b u tc h e r w o t ki ll o x & c
’
B ut t h e n , .
ro p e w o u l d n o t .
“
S h e w e n t a l i t t le f urt h e r a n d h e me t a ra t S o s he s id , s . a ,
Ra t ! ra t ! g n a w ro p e ; ro p e w o n t h a n g b ut c h e r & c B u t t he ’
, .
ra t w o ul d n o t .
“ S
h e w e n t a l i t t le f u r t h e r a n d s h e me t a c a t S o s h e s a id , .
,
C t ! c a t ! k i ll r a t ; ra t w o n t g n a w ro pe & c
a B u t t h e c a t s a id
’
, .
,
t o h e r if y o u w i ll g o t o y o n d e r c o w
, n d fe tc h m e a u ce r o f , a sa
m i l k I w i ll ki ll t h e r a t
, S o a w y w e n t t he o ld w o m n t o t h e co w
. a a .
B ut t h c o w
"
id t o he r I f y o u w i ll g o t o y d e r h y s ta c k
e sa ,
on a ,
‘
Or h a y ma k e rs , p ro c e e di ng t h us i n t he ste a d o f t h e re s t o f th i ps ai a !
g ra ph and f e tc h me a p of h
wis a y,
’
I ll g i v e y o u t he m i lk . So a wa y th e
o l d w o ma n w e n t , b u t t h e h ym k
a a e rs sa i dt o h e r, I f yo u w i ll go t o yo n d e r
N OTE S . 22 1
a nd fetc h me a h n dful o f
a h ay ; I ll giv e y o u t h e m i l k
’
. So aw a y
w e nt the o ld w o ma n t o t h e h a y s ta ck a n d S h e b ro u gh t the b a y to
t he co w .
As s o o n as e t e n t h e h y h e g v e t h e o l d w o ma n
t he co w ha d a a ,
s a
t he mi l k a n d a w a y h e w e n t w i t h i t i n a a u c e r t o t he c t
s s a .
As o o n a s t he c t h a d l a pp e d u p t h e mi l k th e c a t b e g n t
s a , a o
ki ll t he r t ; th e ra t b eg n t o g n a w t h e ro p e ; t h e ro p e b eg a n t o
a a
h ng t he b u t c h er ; t h e b u tc h er b ega n to ki ll t he o x ; t he o x b eg n
a a
t o d r i k t h e w a t e r ; t h e w a t e r b eg n t o q u e n c h t h e fire ; t h e fi e
n a r
b ega n to b urn t he s t i c k t h e ti c k b e ga n t o b ea t t he do g ; t he d o g s
b ega n t o bi t e t he pi g ; t h e l i tt le pig i n a frigh t j ump ed o v e r t h e
s t i le a n d S O t h e o l d w o ma n g o t h o me t h t n igh t a .
T H E R E w a s a n o l d w o ma n t h a t l ive d i n a h o us e a n d s w ee p , : ,
i ng u n de r h e r b ed h e fo u n d a i l v e r p e n n y ,
So s he w e n t t
s s . o
ma r k e t a n d b o u gh t pig b u t a s h e c me h o me t h e pig w o u l d
a s a ,
no t
g o o v e r t he s t i le .
S he w e n t a l i tt le f ur t h e r a n d s h e m e t a do g ; a n d s h e s id t ,
a o
t h e d o g G o d do g ! bi te pig : pig w o n t g o ; a n d i t t i me t h t I
’ ’
, o s a
w a s a t h me a n h o u r nd a h a l f a g o
o B ut t h e do g w o ul d n o t
a . .
( An d so
f or t h , a s i n th e o t h e r s t o rg , mu t a t i s mu t a n d i s , t o th e Ra t ) .
e nt a l i tt le fur t h e r a n d he me t a c t S o he s a id t
S he w ,
s a . S o
t h e c t G o o d c a t ! ki ll r t ; r t w o t bi t e r p e r o p e w t h a ng
’ ’
a , a a n o o n
b ut c h er ; b u t c h e r w o n t ki ll o x ; o x w n t d ri k w a t e r ; w a t e’
o
’
n r
w o n t q u e c h fire ; fi re w o t b u r n t i c k ; s t i c k w n t b e t pig ;
’ ’ ’
n n s o a
pig w o t g o A d i t s t i me t h t I w a a t h o m e a n h o r n d
n
’
. n
'
a s u a a
h a l f go a .
Th e c a t b ega n t o ki ll t he ra t ; t h e ra t b eg an ( n d s o f t h a or ,
in t h e o th t y t h e pig b eg n t o g o
er s or An d s o t h e o l d w o m n a . a
g o t h o me a t l a s t .
s t re a m , an d ft h
e c us a b k uc e t o f wat e r, w e
’
ll g i v e y o u t he h ay . So aw av t he
o ld w o ma n w e n t, b u t w he n sh e go t t o th e s t re a m , sh e f o un d th b k e uc e t w as
f ll
u o f ho le s . So sh e co v e re d th e b o tt o m w i t h p eb b l e s, and t h e n fi ll e d the
buc k e i
t w th w a te r, a n d a w a y sh e went b k with it
ac t o t h e h a y ma k e rs an d
t he y g av e he r a w s ip o f hay .
222 N OTE S .
I t will be observed that these two versions for which ,
I am indebte d to M r B l a ck are m uch more l ike the

.
,
H e brew t al e than The H o u s e t ha t J a ck bui l t ; b u t a s our

coll ection woul d scarcel y be co m pl e te Without this l atter
I sh all insert a w ry of it
I . T m s i s t he h o us e t h a t J a ck b ui l t .
2 . Thi s i s t h e ma l t ,
Th a t l ay i n t he h o us e t h a t J a ck b u i l t .
3 . Thi s i s t he r a t ,
Th a t a t e t h e ma l t ,
Th a t l a y i n t he h o us e t h a t J ack b u il t .
4 . Thi s i s t h e c at ,
Th a t k i ll d th e ra t
’
Th a t a te t h e m l t a ,
T h a t l a y i n t he h o us e t h a t J a ck b u i l t .
5 . Thi s i s t he d o g ,
Th a t w o rri e d t h e ca t ,
Th a t k i l l d t he ra t
’
,
T ha t a t e t he ma l t
’
Th a t l ay i n the h o us e th a t J a ck b ui lt .
6. ! Thi s is the co w w t ih t he crum p le d h o rn ,
Th a t t o s s e d t h e do g ,
Th a t w o rri e d t h e ca t ,
Th a t k i l l d t he r t
’
a ,
Th a t a t e t he ma l t ,
T h a t l a y i n t h e h o us e t h a t J a c k b u i l t .
7 . Thi s i s t he ma id e n a ll fo rl o rn ,
Th a t milk d th e c o w w i t h a c rump le d h o r
’
n,
Th a t t o s s e d t he do g ,
N O T ES . 2 23
T h a t w o rri e d t he ca t ,
Th a t ki lled t he ra t ,
Th a t a te t h e ma l t ,
Th a t l a y i n t he h o us e t h a t J a c k b ui l t .
This i s t he ma n a l l t a t te r d a n d to r n
’
,
Th a t ki s s e d t h e ma id e a ll fo r l o rn
n ,
Th a t mi lk d th e co w w i th t he c ru mp le d
’
h o rn ,
Th a t t o se d th e d o g
s ,
Th a t w o rr i e d t he c a t ,
Th a t ki lled t h e ra t ,
Th a t a te t h e ma l t ,
Th a t l a y i n t h e h o us e t h a t J a c k b u i l t .
This is t he p r i es t a l l s h a v en a n d s h o w ,
Th a t ma rri e d t he m n a l l t a t te r d a nd to r n
a
’
,
Th a t ki s s e d t he m id e n a l l fo rl o r n
a ,
Th a t mi l k d th e c o w w i t h t he crump le d h o rn
’
,
Th a t t o ss e d t he do g ,
Th a t w o rri e d t he c a t ,
Th a t ki lle d t he r a t ,
Th a t a te th e ma l t ,
Th a t l ay i n t h e h o us e th a t J a ck b u i l t .
Th i s i s t he c o ck t h a t cro w d i n th e mo m
’
Th a t w ak d t he p rie s t a l l s h aven a n d s h o rn
’
,
Th a t marri e d t he ma n a ll t at t e r d a nd t o rn ’
Th a t ki s s e d t h e ma id e n a l l fo rl o rn ,
Th a t mi l k d t he c o w w i t h t he c rump le d h o rn
’
,
Th t t o s s e d t h e do g
a ,
Th a t w o rri e d th e ca t ,
Th a t ki lle d t h e ra t ,
Th a t a t e t he ma l t ,
Th a t l ay i n t he h o us e t h a t J ac k b u i l t .
Thi s i s t he fa rme r s o w i n g h i s c o rn ,
Th a t k e p t t he co ck t h a t c ro w d i n t he ’
mo r
2 24 N O T ES .
Th a t w k d t h e pri es t a l l s h a v en a n d s h o rn
a
’
,
Th a t ma rri e d t he ma n a ll t a t te r d a nd t o rn ’
,
Th a t ki s s e d t h e ma ide n a ll f o r lo rn ,
Th a t mi lk d the co w w i t h t h e crump le d h o rn
’
,
Th a t t o s s d th e do g ’
,
Th a t w o rr i ed t h e c a t ,
Th a t k i ll e d t h e ra t ,
Th a t a te t h me l t e ,
Th a t l a y i n t h e h o us e t h a t J a ck b ui l t .
P 13 l 1
.
, . . The ros e The tune to this may
is r ed.
”
be found in the E ngli sh Dancing M ast e r 1 6 50 , .
P . 1 9, l . 6 . To g e r n . That is to , cr
y as a chil d .
“
P 22 l . 8 . D e u ce t a ke t h e . S ometime s , do wn
came .
P . 2 4, l . 9 . S ung to the
The r e w a s a l i t t l e ma n .
s am e tune as N o 64 The foll owing version is taken

. .
from a broad s ide printed at S trawberry H ill in the l ast

century
Th ere w as a l i t t le ma n a n d h e w o o d a l i t tle ma id ,
’
,
An d h e s a id my l i t tle m id w i ll y o u w e d ?
,
a ,
I h a v e l i t tl e mo re t o s y t h a n w i ll yo u ye a o r n ay ?
a ,
Fo r l i t t le s a id i s s o o n me n d e d .
Th e n t hi s l i t tle ma id h e s a id L i tt le s i r y o u v e l i t t le s a id
s , ,
’
,
T o i n d u c e a l i t t le ma id f o r t o w e d
Yo u m u t s a y a l i t t le mo re a n d m u s t a dd a l i t t le d o w e r
s , ,
E re I m k e a l i tt le p ri n t i n y o u r b e d
a .
Th e n t hi s l i t t le ma n re ply d i f y o u ll b e my l i t t le br id e ’
,
’
,
I ll ra i e my lo v e n o t e a l i t tl e high e r ;
’
s
T h o I l i t t le l o v e t o p ra t e y e t y o u ll fi n d my h e a r t i s grea t
’ ’
, ,
W i t h t he l i t t le Go d o f L o v e a l l o n fire .
N O T ES
) r
.
0
[ NO
Th e n l i t tle ma id s h e s a id y o ur fire ma y w a rm t h e b ed
t he , ,
B ut w h a t s h a ll w e d o f o r t o e a t ?
W i ll th e fla me s y o u re o n l y r i c h i n ma k e a fire i n t h e ki tc h e n
’
, .
A n d t h e l i t t le Go d o f L o v e t u rn t h e s pi t ?
Th e n t hi s l i tt le ma n h e s i g h d a nd s o me s ay a l i t t le cry d ’
,
’
,
A n d h i s l i t t le h e a rt w a s big a l l w i t h s o rro w
I ll b e y o ur l i tt le s l a v e a nd if t he l i tt le t h a t I h a v e
’
,
B e t o o l i t tle l i t tle d e r I w i ll b o rro w

, a , .
Th en t hi s l i tt le ma n s o s h e n t m d e t he l i t t le ma id rele n t , a ,
A n d s e t h e r l i t t le o u l t hi ki n g ; s a- n
T h o h i s l i t t le w a s b u t s m ll y e t h e h d h i s l i t tle l l
’
a , s a a ,
A n d c o u l d h a v e o f a c a t b ut h e r ki
”
s n.
P . 2 5, l . l . I ha d a li t t l e mopp e t . This is a ga m e .
P 2 7 l 8 Thr e e chi ld r e n s l i d i ng o n
.
, . . t he i ce . S un g
to the t une of the Babes in the Wood
P . 2 8, l . 3 . S o me Chr i s t i a n p e op l e M u s ic i n
.
“ ”
D Ur f e y Pill s purge M el a n cho l y Al l uded to
’ ’
s to .
“
in G ay s ’
Tr i v i a . Wro n gl y printed , C ome C hri s t ia n
,
”
peopl e .
P . 3 3, l . 11 Th e r e w a s a n o ld w o ma n . The fir s t
t w o l in e s the sam e wi t h t hose of a s ong in
are D Ur f e y
’ ’
Pil l s to purge M el a n chol y .
P 3 4 l 3 K y lo e The di m inutive of kye a

.
, . . .
, s ma l l
breed of cattl e so call ed i n the N orth of E n gl and .
P 39 l 5
. Li t t l e bl u e B e t t y l i v e d
, . . in a de n . The
fol l owi ng is another versio n of t hi s
L i t t le B ro w n B et t y l i v d u n d er a p a n ’
S he b re w d g o o d a l e f o r a ge n t l e ma n
’
A g e n t le ma n c a me e ve ry da y ,
S o l i tt le B ro w n B t t y h opp d a w a y e
’
.
226 N OTE S .
P . 3 7, l . 9 . F a us t u s . P erhap s F oster .
P . 43 , l . 13 . Th e r e w a s a n o ld ma n . A simil ar story i s
rel ated i n a M S of the fif tee n th ce n tur y in the Ch e t h a m
.
L ibrary at M anche s ter which I here insert ,
J h e s u t h at e j e n tyl l e (f o r j o y e o fi th y d a me
a rt ,
'
As t h u w ro u gh t t hy s w y d e w o rlde i n b e vy n i s t h i h o me , ,
S a v e a lle t hy s c o mpe n y a d s h el d t h e m f ro m s ch a me
n ,
M
Th a t w y lle l ys ty n t o me a nd t e n d e t o t hy s g a me .
Go d k e p e a lle w o me n t h a t t o t hys t o w n e l o n ge ,
a y de n s , w e do w s , mo n g e ;
a nd w y vys a
Fo r mo ch e t h e a r b l a my d a n d s o me ty me w i t h w ro n g e ,
I t a k e w y t te n e s o f a lle fio l ke t h a t h e ry t he t hys s o n g
‘
go o d s e rry s b o t h e y o n g a n d o l d e
L y s ty n , , ,
By a go o d h o w s b a n de t hy s t a le s h lb e t o l d e ; a
H e w e ddyd a w o me n e t h a t w a s fi y re a n d b o l d e
‘
a
,
An d b ade g o o d i n o w t o w e n d e a t h ey w o l d e
-
s .
S he w a s a g o o d h us w y f e , c urt e y s a n d h e y nd ,
A nd he w as a n a n g ry m a n, a n d s o n e w o l d b e t e n yd ,
C hy dy n g a nd b ra w ly n g e , a nd fa rde l e yke a fe y n d ,
A s t h ey t h a t o f ty n w y lb e w ro t h e w i t h t h er b e s t fre n d .
Ty ll e i t t b e fe l l e h o rtt t a l le t o ma k e
u ppo n a da y , s ,
Th e g o o d ma n w o ld t o t he pl o w h i s h o r e g a n h e t k e , s a
H e ca l yd fo rt h e hy s o xs y n t h e w hy t a nd t he b l k e , a ,
A n d h e s e yd d a me dyg h t o ur d e nn er b e ty me f o r G o d e s k
, , , sa e .
Th e go o d ma n a n hy s l a d e t o t h e p l o w b e g o n e ,
Th e g o o dw y f b a de mec h e t o do o a n d s e rv a n t h a d s e n o ne , ,
M a n y s ma le chy l d e rn t o k e p e b e s yd h y rs e l f e a l o n e ,
Sh e dy de mo r t h e n s h e myg h t w i th y n h e r o w h e w o n e .
H o me co m g o o d ma n b e ty me o ff th e d a y
th e ,
T o l o k e t h a t a l t hi n g w e r a c o rdy n g t o h e s pa y ,
”
m
D e he a , s e d “
i s o w r dy n e r dy g h t
,
“
Sy r , sc he s ay d , na v e
H o w w o l d y o u h a v e me do o m o r t h e n I may ? ”
N OTE S . 227
Th a n h e b egan to c hid e an d s eyd E ve l le mo tt t h o u t h e ,
I w o l d e t h o u s h ul de s a lle da y g o t o p l o w e w i t h me ,
T o w a l k e i n t h e c l o tt e s t h a t b e w e t t e a nd me r e ,
Th a n s ho lde s t h o u w y tt w h a t i t w e re a p lo w ma n t o b e e .
Th an s w are t he g o o dw y fi a n d t h u s g a n e s he s ay
‘
, ,
I h a v e mo r t o do o t h e n I do o ma y ;
A n d y e s h ul d f l o w e me d o l y o n d a y
‘
o ,
Y e w o l d b e w er y o ff y o ur p a rt my h ed e da r I l a y , .
”
We ry y a t h e de v y l l e s eyd t he go o d ma n
n am s ,
W h at h a s t t h o u to do o b ut sy t t e s h e r t h a me ?
, a
Th o u g o y s t t o t h i n e y b o re s h o w e b e o n a n d b e o n e s , ,
A d y
n s t t e s t h e r j gy g
n l na e w i t h J a k e a n w i t h J o h n
”
.
Th a n s a yd t h e g o o dw y fie feyr mo t y o w fia ylle !
'
,
'
I h a v e mo r t o do w h o s o w y s t a lle ;
,
W h y n I l y e i n my b e d e my s le pe i s b u t t ma lle
,
s ,
Y e tt e yrl y i n t h e mo rn e n g y e w y l l e me u p c a lle .
Wh a n I ly e a l ih
y g h t w a ky n g w t o ur ch e y lde ,
n
I ry s e u p a t mo ro w a n d f y n de o w r ows
-
h e ylde
w
Th e n I el k
m o wr e ke e
n a nd t o m t e he
m o n the fel d e ,
W h yll e y o w s i e pe fi ul l e s t y l i e a l s o C ry s t me s c h e l d e
'
T h e n ma k e I b ute r fer th er o n th e d y a
After ma k e I ch e e —t h es h o ld e y o w p l a y ;
s , a
Th en wy l i e o w re c h e l d re n w e p a n d u pe mo s t t h ey a ,
Y e tt w yll e y o w b l a me me f o r o w r g o o d a n d a n y b e , aw e y .
Wh e n I h av e so do ne
h er c o mys mo re ee n e
, ye t t ,
I g e v e o u r c he k y s me t o r elles t h e y w yl b [ e ] leyn e
n ,
O ur h e n n e s o ur c a p n s a n d o w r do kk e s b e d e n e
,
o ,
-
,
Ye t te n d I t o w r g l y g s t h a t g o t h e o n t h e g re e
o os n n .
I b a k e I b rew y t w y l i e n o t elle b e w elle

, , s
I b et e n d s wy n g y l l e fle x a s ev er h a v e I h e yll e
a ,
I h e k yl l e t h e t o w e I k a v e a d I k e y l l e
,
n ,
I t o o s e o w ll e a n d ca r d b e t a n d s py n b e t o n th e w he yll e .
”
228 N OTE S .
D a me ,
”
go o d ma n th e de ve l l e h a v e thy b o ne s !
se d t he ,
Th o u n e dy s t n o t b a k e n o r b rew i n fo r t nyg h t p a s t o n y s ;
I s e y n o go o d t h a t t h u d o t w i t h i n t h es w y d w o ny s
o s ,
B ut e v e r t h o w e x c u y t t h e w i t h g ro n t e s a n d g ro n y
s s s.
Y e fe p e c e o ff l e n y n a n d w o l e n I m a k e o ys a y e re
a n ,
Fo r t o c l o t h e o w r e s el f a nd o w r c h e l dre n i n fe r e ;
E lle s w e h o ld g o t o t h e m rk e t a n d by h e t f ul de e r
s a , ,
I a me a s b es y a s I ma y i n e v e ry [y ere ]
s .
Wh a n I h a ve
d o n n e I lo k e o n t he s o n n e
so , ,
I o rd en e me t f o r o w r b e t e s a g e t h a t y o w co me h o me
s n ,
A n d me t fio r o w r s el fe ge n b e t b e n e
'
a on ,
Ye t I h a v e n o t a fie y r w o rd W h n I h v e d o n e
'
a a .
$0 0 I l o k e t o o w r g o o d w i t ho w t a d w i thy n n ,
Th a t t h e r b e n o n e a w a y n o d e r mo r n o r my n ,
G la d e t o p le s y o w t o pa y le s t a n y b a t e b e g yn , ,
An d fo rt t o c hid t h us w i t h me i fe yg h t y o w b e i n s y n n e ,
-
.
Th e n se d t he go o d ma n i n a s o ry ty me ,
All e t hy s w l d a g o o d h o w s e w y f do l o n g a r h e t w er e p r i me
o
A n d s e n e t h e g o o d t h a t w e h a v e i s h a l fe d ele t hy n ,
Th o w s h a l t l b er f o r t hy p a rt a s I do o f r my e
a o n
”
.
d me , ma k e t h e
e dy I w a rn e t he a no n e
'
T h e r fio r , a r , , ,
T o mo ro w w i t h my l a d e t o t h e p l o w e t h o u s h l t g o n e a
An d I w y l b e h o w s e w y fe a nd kyp e o w r h o w s e a t h o me ,
A n d t a k e my n e s e a s t h o u h a s t d o n e by Go d a n d S e i h t J o h n ,
I g r a un t ,
quo d t h e g o o d w y fe , as I w nde rs to n de ,
T o mo r o w e i n t h e m o r n y n g I w y l b e w a l k e n de
Ye t w y l l e I ry s e W hy l le y e b e s l e pa n de ,
An d s e e t h a t a lle t h e n g b e re dy le d t o y o ur b a n d .
80 0 it pa lle t o th e mo ro w t h a t b e t w a s day le ygh t ;

st a
Th e g o o d wy fie t h o gh t o n h e r d ed a nd u pe s h e ro e ryg ht
'
D a me ” s e id t h e g o o d ma n e
,
I s w e re b e G o d e s myg ht I ,
I w y l i e fe t te h o m o w r b e s te s a n d h el p e t h t t he w a r de gh t
,
a .
N OTE S . 229
Th e go o d man t o t h e feel d hy e d b y m f ul l e y a rn e
Th e g o d w y fe ma d e b ut t er h e r d e d es w ar f u ll e d erne , ,
S he t o k e y e n t h e b u t t e n me l ke a n d p u t b e t i n t h e c h e y rn
a e ,
A n d s e id y e t o f? o py n t o w r y er h l b e t o ler n e
n s s a .
H o me co m e t he go o d ma n
k e g o o d kyp e a nd t o ,
H o w t he w y f e h d l a y d h e r h e c h e fo r t o t e p a
a s s
S he s yd a S i r a l t h e s da y y e
, , d n t t o l e pe ne o s ,
Kyp e w yll e o w r ch e l de r n e and l e t t h e m n o t w e p a .
Y fi y o w g o o t o t he k el me ma l t fo r t o ma k e ,
'
Put s ma l fe y r o n de r n e t h e , s i r, f o r G o d e s s a k e ;
Th e k el me i l o w e s a nd dry , go o d t e n d t h t y e t k e a a ,
Fo r a n d b e t i s t y n e on a fey r i t w y l b [e ] e vi lle t o b l a k e .
He r i t t lJ ges e a b ro de kyp e t h e m w y l i e fr m w o o
s .
,
o .
A nd t h e i m y c o m t o g d t h a t w y l le w e k s o ro w i n o w
a oo , s o
.
D me ” s e id t h e g o o d m e b y t h e t o t he p l w e
a ,
an , o ,
T e c h e me n o mo re h o w e w y fre f o r I c a n i n w e s ,
-
o .
”
F o rt h e w e n t t he he de “
g o o dw y fl, c u r te s a n d n ,
S c h e ca lly d t o l de pl e t h ey w e n d ;
h e r a , a n d t o t he ow
Th y w e r b e é t day a fy t t e h e re I fyn de
e s a , ,
A n d I h a d dr k e e y e h ll e h ey re t he b e s t b e b y n d
o n o n s, s a .
P 4 8 l 1 L ucy Lo cke t L ucy Locket a n d K it t y

.
, . . .
Fi s her were two cel ebrated courtezan s of t h e t i m e of

C ha rl e s I I I t w a s t o the tune of thi s n ursery rhym e
.
”
t h a t the s o n g of Y an kee Doodl e was writte n .
P . 4 9, l . 6 . B e s s y B e ll an d Ill y Gr a y
ar . The s e
tw o st an zas are fou n ded on the well k n own -
S co t ch
st ory .
P . 5 1, l . 9 . The fir s t l in e is sometim e s as foll o w s

Ro bi n a B o bbi n , a Bi lb erry he n ”
.
23 0 N OTE S .
P 52 l 7
.
, Th e merriment of J a ck H o r n e r has I
. . ,
b e l ie v e l ong since departed from t h e modern s eries and

, ,
I th e refore giv e the foll owi n g copy of it from D ouce s ’
coll ection The Histo r y of Jack Horner co n taining ,
the witty pran ks he pl a y d from his youth to h i s riper ’

,
years b eing pl e a s ant for Winter E veni n g s

, .
Of h is bi r t h a n d e d uca t i o n .
J AC K H O RN E R p r e tt y l a d
w as a ,
n e a r L o n d o n h e did d w ell ,
H i s fa t h e r s h e a rt h e ma d e full gl a d
’
,
h i s mo t h e r l o v e d h i m w ell .
S he o fte n s e t him on h e r l ap ,
t o t urn h i m dry be e h n at ,
And fe d
him w t sw i h ee t s uga r pa p -
,
b e c a us e h e h a d n o t ee th .
W hi le l i tt le J a ck w as s w ee t a n d y o un g ,
i f b e by c h a n c e s h o u l d c ry ,
H i s mo t h e r p re t t y s o n n e t s s u n g ,
w i t h l u ll a b a hy hy
- -
.
A p r e tty b o y a c ur i o us w i t
, ,
a ll p e o p le s p o k e i n h i s p r a i e s ,
A n d i n t h e co r n e r h e w o u l d s i t ,
o n C h r i s tma s h o l id y s a .
A nd id J a ck H o m e r i n th e co rn e r
sa , ,
e a ts go o d C h ri s tm a py e s
W i t h h i s t h u m b s p u ll s o u t t he p l ums ,
cryi n g w h a t a g o o d b o y w s I a .
N OTE S . 31
Th e s e p r e tt y v ers e s w hi c h h e ma d e
u p o n h i s C h r i s t m s c h ee r a ,
D id g a i n hi m l o v e a s i t i s s a id ,
o f a ll b o t h f a r a n d n e a r
;
Fo r l as s e s l o v d hi s co mp a ny
’
,
e a c h d y b o v e no t h e r ;
a a a
Fo r w h y ? t h e y k n e w t h a t h e wo u ld be
a ma n b e fo re h i s mo t h e r .
He g r e w I s y a t a n y ra t e
,
a ,
b o t h p ro p er s tra igh t a nd t ri m
, , ,
S o t h a t y o u n g N a n c y S ue nd Kate , , a ,
w e r e a ll i n l o v e w i t h h i m .
H a ppy w a s h a t co u l d enj o y
she t
fro m h i m o e ki n d embra c e ;
n
Th o ugh o n c e h e w s a l i t t le b o y a ,
y e t n o w h e g ro w p a ce s a .
S o fe w w ere l ik e h i m f a r a n d n ea r ,
a n d ma t c h f o r h i m w a s n o n e
A s b e i n g t hi r t ee i n c h e s high
n ,
a gi a n t t o T o m Th umb .
Wh en e er h e t o o k a s w o rd i n h a n d
’
,
h e ma d e h i fo s t o b lee d
s e ,
A s y o u s h a ll u n d ers t a n d ,
w h en y o u t hi s s t o ry r e a d .
II .
J a c k f r i g h ts a t a i lo r f o r c a bb a
g i ng c l o th o u t co a t.
J AC K b e i n g t w e n ty y e a r o f a g e s ,
l i v d w i t h a w o r t hy k n igh t
’
,
I n ma nn e r o f a p r e tt y p a ge ,
t o yi el d h i m muc h d el igh t
232 N OT E S .
Th e k n igh t righ t g en ero us a n d free ,
did fo r a t a y l o r e n d s ,
Fo r t o m k e J a c k a l i ve ry
a ,
s o mu c h w a s b e h i s fri e n d .
O f h a l f a y a rd go o d b ro a d c l o t h
o f
t he c o a t w a s t o b e m a d e ,
B ut y e t t h e t a y l r h e w a s l o t h
o
t o q u i t h i s t hi e vi s h tr d e a .
Th e k n a vi s h ta y l o r w s t o b l a me a ,
( cra ft y c u n i ng w a g )
a n ,
H e p i n c h d a s mu c h o u t o f t he s a me
’
a s ma d e a m b le b a g ar .
H is co a t w as h e n bei ng
s po il ’ d t ma d e ,
i t c a me n o t t o h i s k n ee
J ck i n a ra gi ng p i o n s a id
a ass ,
I ll b e r e v e n g e d o n t h ee
’
.
Th e k n igh t b e h a vi n g k i ll d a g o a t ’
,
w h o s e ki n w a s fu ll s b l a c k
s a
I do d e c l re a s a n y s o o t ;
a
t hi s p ro j e c t p le as e d J c k a .
He p d h i m l ik e a go w n
w ra t i t r o u n
a t t w el v e o c l o c k t n igh t
’
a ,
A n d t h e n h e r mb le d t h ro t h e t o w n
’
a ,
t hi s t a y l o r t o a fi i g h t
'
r .
He t h ro u ghi d o w did a dv a n c e
a w n ,
n e a r t o t he t a y l o r s b e d
’
;
A n d r u d t h e ro o m did s kip a n d d a n c e
o n
Wi t h h o r n u p o n h i s h e d
s a .
H e g ro w l d grumb l e d l ik e a b ea r
’
a nd
,
a n d did uc h a n t i ck s p l a y
s
A s ma d e t h e t a y l o r t h e n t o s ta re ,
a n d t re mb le w h e re h e l a
y .
N OTE S . 2 33
See i ng t he h o rns h a n g o e r h i s h ea d ’
,
h i s b o dy s h o r t a n d t hi c k ,
Th e ta y l o r s a id s p e k w ho art t h o u ?
, a ,
q uo t h J a c k t hy f i e n d o ld N i c k
, r
Th o u h a s t o b ey d my o rd er w ell’
I fin d i n e a c h d eg ree
A n d t h e r e f o re i n my g l o o my c el l ,
I h a v e a p la ce f o r t h ee .
Fo r y o u h a v e b een a fri e n d i n d ee d ,
I s uch a t ay lo r l ck a
M
T h e r e fo re co me a w a y w i t h s p ee d ,
I ll b e a r t h ee o n my b ck
’
a
Sw ee t r D e vi l t h e n h e cry d
.
,
’
,
O p a rd o n me I p ra y ,
I ca n t I w o n t b e t h e n re ply d
’
,
’
,
’
,
ma k e h s t e a n d c o m e a w a y
a .
Th e ta y l o r n a k e d t o t he s ki n ,
h i s b e d h e did re fr a i n ,
An d d o w n t h e t o w n t h ro t h i c k ’
a nd t hi n ,
h e ra n w i t h migh t a n d ma i n .
III .
s e rv e d the coo k - ma i d , w h o b r o ke h i s h e a d w i t h a
f or ma ki ng a s op i n t h e d r ip p i ng -p a n .
A N O T H E R p le a s a nt p ra n k h e pl a y d ’
,
u po n h o l id y
a a ,
U n t o h i s ma t e r s s e r va n t ma id
s
’
,
w hi c h w a s a b l o o dy fra y .
No w s hel us ty J a n e by n a me
w as ,
a nd w as t h eir c o n ta t co o k : s n
An d w h e n h e t o t h e ki t c h e c me n a ,
h e w o u l d h i m o v e r lo o k
s .
2 34 N OTE S .
U po n a c r ta n e i
y o un g J a ck d ay ,
l i ce o f b re a d did ta k e
a s ,
A n d t h rew i t i n t h e d r ippi n g pa n -
,
t h a t h e a s o p migh t ma k e .
So s o o n a s she th e sa me did s e e ,
i t p ut h e r i n ge a ra ,
An d w i t h t h e b a t i n g l d le s h e s a
J c k H o rn e r did e n ga g e
a .
She g a v e hi m cra ck u p o n t he c ro w n s ,
o h r d a n d s t r u c k s o fa s t
s a ,
Th a t h e a t le n g t h did t umb le d o w n ,
a n d g a s pi n g a t t he l t as .
B ut t h o u gh h e did a t firs t retre a t ,
h e o o n r et urn e d a g a i n
s
Fo r s ta n di n g f t u p o n h i s fee tas ,
b e fo u gh t w i th m igh t a n d ma i n .
He hi rt ee n i n c h e s high
w a s b ut t ,
a n d s h e fu ll s i x t i me s mo re ,
Ye t by h i s i nge n u i t y
, ,
h e bro ugh t he r t o t he fl o o r .
So cr u el h a rd h e ma d e h e r ro a r ,
S he c ry l e
’
d Le t m e a on ,
An d I w i ll n e er o ff e n d t h ee mo re
’
,
J ck w hi le my n a me i s J o a n
a ,
.
W hy , h e n s a id J a ck i f i t b e s o
t , ,
t h a t y o u ll n o t me o ff e n d
’
,
I w i ll t hi s mi n u te l e t y o u g o
a nd s o t h e fra y did e n d .
N OTE S . 23 5
IV .
ol d h er mi t g i v e s J a c k a n i n v i s i bl e c o a t a n d a p a i r e n ch a n t e d
i e s w i th w hi ch h e l a y s ma ny t r i c ks
p p p .
U PO N a p le a s a n t h o l i da y ,
J a ck g i g, fi
o n t o a a r,
A n d a s h e pa s s d l o n g t h e
’
a w ay ,
h e s a w a w o n d e r t h e re
An ag e d ma n s a t i n a c a v e ,
t h a t c o ul d n o t s t n d n o r g o a ,
H i s h e a d w o re b l o s o ms o f t h e g ra v e s ,
A n d l o o k d a s w hi t e a s s n o w ;
’
He li d t o J a ck a nd t hi s did s
’
ca ,
ay,
c o me hi t h er l a d t o m e ,
A n d if t h o u d o s t my w i ll o b e y ,
r ew a r d e d t h o u s h l t b e a
B ri n g me fa i ri n g fro m t h e t o w n
a ,
a t t hy o w n p r o p e r c o s t ,
A j u g o f n a ppy l i q uo r b ro w n ,
l a b o ur s h n t b e l o s t
’
t hy E a .
J a ck ma d e t h e
h e rmi t t hi s re p l y .
w h o t h e n a t i n t h e c ell s ,
W h a t s y o ur re qu e t I ll n o t d en y
’
s
’
,
a n d s o o l d da d f r e w ell a .
At nigh t h e b e i n g to u t a n d s t ro n g s
t hi s l a d h e did n o t fa i l ,
B u t a t h i s b a ck l u gge d a l o n g
a s w i nging j ug o f ale
W hi c h w h en
h e rmi t h e b e h el d
t he ,
i t pl e a s d hi m t o t h e h e a r t
’
,
Out o f t h e s a me a c up h e fill d
’
a n d s a id b e fo re w e p a r t ,
236 N OTE S .
I h a v e a pip e hi c h I ll b e t o w
w ’
up o n yo u —
s
n e v e r d o ub t
, ,
W h o ev e r h e a rs t he s a me y o u b l o w ,
s h a ll d a nc e n d s kip bo ut ;
a a
I h a v e a co t fo r t h ee l ik ew i s e
a .
i nvi s ib le I mea n ;
A n d i t h a ll s o b e di m t h e i r ey e s
s ,
t h a t t h o u s h a l t n o t b e s ee n
I f t h o u s h o u l d w i t h a n h u n d re d mee t
w h en t h u y o u p s s lo n g a s a ,
A l t h o ug h u p o n t he O p e n s t ree t ,
n o t o n e o f a l l t he t h ro n g
Sh a ll e v er s e e yo u i n t h e le a s t .
b u t b e a r t h e m us i c o u n d s
A n d w o n d er t h a t b o t h m an a n d b e as t
i s f o rc d t o d a n c e a ro u n d
’
.
J ac k to o k t he co a t a nd b ag - pip es to o ,
a nd h a kfu ll y did s ay
t n ,
O ld F a t h e r I w i ll ca ll o n yo u
,
w h e n e e r I c o me t hi w a y
’
s .
V .
ma ki ng six / i dd le r s da n ce o ve r h e dg e and t i ll t h ey
b r o /r e a l l t h e i r g la s s e s a n d c ro w ds .
T H I S c o a t a nd pip e b e h a vi n g g o t ,
h e h o me w a d s t ru dg d w i t h p ee d
r
’
s
A t le ng t h i t w a s h i s h a ppy l o t
t o c ro s p l e a a n t me a d
s a s
W h ere b e s ix fiddl e rs s o o n e s py
’
d
e t urn i n g fro m t h e fa i r ;
r
U n d e r t h e i r co a t s c ro w d s by th e i r s id e s,
w i t h ma ny o t h e rs t h e r e .
N OTE S .
J ck p res e n t ly h i s c o a t pu t o n
a ,
t h t c re e n d h i m fro m t h e i r s igh t
’
a s ,
S a yi n g I ll d o t h e b e s t I c n
’
a
t o p l a g u e t h e m a l l t hi s n igh t ;
H is pipes igh t b ega n t o p l ay

be s t ra ,
th c e w d e rs t h ey did d a n ce ;
ro
Th e tra d es me n t o o a fa t a t h ey , s s s ,
did c p er s kip a n d p r n c e
a , , a .
St i ll h e l
p y d
a
’
up a mer ry s t ra i n
on pip es l o u d a n d h ri ll
his s ,
S o t h e y d ue d a n d j u mp d a m i n
’ ’
a a ,
t h o s o r e a g a i n s t t h ei r w i ll
’
.
Said t h ey t hi s i s e n c h a n te d g ro u n d ,
f o r t h o ugh n o o u l w e s e e s ,
Ye t t i ll t h e m u s i c s p le n t s o un d
’
s asa ,
ma k e s u d a nc e v h me n t l y
’
s e .
J a ck H o rn er pipi g w e n t
da nc ’ d an d n
s t ra igh t d o w n i t o t h e h o ll o w n ,
i s
S o ll t h e s e d a n c e rs by co n s e n t
a ,
t h e y a ft e r h i m did fo ll o w .
H e le d t h e m o n t h ro h o g s a n d s lo ugh
’
s,
n y l ik e w i s e p o n d s a n d di t c h e s
a , ,
A n d i n t he t h o rn y b r i a ry b ugh s o ,
p o o r ro g ue t h ey t o re t h e i r b ree c h e
s, s
At l st i t b e i n g s o mew h a t l t e
a a ,
J ck did h i s pipi g lea ve

a n ,
S o c e s d s ee i n g th e i r w re tc h e d s ta t e
’
a ,
w hi c h m d e t h e m s igh a n d gr i e v e
a .
S ur e t h is sa me i s o ld N i ck I , kn o w ,
t he a ut e vi l
ho r o f t hi s
A n d o t h e rs c ry d if i t b e
’
, so ,
h e i s a me rry d e vi l .
N OTE S .
J ack H o rn e r l a u gh ’ d an d e
w nt a w a y ,
a nd le ft t h e m i n des p a i r
S o e v er s i n c e t h a t v e y d y r a ,
n o cr o w d e rs w o u l d c o me t h e r e .
V I.
ki n dn e s s t o t h e i n n k e ep e r , w h o h e p ut s i n
’
J a ck s a
t o p a y h i s d e bt s .
AN h o n e s t ma n a n i n n k eep er, ,
a fr i e n d to h o n e t J c k s a ,
W h o w a s i n d eb t l s s o fa r a a
t h a t h e w a s l i k e t o c ra ck ;
No w t hi s man ha d a h n ds o me w ife a ,
w ee t f i r a d b e a u t e o u s t o o
s , a ,
n ,
A Q u k er l o d h e r as h i s l ife
a v
’
,
n d t hi s J a c k H o m e r k n e w
a .
Th e Q ua k er w a s n es qu i re b o r n a ,
an d did i n w e l t h a b o u n d a
S a id b e I ll c a t c h h i m i n t he c o rn
’
, ,
a n d pu t h i m i n t h e p o n d .
F i rs t i n n k ee p er I ll g o
to t h e ’
,
an d w h en I d h i m find o ,
H e s o o n h a ll u n d e rs ta n d a n d k no w
s
t h a t I ll b e t r u e n d ki n d
’
a .
H e me t h i m in l ne
a n a r ro w a ,
a n d s a id my fr i e d g o o d mo rro w
, n ,
B u t t h e i n n k e p e r re pl y d a g a i n
’
e ,
my h e rt i s fu ll o f s o ro w ;
a r
Tw o h u n d re d p o u n d s I a m i n d e b t ,
w hi c h I m s t p y n e x t w ee k ;
u a
I t ma k e s me igh l a me n t a n d fret
s , , ,
h a vi n g th e c o i n t o s eek .
N OTE S .
Q uo t h J a ck if yo u ll be rul d by me
,
’ ’
I ll put y o u i n a w a y
’
H o w y o u y o u r el f fro m d e b t s may free

s
a n d a ll t h e mo n e y pa y .
N ay , thi s i s j o yfu l n ew s h e cry d ,

’
,
t h o u a r t a fr i e n d i n d ee d ,
Thy w i t s h l l b e my ru le an d g uid e
a
f o r n e v er mo re w a s n ee d .
Go t ell thy l o vi n g w ife s a id h e , ,
t hy j o y a n d h e a rt d el igh t ’
s ,
Th a t t h o u mu t rid e mi les fo rty t h ree

s -
n d h a n t c o me h o me t o n igh t
’
a s .
Th e n mi n d t he el I s h a ll giv e
co u n s ,
a n d b e n o w hi t a f a id r
;
Fo r I c n t ell y u
a I l iv e o as
y o ur d eb ts w i ll o o n b e p a id s .
M o un t t hy b a y n a g , a n d t a t hy ke l k
c oa ,
l ik e i e i gg
w s t hy mo r n n ow n ;
A n d l o dg e w i t hi n h o ll o w o a ak
a mi le o r t w o f o m t o w n r .
Th e n y o u m y S lee p i w eet c o n ten t

a n s
a ll n igh t a d t a k e y o u r r e t
n s ,
A n d le a v e i t t o my m a a g e me n t n ,
t h e n Si r a p l e a a n t j e t
, s s
N e x t mo rn i n g t h e re h ll b e h o l d yo u s a
t h e l ik e n e e r ee n b e fo re ;
’
s
W hi c h h l l p ro d uc e a s um o f go l d
s a
,
n a y l ik e w i s e i l v e r s t o r e
, s .
U nto his h o u e s t igh t w y h e we nt

s ra a ,
a nd t o l d h e r h e mu t g o s
A j o urn ey yi ng b e c o t en t
, sa n ,
f r w h y i t mu t b e s o
o , s .
2 40 N O T ES .
She ee mi n g ly b ega n t o w ee p
s ,
a n d w i t h s a d s igh
’
re pl y d s
Yo u k n o w a l ! I c a n n o t s l e e p
, as
w i t h o u t y o u by my s id e .
C r i es ki d w i fe do n o t re pi n e
be, n , ,
w h y h o u l d y o u s igh a n d g r i e v e
s
5
I g o o u t to a fri e n d o f mi n e
s o me mo n e y t o re c e iv e .
Thi s s a id i h w o m n fo n d d ec e i t
, w t a ,
s he s tra igh t w a y ce as d t o mo u r n
’
,
A nd g a v e h i m t w e n t y ki s s es s w ee t ,
w i hi n g h i s s a fe r e t u r n
s .
So so o n as h e w a s o ut o f s igh t ,
s h e f o r t h e Q ua k e s en t r ,
A n d o rd e r e d h i m t o c o me a t n igh t ,
t h a t t o t h e i r h e a r t s c o n te n t ’
Th ey b e merry s p o rt a n d p l a y
ma y , , ,
a s h e r h u b a n d w a s fro m h o me
s .
Th e Q ua k er a id by y e a a nd n a y
s , ,
I w i ll n o t f i l t o c o me
a .
N o w j us t a bo ut l e o f day
th e c os
t h e y did t o s u pp er fa ll
N o w J a c k w a s t he re as w ell a s t h e y ,
a nd w a l k d a b o u t t h e b a l l
’
,
A nd did h e r fo n d b e h a vi o u r n o t e ,
s h e o n h e r fr i e d did le a n n ,
J ck h a vi n g h i s e nc h a n t i n g c o a t
a
w a n o t f o r t o b e s ee n
s .
Who p e rfec t l y did h e a r a n d s e e

w h en t h e y did t o y a n d p l a y
Th o ugh t b e I ll b e re v e n g d o n y e
,
’ ’
,
b e fo re the mo rn i n g da y .
>l< >l< >is

N OTE S 24 1
VI I .
J a ck 3 10 313 a mo n s t r o us g i a n t, an d ma r r i e s a kn ig ht
’
s d a ug h t e r .
J ACK H OR N E R . a fi e rc e gi a n t k i ll ’
d,
o ne G a ll iga n t us s to u t ,
As l a rge a s e v er m n b e h el d
a
i n a l l th e w o rl d t h ro ugh o u t .
Th i s v e ry gi a n t c o u l d w i t h ea s e ,
s t e p fift ee n y a rd s i n le n g t h
U p by t h e ro o t h e pl u ck d o k t ree s ’
a .
s o migh t y w a s h i s s t re n g t h .
H is l ip s did Op e n l ik e t w o ga te s ,
h i b e a rd h u g d o w n l ik e w i r e
s n ,
H i s e y e s w ere l ik e t w o p e w t e r p l a t e s ,
h e b re a t h ed s mo k e a n d fire .
’
T is id t h a t h e de s t ro y d a m uc h
sa
’
s
a s t e n s c o r e me n c o u l d e a t ;
S o t h a t t h e p e o p le d id h i m g r udg e
e very b i t o f mea t .
H is m es s w a s s t i ll c o n t i n ua lly
tw o b u ll o c k s i n a d i h s
Th e n h e w o u l d d r i n k w h o le r ive r s d ry ,
a n d t h us h e s ta r v d t he fis h
’
He en t t o dr i nk i t s ee ms o ne da y
w
by a d ee p r iv er s id e ,
W h ere a t a l igh te r fu ll o f s t ra w
did th e n a t a n ch o r r id e
B e id es a n o t h er full o f h y
s a
t hi rd w i t h b l o c k a n d bi lle t ;
a
H e c ra mm d l l t h e s e i n t o h i s ma w
’
a ,
a n d y e t t h e y did n o t fi ll i t .
242 N OTE S .
He did a n n o y t h e n t i o n s t h e n a ,
by n igh t a n d e k e by day
W h o e v e r p a s s e d by h i s d e n ,
b e c a me h i s fa t a l p re y .
H a rd by t h ere l i d a n o b le kn igh t
v
’
,
w h o h a d o n e d a u gh t er d e ar ;
Fo r y o u t h a n d s p le n did b e a u t y b righ t
b ut f e w c o u l d h e r c o m e n e a r .
H e pre fe rr ’
b e t h e wi fe
d he r to
f h i m t h a t w o u l d d e s tr o y
o
Th e b r ut i s h cr u el gi a n t s l ife ’
w h o did t h e m s o a n n o y .
At le n gt h J a c k H o rn er b e i n g t o l d ,
w h o e v e r did h i m s l a y ,
M igh t h a v e g ld a d i l v er e k e
o n s ,
l ik ew i s e a la dy g a y ;
Q u o t h J a ck n o w l e t me l ive o r di e
, ,
I ll figh t thi s s w i ngi ng b o a r

’
T h u gh I m b u t t hi rt ee n i nch e s high
o
’
,
and b e te n ya rds n d mo r e a .
A s wo r d h e g o t five i n c h e s l o n g ,
a l i t t le c a p o f s t eel ;
A b re as t p l a te t o o b o t h s to ut a nd
-
s t ro n g
q u o t h J ck I ll ma k e hi m r eel
a ,
’
.
Up o n b a dg er s b a c k h e g o t
a
’
i o rd e r t o p ro c ee d
n
Th us b e i n g mo u n te d c p a pi e a - -
,
w y h e r o d e f u ll s p ee d
a a .
W i thd o u b le c o u ra ge t o ut n d b ra l le s a ,
h e did h i s va l o ur k ee p
Th en c o mi ng t o t h e gi n t s c a ve a
’
,
h e fo un d h i m fa s t a lee p s .
N O T ES . 243
H i s mo n t h i t p e w id ew as n o t O n ,
b ut s t o o d i t s ee ms h a l f c o c k -
,
J a c k d o w n h i s t h ro a t w i t h s p ee d did r i de ,
h e n e ve r s to o d t o k n o c k .
J ack s w i n gi ng t rip e s
h d his
’
cut a nd s l a s ,
t hi s g ri e d t h e gi a n t s o re ;
’
v
Th e n did h e p l a y u p o n hi pip es s ,
w hi c h m a d e h i m d a n c e a n d ro a r .
He c ry
’
d, I d a ce
n , ye t I ’m no t w ell ,
h ere s o m n mi n d my m o a n
t
’
n a s
A t le n g th h e d i e d a n d d w h e fell o n ,
Th e n g ve a hid eo u s gro a n
a .
W i th h a t h e s o o n w i th s p ee d di d ru n
t .
a n d di d i n b i e f d e cl a r e r ,
Wh t by h i v l o u r h e h d d o e
a s a a n ,
a n d g i n d t h e l dy f i r
’
a a a .
H e ma rry hi s f i r b e ut y b igh t
’
d t a a r ,
h e r c h a r ms h e did a d mi re
A n d i c e h e r f t h e r w a s a k n igh t
s n a
y o u n g J a c k b e c a m e a s q u i re ’
.
P 5 2 l 2 1 An d s e n t
.
, . . hi m o ut o f t o wn . A coup l et
is wan ting after thi s l in e .
P 54 l 1 7 Tafl y w a s a We ls hma n S un g o n the

.
, . . .
1 s t of M arch on the Wel s h border s a n d o t her part s of ,
E ngl and .
P 58
.
, l . 1 . Thr e e bl i n d mi ce
The foll owi n g ver s io n .
i s fro m “
D e u t e ro me li a or the seco n d p a rt of M us icks
,
M el odie ,
where the m usic i s a l s o give n
Th ree b l i n d m i c e t h ree b l i n d mi ce , ,
D a me J u l i a the mi lle r a n d h i s me rry o l d w ife

n, , ,
Sh e s c ra pte h e r t ip e t a k e t h o ut h e k n ifer , .
2 44 N OTE S .
P .
77, l 9 . . S he t o o k a cle a n di s h . S ometime s thus
Sh e w e n t t o th e t ri pe r ’ ”
s.
P 8 1 l 1 The r e w a s a l a dy a l l s hi n a n d b o n e The
.
, . . .
foll owing version was obtained from Y orkshi r e Where ,
it is used in a nursery game
Th ere w a s a n o l d w o ma n s h e w e n t t o c h u rc h t o pra y
A n d w h e n s h e g o t t o t h e ch ur chy a rd s t i le ,
S h e s t h e r d o w n t o t hi n k a l i t tle w hi le ;
a
A n d w h e n s h e g o t t o t h e c h u rc hy a rd d o o r ,
S he s a t he r d o w n t o t hi n k a l i t t le mo r e
,
A n d w h e n s h e g o t t o t he c h u rc h w i t hi n ,
S h e k n el t h e r d o w n t o p r y f o r s i n a
Sh e l o o k d a b o v e s h e l o o k d b el o w
’ ’
, ,
S h e s a w a d e a d ma n l yi n g l o w
Th e w o rms cre p t i n a nd th e w o r ms c re p t o u t ;
.
S h e a s k d t h e p a rs o n ma y I g o o ut
’
’ ?
,
”
Ye s , y o u ma y , & c .
P . 8 7, l . 7 . Th e r e w as
The a
f ro
g li v e d i n a w e ll .
to thi s is given in a s carce work call ed The “

,
”
M erry M usician or a C ure for the S p l ee n 1 2 mo and, , ,
“
al so in An Antidote to M el anchol y 1 7 1 9 The well ,
”
.
k n own s ong A frog he woul d a wooi n g go appears

, ,
to have been borrowed from this S ee D a u n e y s .

’
“ ”
Ancie n t S cottish M el odi e s p 53 , . .
P . 8 9, l . 20 . The r e w a s
S ung to an o ld w o ma n .
“ ”
t h e air of L i ll i bur l e r o S ee M usick s Handmaid ’
.
,
“
6
1 73 where the air is call ed
, L ill iburl ero or Old , ,
”
Woman whi ther so high , .
N OTE S . 24 5
P 9 8 l 1 D i ng d o n g b e l l
.
, . .
, , . The burden to a so n g
”
in the Te mp e s t act i scene
“
, . 2 ; an d al s o to o n e i n
the M erchant of V e n ice .
P 98 .
, l . 6 D og w i t h l o ng s no u t . S ometi m es ,
“
L ittl e
Johnny G rout .
P 1 02 l 1 1 S e e k a t hi ng g i v e a
.
, . .
, t hi ng . Ano t her
version run s thus
G ive a t hi n g ,
T a k e a t hi n g ,
Th a t s t he d e vi l s go ld e n r i n g’ ’
.
P 1 0 6, l To mmy Ti hu l e A game on a chil d ’

. . 15 . .
toe s .
P 1 10 l
.
, . 1 . To ma r ke t , t o ma r ke t . A game on the
’
nurse s knee .
P . 1 2 2, l . l . B is i t e r . That is Bicester in O xford

, ,
shire .
P . 1 2 7, l 3 . . Was . Probab l y
P 128 l
.
, . 3 . Th is is said to have been wri t te n by
Dr Walli s
. .
“
P 1 3 0 l 2 The charm in the
.
, . . Townl ey M ysterie s ,
to which I refer is a s foll ow s ,
Fo r fe rd e w e b e f ryg ht a cro s s e l e t u s k e s t ,
C rys t cr o s e b e ne dy g ht ee t a n d w e st
s , , s ,
Fo r d re e de .
J es u s 0
’
N a z o r us ,
C r uc y e fix us ,
M a rc u s A n d rea s
, ,
Go d b e o ur s pe de .
”
246 N OTE S .
P 1 3 0 l 1 0 The l ast two l ines of thi s charm are

.
, . .
perh a ps imitated from t h e fol l owi ng in Bishop Ken s ’
E v e n i ng H y mn
L e t my b les t g u ardi n w hi le I Slee p

a ,
H is w a t c hful s t ti o n n e a r me k eep
a .
P 13 2 l 1
.
,
We a r e t hr e e br e t hr e n
. . S ometim e s .
k n ight s The vers io n s of this gam e vary con s ider

.
a b l y from each other .
P 136 No
.
,
. 2 33 , The foll owi n g is a S cotch vers io n
of t hi s g a m e
l B u ff a y B uff t o a l l h i s me n
. s s ,
2 I s y B uff t o y o u a g a i n
. a .
1 M e t hi n k s B u f f m i le s
. s .
2 N o B u fl n ev e r s mi le
'
.
,
s,
B ut t ro k e s h i f c e s s a
W i th a v e ry g o o d g ra c e ,
A n d p a s s e s t h e s ta ff t o a n o t h e r .
”
P 13 9 l
.
, 11 . Th e n co me s . S ome t ime s
comes dow n .
P . 1 4 1, l . 7 . A game on a Sl ate .
P . 1 42 , l . 15 . Tw e l v e hu n t s me n w i t h ho r n s a nd
ho un ds .This ough t t o be said in one breath . The

foll owi n g is a n other versio n of it
E igh t hip o n t h e ma i n
S s ,
I w i h t h e m a l l s a fe b a c k a g a i n
s
S eve n e g l e i n t h e a i a s r,
I w o n d e r h o w t h e y a l l c a m e t h e re
I d n t k no w n o r I d o n t c a re
o
’
,
’
.
N OTE S ) . l
L
. N4 \
Six s pid ers o n th e w a ll ,
Cl o s e t o a n o ld w o ma n s pp le s t a ll ’
a -
F ive p u ppi es i n H ighga t e h a ll ,
W h o d a i l y f o r t h e i r b re a kfa s t ca ll 3
F o ur ma r s tuc k i n a b o g ;
e s
Th ree mo n k e ys t i e d t o a l o g ;
T w o p u ddi n g e n d s w i l l c h o k e a d g o ,
Wi t h a g a pi n g w id mo u th ed w a dd l i n g fro g
, e -
, .
P 14 3 l
.
, . 16 . Gi r ls and bo y s . The tune t o t hi s ma y
M
be foun d in a ll the l ate editions of Pl a yf o r d D a n ci n g
’
s
M aster .
P 1 63 l 9
.
, us cl e s
. S o m e re a d cow s l ip s
. .
“
.
“
have a copy of the date 1 79 7 which h a s cucko l d s , ,
probab l y the ge n ui n e o l d re a di n g a n d I have s ee n ,
another read col umbines .
P . 1 68, l .Wh e n I w a s a li t t l e g i r l A frie n d h a s

5 . .
kin dl y fur n i s hed me w i th a diff ere n t versio n of t he s e

c uriou s l ines
W H EN l i t tle gi rl
I w as a ,
I w a s h d my m mmy di s h e s
’
a
’
s
I pu t my fi ger i n my ey e
n ,
A n d p u l i d o u t fo ur c r e fi h e
’
s o s s.
M y ma mmy ca li d
go o d gi l ’
me r ,
An d b a d e m e d o o g i
’
s a n
I p ut my fin ger i n my ey e ,
A n d pul l d o u t fo ur c o r e t e n ”
’
s .
It is a singul ar fact that a comparativel y moder n di s

,
co v e ry in physiol ogy w a s anticipated in t h e o rigi n a l
ver s ion of this s ong .

2 48 N OTE S .
P 1 76
.
, l . 1 2, 1 3 . S o m etim e s these l ines are thu s
give n
A nd o ne f o r th e l i ttle b o y
Th at l ive s i n t he l n e. a
’
P 1 8 0 l l FV e ll g o a s ho o t i ng This is an E n gl ish
.
, . . .
version of a very curious song u s ed on the occasio n of ,
“ ” ’
huntin g the wr a n on S t S tephen s D ay i n t h e I sl e
, .
,
of M an O n that day the chil dre n of the vill agers pro

.
cure a wren attach i t with a string to a branch of holl y

, ,
decorate the bra n ch with piece s of ribbon that they beg

fro m the various houses and carry it through the vi ll age , ,
s inging these l ines An extract from an I rish work

.
,
from which it appears that thi s custo m is l ik ewise pre ’
val ent in I rel a nd is give n in Sir Henry Elli s s e di t i o n of

,
’
”
Brand s Popul ar Anti quities v o l ii p 5 1 6
’
The , . . .
Druid s repre s ented thi s as the kin g of all bird s The .
great re s pe ct shown to thi s bird gave great o ffence to

the first Christian mi s s io n arie s and by their com m a n d , , ,
he is still hunted and kill ed by the peasants on C hri s t

mas day and on the foll owing ( S t S tephen s Day) he
-
,
.
’
i s carried about hung by the l e g in the centre of two

hoop s cro s s in g each other at right angl es a n d a pro
, ,
cession made in every vi ll age of men wo m en and , , ,
chil dren i m porting him to be the king of bir ds

,
I .
a m gl ad to b e ab l e to give the genuine traditional song ,
a s recited in the I s l e of M an
N OTE S .
2 49
T H E H U N T I N G OF T H E W RA N .
W e ll h u n t t h e w ra n s y s R o bi n t o B o bbi n
’
,
a
W e ll h u n t t h e w ra n s ay s Ri c h ard t o Ro bi n ;
’
,
W e ll h u n t t h e w ra n a y s J ck 0 t h l a n d ;
’
,
s a
’ ’
W e ll h u n t t he w r an s a y s e v ery o n e
’
, .
W h er e s h a ll w e fi n d h i m ? s a y s Ro bi n t o B o bbi n ;
W h ere s h a ll w e fin d h i m s y s R i c h a rd t o Ro bi n ?
a
W h er e s h a ll w e fin d hi m s a y s J a ck 0 t h l a n d ’ ’
W h e re s h a ll w e fi n d h i m ? s a y s e v e r y o n e .
I n yo n g ree n b us h s a ys Ro bi n t o B o bbi n ;
,
In yo n g ree n b u h s ay s R i ch a rd t o Ro bi n
s ,
I n y o n g re e n b u h s a y s J a c k 0 t h l a n d
’ ’
s ,
I n y o n g r ee n b u s h s a y s e v er y o n e
,
.
H o w h a ll w e ki ll h i m s y s Ro bi n t o B o bbi n
s a
H o w s h a ll w e ki ll h i m ? s a y s R i ch rd t o R o bi n a
H o w s h a ll w e ki ll h i m ? s a y s J a c k 0 t h l a n d
’ ’
H o w s h a ll w e k i ll h i m ? s a y e v e ry o n e s .
W i t h s t i c k s a n d s t o n es , s a y s Ro bi n t o B o bbi n
W i t h s t i ck s a n d s t o n e s , s a y s Ri ch a rd t o Ro bi n
W i t h s t i ck s a n d s t o n e s s a y s J a ck 0 ’ t h la n d ;
.
’
W i t h s t i ck s a n d s t o n es s a y s e v e r y o n e
, .
How h a ll w e g e t h i m h o me ? s a ys Ro bi n t B o bbi n
s
'
H o w s h a ll w e g e t h i m h o me ? a ys R i c h a rd t o Ro bi n s
H o w s h ll w e g e t hi m h o me ? s a y s J a ck 0 t h l a n d
’ ’
a
H o w s h a ll w e g e t hi m h o me ? s a y s e v ery o ne .
We ll b o rro w 5 c a r t s ay s R o bi n t o B o bbi n
’
,
W e ll b o rro w a c a r t s ay s R i c h a rd t o Ro bi n
’
,
W e ll b o rr o w a c a rt s a y s J a c k 0 t h l a n d
’
,
’ ’
W e ll b o rro w c a r t s a ys e v ery o n e
’
a , .
Ho w h a ll w e b o i l h i m ? s a y s R o bi n t o B o bbi n
s
H OW s h a ll w b o i l h i m s a y s R i ch a rd t o Ro bi n
e
H o w s h a ll w e b o i l h i m ? s a y s J a c k 0 t h l a n d ;
’ ’
H o w s h a ll w e b o i l h i m ? s a y s ev e ry o n e .
2 50 N OTE S .
I n t he b rew e ry pan , sa ys Ro bi n t o B o bbi n

I n t h e b r e w e ry p a n , s ay R i ch a rd t o R o bi n
s
I n t h e b r e w ery p a n s a y s J a ck 0 t h l a n d
’ ’
I n t h e b re w e r y pa n ,
s a y s e v e ry o n e .
”
I n the copy which was given to me were two ,

t here
addi t ional s tan z a s b egin ning re s pectivel y,

How s hall ,
we eat hi m and With kn i ves a n d forks b u t t he s e,
a r e probab l y modern interpol a tions .
P 1 94 l 1
.
, .Of a ll t h e g a g b i r ds These four l i n e s
. .
a r e part of an o l d s ong t h e who l e of which may b e fou n d ,
“
D e u t e r o m e li a
”
in 4 to Lond 1 6 0 9 a n d i t i s s i n g ul ar
, , .
,
t hat i t s ho ul d have co m e dow n t o us fro m or a l t r a di t io n .
Thi s version w a s obtai n ed fro m Li n col nshir e The f o l .
l owing copy is t a ken from t h e work here quo t ed : b u t

t here are con s iderab l e variat ion s i n l a t er copie s s ome of ,
w hich may be more correc t .
O f a l l t h e bi rd s t h a t e v e r I e se ,
Th e o w l s i s t h f y re t i n h e r d eg ree e a s
Fo r a l l t h e da y l o n g s h e s i t i a t e s n re ,
A n d w h e n t h n igh t c o me w ay fli e
e he I s, a s s
T e w hi t t e w h o w ! ,
S i r k n ve to t h o u a ,
Thi s s o ng i w ell s un g I mak e y o u a v w

s , o ,
A n d h e i s a k n a v e t h a t d ri n k e t h n o w .
N o e n s e no e n o s e !
s , o , s ,
A n d w h o g a v e y o u t h a t j o ll y re d n o s e ?
S i n mo n ta n d gi n g e r n u t me g s a n d c l o v e s
, a , ,
A d t h t g a v e me m j o ll y re d n o s e 5”
n a y
I ND E X .
A B C t umb le d o w n d ee
, , ,
A c a rri o n cro w s a t o n o a k an
A c a t c me fidd l i n g o ut o f a b a rn
a
A d o n k ey w l k s o n fo ur leg
a s
A di lle r a d ll a r
, o
A d uc k a n d d r k e a a
A kid a kid my f t h e r b o u ght

, , a
A l i t t le o ld ma n a n d I fell o u t
M
A man o f w o rd s a d n o t o f d ee d n s
A r idd le a r idd le
, I s upp o e , as s
A s emp st re s s t h t e w a s s
A s w a rm Of b ee s i n y a
A r o n s id u t o M
a a n o se s
Ab o u t t h e b u h W i ll y s ,
A ll b a i l t o t he mo o n ! ll b i l t o th ee ! a a
A ro un d t he gree n gr v el th e gra g w s g reen a ss ro
A s I g o ro u n d i by r i ngr n
s
g
A s I w a g o i n g o e r W e s t mi n s t er b r idg e
’
A I w a g o i g by C h a r i g C r o s s
s s n n
A 1 w s g i g t o S t I ve s
s a o n .
A I w a s g o i n g t o ell my e gg
s s s
A s I w a s g o i n g u p P ipp e hi ll n-
A s I w a s w lki n g o e l i t t le M o o rfie l ds
a
’
r
A I w e n t o v r L i n c o l n b idg e
s e r
A s I w e n t o v e r t h e w a te r
A s I w e n t t h r o ugh t h e g rd e n g a p a
A ro u n d a s n a pp le
s a d ee p a c up , as s a
A s T o mm y S n o k nd B e o y Br o k
s, a ss o s
A w a bi rd s a w a y
’
, ,
B a by a n d l
2 52 I N DEX .
B ah , b ah ,b l ack s h ee p
B arb er b a rb e r s h a ve a pig
, ,
.
B a r na by B righ t h e w a s a s h a rp cu r
B a t, b a t
B ell h o s es b ell h o rs e s
r ,
B e s s y B ell a n d M a ry G ra y
B et ty s g o n e a mi lki n g m o t h er mo t h e r
’
, ,
B l a c k w e a re b u t mu c h a d mi re d ,
B o bby Sh a ft o s g o n e t o s e a ’
B o u n c e B uc k ra m vel v e t s d e a r ’
B ry a O L i n h a d n o b ree c h es t o w ear
n
’
B ry a n O L i n a n d h i s w ife a n d w ife s mo t h e r
’
. ,
’
B ry a n O l i n h a d n o w a t c h t o put o n
’
.
B ufi s a y s B u ff t o a l l h i s m e n
'
B ur n i e b ee b u rn i e b ee ,
B u z qu o t h t h e b l u e fl y
,
By e b by b u t i n g
,
a n
By e O my b a by
,
C a n y o u ma k e me a c a mb ri c s hi r t
C a t k i n t he s to y o f
s , r
C o o k a d o o d le d o o
C o me l l y e b ri s k y o u n g b a ch elo rs
, a
C o me b ut t er co me
, ,
C o me d a n c e a j i g .
C o me let t o b e d ’
s
C n g e a l d w at e r a n d C a i n s b ro t h e r
’ ’
o
C r ipp le D i c k u p o n a st i c k
C ro ss p t ch a
C ry b by c ry
,
a ,
C uck o o c h e rry t ree ,
C ur l y l o c k s c u r l y l o c k s w i l t t h o u b e m i n e
, , .
C u s hy co w b o n n y l e t d o w n t hy mi l k ,
D m e w h a t m a k e s y o u r d u ck t o d i e ?
a ,
’
s
D a c e l i t tle b a by d a n c e u p high
n , ,
D a n ce T h u mpk i d a nce
, n,
D a n t y ba by diddy
B ee d le de e d l e d ump l i n g m y s o n J o h n
, , ,
D i b b i t y , d i b b i ty , d i b b i ty , d o e
D c a n d T o m, W a nd o n
i k i ll J h O
D id yo u n o t he ar o f tt r n B e y P i gle s pi g P ’
.
D i n g d o n g b ell
, .
D i n g d o n g d r ro w
, , a
D i n g le di ngle do o s e y
, ,
D i n g t y di d dl e ty
D o o dl e dy , d o o dl e dy , do o dl e dy , da n
D r a w a a Of w a t r p il e
D r F a us t us w a s a o o ma n
. g d
I N DEX . 2 53
D r i ddl e ty d rum d ri ddl e t y d ru m ,
E ggs b u t t er c h ee s e b re a d
, , ,
E igh t hip s o n t h e ma i n
s
E l iz a b e t h E l s p e th B e ts y a n d B e s s
, ,
E ve ry l a dy i t hi s l a n d n
F a t h er O f t h er I m c o me t o c o n fe s s
, a ,
’
Fe e d u m fiddl e du m fee
,
F idd le d e d ee fiddl e d e d ee
- -
,
- -
F iv e s c o re o f me n mo n ey a n d pi n s , ,
F o rme d l o n g a g o y e t m d e t o d y ,
a -
a
F o ur n d t w e n t y t a i l o rs w e n t t o ki ll a s n a i l
a
G y g o u p nd g a y g o d o w n
a a
G i les C o ll i n s h e s a id t o h i s Ol d m o t h e r
G i ll y S i lly J r ter a
G i ls a n d b o y c o me o u t t o p la y
r s,
G iv e a t hi n g t a k e t hi n g ,
a
G o o d h o rs es b a d h o r e s ,
s
G o o d mo r n i n g fa t h er F ra n c i ,
s
G o o s y go o s y g n d er a
G o t o b ed T o m ,
G re a t A l i tt le a ,
G ree n ch ee s e s y ello w l c e s ,
a
G reen le ves a n d p u ddi n g pi es

a
H a n dy Sp a n dy
H a rk h a k t h e d gs do b r k
, r , o a
H e t o s s e d t h e b a ll o high s
H e re a m 1 l i tt le j umpi n g J o a n
,
H e re c o me s a p o o r w o ma n fro m b a by l n d - a
H e e c o me a l u t y w o o er
r s s
H e r e c o me s I
H e r e ta nd s a fis t
s
H e e w e c o me a pipi n g
r
H e r i g s h e rr i g w hi t e a n d e d
r n ,
n s, r
H e y ! didd le didd le
H e y di n g a di n g w h a t h a ll I S i n g , s .
H ey d o r o l o t d o ro l o t ,
H e y my ki t te n my ki t te n
, ,
H i c h o c t h e c a r r i o n c ro w
, ,
H i c k o ry d i ck o r y d o c k
, ,
H igh didd le di n g
H igh di n g a di g a d ho di n g a d i ng n , n
H ig h t y c o c k 0 .
H i g h t y t ig ht y pa ra d ig ht y c l o t h e di n g ree n
, ,
H i n x m i x ! t he o l d w i t c h w i n k s
,
ii
H o w m n y m i le s i s i t t o B a by l o n
a
H ub d ub d u b
a
H um t pyD
um t p y sat o n a wa ll
2 54 I NDEX .
H us h a by e a b a l a mb
H u s h a by e , b a by , o n t he t ree to p
H u s h t h ee my b a bby
H us hy b a by my d o ll , I p ra y y o u d o n
,
’
t
, cry
I a m p re t t y w e n c h
a
I c a n ma k e d i et b ea d r
I f ll t h e e s w er e o e s e a
a s a n
I f a ll t h e w o rl d w a a pp le pi e s -
I f I d s m u c h mo n e y a s I c o u l d s p e n d
’
a
I h a d a l i tt le c a t le u p o n t he s e a s id e s -
I h d a l i t t le do g n d h i s n a me w a s B l u e B ell
a , a
I h d a l i t tle h o bby h o rs e a n d i t w a s w ell s h o d

a -
I h a d a l i t t le h u b n d s a
I h a d a l i tt l mo pp e t e
I h a d a l i t t le n u t t ree -
I h a d a l i t t le p o n y
I h a d l i t t le s i t er t h ey c al l d h e r p ee p p ee p
a s ,
’
I ll s i n g y o u a s o n g
’
I ll t ell y o u a t y
’
s or
I l o v e s ixp e nc e p re t ty l i tt le S ixp e n ce
,
I n fir t a r i s
In o l v e b e I fif h b
t u tto n h igh
I n t e ry , mi n t e ry , c u te ry - c o r n
I s a w a n O ld w o ma n
I s e e t h e m o o n , a n d t h e mo o n s ees me
J h h i hi
I s o n S mi t w t n ?
I ew n t to t he t o a t atd h lie d er t h e w a l l
s un
I i ll ell
w t my o w n a d ddy h e h e c o me s h o me
w n
I won t be f he J k
my a t r ’ s a c
’
J k
ac a nd Ji ll
J k
ac e pe y
H o rn r w a s a r t t l a d
J k p
ac S ra t c o u ld c a t n o fa t
J k
ac S pi a t h a d a c a t
J e n n y Wr e n fell s i c k
J i m a n d G e rg e w e r e tw o g re a t l o rd s
o
J o h n B a l l s h o t t h em l l a
J o h n co m e ell t hy fidd le
,
s
J o h n C o o k h a d a l i t t le g rey ma re
J i m C ro w i ter ’
s s s
Ki n g C h a rles w l k e d n d t lk ed a a a
Ki g S te ph e n w
n w o r t hy ki ng as a
L dy bi rd l dy bi rd
a -
,
a -
L a dy co w l dy c o w fly t hy w ay h o me
-
, a -
,
L a z y d uk e t h t s i t o n t h e i r n e uk
s, a s
Le g o v e r leg
Le t u s g o t o t h e w o o d s a y t hi s pig , s
L i a r l i a l i c k s pi t
, r,
I N DEX
T
.
0
[
L i t t le B l ue B e t t y l iv e d i n a d e n
L i t t le B o p ee p h s l o t h e r s h ee p
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Th pp o d t h b n m p o e d i t h e
e se ta l e s a re su se o a ve ee co s n e ar ly p a rt of th e si xt e e nth
ce nt y by D A d w B d t h w ll k w p g i t
ur , r. n re or e , e e - no n ro en or o f e r ry A n dr e ws . In
t h t i me f H y th V III d ft y A n a Wo o d d a bo o k
” “
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, i t w as a cc o u n t e
f ll f w i t d m i t h b y h l
u o d g t l me
an r sc o a rs a n en e n.
”
I7 . A C ATA L O G U E O F T H E M I S C E L L A N E O U S M A N U SC RI P T S
p re se r v d i t h L I B RARY i t h RO Y A L SO C I E T Y 8 2
e n e o e . vo , s.
18 . SH A K E SP E A RI A N A . A C a t lo gue a Of the E a r l y E di t i o n s o f
Sh k p a es e a re s
’
P la ys , an d o f the C o mme n t a r i e s and o t h e r P u b l i ca t i o n s i ll us t r a t i v e of
h is Wo r k s . 8v o , clo t h , 3s . 18 41 .
I n d i s p e n sa b l e v d y wh hes d wit h
—
to e e ry b o o wis to c a rr y o n a n y i n q u i ri e s co n n e c t e
Sh k p a es e a re , or wh o ma y h v a f a e a n cy for Sh k p a es e ari an b ib l i o gra p hy .

”
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It o ug ht to b e pl ace d b y th id e s e o f e v e ry e di ti on . I t i s t h e mo s t co n c i s e , ye t th e
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"
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co o us e su een gi en .
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t e r a ry Ga z e t t e .
T HE M A N U S C R I PT RA RI T I E S OF T H E U N I V E RS I T Y OF
CA B RI DG E . 8 v o , b ds . 63 .
A C O L L E C T I O N O F L E TT E RS I L L US TRAT I E O H
20 . V F T E P RO
G R E SS f S C I E N C E i EN G LAN D f m E L I Z AB E T H t C HAR L ES
o n ro o II . 8vo ,
cl o t h , ( H i s t o r i ca l S o c z e ty o f Sc i e nce ) 65, .
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re p re s e n t e d t C ve t y o a o n r , n th e F e a s t o f C o r p us C h r i s t i , e d i te d w i th No t e s an d Gl os
s ar y , t h i ck 8 o l t h ( Sh k y , c o , a e sp e a r e Soc i e ty ) ,
1 45 .
T H E J O K E S O F T H E C A M B RI D GE C O F F E E H O U S E S
22 . I
THE SE V E N T E EN T H C EN T UR Y 1 2 2 . 111 0 , 5.
2 3 T H E M E E T I N G O F G A L LA N T S A T AN O R D I N A RI E
.
,
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e i P wl a f m iq
es bl k l ttnp y i t h B d l i Li b
o es : ro an un ue ac e e r co n e o e an r ar
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. OF C OV E N T G ARD E N T H EAT R
V INDI C A TED f m th tt k f ro e a ac o an A N O NYM OUS C R I T I C i , n a L e t te r t o t i
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or O e a r e er s e r. 8vo , ( not p r i n te d f or sa le
) , Is .
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Edi t d Po s t 8 v 0 ( Pe r cy S o c i e t y )
M
an d e .
, , 45 .
26 T H E B OK E
. OF C U RT A S YE , an E ng l i s h P o e m Of t h e X I V t
C e n tu ry , now fi rs t p ri n t e d f ro m a S . in th e B r i t i s h M u s e u m P o s t 8 v o ( Pe r i . ,
So c i e ty ) , 2 5 6d . .
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27 .
, p r i nc
p ll y f m O l T d i t i
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A SE C ON D E D I T I ON w i t h id bl dd i t i d i mp v m t , co n s e ra e a o ns an ro e e n s, is no
re a dy , se e p age I.
A N I N T R OD U C T I O N
28 . TO SH A K E S P E A RE S ’
I D SU E
N I G H T S D RE A M 8 l th 5 ’
. vo , c o , s. 6d .
29 . O N T H E C H A R A C T E R OF S I R J O H N F A L STA F F , as o r ig
n al ly ex h ib i t d b y S h k e p
e i th tw p t a s e are n e o ar s of Ki n g H e n ry I V .
, 1 2 mo , cl o t
4s 6 d
. .
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. E U R O P E A N M A N U S C RI PT S i n t r TH E
C H E T R A M L I B R A RY M AN C H ES T ER 12 m I
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'
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f ul w a n d o f the n o r t h e rn m a g ci an i . t e r a ry Ga z e t t e .
33 T H E F I R S T S K E T C H OF S H AK E S P E A RE S M E RRI E W I V E
.
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, t pp d t a co ec on o e a es o n c e o s su o se o
f o un de d . 8vo, c l o t /i , ( S h a k e sp e a r e S o c i e t y ) , 45 6 d .
.
M I S C E LL A N EOU S .
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’
. .
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s sa H i t i l Et y m l gi l
s on a o e n c a ure , s o r ca , o o ca , an d
H u mo r o u s , wi th Ch pt C ti g A m R b th R ll f B
a e rs on an n r s, e use s, e o O at te l
A bb e y , a L i t f L t i d S m & p t 8 pp 2 6 0 w i h 20 w d
s o a in z e urn a e s, c ., os vo , .
, t oo cu t s ,
c lo t h , pi65 .
—a f e w
L G E PA P E R 8 o l t h 1 0 6 d co es on AR , v , c o , 5. .
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’
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'
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l d g f e f l pp l i c t i o i f i t b O l y t to i h t h ir i m p l f i e d s w i t h l
e e o us u a a n, e
X
n o as n s e s er r n a
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b o dy , b o t h i n t h e w a y o f i n o rm a t i o n f Ga z e t t e an d a m us e me n t ”
.
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i
L te r a ry .
An i n s t ru c t i v e a n d a m u s i n g v o l u m e w h i c h o ug h t t o b e p o p u l a r P e r h a ps n o .
s u bj e c t i s m o r e c u r i o u s t h a n t h e h i s t o r y O f p r o p e r n a m e s H o w f e w p e r s o n s a re t h e re .
w h o h a v e n o t o n o n e o cc a s i o n o r o t h e r b e e n s t r u c k w i t h t h e s i n g u l a r n a m e s w h i c h
M
h a v e fa ll e n un d e r t h e i r o w n O b s e r v a t i o n a n d w h o h a v e n o t so u g h t f o r i n fo r ma t i o n ,
a s t o t h e i r o r i g i n ? Y e t w e k n o w Of n o w o r k o f a n y v a l ue m u c h m o re a p o p u l ar ,
w o r k w h i c h t re a t s o n t h e s u b j e c t
, r L o w e r h a s w r i t t e n a v e r y g o o d a n d w e ll . .
a rr a n g e d b o o k w h i c h w e ca n w i t h c o n fi d e n ce r e co m m e n d t o o ur
,
A : ch ce o l og i s t .
T i h s is ac i o us b k o f i t k i d w i t t e n b y a ma o f o m a t i q a i e d i g
ur oo s n , r n s e n u r an r a n ,
a d po
n e d f a c t i v i n o f d y humo
s s sse o H p l g i to th ti li t i f o r
er a n e r ur . e a o o zes e u a r an
t he f i v li t y f h i bj t ; b t t h o i g i f s u m i b h Of t h h i t y o f
M
r o O s su ec u e r n o rn a es s a ra n c e s or
th f m ti
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an ua e , an e n a ura o e ra ns e n n a n
k w no pp l y i g i t w t
n o r su T k a w ho l
n t h bo k i sll y e t t i i g
an s a en as e e o s re a n er a n n
i f m i g —T i t
. ,
a w ll
’
s e as n or g n . a s a .
T h i i m t m mg v l m m i g l i g w i t a d p l s n t r y w i t h a t i q ua ri an
us
—W
s s a os a o u e , n n n ea a n
r e s e a rc h an d h i s t o r i ca l i n t e re s t ”
. e c k ly Ch r o n i cl e .
R E L I Q U E S O F A NC I E N T E NG L I S H P O E T RY .
C s i t i g f Ol d H e o i B ll d S g a d t h P i
on s n o f E l i P o e t s i ll us
r c a a s, on s, n o er e ce s o o ur ar er ,
t rati o f th
ve M C to m d Am
e m t f th E g l i h P p l e p e e de d
a n n e rs , us s, an use en s O e n s eo r c
by E yan A i t Mi t l y No t
ssa ond G lo s y b y Bi h p P E R C Y
nc e n n s re s e s, an sa r s o
M e d i m 8 o b t if l ly p i t d l t h 8 6 d — lf t m b l d l e
, , .
u v , ea u u 12 r n e , c o , s. . o r ca e x ra , ar e a ve s , 5.
B t b o v e l l I t h fi s t b m q i t d w i t h Bi h o p P y R l i q e o f
u , a a , en r e ca e ac ua n e s e rc
'
s e u s
A n i t P t y T h fi t t me I
c en oe l d p t g t h e f w h i ll i g I b g h t t o
r . e rs i co u s cra e o e r a e s n s, ou un
my l f seo py f t h e b lo v d v l m
a c d I b l ie ve I v
O d a b o k h l f so
es e e o u es no r o e e e r re a o a
f e q t l y o r w i t h h l f t h e t h s i m S i W S t t A t b i g p hy
r ue n , a en u as .
”
r . co
’
s u o o ra .
M A S S I NG E R S D R A M AT I C W O R K S ’
.
With N o tes, b y W G I FF OR D E d i t
. f B J F d S hi l , or o en o n so n , or , r e y,
”
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s Re l i q u e e ,
”
w i th fi n e p o r tr a i t
a nd v ig n e t te i
t tle - p a
g e , cl o t h e x t r a , 1 3 5 . R E D UC E D To 75 6 d . .
O n e o f t h e ch e a e s t p b k ev
oo s e r O ff e re d to t he p bli c
u .
T his e e ganl t a n d co r r e c t r e p r i n t Of M a ss i n g e r , f ro m the te xt o f G i flo r d , wi t h h i s

‘
c r i t i ca l an d e x pl t y t e s, an d t h e g e n e ra l iti l ma r k f D I re l an d a p
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MM
n e to e ac a s ne w e n Of o ne o f t he no e s t O f o ur o ld ra ma t i s t s ,
me r i t s o ur h i gh e s t co mm e n d a t io n, a n d ca n s ca rc e ly f i l a to co mm a n d an e xt e nsi v e
s h a re O f p bl i f vo
u cEl g a u r. e an t y l p ri n t e d , and in a ll ot he r re s pe cts fi tt e d to a d o rn
t h e fi rs t l ibr ri e s o f t h e l d i
”
a an .
- Ne w o n t h ly ag a z n e .

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N UR S E R Y R H Y M E S

E S ORC H ARD H ALLI WE LL, ES Q

T RAD I TI O NAL P O ET RY OF OUR C H I L D H OO D ,

TH E ﬁrst e di tion of thi s work was printed at the

cl ose of t he year 1 8 4 1 , wi t h a vi ew o nl y to a l i mi ted

b ut a dem and for it somewhat unusual when

is believed considerab l e improvemen t s as well as addi

I t ha s been the E ditor

genui ne a coll ection of the o ld vernacul ar rhyme s of

mittin g any very modern com posit ions at l ea s t , n one

di fﬁ cul t to prove the antiquit y of a ll of them—i n fa c t

ve ry few ca n be traced back even as far as the s ixteenth

an cie n t o n e s t hat coul d not very well be im it ated withou t

M an y of the most pop ul ar nursery rhyme s a re m erel y

fragment s of o ld ball ads and some of

have ye t b een e n abl ed to di scover . The s ubj ect is a

t r ul v curiou s one and it woul d perh a p s occasion s o m e

di fﬁcul t y to the mo s t inge n ious theorist to form a co n

j e ct ur e t hat woul d account for the universal di s sem i n a

t ion of the s e strange scraps and their t ra di tio n t hrough ,

An i n genious writer h a s l atel y endeavoured to ﬁnd

b a r o u sl y our dear o ld na mi a certai nl y no t from the

humb l e E di t or, an d those who w ith hi m rega rd wi t h n o

by M rs C hil d and o t her American w riters to sub s titute

popul ar s cie n ce in that pl ace in the educat ion of i n fan t s ,

whi ch the s e trul y E ngl i s h com position s have so l o n g

euphonious n o n sen s e m ay rea s onabl y be con s idered a

which mu s t un a voidabl y be the resul t of a more reﬁned

I f t h e i n dul gence of the pub l ic shoul d be so f a r ex

render the cl a s s iﬁcation l es s Open to critici s m t han it is

at pre s ent . Th e difﬁcul ties of doi n g so in many case s

S houl d my readers remember any nur s ery rhyme s not

cknowl edged O n a form er occa s ion I h d to acknow

l edge my obli gations to S ir E . F . B RO M H E AD , B a rt .

and W I L L I A M H E N RY B L A C K , Es q . I have now to

few intere s ting contributio n s .

[ TE E tr a di ti o n a l N urs e ry R hy me s o f E ngl a n d co mme nc e w i t h a

B ut ler mus t b e w ro n g i n a s cribi n g a n o b c u re o rigi n t o t h e c ele

Th e n o b le p ri n c e hii e n d e hid er th e g o d e k n igh t C o s ta nce

I ﬁnd a sol a no t h er hi s to ry o f K i ng C o le i n t he C h ro n i cle of

h a v e d es t ro y e d t h e e rle a n d b ega n n e t o w e rre a n d h a d g re t e

w o l d e a n d r igh t a n d s o t h e i a cco rde de n n e w i t h o u t e c o n t e kk e a n d

d a ugh t e r w a w ell s k i lle d i n m u i c b u t w e u n fo rt un a tel y h a v e n o

d o ub t ful a n t i q u i t y Th e s o n g w a s v ery p o p u l a r a c en t ury a go a n d

And a merry o l d s oul was he ;

And he call ed for h i s bowl ,

And he call ed for h i s ﬁddl e r s three .

E ver y fiddl er he had a fin e fiddl e , ,

And a very ﬁn e ﬁddl e had he

O h there s none so rare

WH E N good king Arthur rul ed this l and ,

A bag pudding the king did make

An d s t uff d it well wi th p l ums

And in it put great l um ps of fat ,

As big as my two thumbs .

The king and queen did e a t thereof ,

And nobl emen beside ;

The queen next morning fried .

I s in the mickl e wood !

H e to the town is gone .

R obin Hood R obin Hood , ,

I s tell ing his beads ,

Among the green weed s .