Gammer Gurton's Garland Part 4

ROBIN AND RICHARD.

Robin and Richard Were two pretty men, They lay in bed Till the clock struck ten; Then up starts Robin, And looks at the sky, Oh! brother Richard, The sun's very high.

You go before, With your bottle and bag, And I will come after, On little Jack Nag.

ROBIN THE ROBIN.

Robin the Robin, the big-bellied hen, He eat more than fourscore men: He eat a cow, he eat a calf; He eat a butcher and a half; He eat a church, he eat the steeple, He eat the priest and all the people.

BAH, BAH, BLACKSHEEP.

Bah, bah, black sheep, Have you any wool?

Yes, marry, have I, Three bags full; One for my master, One for my dame, But none for the little boy Who cries in the lane.

PATTY CAKE.

Patty cake, patty cake, Baker's man; That I will, master, As fast as I can;

p.r.i.c.k it, and p.r.i.c.k it, And mark it with a T, And there will be enough For Jacky and me.

WHO'S THERE?

Who's there?

A grenadier.

What do you want?

A pot of beer.

Where's your money?

Quite forgot.

Get you gone, You drunken sot.

CROSS PATCH.

Cross patch, draw the latch, Sit by the fire and spin; Take a cup, and drink it up, Then call your neighbours in.

MISTRESS MARY.

Mistress Mary, Quite contrary, How does your garden grow?

With c.o.c.kle sh.e.l.ls, And silver bells, And cowslips all arow.

THE OLD MAN AND HIS CALF.

There was an old man, And he had a calf; And that's half: He took him out of the stall, And put him on the wall; And that's all.

JACK A NORY.

I'll tell you a story About Jack a Nory; And now my story's begun: I'll tell you another About Jack his brother And now my story's done.

GREAT A.

Great A, little a, Bouncing B; The cat's in the cupboard, And she can't see.

SEE SAW.

See Saw, Sacaradown, Which is the way to London town?

One foot up, the other foot down, That is the way to London town.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, I caught a hare alive; 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, I let her go again.

Here stands a fist, Who set it there?

A better man than you, Touch him if you dare.