The Big Book of Nursery Rhymes Part 6

_A Apple Pie_

+----------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+ A B was an bit apple pie. it. +----------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+ C D cut dealt it. it. +----------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+ E F eat fought it. for it. +----------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+ G H got had it. it. +----------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+ J K joined kept it. it. +----------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+ L M longed mourned for it. for it. +----------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+ N O nodded opened for it. it. +----------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+ P Q peeped quartered in it. it. +----------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+ R S ran stole for it. it. +----------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+ T V took viewed it. it. +----------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+ W X Y wanted and Z it. +----------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+ all wished a piece of it

THE PUMPKIN EATER

Peter, Peter, pumpkin eater, Had a wife and couldn't keep her; He put her in a pumpkin sh.e.l.l, And there he kept her very well.

HUSH-A-BYE, BABY

Hush-a-bye, baby, Daddy is near; Mamma is a lady, And that's very clear.

BIRDS OF A FEATHER

Birds of a feather flock together, And so will pigs and swine; Rats and mice will have their choice, And so will I have mine.

c.o.c.k-A-DOODLE-DO

Oh, my pretty c.o.c.k! Oh, my handsome c.o.c.k!

I pray you, do not crow before day, And your comb shall be made of the very beaten gold, And your wings of the silver so gray.

HUSH, BABY, MY DOLLY

Hush, baby, my dolly, I pray you don't cry, And I'll give you some bread and some milk by and by; Or perhaps you like custard, or maybe a tart, Then to either you're welcome, with all my heart.

I HAD A LITTLE PONY

I had a little pony His name was Dapple-Grey, I lent him to a lady, To ride a mile away.

She whipped him, she lashed him, She rode him through the mire; I would not lend my pony now For all the lady's hire.

SNAIL

Snail, snail, come out of your hole, Or else I'll beat you as black as a coal.

Snail, snail, put out your horns, Here comes a thief to pull down your walls.

MY LADY WIND

My lady Wind, my lady Wind, Went round about the house to find A c.h.i.n.k to get her foot in: She tried the keyhole in the door, She tried the crevice in the floor, And drove the chimney soot in.

And then one night, when it was dark, She blew up such a tiny spark, That all the house was pothered: From it she raised up such a flame, As flamed away to Belting Lane, And White Cross folks were smothered.

And thus when once, my little dears, A whisper reaches itching ears, The same will come, you'll find: Take my advice, restrain the tongue, Remember what old nurse has sung Of busy lady Wind!

LITTLE JENNY WREN

As little Jenny Wren Was sitting by the shed, She waggled with her tail, And nodded with her head.

She waggled with her tail, And nodded with her head, As little Jenny Wren Was sitting by the shed.

POOR ROBIN

The north wind doth blow, And we shall have snow, And what will poor Robin do then?

Poor thing!

He'll sit in a barn, And to keep himself warm Will hide his head under his wing.

Poor thing!