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... whistle . 61 . ON Christmas eve I turn'd the spit , I burnt my fingers , I feel it yet ; The cock - sparrow flew over the table ; The pot began to play with the ladle ; The ladle stood up , like a naked man , And vow'd he'd fight the ...
... whistle . 61 . ON Christmas eve I turn'd the spit , I burnt my fingers , I feel it yet ; The cock - sparrow flew over the table ; The pot began to play with the ladle ; The ladle stood up , like a naked man , And vow'd he'd fight the ...
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... . Sir , there's been a worthy gentleman , Kitty alone , & c . Sir , there's been a worthy gentleman , That's been here since you've been gone , Cock me cary , & c . The frog he came whistling through the brook Kitty alone SONGS . 67.
... . Sir , there's been a worthy gentleman , Kitty alone , & c . Sir , there's been a worthy gentleman , That's been here since you've been gone , Cock me cary , & c . The frog he came whistling through the brook Kitty alone SONGS . 67.
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From the Creation of the World to the Present Time. The frog he came whistling through the brook Kitty alone , & c . The frog he came whistling through the brook , And there he met with a dainty duck , Cock me cary , & c . This duck she ...
From the Creation of the World to the Present Time. The frog he came whistling through the brook Kitty alone , & c . The frog he came whistling through the brook , And there he met with a dainty duck , Cock me cary , & c . This duck she ...
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... Whistle and Wig , " intended to be sung in rotation by the members of a club . ] THERE was an old woman had three sons , Jerry , and James , and John : Jerry was hung , James was drowned , John was lost and never was found ; And there ...
... Whistle and Wig , " intended to be sung in rotation by the members of a club . ] THERE was an old woman had three sons , Jerry , and James , and John : Jerry was hung , James was drowned , John was lost and never was found ; And there ...
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... WHISTLE , daughter , whistle , whistle daughter dear ; I cannot whistle , mammy , I cannot whistle clear . Whistle , daughter , whistle , whistle for a pound ; I cannot whistle , mammy , I cannot make a sound . Whistle , daughter ...
... WHISTLE , daughter , whistle , whistle daughter dear ; I cannot whistle , mammy , I cannot whistle clear . Whistle , daughter , whistle , whistle for a pound ; I cannot whistle , mammy , I cannot make a sound . Whistle , daughter ...
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Page 88 - OLD Mother Hubbard Went to the cupboard, To get her poor dog a bone: But when she got there The cupboard was bare, And so the poor dog had none.
Page 13 - One, two, Buckle my shoe; Three, four, Shut the door; Five, six, Pick up sticks; Seven, eight, Lay them straight; Nine, ten, A good fat hen; Eleven, twelve, Who will delve?
Page 175 - ... the house that Jack built. THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT 31 This is the man all tattered and torn, That kissed the maiden all forlorn, That milked the cow with the crumpled horn, That tossed the dog, That worried the cat, 5 That killed the rat, That ate the malt That lay in the house that Jack built.
Page 76 - As I was going to St. Ives, I met a man with seven wives, Every wife had seven sacks, Every sack had seven cats, Every cat had seven kits— Kits, cats, sacks, and wives, How many were going to St. Ives?
Page 178 - That beat the dog, That bit the cat, That ate the kid, That my father bought For two pieces of money : A kid, a kid.
Page 140 - Hey, diddle diddle, the cat and the fiddle, The cow jumped over the moon. The little dog laughed to see such sport, And the dish ran away with the spoon!
Page 69 - Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep, And can't tell where to find them, Leave them alone, and they'll come home, And bring their tails behind them.
Page 132 - Rockabye Baby, on the tree top, When the wind blows the cradle will rock, When the bough breaks the cradle will fall, Down will come baby, cradle and all.
Page 42 - A SWARM of bees in May Is worth a load of hay; A swarm of bees in June Is worth a silver spoon; A swarm of bees in July Is not worth a fly.
Page 29 - THERE was a crooked man, and he went a crooked mile, He found a crooked sixpence against a crooked stile : He bought a crooked cat, which caught a crooked mouse, And they all lived together in a little crooked house.