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... Blow , wind , blow ! and go , mill , go ! 84. Bow wow , says the dog 162. Brow , brow , brinkie 28. Bye , baby bunting 16. Cock crows in the morn 165. Cock - a - doodle - doo ! · . 25. Come hither , little puppy dog 91. Come , my ...
... Blow , wind , blow ! and go , mill , go ! 84. Bow wow , says the dog 162. Brow , brow , brinkie 28. Bye , baby bunting 16. Cock crows in the morn 165. Cock - a - doodle - doo ! · . 25. Come hither , little puppy dog 91. Come , my ...
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... blow up your horn · 121. Little King Boggen he built a fine hall 111. Little Tom Twig bought a fine bow and arrow 114. Little Robin redbreast sat upon a tree 102. Little Bo - peep has lost her sheep • 95 362 67 24 83 16 · 67 1 1 · 11 14 ...
... blow up your horn · 121. Little King Boggen he built a fine hall 111. Little Tom Twig bought a fine bow and arrow 114. Little Robin redbreast sat upon a tree 102. Little Bo - peep has lost her sheep • 95 362 67 24 83 16 · 67 1 1 · 11 14 ...
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... blow 7. There was an owl lived in a tree · 13 17 40 · 61 78 . 102 6 41 • 49 48. There was an old woman , and what do you think ? · 57. There was a glossy blackbird once · 63. There was an old woman who rode on a broom 54 68. There was ...
... blow 7. There was an owl lived in a tree · 13 17 40 · 61 78 . 102 6 41 • 49 48. There was an old woman , and what do you think ? · 57. There was a glossy blackbird once · 63. There was an old woman who rode on a broom 54 68. There was ...
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... blow , And hath melted all the snow ; And the sun shines out so warm , You need not fear another storm . So , your pretty flower shew , And your petals white undo , Then you'll hang your modest head Down upon my flower - bed . COXOK L ...
... blow , And hath melted all the snow ; And the sun shines out so warm , You need not fear another storm . So , your pretty flower shew , And your petals white undo , Then you'll hang your modest head Down upon my flower - bed . COXOK L ...
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... , croak , croak ! S is a stork , With a very long bill ; Who swallows down fishes And frogs to his fill . T is a trumpeter Blowing his horn , Who tells us the news As we rise in the morn . U is a unicorn , Who , as it is. 34.
... , croak , croak ! S is a stork , With a very long bill ; Who swallows down fishes And frogs to his fill . T is a trumpeter Blowing his horn , Who tells us the news As we rise in the morn . U is a unicorn , Who , as it is. 34.
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bamble bells of St bimble bird bluecap buckle my shoe bumble Bumpety cake chairs to mend clothes to sell conex cradle will rock crumpled horn dance dickety diddle diddlety e-oh fiddle gee humble heigh high gee hither house that Jack Jack built Jenny Wren John Cook jump'd kill'd the rat king kiss'd the maiden kitten little dog little pig little robin redbreast Littleman maiden all forlorn malt merry mice milk'd the cow moon mouse never would cry Old chairs old woman peck of pickled Peter Piper pick'd pickled pepper poor Pray pretty maid priest all shaven pussy cat pussy-cat ride Robin knows Say the bells says this pig shoe Simple Simon sing song sparrow tatter'd and torn Thumbkin titmouse toss'd the dog tweedle dee twist W wished weedle wife worried the cat ye merrymen
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Page 2 - 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 42 - OLD King Cole was a merry old soul, And a merry old soul was he; He called for his pipe, and he called for his bowl, And he called for his fiddlers three.
Page 37 - SIMPLE Simon met a pieman Going to the fair; Says Simple Simon to the pieman, "Let me taste your ware." Says the pieman to Simple Simon, "Show me first your penny"; Says Simple Simon to the pieman. "Indeed I have not any.
Page 86 - There was an old woman who lived in a shoe. She had so many children she didn't know what to do.
Page 7 - TWINKLE, twinkle, little star, How I wonder what you are, Up above the world so high, Like a diamond in the sky.
Page 8 - ... When the blazing sun is gone, When he nothing shines upon, Then you show your little light, Twinkle, twinkle, all the night. Then the traveler in the dark, Thanks you for your tiny spark : He could not see which way to go, If you did not twinkle so. In the dark blue sky you keep, And often through my curtains peep, For you never shut your eye . Till the sun is in the sky. As your bright and tiny spark Lights the traveller in the dark, Though I know not what you are, Twinkle, twinkle, little star.
Page 85 - Hush-a-bye, 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 102 - THE north wind doth blow, and we shall have snow, And what will poor robin do then, poor thing ? He'll sit in the barn and keep himself warm, And hide his head under his wing, poor thing.
Page 96 - Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall: Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. All the King's horses and all the King's men Couldn't put Humpty Dumpty in his place again." "That last line is much too long for the poetry," she added, almost out loud, forgetting that Humpty Dumpty would hear her.
Page 95 - JACK and Jill went up the hill, To fetch a pail of water; Jack fell down and broke his crown And Jill came tumbling after.