H

ERE am I, little jumping Joan.

When nobody's with me,

I'm always alone.

O

THAT I was where I would be,

Then would I be where I am not!

But where I am there I must be,

And where I would be I cannot,

OBACCO reek! tobacco reek!

TOB

When you're well, 'twill make you sick.

Tobacco reek! tobacco reek!

'Twill make you well when you are sick.

THE

HERE was an old woman, and what do you
think?

She lived upon nothing but victuals and drink:
Victuals and drink were the chief of her diet;
This tiresome old woman could never be quiet.

[Mind your punctuation.]

SAW a peacock with a fiery tail,

I saw a blazing comet drop down hail,
I saw a cloud wrapped with ivy round,
I saw an oak creep upon the ground,
I saw a pismire swallow up a whale,
I saw the sea brimful of ale,

I saw a Venice glass full fifteen feet deep,
I saw a well full of men's tears that weep,

I saw red eyes all of a flaming fire,

I saw a house bigger than the moon and higher, I saw the sun at twelve o'clock at night,

I saw the man that saw this wondrous sight.

Τ

HERE was a man and he was mad,
And he jump'd into a pea-swad;
The pea-swad was over-full,

So he jump'd into a roaring bull;
The roaring bull was over-fat,
So he jump'd into a gentleman's hat:
The gentleman's hat was over-fine,
So he jump'd into a bottle of wine;
The bottle of wine was over-dear,
So he jump'd into a bottle of beer;
The bottle of beer was over-thick,
So he jump'd into a club-stick;
The club-stick was over-narrow,
So he jump'd into a wheel-barrow;
The wheel-barrow began to crack,
So he jump'd on to a hay-stack;
The hay-stack began to blaze,

So he did nothing but cough and sneeze!

1 The pod or shell of a pea.

CHARMS & LULLABIES

LLB