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... : - Now they are married , I wish them joy , Every year a girl or boy ; Loving each other like sister and brother , I pray this couple may kiss together . The girls within the ring kiss . The one who 68 CHILDREN'S RHYME - GAMES .
... : - Now they are married , I wish them joy , Every year a girl or boy ; Loving each other like sister and brother , I pray this couple may kiss together . The girls within the ring kiss . The one who 68 CHILDREN'S RHYME - GAMES .
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... his Arcadia . The boys first choose sides . The two chosen leaders join both hands , and raising them high enough to let the others pass through below , they sing : - Brother [ John ] , if ye'll be mine , 76 CHILDREN'S RHYME - GAMES .
... his Arcadia . The boys first choose sides . The two chosen leaders join both hands , and raising them high enough to let the others pass through below , they sing : - Brother [ John ] , if ye'll be mine , 76 CHILDREN'S RHYME - GAMES .
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A Book for Bairns and Big Folk Robert Ford. Brother [ John ] , if ye'll be mine , I'll gie you a glass o ' wine : A glass o ' wine is good and fine , Through the needle - e'e , boys . Letting their arms fall , they enclose a boy , and ...
A Book for Bairns and Big Folk Robert Ford. Brother [ John ] , if ye'll be mine , I'll gie you a glass o ' wine : A glass o ' wine is good and fine , Through the needle - e'e , boys . Letting their arms fall , they enclose a boy , and ...
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... brothers , as we were once before ; God bless the master of this house , the mistress fair likewise , And all the pretty children that round the table rise . Go down into your cellar and see what you can find , Your barrels being not ...
... brothers , as we were once before ; God bless the master of this house , the mistress fair likewise , And all the pretty children that round the table rise . Go down into your cellar and see what you can find , Your barrels being not ...
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... brother . Even the Hottentot mother promises her child that its " dusky sire " shall bring it " shells from yonder shore , " where he has probably been occupied in turning turtles over on their broad backs . The Breton song goes ...
... brother . Even the Hottentot mother promises her child that its " dusky sire " shall bring it " shells from yonder shore , " where he has probably been occupied in turning turtles over on their broad backs . The Breton song goes ...
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Page 113 - That waked the priest all shaven and shorn That married 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 That killed the rat That ate the malt That lay in the house that Jack built.
Page 27 - There was an old woman who lived In a shoe, She had so many children, she didn't know what to do. She gave them some broth without any bread, She whipped them all soundly and put them to bed.
Page 24 - 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 28 - TAFFY was a Welshman, Taffy was a thief; Taffy came to my house and stole a piece of beef: I went to Taffy's house, Taffy was not at home ; Taffy came to my house and stole a marrowbone.
Page 25 - Little Polly Flinders Sat among the cinders, Warming her pretty little toes; Her mother came and caught her And whipped her little daughter For spoiling her nice new clothes. That stealing doesn't pay is fittingly illustrated in: Tom, Tom, the piper's son, Stole a pig and away he run!
Page 31 - Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, Bless the bed that I lie on. Four corners to my bed, Four angels round my head; One to watch and one to pray And two to bear my soul away.
Page 12 - Little Jack Horner sat in a corner, Eating his Christmas pie. He put in his thumb and pulled out a plum, And said, " What a good boy am I ! " HEY, DIDDLE, DIDDLE Hey, diddle, diddle, The cat and the fiddle, The cow jumped over the moon.
Page 101 - Who killed Cock Robin ? I, said the Sparrow, With my bow and arrow, I killed Cock Robin. Who saw him die ? I, said the Fly, With my little eye, I saw him die.
Page 24 - BAA BAA, BLACK SHEEP. BAA Baa, Black Sheep, Have you any wool ? Yes, Sir, yes, Sir, three bags full.
Page 12 - Rock-a-bye baby on the tree top, When the wind blows the cradle will rock, When the bough breaks the cradle will fall, And down will come baby, cradle and all.