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... happy mind can never let them go . women . Johnny Smith , my fallow fine , Can you shoe this horse o ' mine ? Yes , indeed , and that I can , Just as weel as ony man . Ca ' a nail into the tae , To gar the pownie climb the brae ; Ca ' a ...
... happy mind can never let them go . women . Johnny Smith , my fallow fine , Can you shoe this horse o ' mine ? Yes , indeed , and that I can , Just as weel as ony man . Ca ' a nail into the tae , To gar the pownie climb the brae ; Ca ' a ...
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... " WHEN I WAS A YOUNG THING , " of simple though pretty action , has had a wide vogue . Its rhyme goes : — When I was a young thing , A young thing , a young thing ; When I was a young thing , How happy was 78 CHILDREN'S RHYME - GAMES .
... " WHEN I WAS A YOUNG THING , " of simple though pretty action , has had a wide vogue . Its rhyme goes : — When I was a young thing , A young thing , a young thing ; When I was a young thing , How happy was 78 CHILDREN'S RHYME - GAMES .
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... happy was I. ' Twas this way , and that way , And this way , and that way ; When I was a young thing , Oh , this way went I. When I was a school - girl , etc. When I was a teacher , etc. When I had a sweetheart , etc. When I had a ...
... happy was I. ' Twas this way , and that way , And this way , and that way ; When I was a young thing , Oh , this way went I. When I was a school - girl , etc. When I was a teacher , etc. When I had a sweetheart , etc. When I had a ...
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... , her cheeks were As red as Robin's breast . But Robin cheered her up ; " My pretty Jen , " says he , " We're going to be married , And happy we shall be . " " Oh , " then says Parson Rook , “ 106 CHILDREN'S SONGS AND BALLADS .
... , her cheeks were As red as Robin's breast . But Robin cheered her up ; " My pretty Jen , " says he , " We're going to be married , And happy we shall be . " " Oh , " then says Parson Rook , “ 106 CHILDREN'S SONGS AND BALLADS .
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... Happy be the bridegroom , And happy be the bride ! And may not man , nor bird , nor beast , This happy pair divide ! " The birds were asked to dine ; Not Jenny's friends alone , But every pretty songster That had Cock Robin known . They ...
... Happy be the bridegroom , And happy be the bride ! And may not man , nor bird , nor beast , This happy pair divide ! " The birds were asked to dine ; Not Jenny's friends alone , But every pretty songster That had Cock Robin known . They ...
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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.