The Boyd Smith Mother GooseLawrence Elmendorf Forward by Lawrence Elmendorf briefly outlines a history of Mother Goose. This is followed by Mother Goose melodies collected by The Percy Society by James O'Halliwell, London in 1842. Pt. 2 is the Original Mother Goose Melody as issued by John Newbery of London circa 1760 and Isaiah Thomas of Worcester, Massachusetts circa 1785. Pt. 3 is The Pleasant history of Little Jack Horner, and Pt. 4 is the Famous history of Tom Thumb. |
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... death and killed the butcher , That slew the ox , That drank the water , That quenched the fire , That burned the staff , That beat the dog , That bit the cat , That ate the kid , That my father bought For two pieces of money : A kid ...
... death and killed the butcher , That slew the ox , That drank the water , That quenched the fire , That burned the staff , That beat the dog , That bit the cat , That ate the kid , That my father bought For two pieces of money : A kid ...
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... death , That killed the butcher , That slew the ox , That drank the water , That quenched the fire , That burned the staff , That beat the dog , That bit the cat , That ate the kid , That my father bought For two pieces of money : A kid ...
... death , That killed the butcher , That slew the ox , That drank the water , That quenched the fire , That burned the staff , That beat the dog , That bit the cat , That ate the kid , That my father bought For two pieces of money : A kid ...
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... death , " says this pig . NAIL , snail , SNAIL Snail , Snail Come out of your hole , Or else I will beat you As black as a coal . A R IDE a cock horse to Banbury cross , To see an old lady upon a white horse , Rings on her fingers ...
... death , " says this pig . NAIL , snail , SNAIL Snail , Snail Come out of your hole , Or else I will beat you As black as a coal . A R IDE a cock horse to Banbury cross , To see an old lady upon a white horse , Rings on her fingers ...
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... death Stood ready in his wasted guts To take away his breath . His arms and legs consum'd as small As was a spider web , Thro ' which his dying hours grew , And all his limbs were dead . His face no bigger than an ant's , Which hardly ...
... death Stood ready in his wasted guts To take away his breath . His arms and legs consum'd as small As was a spider web , Thro ' which his dying hours grew , And all his limbs were dead . His face no bigger than an ant's , Which hardly ...
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... death he fear'd , His bones were sore all over . He got out of the Firmity As well as he was able , They dragged him immediately Before King Arthur's table , Where he in pomp at dinner sat , With wine and musick sweet ; For many noble ...
... death he fear'd , His bones were sore all over . He got out of the Firmity As well as he was able , They dragged him immediately Before King Arthur's table , Where he in pomp at dinner sat , With wine and musick sweet ; For many noble ...
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baby began Bobby Shafto carrion crow coat Cock Robin cou'd Cradle will rock crumpled horn cry'd dance Dickery diddle ding e'er Fairy Queen fell fire girl Goose Gosling house that Jack Humpty Dumpty ISAIAH THOMAS ITTLE Jack built JOHN NEWBERY jump'd jumped kill'd killed the rat King Arthur kissed the maiden legs little boy little cock sparrow little dog LITTLE JACK HORNER little maid little Pig Little Robin Redbreast liv'd lol de riddle maiden all forlorn malt married MAXIM mice milked the cow Miller moon Mother GOOSE's Melody mouse night noble Number old woman penny pipe Piper's Son play pleasant poor pretty pudding quoth reply'd ride round Simple Simon sing Song tayler thee Thomas Fleet thou thro Thumb Tom Thumb Tom's Tommy took tossed the dog town Tucker L twist Unto Wheelbarrow Who'll Wife worried the cat
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Page 3 - 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 57 - A MAN of words and not of deeds, Is like a garden full of weeds...
Page 48 - 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 124 - 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.
Page 63 - 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 85 - 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 16 - Sing a song of sixpence, A pocket full of rye; Four and twenty blackbirds Baked in a pie. When the pie was opened, The birds began to sing; Was not that a dainty dish To set before the king!
Page 92 - 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 69 - 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 74 - 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!