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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... tree to dry . T She heav'd a sigh , and wip'd her eye , And over the hillocks went stump - o ; And tried what she could , as a shepherdess should , To hook again each on its rump - o . Tweedle - dum and Tweedle - dee WEEDLE - DUM and ...
... tree to dry . T She heav'd a sigh , and wip'd her eye , And over the hillocks went stump - o ; And tried what she could , as a shepherdess should , To hook again each on its rump - o . Tweedle - dum and Tweedle - dee WEEDLE - DUM and ...
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... tree top , When the wind blows , the cradle will rock ; When the bough bends , the cradle will fall , Down will come baby , bough , cradle , and all . В YE , baby bunting Daddy's gone a hunting , To get a little hare's skin , To wrap a ...
... tree top , When the wind blows , the cradle will rock ; When the bough bends , the cradle will fall , Down will come baby , bough , cradle , and all . В YE , baby bunting Daddy's gone a hunting , To get a little hare's skin , To wrap a ...
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... ; If twenty won't , forty shall , I am my mother's bouncing girl . L ITTLE Robin Redbreast sat upon a tree , Up. HERE was a little boy and a little girl , " He met Old Dame Trot with a basket of. MOTHER GOOSE MELODIES 75 LIAR, LIAR.
... ; If twenty won't , forty shall , I am my mother's bouncing girl . L ITTLE Robin Redbreast sat upon a tree , Up. HERE was a little boy and a little girl , " He met Old Dame Trot with a basket of. MOTHER GOOSE MELODIES 75 LIAR, LIAR.
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Lawrence Elmendorf. L ITTLE Robin Redbreast sat upon a tree , Up went Pussycat , and down went he ; Down came Pussycat , and away Robin ran ; Says little Robin Redbreast , " Catch me if you can . " Little Robin Redbreast jumped upon a ...
Lawrence Elmendorf. L ITTLE Robin Redbreast sat upon a tree , Up went Pussycat , and down went he ; Down came Pussycat , and away Robin ran ; Says little Robin Redbreast , " Catch me if you can . " Little Robin Redbreast jumped upon a ...
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... trees were one tree , What a great tree that would be ! C And if all the axes were one axe , What a great axe that would be ! And if all the men were one man , What a great man that would be ! Cross - Patch ROSS - PATCH , Draw the latch ...
... trees were one tree , What a great tree that would be ! C And if all the axes were one axe , What a great axe that would be ! And if all the men were one man , What a great man that would be ! Cross - Patch ROSS - PATCH , Draw the latch ...
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Arthur's beat began bird bread brought built butcher coat Cock copy court dance dead death eyes Fairy fall father fear fell fire gave girl give gone head hear heard heart ITTLE Jack Horner John jumped kill King Kitty lady Land legs LIBRARY little boy little Pig liv'd lived maid married MAXIM Melody Miller moon Mother Goose mouse never night noble old woman original penny pieces pipe play pleasant poor pretty PUBLIC Queen quoth ride Robin Robin Hood round sent sing song soon sport stick sweet tails tell thee things thou thro Thumb Tom Thumb took town tree unicorn Unto wife YORK
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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 55 - A MAN of words and not of deeds, Is like a garden full of weeds...
Page 47 - 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 122 - 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 61 - 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 83 - 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 90 - 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 68 - 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 72 - 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!