OU shall have an apple, Y You shall have a plum, You shall have a rattle-basket, HERE was a frog liv'd in a well TH a liv'd Kitty alone, Kitty alone; There was a frog liv'd in a well, There was a frog liv'd in a well, Cock me cary, Kitty alone, This frog he would a-wooing ride, Kitty alone, &c.; This frog he would a-wooing ride, And on a snail he got astride, Cock me cary, &c. 1 Merry. Quoth he, "Miss Mouse, I'm come to thee," Kitty alone, &c.; Quoth he, "Miss Mouse, I'm come to thee, To see if thou canst fancy me;" Cock me cary, &c. Quoth she, "Answer I'll give you none," Kitty alone, &c.; Quoth she, "Answer I'll give you none, Until my uncle Rat come home;" And when her uncle Rat came home, And when her uncle Rat came home, "Who's been here since I've been gone? Cock me cary, &c. "Sir, there's been a worthy gentleman," Kitty alone, &c.; "Sir, there's been a worthy gentleman, That's been here since you've been gone;" Cock me cary, &c. The frog he came whistling through the brook, Kitty alone, &c. The frog he came whistling through the brook, And there he met with a dainty duck, Cock me cary, &c. This duck she swallow'd him up with a pluck, Kitty alone, Kitty alone; This duck she swallow'd him up with a pluck, So there's an end of my history book. Cock me cary, Kitty alone, Kitty alone and I. LLB |