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VER the water, and over the sea,
And over the water to Charley;
Charley loves good ale and wine,
And Charley loves good brandy,
And Charley loves a pretty girl,
As sweet as sugar-candy.

Over the water, and over the sea,
And over the water to Charley;
I'll have none of your nasty beef,
Nor I'll have none of your barley;
But I'll have some of your very best flour,
To make a white cake for my Charley.

SI was going by Charing Cross,

As I was Chaumon

I saw a black man upon a black horse; They told me it was King Charles the First;

Oh, dear! my heart was ready to burst!

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IGH diddle ding,

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you hear the bells ring?

The parliament soldiers are gone to the King!
Some they did laugh, some they did cry,
To see the parliament soldiers pass by.

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ECTOR PROTECTOR was dressed all in

HRgreen;

Hector Protector was sent to the Queen.

The Queen did not like him,

Nor more did the King;

So Hector Protector was sent back again

WHAT is the rhyme for poringer?

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The King he had a daughter fair, gave the Prince of Orange her.

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Poor old Robinson Crusoe

They made him a coat

Of an old nanny goat,

I wonder how they could do so!

With a ring a ting tang,

And a ring a ting tang,

Poor old Robinson Crusoe!

HERE was a monkey climbed up a tree

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was a monkey clem

When he fell down. then down fell he.

There was a crow sat on a stone,

When he was gone, then there was none.

There was an old wife did eat an apple, When she had eat two, she had eat a couple.

There was a horse going to the mill,

When he went on, he stood not still.

There was a butcher cut his thumb,
When it did bleed, then blood did come.

There was a lackey ran a race,
When he ran fast, he ran apace.

There was a cobbler clouting shoon,
When they were mended, they were done.

There was a chandler making candle,
When he them strip, he did them handle.

There was a navy went into Spain,
When it returned, it came again.

IM and George were two great lords,

They fought all in a churn;

And when that Jim got George by the nose,
Then George began to girn.

EE saw, sack-a-day;
Monmouth is a pretie boy,

Richmond is another,

Grafton is my onely joy;

And why should I these three destroy,

To please a pious brother!

The boys are sons of Charles II. The pious brother is James. Duke of York.

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