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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 saw a black man a

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!

H'

IGH diddle ding,

Did 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.

HEC

ECTOR PROTECTOR was dressed all in green;

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?

WHA
W The King he had a daughter fair,

And 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 !

TH

HERE was a monkey climbed up a tree
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,

JIM

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;

SEE

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!'

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

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