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ood luck. See a pin and let it lay, Bad luck you'll have all the day. SHALL WE GO A-SHEARING? "Old woman, old woman, shall we go a-shearing?" "Speak a little louder, sir, I am very thick of hearing." "Old woman, old woman, shall I kiss you dearly?" "Thank you, kind sir, I hear you very clearly." GOOSEY, GOOSEY, GANDER Goosey, goosey, gander, Whither dost thou wander? Upstairs and downstairs And in my lady's chamber. There I met an old man Who wouldn't say his prayers; I took him by the left leg, And threw him down the stairs. OLD MOTHER HUBBARD Old Mother Hubbard Went to the cupboard, To give her poor dog a bone; But when she got there The cupboard was bare, And so the poor dog had none. She went to the baker's To buy him some bread; When she came back The dog was dead. She went to the undertaker's To buy him a coffin; When she got back The dog was laughing. She took a clean dish To get him some tripe; When she came back He was smoking a pipe. She went to the alehouse To get him some beer; When she came back The dog sat in a chair. She went to the tavern For white wine and red; When she came back The dog stood on his head. She went to the hatter's To buy him a hat; When she came back He was feeding the cat. She went to the barber's To buy him a wig; When she came back He was dancing a jig. She went to the fruiterer's To buy him some fruit; When she came back He was playing the flute. She went to the tailor's To buy him a coat; When she came back He was riding a goat. She went to the cobbler's To buy him some shoes; When she came back He was reading the news. She went to the sempster's To buy him some linen; When she came back The dog was a-spinning. She went to the hosier's To buy him some hose; When she came back He was dressed in his clothes. The dame made a curtsy, The dog made a bow; The dame said, "Your servant," The dog said, "Bow-wow." THE COCK AND THE HEN "Cock, cock, cock, cock, I've laid an egg, Am I to gang ba--are-foot?" "Hen, hen, hen, hen, I've been up and down To every shop in town, And cannot find a shoe To fit your foot, If I'd crow my hea--art out." BLUE BELL BOY I had a little boy, And called him Blue Bell; Gave him a little work,-- He did it very well. I bade him go upstairs To bring me a gold pin; In coal scuttle f
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