She's a young thing and cannot leave her mother."

What work can she do, Billy Boy, Billy Boy,
What work can she do, charming Billy?
"She can brew and she can bake,
She can make a wedding cake--
She's a young thing and cannot leave her mother."

Can she make a cherry pie, Billy Boy, Billy Boy,
Can she make a cherry pie, charming Billy?
"She can make a cherry pie
Quick's cat can wink her eye--
She's a young thing and cannot leave her mother."

How old is she, Billy Boy, Billy Boy,
How old is she, charming Billy?
"She is three times six, four times seven,
Twenty-eight and eleven--
She's a young thing and cannot leave her mother."

THREE WISE MEN OF GOTHAM

Three wise men of Gotham
Went to sea in a bowl,
And if the bowl had been stronger
My song had been longer.

LITTLE TOMMY TUCKER

"Little Tommy Tucker,
Sing for your supper."
"What shall I sing?"
"White bread and butter."
"How shall I cut it
Without any knife?
How shall I marry
Without any wife?"

PUSSY AND THE MICE

Nine little mice sat down to spin;
Pussy passed by, and she peeped in.
"What are you at, my little men?"
"Making coats for gentlemen."
"Shall I come in and bite off your threads?"
"No, no, Miss Pussy, you'll snip off our heads."

WHEN I WAS A LITTLE BOY

When I was a little boy, I lived by myself,
And all the bread and cheese I got I put upon a shelf;
The rats and the mice, they made such a strife,
I was forced to go to London to buy me a wife.
The streets were so broad, and the lanes were so narrow,
I was forced to bring my wife home in a wheelbarrow;
The wheelbarrow broke, and my wife had a fall,
And down came the wheelbarrow, wife, and all.

CHINESE MOTHER-GOOSE RHYMES

BY PROF ISAAC TAYLOR HEADLAND

LITTLE FAT BOY

What a bonny little fellow is this fat boy of mine!
He makes people die of joy!
What a fine little fellow is this fat boy of mine!
Now whose is this loving little boy?

[Illustration: THE LITTLE FAT BOY.]

Do you want to buy a beauty?
Do you want to buy a beauty?
If you buy him he will watch your house,
And do it as his duty.

And no matter as to servants,
You may have them or may not,
But you'll neve