ancakes and fritters,
Say the bells of St. Peter's.
Two sticks and an apple,
Say the bells at Whitechapel.
Halfpence and farthings,
Say the bells of St. Martin's.
Oranges and Lemons,
Say the bells of St. Clement's.
Old Father Baldpate,
Say the slow bells at Aldgate.
Pokers and tongs,
Say the bells of St. John's.
Kettles and pans,
Say the bells of St. Ann's.
You owe me ten shillings,
Say the bells at St. Helen's.
When will you pay me?
Say the bells at Old Bailey.
When I grow rich,
Say the bells at Shoreditch.
Pray when will that be?
Say the bells of Stepney.
I am sure I don't know,
Says the great bell of Bow.
_Here comes a candle to light you to bed,
And here comes a chopper to chop off your head._
GOOSEY, GOOSEY GANDER
Goosey, Goosey Gander,
Where shall I wander?
Upstairs, downstairs,
And in my lady's chamber.
There I met an old man
That would not say his prayers:
I took him by the left leg,
And threw him downstairs.
HUMPTY DUMPTY
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall;
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall;
All the King's horses and all the King's men
Couldn't put Humpty Dumpty together again.
BAA, BAA, BLACK SHEEP
Baa, baa, Black Sheep,
Have you any wool?
Yes, marry, have I,
Three bags full:
One for my master,
And one for my Dame,
And one for the little boy
That lives in the lane!
THE THREE WISE MEN OF GOTHAM
Three wise men of Gotham
Went to sea in a bowl:
If the bowl had been stronger,
My song would have been longer.
THIS LITTLE PIG WENT TO MARKET
This little pig went to market;
This little pig stayed at home;
This little pig had roast beef;
This little pig had none;
This little pig cried "Wee, wee, wee!
I can't find my way
home!"
JACK AND JILL
Jack and Jill went up the hill
To fetch a pail of water;
Jack fell down and broke his crown,
And Jill came tumbling after.
SIMPLE SIMON
Simple Simon met a pieman,
Going to the fair;
Says Simple Simon to the pieman,
"Let me taste your ware."
Says the pieman to Simple Simon,
"Do you mean to pay?"
Says Simon, "Yes, of course I do!"
And then he ran away.
Simple Simon went a-fishing
For to catch a whale:
All the water he had got
Was in his mother's pail.
THERE WAS A CROOKED MAN
There was a crooked man, and he went a crooked mile,
He found a crooked sixpence agains
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