quo' Foslin 'ene;
"Will ye go to the wood?" quo' brither and kin.

"What to do there?" quo' Fozie Mozie;
"What to do there?" quo' Johnnie Rednosie;
"What to do there?" quo' Foslin 'ene;
"What to do there?" quo' brither and kin.

"To slay the wren," quo' Fozie Mozie;
"To slay the wren," quo' Johnnie Rednosie;
"To slay the wren," quo' Foslin 'ene;
"To slay the wren," quo' brither and kin.

"What way will ye get her hame?" quo' Fozie Mozie;
"What way will ye get her hame?" quo' Johnnie Rednosie;
"What way will ye get her hame?" quo' Foslin 'ene;
"What way will ye get her hame?" quo' brither and kin.

"We'll hire cart and horse," quo' Fozie Mozie;
"We'll hire cart and horse," quo' Johnnie Rednosie;
"We'll hire cart and horse," quo' Foslin 'ene;
"We'll hire cart and horse," quo' brither and kin.

"What way will ye get her in?" quo' Fozie Mozie;
"What way will ye get her in?" quo' Johnnie Rednosie;
"What way will ye get her in?" quo' Foslin 'ene;
"What way will ye get her in?" quo' brither and kin.

"We'll drive down the door cheeks," quo' Fozie Mozie;
"We'll drive down the door cheeks," quo' Johnnie Rednosie;
"We'll drive down the door cheeks," quo' Foslin 'ene;
"We'll drive down the door cheeks," quo' brither and kin.

"I'll hae a wing," quo' Fozie Mozie;
"I'll hae anither," quo' Johnnie Rednosie;
"I'll hae a leg," quo' Foslin 'ene;
"And I'll hae anither," quo' brither and kin.

"Dicky bird, dicky bird, where are you going?"
"I'm going to the fields to see the men mowing."
"Don't you go there, or else you'll be shot,
Baked in a pudding, and boiled in a pot."

"Who'll gu to th' wood?" says Robin a Bobbin,
"Who'll gu to th' wood?" says Richard to Robbin,
"Who'll gu to th' wood?" says Johnny alone,
"Who'll gu to th' wood, lads, every one?"

"What muns do theer?" says Robbin a Bobbin,
"What muns do theer?" says Richard to Robbin,
"What muns do theer?" says Johnny alone,
"What muns do theer, lads, every one?"

"Gu a-shooting tum-tits," says Robbin a Bobbin,
"Gu a-shooting tum-tits," says Richard to Robbin,
"Gu a-shooting tum-tits," says Johnny alone,
"Gu a-shooting tum-tits, lads, every one."

ESSEX

The robin and the red-breast,
The robin and the wren;
If you take out o' their nest,
You'll never thr