382.

JACK SPRAT'S pig,
He was not very little
Nor yet very big;
He was not very lean,
He was not very fat;
He'll do well for a grunt,
Says little Jack Sprat.

383.

[The proverb of Barnaby Bright is given by Ray and Brand as referring to St. Barnabas.]

BARNABY BRIGHT he was a sharp cur,

He always would bark if a mouse did but stir; But now he's grown old, and can no longer bark,

He's condemn'd by the parson to be hang'd by the clerk.

384.

PUSSY-CAT eat the dumplings, the dumplings
Pussy-cat eat the dumplings.

Mamma stood by,

And cried, Oh, fie!

Why did you eat the dumplings?

385.

SNAIL, snail, put out your horns,
I'll give you bread and barleycorns.

I SELL you the key of the king's garden:
I sell you the string that ties the key, &c.
I sell you the rat that gnawed the string, &c.
I sell you the cat that caught the rat, &c.
I sell you the dog that bit the cat, &c.

387.

[Traditional pieces are frequently so ancient, that possibility will not be outraged by conjecturing the John Ball of the following piece to be the priest who took so distinguished a part in the rebellion temp. of Richard II.]

JOHN BALL shot them all;

John Scott made the shot,

But John Ball shot them all.
John Wyming made the priming,
And John Brammer made the rammer,
And John Scott made the shot,

But John Ball shot them all.
John Block made the stock,

And John Brammer made the rammer,
And John Wyming made the priming,
And John Scott made the shot,
But John Ball shot them all.
John Crowder made the powder,
And John Block made the stock,
And John Wyming made the priming,
And John Brammer made the rammer,
And John Scott made the shot,

But John Ball shot them all.
John Puzzle made the muzzle,
And John Crowder made the powder,
And John Block made the stock,
And John Wyming made the priming,
And John Brammer made the rammer,
And John Scott made the shot,

But John Ball shot them all.

John Clint made the flint,

And John Puzzle made the muzzle,
And John Crowder made the powder,
And John Block made the stock,

And John Wyming made the priming,
And John Brammer made the rammer,
And John Scott made the shot,

But John Ball shot them all.

John Patch made the match,
John Clint made the flint,
John Puzzle made the muzzle,
John Crowder made the powder,
John Block made the stock,
John Wyming made the priming,
John Brammer made the rammer,
John Scott made the shot,

But John Ball shot them all.

388.

1. THIS is the house that Jack built.

2. This is the malt

That lay in the house that Jack built.

3. This is the rat,

That ate the malt;

That lay in the house that Jack built.

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4. This is the cat,

That kill'd the rat,

That ate the malt,

That lay in the house that Jack built.

5. This is the dog,

That worried the cat,

That kill'd the rat,

That ate the malt,

That lay in the house that Jack built.

6. This is the cow with the crumpled horn,

That toss'd the dog,

That worried the cat,

That kill'd the rat,

That ate the malt,

That lay in the house that Jack built.

7. This is the maiden all forlorn,

That milk'd the cow with the crumpled horn,

That toss'd the dog,

That worried the cat,

That kill'd the rat,

That ate the malt,

That lay in the house that Jack built.