DANCE, Thumbkin, dance, Dance, ye merrymen, every one; For Thumbkin, he can dance alone, Dance, Foreman, dance, Dance, ye merrymen, every one; Dance, Middleman, dance, Dance, Ringman, dance, Dance, ye merrymen, every one; Dance, Littleman, dance, Dance, ye merrymen, every one; HE man in the wilderness asked me, THE How many strawberries grew in the sea? I answer'd him, as I thought good, As many as red herrings grew in the wood. THERE 68. HERE was an old woman went up in a blanket, Ninety-nine times as high as the moon: But where she was going nobody could tell, For under her arm she carried a broom. Old woman, old woman, old woman, said I, 61 NE, two, buckle my shoe; ONE Three, four, open the door; Five, six, pick up sticks; Seven, eight, lay them straight; Nine, ten, a good fat hen; Eleven, twelve, I hope you're well; Thirteen, fourteen, draw the curtain; Fifteen, sixteen, the maid's in the kitchen; Seventeen, eighteen, she's in waiting; Nineteen, twenty, my plate is empty; Please, mamma, to give me some dinner. EY, my kitten, my kitten. HEY, And hey, my kitten, my deary; Such a sweet pet as this Was neither far nor neary. Here we go up, up, up, And here we go down, down, downy; And here we go backwards and forwards, And here we go round, round, roundy. IF 73. I'd as much money as I could spend, I never would cry, Old chairs to mend; Old chairs to mend, Old chairs to mend, I never would cry, Old chairs to mend. If I'd as much money as I could tell, Old clothes to sell, I never would cry, Old clothes to sell. |