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N a cottage in Fife

IN

Lived a man and his wife,

Who, believe me, were comical folk;

For, to people's surprise,

They both saw with their eyes,

And their tongues moved whenever they spoke. When quite fast asleep,

I've been told, that to keep

Their eyes open they scarce could contrive;
They walk'd on their feet,

And 't was thought what they eat
Help'd, with drinking, to keep them alive.

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TO market ride the gentlemen,

So do we, so do we;

Then comes the country clown,

Hobbledy gee, hobbledy gee:

First go the ladies, nim, nim, nim;

Next come the gentlemen, trim, trim, trim; Then come the country clowns, gallop-a-trop.

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AT a cake, pat a cake, baker's man,

PAT

Make me a cake as fast as you can; Pat it, and prick it, and mark it with T, And send it home for Tommy and me.

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GIRL

The moon doth shine as bright as day; Leave your supper and leave your sleep, And come with your playfellows into the street. Come with a whoop, come with a call, Come with a good will, or not at all. Up the ladder, and down the wall, A halfpenny roll will serve us all. You'll find milk, and I'll find flour,

And we'll have a pudding in half an hour.

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[EY, diddle, dout, my candle 's out,

HEY

My little maid is not at home;
Saddle my hog, and bridle my dog,
And fetch my little maiden home.

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DIDDLETY, diddlety, dumpty,

The cat ran up the plum-tree;
Half-a-crown

To fetch her down,

Diddlety, diddlety, dumpty.

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DING, dong, bell,

Pussy's in the well!

Who put her in?

Little Tommy Lin.

Who pulled her out?

Little Tommy Stout.

What a naughty boy was that,

Who tried to drown poor pussy cat,

That never did him any harm,

But kill'd the mice in his father's barn!

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ONE, two, three, four, five,

I caught a hare alive;

Six, seven, eight, nine, ten
I let it go again.

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THERE

And he was wondrous wise,

He jump'd into a quickset hedge,

And scratch'd out both his eyes;

But when he saw his eyes were out
With all his might and main
He jump'd into another hedge,
And scratch'd them in again.

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OME, good Mr. Watts,

COME

Will

We are troubled with rats,

you drive them out of the house?

We have mice too in plenty,

That feed in the pantry;

But let them stay

And nibble away;

What harm's in a little brown mouse?

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HAD a little hobby horse,

And it was dapple gray;

Its head was made of pea-straw,
Its tail was made of hay.

I sold it to an old woman

For a copper groat;

And I'll not sing my song again

Without a new coat.

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