Oh, what a sweet little white Mouse ! With his eyes of pink, Going winky-wink, My little Pink, I suppose you think, I'll let you know Before I go, Tell tale tit, your tongue shall be slit, Saturday night shall be my whole care Dear Sensibility, O la! “Ah!” Pease porridge hot, pease porridge cold, Can you spell that with four letters ? There was a man in our town, And he was wond'rous wise, He jump'd into a bramble-bush, And scratch'd out both his eyes; And when he saw his eyes were out, With all his might and main He jump'd into another bush, And scratch'd them in again. As I was going to sell my eggs, Old mistress McShuttle Lived in a coal-scuttle, But 'tis known very well, Hen. Cock, cock, cock, cock, I've laid an egg, Am I to gang ba-are-foot ? I've been up and down, (To be said very quickly, except the last two words in each verse, which are to be screamed "out.) |