He sent me a goose, without a bone; Petrum, &c. He sent me a Bible, no man could read; He sent me a blanket, without a thread. Petrum, &c. How could there be a goose without a bone ? How could there be a cherry without a stone? Petrum, &c. How could there be a Bible no man could read ? How could there be a blanket without a thread? Petrum, &c. When the goose is in the egg-shell, there is no bone; When the cherry is in the blossom, there is no stone. Petrum, &c. Bible is in ye press no man it can When ye wool is on ye sheep's back, there is no thread. Petrum, &c. CCCLXXVI. THERE was a man and he was mad, So he did nothing but cough and sneeze! CCCLXXVII. I SAW a ship a-sailing, A-sailing on the sea; *The pod or shell of a pea. There were comfits in the cabin, And the masts were made of gold: The four-and-twenty sailors, That stood between the decks, Were four-and-twenty white mice, With chains about their necks. The captain was a duck, With a packet on his back; And when the ship began to move, The captain said, "Quack! quack!" CCCLXXVIII. BARNEY BODKIN broke his nose, CCCLXXIX. Ir a man who turnips cries Hu CCCLXXX. USHY baby, my doll, I pray you don't cry, And I'll give you some bread and some milk by and bye; Or, perhaps you like custard, or may-be a tart, Then to either you're welcome, with all my whole heart. CCCLXXXI. DANCE, little baby, dance up high, Dance, little baby, and mother will sing, CCCLXXXII. [The following is quoted in Florio's 'New World of Words,' fol., London, 1611, p. 3.] To market, to market, To buy a plum bun : CCCLXXXIII. DANCE to your daddy, My little babby, Dance to your daddy, You shall have a fishy In a little dishy; When the boat comes in. |