GOOD KING ARTHUR

When good King Arthur ruled this land,
He was a goodly King;

He stole three pecks of barley meal,
To make a bag-pudding.

A bag-pudding the Queen did make,
And stuffed it well with plums:
And in it put great lumps of fat,
As big as my two thumbs.

The King and Queen did eat thereof,

And noblemen beside;

And what they could not eat that night,
The Queen next morning fried.

"A FARMER WENT TROTTING"

A farmer went trotting upon his gray mare;
Bumpety, bumpety, bump!

With his daughter behind him, so rosy and fair;
Lumpety, lumpety, lump!

A raven cried croak! and they all tumbled down;

Bumpety, bumpety, bump!

The mare broke her knees, and the farmer his crown;

Lumpety, lumpety, lump!

The mischievous raven flew laughing away;

Bumpety, bumpety, bump!

And vowed he would serve them the same the next day;

Lumpety, lumpety, lump!

"JOHNNY SHALL HAVE A NEW BONNET"

Johnny shall have a new bonnet,
And Johnny shall go to the fair,
And Johnny shall have a blue ribbon.
To tie up his bonny brown hair.

And why may not I love Johnny,
And why may not Johnny love me?
And why may not I love Johnny
As well as another body?

And here's a leg for a stocking,
And here's a foot for a shoe;
And he has a kiss for his daddy,
And one for his mammy, too.

And why may not I love Johnny,
And why may not Johnny love me?
And why may not I love Johnny,
As well as another body?

Little Robin Redbreast sat upon a tree,
Up went pussy-cat, and down went he;
Down came pussy-cat, and away Robin ran;
Said little Robin Redbreast, "Catch me if you can."

Little Robin Redbreast jumped upon a wall,
Pussy-cat jumped after him, and almost got a fall;
Little Robin chirped and sang, and what did pussy
say?

Pussy-cat said naught but "Mew," and Robin flew

away.

"I HAD A LITTLE DOGGY"

I had a little Doggy that used to sit and beg;

But Doggy tumbled down the stairs and broke his little leg. Oh! Doggy, I will nurse you, and try to make you well, And you shall have a collar with a little silver bell.

Ah! Doggy, don't you think that you should very faithful be,

For having such a loving friend to comfort you as me? And when your leg is better, and you can run and play, We'll have a scamper in the fields and see them making hay.

But, Doggy, you must promise (and mind your

your word

you

keep) Not once to tease the little lambs, or run among the sheep; And then the little yellow chicks that play upon the grass, You must not even wag your tail to scare them as you pass.

THE TURTLE-DOVES' NEST

High in the pine-tree,

The little turtle-dove

Made a little nursery
To please her little love:

"Coo," said the turtle-dove,

"Coo," said she,

In the long shady branches

Of the dark pine-tree.

The young turtle-doves

Never quarrelled in the nest:

For they loved each other dearly,

Though they loved their mother best:

"Coo," said the little doves,
"Coo!" said she,

And they played together kindly
In the dark pine-tree.

LITTLE BO-PEEP

Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep,

And can't tell where to find them; Leave them alone, and they'll come home, And bring their tails behind them.

Little Bo-peep fell fast asleep,

And dreamed she heard them bleating; But when she awoke, she found it a joke, For they were still a-fleeting.

Then up she took her little crook,

Determined for to find them;

She found them indeed, but it made her heart bleed, For they'd left their tails behind them!

MARY'S LAMB

Mary had a little lamb,

Its fleece was white as snow;
And everywhere that Mary went,
The lamb was sure to go.

He followed her to school one day,
Which was against the rule;
It made the children laugh and play
To see a lamb at school.

And so the teacher turned him out,
But still he lingered near,

And waited patiently about
Till Mary did appear.

Then he ran to her, and laid
His head upon her arm,
As if he said, "I'm not afraid-
You'll keep me from all harm."

"What makes the lamb love Mary so?" The eager children cried.

"Oh, Mary loves the lamb, you know," The teacher quick replied.

And you each gentle animal
In confidence may bind,

And make them follow at your will,
If you are only kind.

THE STAR

Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are,
Up above the world so high,
Like a diamond in the sky.

When the blazing sun is set,
And the grass with dew is wet,
Then you show your little light,
Twinkle, twinkle, all the night.

Then the traveler in the dark
Thanks you for your tiny spark,
He could not see where to go
If you did not twinkle so.

In the dark blue sky you keep,
And often through my curtains peep,

For you never shut your eye
Till the sun is in the sky.