DLXXXIX. LITTLE boy blue, come blow up your horn, The sheep's in the meadow, the cow's in the corn; Where's the little boy that looks after the sheep? He's under the hay-cock fast asleep. DXC. GOOSEY, goosey, gander, And in my lady's chamber; That would not say his prayers; I took him by the left leg, And threw him down stairs. DXCI. Goosy, goosy, gander, Who stands yonder? Little Betsy Baker ; Take her up, and shake her. SIXTEENTH CLASS. ACCUMULATIVE STORIES. I SELL DXCII. you the key of the king's garden : I sell you the string that ties the key, &c. I sell you the rat that gnawed the string, &c. I sell you the cat that caught the rat, &c. I sell you the dog that bit the cat, &c. DXCIII. [Traditional pieces are frequently so ancient, that possibility will not be outraged by conjecturing the John Ball of the following piece to be the priest who took so distinguished a part in the rebellion temp. Richard II.] JOHN BALL shot them all; But John Ball shot them all. John Wyming made the priming, John Block make the stock, And John Brammer made the rammer, John Crowder made the powder, But John Ball shot them all. John Puzzle made the muzzle, And John Wyming made the priming, But John Ball shot them all. John Clint made the flint, And John Puzzle made the muzzle, But John Ball shot them all. John Patch made the match, But John Ball shot them all. DXCIV. 1. THIS is the house that Jack built. 2. This is the malt That lay in the house that Jack built. 3. This is the rat, That ate the malt That lay in the house that Jack built. 4. This is the cat, That kill'd the rat, That ate the malt That lay in the house that Jack built. 5. This is the dog, That worried the cat, That ate the malt That lay in the house that Jack built. 6. This is the cow with the crumpled horn, That toss'd the dog, That worried the cat, That ate the malt That lay in the house that Jack built. |