HARK! HARK! Hark! hark! The dogs do bark, The beggars are coming to town; Some in rags, Some in tags, And some in velvet gowns. SONG OF THE DAYS. How many days has my baby to play? Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday. THE NORTH WIND DOTH BLOW. The north wind doth blow, And we shall have snow, And what will the robin do then, He'll sit in the barn Poor thing? And keep himself warm, And hide his head under his wing, Poor thing! THREE CHILDREN SLIDING ON THE ICE. Three children sliding on the ice, Upon a summer's day; As it fell out, they all fell in, The rest they ran away. A BIRD SONG. Once I saw a little bird So I cried, "Little bird, And was going to the window To say But he shook his little tail, And far away he flew. IN APRIL'S SWEET MONTH. In April's sweet month, A SWARM OF BEES. A swarm of bees in May A LITTLE GIRL. Elisabeth, Elspeth, Betsey, and Bess, They all went together to seek a bird's nest. They found a bird's nest with five eggs in it, They all took one and left four in it. LITTLE BOY BLUE. Little Boy Blue, come blow your horn, The sheep's in the meadow, the cow's in the corn; What is this the way you mind your sheep, Under the hay-cock, fast asleep? LITTLE BO-PEEP. Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep, Little Bo-peep fell fast asleep, And dreamt she heard them bleating; But when she awoke, she found it a joke, For still they all were 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. BA-A, BA-A, BLACK SHEEP. Ba-a, ba-a, black sheep, have you any wool? Yes, marry, have I, three bags full: One for my master, one for his dame, And one for the little boy that lives in the lane. A PLEASANT DAY. Come, my children, come away, See the little lambs at play In the meadows bright and gay; Bring the hoop and bring the ball; Let us make a merry ring, Talk and dance, and laugh and sing. MISTRESS MARY, QUITE CONTRARY. "Mistress Mary, quite contrary, And pretty maids all in a row." |