Hey! diddle, diddle, To see such sport, And the dish ran away with the spoon. Ding dong bell, The cat's in the well! Who put her in? — Little Johnny Green. Who pulled her out?— What a naughty boy was that To drown poor pussy cat, Who never did him any harm, But killed the mice in his father's barn! SPINNING TOP. 27 At evening when I DAISIES. go to bed I see the stars shine overhead; And often while I'm dreaming so, For, when at morning I arise, There's not a star left in the skies; She's picked them all and dropped them down Into the meadows of the town. SPINNING TOP. When I spin round without a stop Until I feel like spinning more. PROVERBS AND POPULAR SAYINGS. Every dog has its day. Every horse thinks his own pack heaviest. Every man for himself, and God for us all. Fine feathers make fine birds. Follow the river and you will get to the sea. Fools build houses, and wise men live in them. For every evil under the sun, there is a remedy, or there is none; If there be one, try and find it; if there be none, never mind it. For want of a nail the shoe is lost; for want of a shoe the horse is lost; for want of a horse the rider is lost. Bobby Shafto's gone to sea, Bobby Shafto's fat and fair, Combing out his yellow hair, He's my RHYMES. love for evermore,— Pretty Bobby Shafto! Every lady in this land Has twenty nails upon each hand 29 Great A, little a, The cat's in the cupboard, And she can't see. Hark, hark, The dogs do bark, The beggars are coming to town; Some in rags, Some in jags, And some in velvet gowns. Sing a song of sixpence, A pocket full of rye; Four and twenty blackbirds When the pie was opened, The king was in the parlor, Counting out his money; The queen was in the kitchen, Eating bread and honey; The maid was in the garden, Jenny was so mad, She did n't know what to do; She put her finger in her ear, And cracked it right in two. Hickory, dickory, dock, Hot-cross buns! Hot-cross buns ! |