How does my lady's garden grow?
How does my lady's garden grow?
With cockle shells, and silver bells,
And pretty maids all of a row.

Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall,
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall;

Threescore men and threescore more

Cannot place Humpty Dumpty as he was before.

Hush-a-bye, baby, on the tree-top,

When the wind blows, the cradle will rock, When the bough bends, the cradle will fall, Down will come baby, bough, cradle, and all.

Some little mice sat in a barn to spin;
Pussy came by, and popped her head in;

"Shall I come in, and cut your threads off?"

"Oh, no, kind sir, you would snap our heads off."

If all the world were apple-pie,

And all the sea were ink,

And all the trees were bread and cheese,
What should we have for drink?

If wishes were horses,
Beggars might ride;

If turnips were watches,
I would wear one by my

side.

I have a little sister, they call her peep, peep;
She wades the waters deep, deep, deep;
She climbs the mountains high, high, high;
Poor little creature, she has but one eye.

WHO STOLE THE BIRD'S NEST?

"To-whit! to-whit! to-whee!
Will you listen to me?
Who stole four eggs I laid,

And the nice nest I made ?"

WHO STOLE THE BIRD'S NEST?

"Not I," said the cow, "Moo-00 ! Such a thing I'd never do.

I

gave you a wisp of hay,

But did n't take

your nest

away.

Not I," said the cow, " Moo-oo!

Such a thing I'd never do."

"To-whit! to-whit! to-whee!

Will you listen to me?
Who stole four eggs I laid,
And the nice nest I made?"

"Bob-o'-link! Bob-o'-link!
Now what do you think?
Who stole a nest away
From the plum-tree, to-day?"

"Not I," said the dog, "Bow-wow! I would n't be so mean, any how!

I

gave the hairs the nest to make,

But the nest I did not take.

Not I," said the dog, "Bow-wow!
I'm not so mean, anyhow."

"To-whit! to-whit! to-whee! Will you listen to me? Who stole four eggs I laid,

And the nice nest I made?"

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"Bob-o'-link! Bob-o'-link!

Now what do you think?
Who stole a nest away
From the plum-tree, to-day?"

"Coo-coo! Coo-coo! Coo-coo!
Let me speak a word, too!
Who stole that pretty nest
From little yellow-breast?"

"Not I," said the sheep; "oh, no! I would n't treat a poor bird so. wool the nest to line,

I

gave

But the nest was none of mine.

Baa! Baa!" said the sheep; "oh, no, I would n't treat a poor bird so."

"To-whit! to-whit! to-whee! Will you listen to me?

Who stole four eggs I laid,

And the nice nest I made ?"

"Bob-o'-link! Bob-o'-link!

Now what do you think?
Who stole a nest away
From the plum-tree, to-day?"

"Coo-coo! Coo-coo! Coo-coo! Let me speak a word, too!

WHO STOLE THE BIRD'S NEST?

Who stole that pretty nest

From little yellow-breast?"

"Caw! Caw!" cried the crow; "I should like to know

What thief took away

A bird's nest to-day?"

"Cluck! Cluck!" said the hen;

"Don't ask me again,

Why, I have n't a chick

Would do such a trick.

We all gave her a feather,
And she wove them together.
I'd scorn to intrude

On her and her brood.

Cluck! Cluck!" said the hen, "Don't ask me again."

"Chirr-a-whirr! Chirr-a-whirr !
All the birds make a stir!
Let us find out his name,
And all cry 'for shame!""

"I would not rob a bird," Said little Mary Green; "I think I never heard Of anything so mean."

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