And all the night they hunted, One said it was the moon; LITTLE BROWN BETTY. LITTLE brown Betty lived at the "Golden Can," Till little Brown Betty, she hopped away. THE OLD MAN OF TOBAGO. THERE was an old man of Tobago, Till, much to his bliss, His physician said this : "To a leg, sir, of mutton you may go." MY LITTLE MOPPET. WHAT AN OLD MAN DID. THERE was an old man in a velvet coat, 15 THE OLD MAN OF DERBY. MY LITTLE MOPPET. I HAD a little moppet, I put it in my pocket, And fed it with corn and hay; There came a proud beggar, And swore he would have her, And stole my little moppet away. Now had these children been at home, Or sliding on dry ground, Ten thousand pounds to one penny, They had not all been drowned. You, parents, that have children dear, E.G E.G She took a clean dish, To buy him some tripe ; She went to the tavern, For white wine and red; The dog stood on his head. She went to the hatter's, He was feeding the cat. She went to the barber's, He was dancing a jig. |