...was he very bad. When Mother Goose was away he stayed at home. He stayed to look after the house. Old Mother Goose, When she wanted to wander, Would ride through the air On a very fine gander. She had a son Jack, A plain looking lad. He was not very good, Nor yet very bad. One day Jack wanted...

...women got up in an appletree; One came down, and the other stayed till Saturday. OLD MOTHER GOOSE Old Mother Goose, when She wanted to wander, Would ride through the air On a very fine gander. LITTLE JUMPING JOAN Here am I, little jumping Joan, When nobody's with me I'm always alone. PAT-A-CAKE...

...wood, Where an owl at the door For a sentinel stood. She had a son Jack, A plain-looking lad, Who was not very good Nor yet very bad. She sent him to market,...live goose he bought; "Here, Mother," says he, "It won't go for naught." Jack's goose and her gander, They grew very fond; They'd both eat together, Or...

...told, Would ride through the air His goose had laid him On a very fine gander. An egg of pure gold. Mother Goose had a house, Twas built in a wood, Where..."Here, mother," says he, " It will not go for nought." Jack's goose and her gander Grew very fond ; They'd both eat together, Or swim in the pond. Jack rode...

...and pins, needles and pins, when a man marries, his trouble begins" ) . It encourages ignorance ("Old Mother Goose when she wanted to wander, would ride through the air on a very fine gander"}. It sanctions looseness ("Wee Willie Winkle runs through the town, up-\ stairs and downstairs, in his...

...over the moon; The little dog laughed To see such sport, And the dish ran away with the spoon. IN OLD Mother Goose, when She wanted to wander, Would ride...wood, Where an owl at the door For sentinel stood. S. TITTLE Robin Redbreast Sat upon a rail, Niddle naddle went his head, Wiggle waggle went his tail...

...Ballad: You saw? Blank Verse: I saw — her wings! PART TWO VOICES FROM THE NURSERY INTRODUCTORY "Old Mother Goose when she wanted to wander Would ride through the air on a very fine gander." I wonder just what the old lady would say Could she see how we ride when we "wander" to-day; Great...

...shall I wander? Upstairs, downstairs, and in my lady's chamber. Mother Goose had a house which was built in a wood, Where an owl at the 'door, for sentinel stood. IX. P, K, e and e sounds Peter, Peter, pumpkin eater, Had a wife and couldn't keep her: Peter learned...

...great fun. After all, Mother Goose is nonsense, and nonsense is fun. MICHAEL HAGUE vni MOTHER GOOSE OLD Mother Goose, When she wanted to wander, Would ride through the air On a very fine gander. oEE-saw, Margery Daw, Jacky shall have a new master; Jacky shall have but a penny a day, Because he...

...beef; And this little pig had none; And this little pig cried, 'Wee, wee, wee!' All the way home. 'Id Mother Goose, when She wanted to wander, Would ride...wood, Where an owl at the door For sentinel stood. She had a son Jack, A plain-looking lad, He was not very good, Nor yet very bad. She sent him to market,...