Mother Goose's Nursery Rhymes Part 27

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Little Betty Blue Lost her holiday shoe, What can little Betty do?

Give her another To match the other, And then she may walk in two.

Hush-a-bye, baby, lie still with thy daddy, Thy mammy is gone to the mill, To get some meal to bake a cake, So pray, my dear baby, lie still.

You shall have an apple, You shall have a plum, You shall have a rattle-basket, When papa comes home.

 

A MAN OF WORDS AND NOT OF DEEDS.

A MAN of words and not of deeds Is like a garden full of weeds; And when the weeds begin to grow, It's like a garden full of snow; And when the snow begins to fall, It's like a bird upon the wall; And when the bird away does fly, It's like an eagle in the sky; And when the sky begins to roar, It's like a lion at the door; And when the door begins to crack, It's like a stick across your back; And when your back begins to smart, It's like a penknife in your heart; And when your heart begins to bleed, You're dead, and dead, and dead indeed.

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Poor Dog Bright, Ran off with all his might, Because the cat was after him, Poor Dog Bright.

Poor Cat Fright, Ran off with all her might, Because the dog was after her, Poor Cat Fright.

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As I was going up Pippin Hill, Pippin Hill was dirty, There I met a pretty miss, And she dropped me a curtsey.

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Early to bed, and early to rise, Is the way to be healthy, wealthy, and wise.

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Old woman, old woman, shall we go a-shearing?

Speak a little louder, sir, I am very thick o' hearing.

Old woman, old woman, shall I kiss you dearly?

Thank you, kind sir, I hear very clearly.

The Cuckoo's a bonny bird, She sings as she flies, She brings us good tidings, And tells us no lies.

She sucks little birds' eggs, To make her voice clear, And never cries "Cuckoo!"

Till spring-time of the year.

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Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, baker's man, Bake me a cake as fast as you can; p.r.i.c.k it and pat it, and mark it with G; And put it in the oven for Teddy and me.

p.u.s.s.y-cat ate the dumplings, the dumplings; p.u.s.s.y-cat ate the dumplings.

Mamma stood by, and cried, "Oh, fie!

Why did you eat the dumplings?"

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Needles and pins, needles and pins, When a man marries his trouble begins.