The Big Book of Nursery Rhymes Part 20

Oh, who is so merry, so merry, heigh ho!

As the light-footed fairy, heigh ho, heigh ho?

His night is the noon, And his sun is the moon, With a hey, and a heigh, and a ho!

I LIKE LITTLE p.u.s.s.y

I like little p.u.s.s.y, her coat is so warm, And if I don't hurt her she'll do me no harm; So I'll not pull her tail, nor drive her away, But p.u.s.s.y and I very gently will play.

PUNCH AND JUDY

Punch and Judy Fought for a pie, Punch gave Judy A knock in the eye.

Says Punch to Judy, "Will you have any more?"

Says Judy to Punch, "My eye is too sore."

THE OBSTINATE PIG

An old woman was sweeping her house, and she found a little crooked sixpence.

"What," said she, "shall I do with this little sixpence? I will go to market, and buy a little pig."

As she was coming home she came to a stile; but Piggy would not go over the stile.

She went a little farther and she met a dog.

So she said to the dog:

"Dog, dog, bite pig!

Piggy won't get over the stile; And I sha'n't get home to-night."

But the dog would not.

She went a little farther and she met a stick.

So she said:

"Stick, stick, beat dog!

Dog won't bite pig; Pig won't get over the stile; And I sha'n't get home to-night."

But the stick would not.

She went a little farther and she met a fire.

So she said:

"Fire, fire, burn stick!

Stick won't beat dog; Dog won't bite pig; Pig won't get over the stile; And I sha'n't get home to-night."

But the fire would not.

She went a little farther and she met some water.

So she said:

"Water, water, quench fire!

Fire won't burn stick; Stick won't beat dog; Dog won't bite pig; Pig won't get over the stile; And I sha'n't get home to-night."

But the water would not.

She went a little farther and she met an ox.

So she said:

"Ox, ox, drink water!

Water won't quench fire; Fire won't burn stick; Stick won't beat dog; Dog won't bite pig; Pig won't get over the stile; And I sha'n't get home to-night."

But the ox would not.

She went a little farther and she met a butcher.

So she said:

"Butcher, butcher, kill ox!

Ox won't drink water; Water won't quench fire; Fire won't burn stick; Stick won't beat dog; Dog won't bite pig; Pig won't get over the stile; And I sha'n't get home to-night."

But the butcher would not.

She went a little farther and she met a rope.

So she said:

"Rope, rope, hang butcher!

Butcher won't kill ox; Ox won't drink water; Water won't quench fire; Fire won't burn stick; Stick won't beat dog; Dog won't bite pig; Pig won't get over the stile; And I sha'n't get home to-night."

But the rope would not.

She went a little farther and she met a rat.