Boys and Girls Bookshelf; a Practical Plan of Character Building Part 10

Little Robin Redbreast sat upon a tree, Up went the p.u.s.s.y-Cat, and down went he!

Down came p.u.s.s.y-Cat, away Robin ran, Says little Robin Redbreast--catch me if you can.

Little Robin Redbreast jumped upon a spade, p.u.s.s.y-Cat jumped after him, and then he was afraid.

Little Robin chirped and sung, and what did p.u.s.s.y say?

p.u.s.s.y-Cat said Mew, mew, mew--and Robin flew away.

LITTLE BOY BLUE

Little Boy Blue, come blow your horn, The sheep's in the meadow, the cow's in the corn.

What! Is this the way you mind your sheep, Under the hayc.o.c.k, fast asleep?

MY MAID MARY

My maid Mary She minds her dairy, While I go a-hoeing and mowing each morn.

Merrily runs the reel And the little spinning-wheel While I am singing and mowing my corn.

BEGGARS ARE COME TO TOWN

Hark! Hark!

The dogs do bark!

The beggars are come to town;

Some in rags, Some in jags, And some in velvet gowns.

Bow-Wow-Wow!

Whose Dog art thou?

Little Tom Tinker's Dog, Bow-Wow-Wow!

BLOW, WIND, BLOW!

Blow, wind, blow! and go, mill, go!

That the miller may grind his corn; That the baker may take it, And into rolls make it, And send us some hot in the morn.

BYE, BABY BUNTING

Bye, Baby bunting, Father's gone a-hunting, Mother's gone a-milking, Sister's gone a-silking, And Brother's gone to buy a skin, To wrap the Baby bunting in.

THREE LITTLE KITTENS

Three little kittens, they lost their mittens, And they began to cry: "O mother dear, We very much fear, That we have lost our mittens."

Lost your mittens!

You naughty kittens!

Then you shall have no pie.

"Mee-ow, mee-ow, mee-ow,"

No, you shall have no pie.

"Mee-ow, mee-ow, mee-ow."

The three little kittens, they found their mittens, And they began to cry: "O mother dear, See here, see here!

See! we have found our mittens."

Put on your mittens You silly kittens, And you may have some pie.

"Purr-r, purr-r, purr-r, O let us have the pie.

Purr-r, purr-r, purr-r."

The three little kittens put on their mittens, And soon ate up the pie; "O mother dear, We greatly fear, That we have soiled our mittens."

Soiled your mittens!

You naughty kittens!

Then they began to sigh, "Mee-ow, mee-ow, mee-ow."

Then they began to sigh, "Mee-ow, mee-ow, mee-ow."

The three little kittens, they washed their mittens.

And hung them out to dry; "O mother dear, Do you not hear, That we have washed our mittens?"

Washed your mittens!

Oh, you're good kittens.

But I smell a rat close by; Hus.h.!.+ Hus.h.!.+ "Mee-ow, mee-ow.

We smell a rat close by, Mee-ow, mee-ow, mee-ow."

TOM WAS A PIPER'S SON

Tom, Tom was a piper's son, He learned to play when he was young, And all the tune that he could play Was "Over the hills and far away."

Over the hills, and a great way off, The wind will blow my top-knot off.

Now, Tom with his pipe made such a noise That he well pleased both the girls and boys, And they always stopped to hear him play "Over the hills and far away."

DAFFY-DOWN-DILLY

Daffy-down-dilly is new come to town, With a petticoat green, and a bright yellow gown, And her white blossoms are peeping around.

BILLY BOY

Oh, where have you been, Billy Boy, Billy Boy, Oh, where have you been, charming Billy?

"I have been to seek a wife, She's the joy of my life, She's a young thing and cannot leave her mother."

What work can she do, Billy Boy, Billy Boy, What work can she do, charming Billy?

"She can brew and she can bake, She can make a wedding cake-- She's a young thing and cannot leave her mother."

Can she make a cherry pie, Billy Boy, Billy Boy, Can she make a cherry pie, charming Billy?

"She can make a cherry pie Quick's cat can wink her eye-- She's a young thing and cannot leave her mother."