 | Songs and Poems from 1819 to 1879 |  |
SOME OLD READINGS OF OLD NURSERY RHYMES.
I
Ride-a-cock horseTo Kennington Cross;
Come and see Planché,
Who works like a horse,
Sucking his fingers,
And roasting his toes;
He would have you come
Wherever he goes.
II.
Halliwell-Halliwell,My pretty man,
Make me a book
As fast as you can;
Write it and print it,
And mark it with P.,
And send it by Parcels Delivery.
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III.
Jamesay, Pamesay,Ride in a coachee, poachee,
And come and see Planché, can't ye?
IV.
I'll tell you a story,I hope it won't bore ye,
The Easter piece is begun.
I'll tell you another,
I'm quite in a pother,
And wish the piece was done.
V.
James met JillAt Middle Hill,
And very charming thought her;
James fell in love
His ears above,
And Jill came tumbling after.
Fly away, James,
Fly away, Jill,
From Middle Hill,
From Middle Hill.
VI.
Cuckoo—cherry-tree,Write a book and give it to me,
Let the book be great or small,
Any is better than none at all.
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VII.
See-saw, scan a down,When are you coming to London town?
If you don't come up, I must go down,
And show you the way to London town.
1, 2, 3, 4, 5,
Let me know if you're alive;
6, 7, 8, 9, 10,
When the deuce shall I see you again?
VIII.
A diller doller,You Cambridge scholar,
Why don't you come and call?
You used to come now and then,
And now you don't come at all.
IX.
Ding dong bell,Planché's at Stockwell.
What took him there?
His wife, you may swear.
When will he come back?
As soon as he can—good lack!
| Songs and Poems from 1819 to 1879 | |