ANCE, Thumbkin, dance, For Thumbkin he can dance alone, Thumbkin he can dance alone. [Move the thumb only. Dance, Foreman, dance, [Move the first finger. [Move all the fingers. Dance, ye merrymen, every one; But Foreman, he can dance alone, Foreman, he can dance alone. Dance, Middleman, dance, etc. Dance, Ringman, dance, etc. Dance, Longman, dance, etc. ANCE to your daddy, ANTY baby diddy, What can mammy do wid'e? But sit in a lap, And give ye some pap? D ID you not hear of Betty It was not very little or yet The pig sat down upon a high hill, And there poor piggy he made his will. Betty Pringle came to see this pretty pig, That was not very little nor yet very big; This little piggy it lay down and died, And Betty Pringle sat down and cried. Then Johnny Pringle buried this very pretty pig, That was not very little nor yet very big, So here's an end of the song of all three, Johnny Pringle, Betty Pringle, and little Piggy. IDDLE, diddle, dumpling, my son John Went to bed with his waistcoat on; One shoe off, the other shoe on, Diddle, diddle, dumpling, my son John. ING, dong, bell, What a naughty boy was that To drown his poor grand-mammy's cat, Which never did him any harm, But kill'd the mice in his father's barn. INGTY, diddledy, my mammy's maid, She stole oranges, I am afraid, Some in her pocket, some in her sleeve, She stole oranges, I do believe. YE winker, [smooth the eyebrows. [press the lips together. Chin chopper, [shake the chin. F OUR and twenty tailors The best man among them |