Sing a song of sixpence, A pocket full of rye; Four and twenty blackbirds Baked in a pie; When the pie was opened, The birds began. to sing; Was not that a dainty dish To set before the king? Londinismen: Slang und Cant - Page 189by Heinrich Baumann - 1887 - 239 pagesFull view - About this book
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