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Consider , old cow , consider ! The cow consider ' d very well , For she gave the
piper a penny , That he might play the tune again , Of corn rigs are right bonnie !
HERE were two little birds sat 200 on a stone 23 Nursery Songs . JA ...
Consider , old cow , consider ! The cow consider ' d very well , For she gave the
piper a penny , That he might play the tune again , Of corn rigs are right bonnie !
HERE were two little birds sat 200 on a stone 23 Nursery Songs . JA ...
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HERE were two little birds sat 200 on a stone , Fal la , la la lal de , One flew away
, and then there was one , Fal la , la la lal de . The other flew after , and then there
was none , Fal la , la la lal de . So the poor stone was left all alone , Fal la , la ...
HERE were two little birds sat 200 on a stone , Fal la , la la lal de , One flew away
, and then there was one , Fal la , la la lal de . The other flew after , and then there
was none , Fal la , la la lal de . So the poor stone was left all alone , Fal la , la ...
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... you ' re not inclined , There ' s punishment for idle cat , As well as I get ; think of
that ! Now , if you will not work , pray go Away a little distance , so That I may get
my task begun , We ' ll play together when it ' s done . IC Birds and their Nests .
... you ' re not inclined , There ' s punishment for idle cat , As well as I get ; think of
that ! Now , if you will not work , pray go Away a little distance , so That I may get
my task begun , We ' ll play together when it ' s done . IC Birds and their Nests .
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Old nursery songs. IC Birds and their Nests . DIRDIE , on the narrow edge Of this
ancient wooden ledge , Tell me , have you built a nest ? $ Or of food are you in
quest ? Let me peep , just let me see , Nest. Nursery Songs . Birds and their
Nests ...
Old nursery songs. IC Birds and their Nests . DIRDIE , on the narrow edge Of this
ancient wooden ledge , Tell me , have you built a nest ? $ Or of food are you in
quest ? Let me peep , just let me see , Nest. Nursery Songs . Birds and their
Nests ...
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Young birds will be there as well . Fly off quickly , and bring home Food for her
who may not roam Till her hatching task is o ' er ; Then she ' ll gaily fly once more
. Little birds , so kind and good , Perching , flying , round that wood ; Lessons kind
...
Young birds will be there as well . Fly off quickly , and bring home Food for her
who may not roam Till her hatching task is o ' er ; Then she ' ll gaily fly once more
. Little birds , so kind and good , Perching , flying , round that wood ; Lessons kind
...
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Page 6 - A MAN of words and not of deeds Is like a garden full of weeds...
Page 3 - GOD prosper long our noble king, Our lives and safeties all ; A woful hunting once there did In Chevy-Chase befall. To drive the deer with hound and horn Earl Percy took his way ; The child may rue that is unborn The hunting of that day.
Page 32 - Star. TWINKLE, twinkle, little star, How I wonder what you are ! Up above the world so high, Like a diamond in the sky.
Page 1 - 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?
Page 20 - OLD King Cole was a merry old soul, And a merry old soul was he; He called for his pipe, and he called for his bowl, And he called for his fiddlers three.
Page 24 - One, two, Buckle my shoe; Three, four, Shut the door; Five, six, Pick up sticks; Seven, eight, Lay them straight; Nine, ten, A good fat hen; Eleven, twelve, Who will delve?
Page 23 - There was an old woman who lived In a shoe, She had so many children, she didn't know what to do.
Page 10 - They closed full fast on every side, No slackness there was found ; And many a gallant gentleman Lay gasping on the ground.
Page 27 - THE CHILDREN IN THE WOOD Now ponder well, you parents dear, These words which I shall write ; A doleful story you shall hear, In time brought forth to light. A gentleman of good account In Norfolk dwelt of late, Who did in honour far surmount Most men of his estate.
Page 13 - With that there came an arrow keen Out of an English bow, Which struck Earl Douglas to the heart — A deep and deadly blow : Who never spoke more words than these — " Fight on, my merry men all; For why, my life is at an end, Lord Percy sees my fall.
Bibliographic information
| Title | Old Nursery songs, stories, and ballads |
| Author | Old nursery songs |
| Published | 1869 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 12 Jul 2006 |
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