 | English wit and humor - 1889 - 366 pages
...the cat." SING A SONG OF SIXPENCE. 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 The King was in the parlour Counting out his money ; The Queen was in the kitchen Eating bread and... | |
 | Wilhelmina Lydia Rooper - 1884 - 80 pages
...things that are nice ; And that's what little girls are made of, made of. 18 SING A SONG OP SIXPENCE. Sing a song of sixpence, A pocket full of rye ; Four-and-twenty blackbirds When the pie was opened The birds began to sing ; Was not that a dainty dish To set before a king ?... | |
 | 1886 - 698 pages
...of fortune. NURSERY RHYMES. No. IL — SING A SONG OF SIXPENCE. O ING a song of sixpence, ° A bag full of rye ; Four-and-twenty blackbirds Baked in...pie. When the pie was opened, The birds began to sing ; And wasn't that a dainty dish To lay before the king ? The king was in his parlonr Counting out his... | |
 | Education - 1886 - 636 pages
...about in a bag filled with bran, to brighten them. AN OLD SONG ANALYZED. You all know the old song — "Sing a song of sixpence, A pocket full of rye, Four-and-twenty blackbirds B.iked in a pie," etc. — but have you ever read what it is meant for? The four-and-twenty blackbirds... | |
 | Heinrich Baumann - 1887 - 360 pages
...A pocket full of rye; Four and twenty blackbirds Baked in a pie. When the pie was open'd, The hirds began to sing; Was not that a, dainty dish To set before the King? The King was ID his counting-house Counting out his money; The Queen was in her parlour Eating oread and honey;... | |
 | 1888 - 782 pages
...absurd than novel, we are indebted for the rhymes : " Sing a Bong of sixpence ! Sing it to the sky! Four-and-twenty blackbirds baked in a pie; When the pie was opened, The birds began to sing, Wasn't this a pretty sight to set before the King." Pies of live birds and frogs having become matters... | |
 | 1908 - 604 pages
...the king, whose feast they were to be: "Sing a song of sixpence, a bag full of rye, Four and twenty blackbirds baked in a pie. When the pie was opened the birds began to sing, And wasn't this a dainty dish to set before the king!" * * * An easy way to deal with the difficulties... | |
 | William Thomas Fernie - Animal extracts - 1899 - 600 pages
...reference to the old nursery rhyme : " Sing a song of sixpence, A bag full of rye : Pour and twenty blackbirds Baked in a pie. When the pie was opened...Was not that a dainty dish To set before the king?" Incipe cum tilulo "Denarius," incipe can tum; Huic tumido loculo massa secalis inest : Sex quater in... | |
 | Sarah Louise Arnold - Readers - 1901 - 138 pages
...does a pony eat ? Jcuok Sing a song of sixpence, A pocket fall of rye. Pour and twenty blackbirds Hid in a pie. When the pie was opened The birds began to sing. Wasn't that a dainty dish To set before the king ? High up in the sky Shines the great sun. Shines... | |
 | Frederick Zuchtmann - School music - 1903 - 152 pages
...of Six-pence. :|5i^:-j=j==^=j^p== Sing a song of six-pence, a pock-et - ful of rye, Four and twenty black-birds baked in a pie. When the pie was opened the birds began to sing ; Was - n't that a dain - ty dish to set be - fore a king ? 299. A Little Work. A little work, A little play,... | |
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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; Wasn't that a dainty dish To set before the king? 
