 | Jamie S. Scott - Commonwealth countries - 1996 - 360 pages
...sixpence. A pocketful 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? (Opie 1951: 394) As with so many nursery rhymes, the precise provenance and likely significance of... | |
 | Judy Lynch, Chambliss Maxie - Education - 1998 - 132 pages
...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? The king was in the counting-house, Counting out his money. The queen was in the parlor, Eating bread... | |
 | Pamela Byrne Schiller, Pat Phipps, Patricia A. Phipps - Education - 2002 - 614 pages
...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? The king was in his counting-house, Counting out his money; The queen was in the parlor, Eating bread... | |
 | Jackie Silberg - Education - 2002 - 516 pages
...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? The king was in his counting-house, Counting out his money; The queen was in the parlor, Eating bread... | |
 | Perry L. Westmoreland - Interstellar communication - 2003 - 140 pages
...13: universal Numerical Constants 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? Following are some of the known universal numerical constants (See an expanded list of numerical constants... | |
 | Nalani Scharsch - 2005 - 59 pages
...'ala, A pakeke full of ko, Four and twenty 'alala, Baked in a pie. When the pie was opened, 'alala began to sing. Was not that a dainty dish, To set before the 'Ali'i kane? The Ali'i kane was in his counting - hale, Counting out his kala, The 'ali'i wahine was... | |
 | Kerry Arquette, Andrea Zocchi - Crafts & Hobbies - 2007 - 132 pages
...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? One-of-a-Kind Recipe Box Create a unique recipe box for your favorite culinary family secrets. Whether... | |
 | William Roetzheim - Juvenile Fiction - 2007 - 808 pages
...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? The king was in his counting-house, Counting out his money; The queen was in the parlor, Eating bread... | |
 | Children's literature - 1882 - 708 pages
...1 5. Sir Martin Frobisher — Sir Humphrey Gilbert. 16. Four and twenty blackbirds Baked in a pie : When the pie was open'd The birds began to sing —...Was not that a dainty dish To set before the king ? 17. Napoleon Buonaparte. 1 8. Empty vessels make the most sound. 19. Schelde — Dnieper — Senegal.... | |
 | North American review and miscellaneous journal - 1842 - 558 pages
...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 ? " The King was in the parlour Counting out his money ; The Queen was in the kitchen Eating bread... | |
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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 To set before the king! 
