The Trial and Execution of the Sparrow for Killing Cock Robin

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They laid COCK ROBIN in his grave, And after that they sung a stave, And then they sent to fetch the sparrow Who kill'd him with the bow and arrow.
Says JUSTICE HAWK I do assure ye, We'll try the rogue, By Judge and Jury. The JUDGE and JURY being met, And plac'd in order down they set, Or else they stood upon their feet, Because I think they'd ne'er a seat.
Says the Judge to the Jury, I'd have you take care, When a bird's life's at stake, Its a serious affair. The CUCKOO came in And began for to hollow As he dragg'd the poor Sparrow, In fast by the collar;
When I found him, my Lord, He was robbing a barn; He must live by thieving, Since nothing he'll earn. Says the SPARROW its false, Both me and my wife, Are as honest as ever You was in your life.
A few grains of wheat Lay at the barn door, We pick'd them all up, And did nothing more. Says MAG that has nothing To do with the matter, I saw when you shot, And began for to chatter.
I call'd DOCTOR PUSS To examine the wound, He knows what he saw, And he'll tell, I'll be bound. Says PUSS I'm a doctor, So mind what I say, I happen'd to pass on The very same day.
I saw the poor Robin, The Sparrow had shot. He was quite dead and Cold, So was not very hot. Says the DOG I ran out From my kennel adjacent, Or I believe Doctor Puss Would have eaten his patient.
However Cock Robin, Was dead, I believe, And that is the reason That all of you grieve.
Says the PIG I was hastily call'd from my stye, But just too late to see poor Robin die; I was ask'd by the Dog if I thought he was dead, Ah! both dead and cold was the answer I made. Says the ASS I was Coroner in this affair, We found Robin wounded, But could not tell where.
We put on our spectacles, Those who had got 'em, And found that his wound Lay just in his bottom. Says the DRAKE I was swimming Along with my Duck, The Sparrow sat on a tree Just by the brook.