One-ery, two-ery,
Ziccary zan;
Hollow bone, crack a bone,
Ninery ten:
Spittery spot,
It must be done;
Twiddleum twaddleum
Twenty-ONE.
Hink spink, the puddings stink,
The fat begins to fry,
Nobody at home, but jumping Joan,
Father, mother, and I.
Stick, stock, stone dead,
Blind man can't see,
Every knave will have a slave,
You or I must be HE.
THE SEDATE PREACHER.
Old Dr. Forster,
Went to Glo'ster,
To preach the word of God:
When he came there,
He sate in his chair,
And gave all the people a nod.
THE DEAF OLD WOMAN.
Old woman, old woman, shall we go a-shearing?
Speak a little louder, Sir, I'm very thick of hearing.
Old woman, old woman, shall I kiss you dearly?
Thank you, kind Sir; I hear you very clearly.
EVENING DITTY.
Girls and boys come out to play,
The moon doth shine as bright as day:
Come with a hoop, come with a call,
Come with a good will, or not at all:
Leave your supper and leave your sleep,
Come to your playfellows in the street:
Up the ladder and down the wall,
A penny loaf will serve us all.