SEE, saw, Margery Daw, |
| Jacky shall have a new master; |
| Jacky must have but a penny a day, |
| Because he can't work any faster. |
GREAT A, little a, |
| Bouncing B! |
| The cat's in the cupboard, |
| And can't see me. |
| THREE children sliding on the ice |
| Upon a summer's day, |
| As it fell out, they all fell in— |
| The rest they ran away. |
Now had these children been at home, |
| Or sliding on dry ground, |
| Ten thousand pounds to one penny, |
| They had not all been drown'd. |
Ye parents who have children dear, |
| And eke ye that have none, |
| If you would keep them safe abroad, |
| Pray keep them safe at home. |
| DING, dong, bell, The cat is in the well! Who put her in? Little Johnny Green; What a naughty boy was that To try to drown poor pussy cat, Who never did any harm, And killed the mice in his father's barn. MORAL: He that injures one threatens a hundred. COCK a doodle doo! My dame has lost her shoe; My master's lost his fiddling stick, And don't know what to do. |
[The following is a game played as follows: A string of boys and girls, each holding by his predecessor's skirts, approaches two others, who with joined and elevated hands form a double arch. After the dialogue, the line passes through, and the last is caught by a sudden lowering of the arm—if possible.]
| HOW many miles is it to Babylon? |
| Threescore miles and ten. |
| Can I get there by candle-light? |
| Yes, and back again! |
| If your heels are nimble and light, |
| You may get there by candle-light. |
NOW go to sleep, my little son, |
| Or I shall have to spank you; |
| How do you do? says uncle John— |
| I'm pretty well, I thank you. |