To their home and parent's face,
Who fell down and thanks returned
To God, for his mercy and grace.
The bells, ringing up in the tower,
Are sending a sound to the heart;
There's a charm in the old church-bells,
Which nothing in life can impart!
XLVI.
[The tale of Simple Simon forms one of the chap-books, but the following verses are those generally sung in the nursery.]
Simple Simon met a pieman