Where are you going, my pretty maid?
"I'm going a-milking, sir," she said.
May I go with you, my pretty maid?
"You're kindly welcome, sir," she said.
What is your father, my pretty maid?
"My father's a farmer, sir," she said.
Say, will you marry me, my pretty maid?
"Yes, if you please, kind sir," she said.
Will you be constant, my pretty maid?
"That I can't promise you, sir," she said.
Then I won't marry you, my pretty maid!
"Nobody asked you, sir!" she said.
* * * * *
Who killed Cock Robin?
"I," said the Sparrow,
"With my bow and arrow,
I killed Cock Robin."
Who saw him die?
"I," said the Fly,
"With my little eye,
And I saw him die."
Who caught his blood?
"I," said the Fish,
"With my little dish,
And I caught his blood."
Who made his shroud?
"I," said the Beadle,
"With my little needle,
And I made his shroud."
Who shall dig his grave?
"I," said the Owl,
"With my spade and showl [shovel],
And I'll dig his grave."
Who'll be the parson?
"I," said the Rook,
"With my little book,
And I'll be the parson"
Who'll be the clerk?
"I," said the Lark,
"If it's not in the dark,
And I'll be the clerk."