[Pg 267]

Buttons a farthing a pair

Buttons a farthing a pair,
Come, who will buy them of me?
They're round and sound and pretty,
And fit for the girls of the city.
Come, who will buy them of me,
Buttons a farthing a pair?

As little Jenny Wren

As little Jenny Wren
Was sitting by the shed,
She waggled with her tail,
And nodded with her head.
She waggled with her tail,
And nodded with her head,
As little Jenny Wren
Was sitting by the shed.

[Pg 268]

Three blind mice

Three blind mice, see how they run!
They all ran after the farmer's wife,

Who cut off their tails with the carving-knife,
Did you ever see such a thing in your life?
As three blind mice.