As soft as silk

As soft as silk, as white as milk,
As bitter as gall, a strong wall,
And a green coat covers me all.
(a walnut)

[Pg 145]

Barber barber

Barber, barber, shave a pig,
How many hairs will make a wig?

"Four and twenty, that's enough"
Give the barber a pinch of snuff.

[Pg 146]

Bryan O'Lin

Bryan O'Lin had no breeches to wear
So he bought him a sheepskin and made him a pair.