THIRTY DAYS HATH SEPTEMBER Thirty days hath
September, April, June, and November; February has twenty-eight
alone, All the rest have thirty-one, Excepting leap-year, that's the
time When February's days are twenty-nine.
BABY DOLLY Hush, baby, my dolly, I pray you
don't cry, And I'll give you some bread, and some milk by-and-by; Or
perhaps you like custard, or, maybe, a tart, Then to either you're
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BEES A swarm of bees in May Is worth a
load of hay; A swarm of bees in June Is worth a silver spoon; A
swarm of bees in July Is not worth a fly.
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IF WISHES WERE HORSES If wishes were horses,
beggars would ride. If turnips were watches, I would wear one by my
side. And if "ifs" and
"ands" Were pots and pans, There'd be no
work for tinkers!
TO MARKET To market, to market, to buy a fat
pig. Home again, home again, jiggety jig. To market, to market, to
buy a fat hog, Home again, home again, jiggety jog. To market, to
market, to buy a plum bun, Home again, home again, market is
done.
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COME OUT TO PLAY Girls and boys, come out to
play, The moon doth shine as bright as day; Leave your supper, and
leave your sleep, And come with your playfellows into the
street. Come with a whoop, come with a call, Come with a good will
or not at all. Up the ladder and down the wall, A half-penny roll
will serve us all. You find milk, and I'll find flour, And we'll
have a pudding in half an hour.
OLD CHAIRS TO MEND If I'd as much money as I
could spend, I never would cry old chairs to mend; Old chairs to
mend, old chairs to mend; I never would cry old chairs to
mend. If I'd as much money as I could tell, I never would cry
old clothes to sell; Old clothes to sell, old clothes to sell; I
never would cry old clothes to sell.
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from "THE REAL MOTHER GOOSE"
Illustrated by Blanche Fisher Wright
No rights reserved. This story, to the best knowledge of Hot-H Kids Pages, is public domain.
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