THE TEN O'CLOCK SCHOLAR

A diller, a dollar, a ten o'clock scholar! What makes you come so soon? You used to come at ten o'clock, But now you come at noon.

COCK-A-DOODLE-DO

Oh, my pretty cock, oh, my handsome cock, I pray you, do not crow before day, And your comb shall be made of the very beaten gold, And your wings of the silver so gray.

AN ICICLE

Lives in winter, Dies in summer, And grows with its roots upward!

A SHIP'S NAIL

Over the water, And under the water, And always with its head down.

THE OLD WOMAN OF LEEDS

There was an old woman of Leeds, Who spent all her time in good deeds; She worked for the poor Till her fingers were sore, This pious old woman of Leeds!

THE BOY IN THE BARN

A little boy went into a barn, And lay down on some hay. An owl came out, and flew about, And the little boy ran away.

SUNSHINE

Hick-a-more, Hack-a-more, On the King's kitchen door, All the King's horses, And all the King's men, Couldn't drive Hick-a-more, Hack-a-more, Off the King's kitchen door.

WILLY, WILLY

Willy, Willy Wilkin Kissed the maids a-milking, Fa, la, la! And with his merry daffing He set them all a-laughing, Ha, ha, ha!

TONGS

Long legs, crooked thighs, Little head, and no eyes.

JACK JINGLE

Little Jack Jingle, He used to live single; But when he got tired of this kind of life, He left off being single and lived with his wife. Now what do you think of little Jack Jingle? Before he was married he used to live single.

THE QUARREL

My little old man and I fell out; I'll tell you what 'twas all about,-- I had money and he had none, And that's the way the noise begun.

THE PUMPKIN-EATER

Peter, Peter, pumpkin-eater, Had a wife and couldn't keep her; He put her in a pumpkin shell, And there he kept her very well.

SHOEING

Shoe the colt, Shoe the colt, Shoe the wild mare; Here a nail, There a nail, Yet she goes bare.

BETTY BLUE

Little Betty Blue Lost her holiday shoe; What shall little Betty do? Give her another To match the other And then she'll walk upon two.

THAT'S ALL

There was an old woman sat spinning, And that's the first beginning;

She had a calf, And that's half;

She took it by the tail, And threw it over the wall, And that's all!

BEDTIME

The Man in the Moon looked out of the moon, Looked out of the moon and said, "'Tis time for all children, on the earth To think about getting to bed!"

DANCE, LITTLE BABY

Dance, little Baby, dance up high! Never mind, Baby, Mother is by. Crow and caper, caper and crow, There, little Baby, there you go! Up to the ceiling, down to the ground, Backwards and forwards, round and round; Dance, little Baby and Mother will sing, With the merry coral, ding, ding, ding!

MY LITTLE MAID

High diddle doubt, my candle's out My little maid is not at home; Saddle my hog and bridle my dog, And fetch my little maid home.

FOR WANT OF A NAIL

For want of a nail, the shoe was lost; For want of the shoe, the horse was lost; For want of the horse, the rider was lost; For want of the rider, the battle was lost; For want of the battle, the kingdom was lost, And all for the want of a horseshoe nail.

PEASE PORRIDGE

Pease porridge hot, Pease porridge cold, Pease porridge in the pot, Nine days old. Some like it hot, Some like it cold, Some like it in the pot, Nine days old.

RING A RING O' ROSES

Ring a ring o' roses, A pocketful of posies. Tisha! Tisha! We all fall down.

THE CROOKED SIXPENCE

There was a crooked man, and he went a crooked mile, He found a crooked sixpence beside a crooked stile; He bought a crooked cat, which caught a crooked mouse, And they all lived together in a little crooked house.

THIS IS THE WAY