Now had these children been at home, Or sliding on dry ground, Ten thousand pounds to one penny, You parents all that children have, 145. JACK and Jill went up the hill, To fetch a pail of water; Jack fell down and broke his crown, And Jill came tumbling after. 95 146. OH, dear, what can the matter be! Two old women got up in an apple-tree; One came down, And the other staid up till Saturday. 147. HAVE you ever heard of Billy Pringle's pig? It was very little, and not very big; When it was alive it lived in clover, But now it is dead, and that's all over. So there's an end of all the three, Billy Pringle he, Betsy Pringle she, and little piggy wigee. poor 148. HUMPTY Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall; All the king's horses and all the king's men Half a yard of cloth will make him coat and jacket; Make him coat and jacket, Breeches to the knee; And if you will not have him, you may let him be. 150. I WILL sing you a song, Though it is not very long, Of the woodcock and the sparrow, Of the little dog that burned his tail, And the little boy that must be whipp'd to morrow. 151. HREE blind mice, THREE See, how they run! They all ran after the farmer's wife, Who cut off their tails with a carving knife. Did ever you hear such a thing in your life As three blind mice? |