Young Canada's Nursery Rhymes by Various
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Yes, sir, yes, sir, three bags full:
One for my master, one for my dame, And one for the little boy that lives in our lane. As I was going up Pippen Hill, Pippen Hill was dirty, There I met a pretty miss, And she dropped me a curtsey. Little mis, pretty miss, Blessings shine upon you! If I had half a crown a day, I'd spend it all upon you. Ride a cock-horse to Banbury Cross, To see what Tommy can buy; A penny white loaf, a penny white cake, And a twopenny apple pie. See, saw, Margery Daw, Jenny shall have a new master; She shall have but a penny a day, Because she can't work any faster. When I was a batchelor, I lived by myself, And all the meat I got, I put upon the shelf; The rats and the mice did lead me such a life, That I went to London to get myself a wife, The streets were so broad and the lanes were so narrow, I could not get my wife home without a wheelbarrow; The wheelbarrow broke, my wife got a fall, |
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