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Title: Our Old Nursery Rhymes

Illustrator: H. Willebeek le Mair

Arranger: Alfred Moffat

Release date: December 23, 2019 [eBook #61009]

Language: English

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CONTENTS

Our Old

Nursery Rhymes

The original tunes harmonized

by

Alfred Moffat

Illustrated by

H. Willebeek Le Mair

Augener Ltd.

London

For the Book Trade

A. & C. Black

London

G. Schirmer

New York

Copyright, 1911, by Augener Limited

Contents

Page

Pussy cat, pussy cat

5

Mary had a little lamb

7

Sing a song of sixpence

9

Little Jack Horner

11

Ding dong bell

13

Three blind mice

15

Here we go round the mulberry bush

17

Three little kittens

19

Pat-a-cake

21

Mary, Mary, quite contrary

23

Lucy Locket

25

I love little pussy

27

Baa, baa, black sheep

29

Humpty dumpty

31

O where is my little dog gone?

33

Georgy-Porgy

35

Little Miss Muffet

37

Dickory, dickory dock

39

Girls and boys come out to play

41

Jack and Jill

43

Yankee Doodle

45

Twinkle, twinkle, little star

47

Little Bo-Peep

49

Oranges and lemons

51

Ride a cock horse

53

What are little boys made of?

55

There was a little man

57

Little Boy Blue

59

Polly put the kettle on

61

Hush-a-by Baby

63

PUSSY CAT, PUSSY CAT, WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?

[[Listen] [MusicXML]

“Pussy cat, pussy cat, where have you been?”

“I’ve been to London to see the new Queen.”

“Pussy cat, pussy cat, what did you there?”

“I caught a little mouse under her chair.”

MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB.

[[Listen] [MusicXML]

Mary had a little lamb,

Its fleece was white as snow,

And ev’rywhere that Mary went

The lamb was sure to go.

He followed her to school one day,

That was against the rule.

It made the children laugh and play

To see a lamb at school.

2. So the Teacher turned him out

But still he lingered near,

And waited patiently about

Till Mary did appear;

And then he ran to her and laid

His head upon her arm

As if he said “I’m not afraid,

You’ll keep me from all harm.”

3. “What makes the lamb love Mary so?”

The eager children cry,

“O, Mary loves the lamb you know,”

The Teacher did reply;

“And you each gentle animal

In confidence may bind,

And make them follow at your call

If you are always kind.”

SING A SONG OF SIXPENCE.

[[Listen] [MusicXML]

Sing a song of Sixpence

A pocket full of rye;

Four and twenty Blackbirds

Baked in a pie;

When the pie was open’d

The birds began to sing,

Oh, was not that a dainty dish

To set before the King.

2. The King was in his counting-house

Counting out his money,

The Queen was in the parlour

Eating bread and honey;

The Maid was in the garden

Hanging out the clothes,

There came a little blackbird

And pecked off her nose.

LITTLE JACK HORNER.

[[Listen] [MusicXML]

Little Jack Horner

Sat in a corner

Eating his Christmas pie;

He put in his Thumb

And pulled out a plum

And said “What a good boy am I!”

DING DONG BELL.

[[Listen] [MusicXML]

Ding dong bell!

Pussy’s in the well!

Who put her in?

Little Tommy Green.

Who pulled her out?

Little Tommy Stout.

What a naughty boy was that

To drown poor pussycat,

Who ne’er did any harm,

But killed all the mice in father’s barn.

THREE BLIND MICE.

[[Listen] [MusicXML]

Three blind mice, see how they run!

They all ran after the farmer’s wife,

Who cut off their tails with a carving knife,

Did you ever hear such a tale in your life,

As three blind mice!

THE MULBERRY BUSH.

[[Listen] [MusicXML]

Here we go round the Mulberry bush,

The Mulberry bush,

The Mulberry bush;

Here we go round the Mulberry bush

On a cold and frosty morning.

Verse 2.

This is the way we wash our hands

We wash our hands

We wash our hands

This is the way we wash our hands

On a cold and frosty morning.

Verse 3.4.5 sing:

“dry our hands”

“clap our hands”

“warm our hands”

THE THREE LITTLE KITTENS.

[[Listen] [MusicXML]

1. Three little kittens they lost their mittens,

And they began to cry,

“Oh, mammy dear!

We sadly fear,

Our mittens we have lost.”

“What! lost your mittens, you naughty kittens,

Then you shall have no pie.”

Miew, miew, miew, miew.

2. Three little kittens they found their mittens,

And they began to cry,

“Oh, mammy dear!

See here, see here!

Our mittens we have found.”

“What! Found your mittens, you little kittens,

Then you shall have some pie.”

Purr, purr, purr, rr-rr.

3. The three little kittens put on their mittens

And soon ate up the pie,

“Oh, mammy dear!

We greatly fear,

Our mittens we have soiled.”

“What! soiled your mittens, you naughty kittens,”

Then they began to sigh,

Miew, miew, miew, miew,

Miew, miew, miew.

4. The three little kittens they washed their mittens,

And hung them up to dry.

“Oh, mammy dear!

Look here, look here!

Our mittens we have washed.”

“What! washed your mittens, you darling kittens,

But I smell a rat close by.

Hush, hush! miew, miew,

Miew, miew, miew.”

PAT-A-CAKE.

[[Listen] [MusicXML]

Pat-a-cake pat-a-cake, baker’s man!

That I will master as quick as I can

Prick it and nick it and mark it with T

And there will be plenty for baby and me

For baby and me

For baby and me

And there will be plenty for baby and me.

MARY, MARY, QUITE CONTRARY.

[[Listen] [MusicXML]

“Mary, Mary, quite contrary,

How does your garden grow?”

“With silver bells and cockle-shells,

And pretty maids all in a row.”

LUCY LOCKET.

[[Listen] [MusicXML]

Lucy Locket lost her pocket

Kitty Fisher found it

But ne’er a penny was there in’t

Except the binding round it.

I LOVE LITTLE PUSSY.

[[Listen] [MusicXML]

1. I love little pussy,

Her coat is so warm

And if I don’t hurt her,

She’ll do me no harm.

2. So I’ll not pull her tail,

Or drive her away;

But Pussy and I

Together will play.

3. She will sit by my side

And I’ll give her some food;

And she’ll like me because

I’m gentle and good.

BAA! BAA! BLACK SHEEP.

[[Listen] [MusicXML]

“Baa! Baa! Black sheep,

Have you any wool?”

“Yes, marry have I,

Three bags full;

One for my master,

And one for my dame,

But none for the little boy

That cries in the lane!”

HUMPTY DUMPTY.

[[Listen] [MusicXML]

Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall,

Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.

All the King’s horses and all the King’s men

Couldn’t put Humpty Dumpty together again.

OH WHERE, OH WHERE IS MY LITTLE DOG GONE.

[[Listen] [MusicXML]

Oh where, oh where is my little dog gone

Oh where, oh where can he be?

With his ears cut short and his tail cut long

Oh where, oh where is he?

Copyright 1912, by Augener Ltd.

GEORGY-PORGY.

[[Listen] [MusicXML]

Georgy-Porgy puddinggy pie;

Kissed the girls and made them cry;

When the boys came out to play

Georgy-Porgy ran away.

Copyright 1912, by Augener Ltd.

LITTLE MISS MUFFET.

[[Listen] [MusicXML]

Little Miss Muffet,

She sat on a tuffet,

Eating her curds and whey;

Down came a spider,

Which sat down beside her

And frightened Miss Muffet away.

Copyright 1912, by Augener Ltd.

DICKORY, DICKORY, DOCK.

[[Listen] [MusicXML]

1. Dickory, Dickory, Dock!

The mouse ran up the clock

The clock struck one,

The mouse ran down

Dickory, Dickory, Dock!

2. Dickory, dickory, dare!

The pig flew up in the air

The man in brown

Soon brought him down,

Dickory, dickory, dare.

Copyright 1912, by Augener Ltd.

GIRLS AND BOYS COME OUT TO PLAY.

[[Listen] [MusicXML]

Girls and boys come out to play,

The moon doth shine as bright as day

Leave your supper and leave your sleep

And join your play-fellows down the street.

Come with a whoop and come with a call

And come with a good-will or not at all

Up the ladder and down the wall

A half penny loaf will serve us all.

JACK AND JILL.

[[Listen] [MusicXML]

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.

YANKEE-DOODLE.

[[Listen] [MusicXML]

1. Yankee doodle came to town,

Upon a little pony,

He stuck a feather in his cap

And called it macaroni.

Yankee doodle, doodle do,

Yankee doodle dandy;

All the lassies are so smart,

And sweet as sugar candy.

2. Marching in and marching out,

And marching round the town, O!

Here there comes a regiment

With Captain Thomas Brown, O!

Yankee doodle, &c.

3. Yankee doodle is a tune

That comes in mighty handy;

The enemy all runs away

At Yankee doodle dandy.

Yankee doodle &c.

TWINKLE, TWINKLE, LITTLE STAR.

[[Listen] [MusicXML]

1. Twinkle, twinkle, little star

How I wonder what you are:

Up above the world so high

Like a diamond in the sky

When the blazing sun is gone

When he nothing shines upon,

Then you show your little light,

Twinkle, twinkle, all the night.

2. Then the traveller in the dark

Thanks you for your little spark,

He could not see which way to go

If you did not twinkle so.

In the dark blue sky you keep,

And often through my curtains peep,

For you never shut your eye

Till the sun is in the sky.

LITTLE BO-PEEP.

[[Listen] [MusicXML]

Little Bo-Peep has lost her sheep,

And can’t tell where to find them:

Leave them alone, and they’ll come home

And bring their tails behind them.

2. Little Bo-Peep fell fast asleep

And dreamt she heard them bleating.

But when she awoke, she found it a joke.

For they were still a-fleeting.

3. She took up her crook, intending to look,

Determined for to find them;

She found them indeed, but it made her heart bleed

For they’d left their tails behind them.

4. She heaved a sigh, and wiped her eye

And ran over hill and dale, O!

And tried what she could, as a shepherdess should,

To tack to each sheep its tail, O!

ORANGES AND LEMONS.

[[Listen] [MusicXML]

“Oranges and lemons,” say the bells of St. Clements;

“You owe me five farthings,” say the bells of St. Martins;

“When will you pay me?” say the bells of Old Bailey;

“When I grow rich,” say the bells of Shoreditch;

“When will that be?” say the bells of Stepney;

“I do not know,” says the great bell of Bow;

Here comes a candle to light you to bed,

And here comes a chopper to chop off your head!

RIDE A COCK-HORSE.

[[Listen] [MusicXML]

Ride a Cock-horse

To Banbury Cross,

To see a fine lady ride on a white horse;

With rings on her fingers

And bells on her toes

So she shall have music

Wherever she goes.

WHAT ARE LITTLE BOYS MADE OF?

[[Listen] [MusicXML]

1. What are little boys made of, made of?

What are little boys made of?

Frogs and snails and puppy dog’s tails,

And such are little boys made of.

Chorus.

Frogs and snails and puppy dog’s tails,

And such are little boys made of.

2. What are little girls made of, made of?

What are little girls made of?

Sugar and spice and all things nice,

And such are little girls made of;

Sugar and spice and all things nice,

And such are little girls made of.

3. What are our young men made of, made of?

What are our young men made of?

Sighs and leers, and crocodile tears,

And such are our young men made of;

Sighs and leers, and crocodile tears,

And such are our young men made of.

4. What are young women made of, made of?

What are young women made of?

Ribbons and laces, and sweet pretty faces,

And such are young women made of;

Ribbons and laces, and sweet pretty faces,

And such are young women made of.

THERE WAS A LITTLE MAN.

[[Listen] [MusicXML]

1. There was a little man,

And he wooed a little maid,

And he said “Little maid! will you wed, wed, wed?

I have little more to say,

Then will you? yea, or nay!

For least said is soonest mended, ded, ded, ded!”

2. The little maid replied,

(Some say a little sighed)

But what shall we have to eat, eat, eat?

Will the love that you're so rich in,

Put a fire into the kitchen?

Or the little God of Love turn the spit, spit, spit.

3. The little man replied,

(Some say a little cried,)

For his little heart was filled with sorrow, row;

With the little that I have,

I will be your little slave,

And the rest my little dear we will borrow, row.

4. Thus did the little gent,

Make the little maid relent,

For her little heart began to beat, beat, beat;

Through his offers were but small,

She accepted of them all,

Now she thanks her little stars for her fate, fate, fate.

LITTLE BOY BLUE.

[[Listen] [MusicXML]

Little Boy Blue, come blow your horn,

The sheep’s in the meadow, the cow’s in the corn.

Where’s the boy that looks after the sheep?

He’s under the haycock fast asleep.

Will you wake him? No, not I!

For if I do, he’ll be sure to cry.

POLLY PUT THE KETTLE ON.

[[Listen] [MusicXML]

Polly put the kettle on,

Polly put the kettle on,

Polly put the kettle on,

We’ll all have tea.

Sukey take it off again,

Sukey take it off again,

Sukey take it off again,

They’ve all gone away.

HUSH-A-BY BABY.

[[Listen] [MusicXML]

Hush-a-by Baby on the tree-top,

When the wind blows

The cradle will rock;

When the bough breaks

The cradle will fall;

Down comes baby, cradle and all!

PRINTED BY EDMUND EVANS, LTD., ROSE PLACE, GLOBE ROAD, LONDON, E.

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Our Old Nursery Rhymes

Contents

PUSSY CAT, PUSSY CAT, WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?

MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB.

SING A SONG OF SIXPENCE.

LITTLE JACK HORNER.

DING DONG BELL.

THREE BLIND MICE.

THE MULBERRY BUSH.

THE THREE LITTLE KITTENS.

PAT-A-CAKE.

MARY, MARY, QUITE CONTRARY.

LUCY LOCKET.

I LOVE LITTLE PUSSY.

BAA! BAA! BLACK SHEEP.

HUMPTY DUMPTY.

OH WHERE, OH WHERE IS MY LITTLE DOG GONE.

GEORGY-PORGY.

LITTLE MISS MUFFET.

DICKORY, DICKORY, DOCK.

GIRLS AND BOYS COME OUT TO PLAY.

JACK AND JILL.

YANKEE-DOODLE.

TWINKLE, TWINKLE, LITTLE STAR.

LITTLE BO-PEEP.

ORANGES AND LEMONS.

RIDE A COCK-HORSE.

WHAT ARE LITTLE BOYS MADE OF?

THERE WAS A LITTLE MAN.

LITTLE BOY BLUE.

POLLY PUT THE KETTLE ON.

HUSH-A-BY BABY.

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