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HUB a dub dub, Three men in a tub ; And how do you think they got there ? The butcher, the baker, The candlestick-maker, They all jump'd out of a rotten potato— 'Twas enough to make a man stare !
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HANDY SPANDY, Jack-a-dandy, Loved plum cake and sugar-candy; He bought some at a grocer's shop, And out he came, hop, hop, hop.
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DING, dong, bell, Pussy's in the well ! Who put her in, Little Tommy Lin : Who pulled her out, Dog with long snout ; What a naughty boy was that, To drown poor pussy cat, Who never did any harm, But kill'd the mice in his father's barn.
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DINGTY diddledy, My mammy's maid, She stole oranges, I am afraid ; Some in her pocket, Some in her sleeve, She stole oranges, I do believe.
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COCK a doodle doo, My dame has lost her shoe ; My master's lost his fiddling stick, And don't know what to do.
Cock a doodle doo,
Cock a doodle doo,
Cock a doodle doo,
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HEY ding a ding, what shall I sing ? How many holes in a skimmer ? Four and twenty,—my stomach is empty ; Pray, mamma, give me some dinner.
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DEEDLE,
deedle, dumpling, my son John Went to bed with his breeches on ; One shoe off, the other shoe on, Deedle, deedle, dumpling, my son John.
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FEEDUM,
fiddledum fee, The cat's got into the tree. Pussy, come down, Or I'll crack your crown, And toss you into the sea.
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YANKEE Doodle came to town, Upon a Kentish poney ; He stuck a feather in his hat, And called him Macaroni.
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COME
dance a jig To my Granny's pig, With a raudy, rowdy, dowdy ; Come dance a jig To my Granny's pig, And pussy-cat shall crowdy [i. e. fiddle.]
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DRIDDLETY drum, driddlety drum, There you see the beggars are come ; Some are here and some are there, And some are gone to Chidlely fair.
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INTERY,
mintery, cutery-corn, Apple seed and apple thorn ; Wine, brier, limber-lock, Five geese in a flock, Sit and sing by a spring, O–U–T, and in again.
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A CAT
came fiddling out of a barn, With a pair of bag-pipes under her arm ; She could sing nothing but fiddle cum fee, The mouse has married the humble bee ; Pipe, cat, dance, mouse, We'll have a wedding at our good house.
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HEY,
dorolot, dorolot ! Hey, dorolay, dorolay ! Hey, my bonny boat, bonny boat, Hey, drag away, drag away !
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SEEK a thing, give a thing, The old man's gold ring ; Lie butt, lie ben, Lie among the dead men.
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HEY !
diddle diddle, The cat and the fiddle, The cow jumped over the moon ; The little dog laugh'd To see such craft, While the dish ran after the spoon.
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CRIPPLE
Dick upon a stick, And Sandy on a sow, Riding away to Galloway, To buy a pound o'woo.
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FIDDLE-de-dee, fiddle-de-dee, The fly shall marry the humble bee. They went to the church, and married was she, The fly has married the humble bee.
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ROUND about, round about Maggotty pie, My father loves good ale, And so do I.
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DOODLEDY, doodledy, doodledy, dan, I'll have a piper to be my good man ; And if I get less meat, I shall get game, Doodledy, doodledy, doodledy, dan.
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WE'RE
all in the dumps, For diamonds are trumps ; The kittens are gone to St. Paul's ! The babies are bit, The moon's in a fit, And the houses are built without walls.
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ONE, two, three, I love coffee, And Billy loves tea. How good you be, One, two, three, I love coffee, And Billy loves tea.
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DICK
and Tom, Will and John, Brought me from Nottingham.
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Hink spink, the puddings stink, The fat beings to fry, Nobody at home, but jumping Joan, Father, mother, and I. Stick, stock, stone dead, Blind man can't see, Every knave will have a slave, You or I must be he.
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HARK,
hark, The dogs do bark, Beggars are coming to town ; Some in jags, Some in rags, And some in velvet gowns.
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TOMMY TIBULE, Harry Wibule, Tommy Tissile, Harry Whistle, Little wee, wee, wee.
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DINGLE, dingle, doosey, The cat's in the well ; The dog's away to Bellingen, To buy the bairn a bell.
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SING, sing, what shall I sing ? The cat has eat the pudding-string ! Do, do, what shall I do ? The cat has bit it quite in two !
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A DUCK
and a drake, A nice barley-cake, With a penny to pay the old baker : A hop and a scotch, Is another notch, Slitherum, slatherum, take her.
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GILLY
Silly Jarter, Who has lost a garter ? In a shower of rain, The miller found it, The miller ground it, And the miller gave it to Silly again.
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SEE, saw, Margery Daw, Little Jackey shall have a new master ; Little Jackey shall have but a penny a day, Because he can't work any faster.
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SEE,
Saw, Margery Daw, Sold her bed and lay upon straw ; Was not she a dirty slut, To sell her bed and lie in the dirt ?
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ZICKETY, dickety, dock, The mouse ran up the nock ; The nock struck one, Down the mouse run, Zickety, dickety, dock.
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DING, dong, darrow, The cat and the sparrow; The little dog has burnt his tail, And he shall be hang'd to-morrow.
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PUSSICAT,
wussicat, with a white foot, When is your wedding, for I'll come to't. The beer's to brew, the bread's to bake. Pussy-cat, pussy-cat, don't be too late.
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TO
market, to market, to buy a fat pig, Home again, home again, dancing a jig ; Ride to the market to buy a fat hog, Home again, home again, jiggety-jog.
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LEG
over leg, As the dog went to Dover ; When he came to a stile, Jump he went over.
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