Aunt Kitty's Stories Part 23

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The man in the moon, Came tumbling down, And asked the way to Norwich.

He went by the south, And burnt his mouth, With eating cold pease porridge.

There was an old wo-man, and what do you think?

She liv-ed up-on no-thing but vic-tuals and drink; Vic-tuals and drink were the chief of her diet, Yet the pla-guey old wo-man could ne-ver be qui-et.

She went to the ba-ker's to buy some bread; And when she came home, her hus-band was dead.

She went to the clerk, to toll the great bell; And when she came back, her hus-band was well.

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A Frog he would a-wooing go, Sing, heigho, says Rowley; Whether his mother would let him or no: With a rowley, powley, gammon and spinach; Heigho, says Anthony Rowley.

So off he marched with his opera-hat, Heigho, says Rowley; And on the way he met with a rat, With a rowley, powley, &c.

And when they came to mouse's hall, Heigho, says Rowley; They gave a loud knock, and they gave a loud call, With a rowley, powley, &c.

"Pray, Mrs. Mouse, are you within?"

Heigho, says Rowley; "Yes, kind sir, I am sitting to spin,"

With a rowley, powley, &c.

"Pray, Mrs. Mouse, will you give us some beer?"

Heigho, says Rowley; "For Froggy and I are fond of good cheer,"

With a rowley, powley, &c.

Now while they all were a merry making, Heigho, says Rowley; The cat and her kittens came tumbling in, With a rowley, powley, &c.

The cat she seized the rat by the crown, Heigho, says Rowley; The kittens they pulled the little mouse down, With a rowley, powley, &c.

This put poor frog in a terrible fright, Heigho, says Rowley; So he took up his hat, and he wished them good night, With a rowley, powley, &c.

But as Froggy was crossing over a brook, Heigho, says Rowley; A lily-white duck came and gobbled him up, With a rowley, powley, &c.

So there was an end of one, two, and three, Heigho, says Rowley; The rat, the mouse, and the little Frog-ee!

With a rowley, powley, gammon and spinach; Heigho, says Anthony Rowley.

Here am I, little jumping Joan, When n.o.body's with me, I'm always alone.

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Jack and Gill went up the hill, To fetch a pail of wa-ter; Jack fell down, and broke his crown, And Gill came tum-bling af-ter.

Up Jack got and home did trot, As fast as he could ca-per; Dame Gill had the Job to plais-ter his k.n.o.b, With vin-e-gar and brown paper.

Pus-sy cat, pus-sy cat, where have you been?

I've been to Lon-don to look at the Queen.

Pus-sy cat, pus-sy cat, what did you do there?

I fright-en-ed a lit-tle mouse un-der the chair.

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GOOD NIGHT.

Baby, baby, lay your head On your pretty little bed; Shut your eye-peeps, now the day And the light are gone away; All the clothes are tuck'd in tight, Little baby dear, good night.

Yes, my darling, well I know How the bitter wind doth blow And the winter's snow and rain Patter on the window pane; But they cannot come in here To my little baby dear.

For the curtains warm are spread Round about her cradle-bed; And her little night-cap hides Every breath of air besides; So 'till morning s.h.i.+neth bright, Little baby dear, good night.

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HOT APPLE PIE.

As Charles his sisters sat between An Apple Pie was brought; Slily to get a piece unseen, The little fellow thought.

A piece from off Sophia's plate Into his mouth he flung; But, ah! repentance came too late, It burn'd his little tongue.

The tears ran trickling down his cheek, It put him to such pain; He said (as soon as he could speak) "I'll ne'er do so again."