Part 13 (1/2)

DREAMS

Friday night's dream, on Sat.u.r.day told, Is sure to come true, be it never so old.

A c.o.c.k AND BULL STORY

The c.o.c.k's on the housetop blowing his horn; The bull's in the barn a-thres.h.i.+ng of corn; The maids in the meadows are making of hay; The ducks in the river are swimming away.

FOR BABY

You shall have an apple, YOU shall have a plum, You shall have a rattle, When papa comes home.

MYSELF

As I walked by myself, And talked to myself, Myself said unto me: ”Look to thyself, Take care of thyself, For n.o.body cares for thee.”

I answered myself, And said to myself In the selfsame repartee: ”Look to thyself, Or not look to thyself, The selfsame thing will be.”

OVER THE WATER

Over the water, and over the sea, And over the water to Charley, I'll have none of your nasty beef, Nor I'll have none of your barley; But I'll have some of your very best flour To make a white cake for my Charley.

CANDLE-SAVING

To make your candles last for aye, You wives and maids give ear-O!

To put them out's the only way, Says honest John Boldero.

FEARS AND TEARS

Tommy's tears and Mary's fears Will make them old before their years.

THE KILKENNY CATS

There were once two cats of Kilkenny.

Each thought there was one cat too many; So they fought and they fit, And they scratched and they bit, Till, excepting their nails, And the tips of their tails, Instead of two cats, there weren't any.

OLD GRIMES

Old Grimes is dead, that good old man, We ne'er shall see him more; He used to wear a long brown coat All b.u.t.toned down before.

A WEEK OF BIRTHDAYS

Monday's child is fair of face, Tuesday's child is full of grace, Wednesday's child is full of woe, Thursday's child has far to go, Friday's child is loving and giving, Sat.u.r.day's child works hard for its living, But the child that's born on the Sabbath day Is bonny and blithe, and good and gay.