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+LITTLE SONGS
+
+BY
+
+MRS. FOLLEN
+
+
+
+
+Illustrated with above fifty pictures.
+
+
+
+
+PREFACE
+
+TO THE FIRST AMERICAN EDITION.
+
+It has been my object, in writing the following Little Songs for
+Little Boys and Girls, to endeavor to catch something of that good-
+humored pleasantry, that musical nonsense, which makes Mother Goose
+so attractive to children of all ages.
+
+The little folks must decide whether the book is entertaining. To
+them I present my little volume, with the earnest hope that it will
+receive their approbation. If children love to lisp my rhymes, while
+parents find no fault in them, I ask no higher praise.
+
+CAMBRIDGE, 1832.
+
+
+
+
+PREFACE.
+
+In the present edition of the "Nursery Songs," which has been
+carefully revised, the original name given by its parent and best
+friends is restored.
+
+Two captivating little songs, by some unknown hand, appended to the
+English edition, are retained; and two or three from the first
+American edition, omitted in the English, are restored.
+
+I will hope that the little folks will welcome the little book in
+its new dress, and make much of it; for it was at first made, and is
+now adorned with pictures, on purpose to please them.
+
+ELIZA LEE FOLLEN.
+
+BROOKLINE, MARCH 22, 1856.
+
+
+
+
+
+CONTENTS.
+
+
+TITLE.                              TUNE.
+
+ANNIE'S GARDEN, . . . . . . . . . . Malbrooke,
+THE NEW MOON,
+LULLABY,  . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vesper Hymn,
+STOP! STOP! PRETTY WATER, . . . . . Buy a Broom,
+MY LITTLE DOLL ROSE,
+BUTTERFLIES ARE PRETTY, . . . . . . The White Cockade,
+OLD NURSEY, . . . . . . . . . . . . Kitty Clover,
+THE SUN IS UP,  . . . . . . . . . . Bonny Boat,
+WALTER AND HIS DOG,
+IT IS A PLEASANT DAY, . . . . . . . The Schoolmaster,
+THE GOOD MOOLLY COW,
+NOTHING BUT BA-A,
+JAMES AND HIS MOTHER,
+MASTER JOHNNY RIDING,
+O, LOOK AT THE MOON,  . . . . . . . Buy a Broom,
+SONG FOR A COMPANY OF CHILDREN,
+THE DOG AND CAT, THE DUCK AND RAT,
+TRUSTY LEARNING ABC,
+DO YOU GUESS IT IS I?
+FIDDLEDEDEE,
+THE STARS AND THE BABIES,
+KITTY IN THE BASKET,
+THE FARM YARD,
+FROLIC IN THE SNOW,
+SWING SWONG,
+WORK AND PLAY,
+LITTLE MARY,
+IT CAN'T BE SO,
+WHEN EVENING IS COME,
+RINGELY RINGELY,
+CHARLIE BOY,
+THE BABY'S BIRTHDAY,
+THE POOR MAN,
+DING DONG! DING DONG!
+THE LITTLE BOY'S MAY DAY SONG,
+THE LITTLE BOY'S GOOD NIGHT,
+THE THREE LITTLE KITTENS. (A Cat's Tale.)
+COCKS AND HENS,
+
+
+
+
+
+
+LITTLE SONGS
+
+
+
+
+ANNIE'S GARDEN.
+
+
+In little Annie's garden
+  Grew all sorts of posies;
+There were pinks, and mignonette,
+  And tulips, and roses.
+
+Sweet peas, and morning glories,
+  A bed of violets blue,
+And marigolds, and asters,
+  In Annie's garden grew.
+
+There the bees went for honey,
+  And the humming-birds too;
+And there the pretty butterflies
+  And the lady-birds flew.
+
+And there among her flowers,
+  Every bright and pleasant day,
+In her own pretty garden
+  Little Annie went to play.
+
+
+
+
+THE NEW MOON.
+
+
+    Dear mother, how pretty
+    The moon looks to-night!
+She was never so cunning before;
+    Her two little horns
+    Are so sharp and so bright,
+I hope she'll not grow any more.
+
+    If I were up there
+    With you and my friends,
+I'd rock in it nicely you see;
+    I'd sit in the middle
+    And hold by both ends;
+O, what a bright cradle 'twould be!
+
+    I would call to the stars
+    To keep out of the way,
+Lest we should rock over their toes,
+    And there I would rock
+    Till the dawn of the day,
+And see where the pretty moon goes.
+
+    And there we would stay
+    In the beautiful skies,
+And through the bright clouds we would roam;
+    We would see the sun set,
+    And see the sun rise,
+And on the next rainbow come home.
+
+
+
+
+LULLABY.
+
+
+Sleep, my baby, sleep, my boy;
+  Rest your little weary head;
+'Tis your mother rocks her baby
+  In his little cradle bed.
+
+    Lullaby, sweet lullaby!
+
+All the little birds are sleeping,
+  Every one has gone to rest,
+And my precious one is resting
+  In his pretty cradle nest.
+
+    Lullaby, sweet lullaby!
+
+Sleep, O, sleep, my darling boy;
+  Wake to-morrow fresh and strong;
+'Tis your mother sits beside you,
+  Singing you a cradle song.
+
+    Lullaby, sweet lullaby!
+
+
+
+
+STOP! STOP! PRETTY WATER
+
+
+I.
+
+"Stop! stop! pretty water,"
+  Said Mary one day,
+To a frolicsome brook
+  That was running away.
+
+II.
+
+"You run on so fast!
+  I wish you would stay;
+My boat and my flowers
+  You will carry away."
+
+III.
+
+"But I will run after;
+  Mother says that I may;
+For I would know where
+  You are running away."
+
+IV.
+
+So Mary ran on;
+  But I have heard say
+That she never could find
+  Where the brook ran away.
+
+
+
+
+MY LITTLE DOLL ROSE.
+
+
+I have a little doll;
+  I take care of her clothes;
+She has soft flaxen hair;
+  And her name it is Rose.
+
+She has pretty blue eyes,
+  And a very small nose,
+And a cunning little mouth;
+  My dear little Rose.
+
+I have a little sofa
+  Where my doll may repose,
+Or sit up like a lady;
+  My knowing little Rose.
+
+My doll can move her arms,
+  And stand upon her toes;
+Or make a pretty curtesy,
+  My funny little Rose.
+
+"How old is your dolly?"
+  Very young I suppose,
+For she cannot go alone,
+  My precious little Rose.
+
+Indeed I cannot tell,
+  In poetry or prose,
+How beautiful she is,
+  My darling little Rose.
+
+
+
+
+BUTTERFLIES ARE PRETTY THINGS.
+
+
+"Butterflies are pretty things,
+  Prettier than you or I;
+See the colors on his wings;
+  Who would hurt a butterfly?"
+
+"Softly, softly, girls and boys;
+  He'll come near us by and by;
+Here he is, don't make a noise;--
+  We'll not hurt you, butterfly."
+
+Not to hurt a living thing,
+  Let all little children try;
+See, again he's on the wing;
+  Good by! pretty butterfly!
+
+
+
+
+OLD NURSEY.
+
+
+O, here is papa,
+  With Edward and Jane,
+Come to see good old Nursey,
+  Who lives in the lane.
+
+She's the best of all Nurseys,
+  And Edward and Jane
+Love dearly good Nursey,
+  Who lives in the lane.
+
+"Here's the hen and her chickens,"
+  Says Edward to Jane,
+"And here's Nursey's pussy,
+  That lives in the lane."
+
+Nurse gave a good hug
+  To Edward and Jane,
+And told them a story
+  As long as the lane.
+
+They said, "Good by Nursey."
+  She said "Come again
+To see poor old Nursey,
+  Who lives in the lane"
+
+
+
+
+THE SUN IS UP.
+
+
+The sun is up, the sun is up,
+Sing merrily we, the sun is up.
+  The birds they sing,
+  Upon the wing,
+Hey nony nony no.
+
+  The pigeons coo,
+  The moolies moo,
+Hey troli-loli lo.
+The sun is up, the sun is up,
+Sing merrily we, the sun is up.
+
+  The horses neigh,
+  The young lambs play,
+Hey nony nony no.
+  The bees they hum,
+  O, quickly come!
+  Hey troli-loli lo.
+The sun is up, the sun is up,
+Sing merrily we, the sun is up.
+
+  The morning hours,
+  The dewy flowers,
+Hey nony nony no,
+  And all we meet
+  Are fresh and sweet,
+  Hey troli-loli lo.
+The sun is up, the sun is up,
+Sing merrily we, the sun is up.
+
+  Then, sleepy heads,
+  All leave your beds!
+Hey nony nony no.
+  For every thing
+  Doth sweetly sing
+  Hey troli-loli lo.
+The sun is up, the sun is up,
+Sing merrily we, the sun is up.
+
+
+
+
+WALTER AND HIS DOG.
+
+
+There was a little boy,
+  And he had a piece of bread,
+And he put his little cap
+  On his head, head, head.
+
+Upon his hobby horse
+  Then he went to take a ride,
+With his pretty Spaniel Flash
+  By his side, side, side.
+
+Little Walter was his name,
+  And he said to little Flash,
+"Let us gallop round the house,
+  With a dash, dash, dash."
+
+So he laid down his bread
+  In a snug little place,
+And away Walter went
+  For a race, race, race.
+
+But Flash had a plan,
+  In his little roguish head,
+Of taking to himself
+  Walter's bread, bread, bread.
+
+So he watched for a moment
+  When Walter did not look,
+And the nice piece of bread
+  Slyly took, took, took.
+
+When Walter saw the rogue,
+  He cried, "O, naughty Flash;"
+And he showed his little whip
+  With a lash, lash, lash.
+
+But Flash looked so good-natured,
+  With his tail curled up behind,
+That his aunty said to Walter,
+  "Never mind, mind, mind."
+
+"Flash is nothing but a puppy;
+  So, Walter, do not worry;
+If he knew that he'd done wrong,
+  He'd be sorry, sorry, sorry;"
+
+"And don't be angry, Walter,
+  That Flash has had a treat;
+Here's another piece of bread
+  You may eat, eat, eat."
+
+So Walter ate his bread,
+  And then to Flash he cried,
+"Come, you saucy little dog,
+  Let us ride, ride, ride."
+
+
+
+
+IT IS A PLEASANT DAY.
+
+
+Come, my children, come away,
+For the sun shines bright to-day;
+Little children, come with me,
+Birds and brooks and posies see;
+Get your hats and come away,
+For it is a pleasant day.
+
+Every thing is laughing, singing.
+All the pretty flowers are springing.
+See the kitten, full of fun,
+Sporting in the pleasant sun.
+Children too may sport and play,
+For it is a pleasant day.
+
+Bring the hoop, and bring the ball;
+Come with happy faces all;
+Let us make a merry ring,
+Talk, and laugh, and dance, and sing;
+Quickly, quickly, come away,
+For it is a pleasant day.
+
+
+
+
+THE GOOD MOOLLY COW.
+
+
+Come! supper is ready;
+  Come! boys and girls, now,
+For here is fresh milk
+  From the good moolly cow.
+
+Have done with your fife,
+  And your row de dow dow,
+And taste this sweet milk
+  From the good moolly cow.
+
+Whoever is fretting
+  Must clear up his brow,
+Or he'll have no milk
+  From the good moolly cow.
+
+And here is Miss Pussy;
+  She means by mee-ow,
+Give me too some milk
+  From the good moolly cow.
+
+When children are hungry,
+  O, who can tell how
+They love the fresh milk
+  From the good moolly cow!
+
+So, when you meet moolly,
+  Just say, with a bow,
+"Thank you for your milk,
+  Mrs. Good Moolly Cow."
+
+
+
+
+NOTHING BUT BA-A.
+
+
+Little Fanny and Lucy,
+  One sunshiny day,
+Went to walk in the meadow
+  And have some play.
+
+They said to a sheep,
+  "Pray how's your mamma?"
+But the lazy sheep answered
+  Them nothing but "ba-a!"
+
+
+
+
+JAMES AND HIS MOTHER.
+
+
+  James and his mother
+  They loved one another,
+And they went to walk one day;
+  And as they were walking,
+  And laughing and talking,
+They saw some boys at play.
+
+  "Let me go; let me run;
+  Let me see all the fun!"
+Said little James then to his mother;
+  "Hear them laugh, hear them shout,
+  See them tumbling about,
+And jumping one over the other."
+
+  "Pray let me go too,
+  O dear mother, do!"
+And Jemmie ran off to the boys;
+  He kicked, and he thumped,
+  He laughed and he jumped,
+He shouted and made a great noise.
+
+  But James was so small
+  That he soon got a fall,
+And tumbled down into a hole;
+  He was not much hurt,
+  But covered with dirt--
+There Jemmie lay rubbing his poll.
+
+  His mother soon ran
+  To her dear little man,
+Holding out to him both of her hands;
+  And now on the ground,
+  All safe and all sound,
+By the side of his mother he stands.
+
+  "Never mind," said his mother;
+  And they kissed one another;
+"Never mind, though you cut such a figure;
+  For Jemmie shall play
+  With the boys some day,
+When he has grown older and bigger."
+
+
+
+
+MASTER JOHNNY GOING TO RIDE.
+
+
+Why, here's Master Johnny;
+  He's taking a ride
+On good Mrs. Donkey,
+  With her colt by her side.
+
+Go softly, Ma'am Donkey,
+  And be sure not to trip;
+And Johnny, you monkey,
+  Take care of your whip.
+
+
+
+
+O, LOOK AT THE MOON.
+
+
+O, look at the moon!
+  She is shining up there;
+O mother, she looks
+  Like a lamp in the air.
+
+Last week she was smaller,
+  And shaped like a bow;
+But now she's grown bigger,
+  And round as an O.
+
+Pretty moon, pretty moon,
+  How you shine on the door,
+And make it all bright
+  On my nursery floor!
+
+You shine on my playthings,
+  And show me their place,
+And I love to look up
+  At your pretty bright face.
+
+And there is a star
+  Close by you, and may be
+That small twinkling star
+  Is your little baby.
+
+
+
+
+SONG FOR A COMPANY OF CHILDREN.
+
+
+    Children go
+    To and fro,
+In a merry, pretty row,
+    Footsteps light,
+    Faces bright;
+  'Tis a happy sight.
+Swiftly turning round and round,
+Never look upon the ground,
+    Follow me,
+    Full of glee,
+  Singing merrily.
+
+    Birds are free;
+    So are we;
+And we live as happily.
+    Work we do.
+    Study too,
+  For we learn "twice two;"
+Then we laugh, and dance, and sing,
+Gay as larks upon the wing;
+    Follow me,
+    Full of glee,
+  Singing merrily.
+
+    Work is done,
+    Play's begun;
+Now we have our laugh and fun;
+    Happy days,
+    Pretty plays,
+  And no naughty ways.
+Holding fast each other's hand,
+We're a little happy band;
+    Follow me,
+    Full of glee,
+  Singing merrily.
+
+
+
+
+THE DOG AND THE CAT, THE DUCK AND THE RAT.
+
+
+Once on a time in rainy weather,
+  A dog and a cat,
+  A duck and a rat,
+All met in a barn together.
+  The dog he barked,
+  The duck she quacked,
+The cat she humped up her back;
+  The rat he squeaked,
+  And off he sneaked
+Straight into a nice large crack.
+
+The little dog said, (and he looked very wise,)
+  "I think, Mrs. Puss,
+  You make a great fuss,
+With your back and your great green eyes.
+  And you, Madam Duck,
+  You waddle and cluck,
+Till it gives one the fidgets to hear you.
+  You had better run off
+  To the old pig's trough,
+Where none but the pigs, ma'am, are near you."
+
+The duck was good-natured, and she ran away;
+  But old pussy cat
+  With her back up sat,
+And said she intended to stay;
+  And she showed him her paws,
+  With her long, sharp claws.
+So the dog was afraid to come near;
+  For puss, if she pleases,
+  When a little dog teases,
+Can give him a box on the ear.
+
+
+
+
+TRUSTY LEARNING ABC.
+
+
+"Be quiet, good Trusty;
+  See how still you can be,
+For I've come to teach you
+  Your ABC."
+
+"I will show you the way
+  Mother reads it to me;
+She looks very sober,
+  And says, ABC."
+
+"Tom says you can't learn;
+  But father says, he
+Saw a little dog once
+  That knew ABC."
+
+"So, good Trusty, attend;
+  Let us show them that we
+Can learn, if we please,
+  Our ABC."
+
+To what little Frank said
+  Trusty seemed to agree.
+Do you think he learned much
+  Of his ABC?
+
+
+
+
+DO YOU GUESS IT IS I?
+
+
+I.
+
+I am a little thing;
+  I am not very high;
+I laugh, dance and sing,
+  And sometimes I cry.
+
+II.
+
+I have a little head
+  All covered o'er with hair,
+And I hear what is said
+  With my two ears there.
+
+III.
+
+On my two feet I walk;
+  I run too with ease;
+With my little tongue I talk
+  Just as much as I please.
+
+IV.
+
+I have ten fingers too,
+  And just so many toes;
+Two eyes to see through,
+  And but one little nose.
+
+V.
+
+I've a mouth full of teeth,
+  Where my bread and milk go in;
+And close by, underneath,
+  Is my little round chin.
+
+VI.
+
+What is this little thing,
+  Not very, very high,
+That can laugh, dance, and sing?
+  Do you guess it is I?
+
+
+
+
+FIDDLEDEDEE.
+
+
+Fiddledee diddledee dido,
+A poor little boy he cried, O;
+  He cried, for what?
+  O, I've forgot;
+Perhaps you had better ask Fido.
+
+Fiddledee diddledee dido,
+The dog ran off to hide, O;
+  He'll bark and squeak,
+  But never speak--
+There's no use in asking Fido.
+
+
+
+
+THE STARS AND THE BABIES.
+
+
+  When the stars go to sleep,
+  The babies awake,
+And they prattle and sparkle all day;
+  Then the stars light their lamps,
+  And their playtime they take,
+While the babies are sleeping away.
+
+  So good night, little baby,
+  And shut up your eyes;
+Let the stars now have their turn at play;
+  They soon will begin
+  To shoot through the skies,
+And dance in the bright milky way.
+
+  No, no, my dear nurse,
+  I cannot go to sleep;
+Since you've put the thought into my head,
+  Let us have with the stars
+  One game at bo-peep;
+Then good night, and a kiss, and to bed.
+
+
+
+
+KITTY IN THE BASKET.
+
+
+"Where is my little basket gone?"
+  Said Charlie boy one day;
+"I guess some little boy or girl
+  Has taken it away."
+
+"And Kitty too, I can't find her;
+  O, dear! what shall I do?
+I wish I could my basket find,
+  And little Kitty too."
+
+"I'll go to mother's room and look;
+  Perhaps she may be there,
+For Kitty loves to take a nap
+  In mother's easy chair."
+
+"O mother! mother! come and look!
+  See what a little heap!
+My Kitty's in the basket here,
+  All cuddled down to sleep."
+
+He took the basket carefully,
+  And brought it in a minute,
+And showed it to his mother dear,
+  With little Kitty in it.
+
+
+
+
+THE FARM YARD.
+
+
+  The cock is crowing,
+  The cows are lowing,
+  The ducks are quacking,
+  The dogs are barking,
+  The ass is braying,
+  The horse is neighing;
+Was there ever such a noise!
+
+  The birds are singing,
+  The bell is ringing,
+  The pigs are squeaking,
+  The barn door creaking,
+  The brook is babbling,
+  The geese are gabbling
+Mercy on us, what a noise!
+
+  The sheep are ba-a-ing,
+  The boys ha-ha-ing,
+  The swallows twittering,
+  The girls are tittering,
+  Father is calling,
+  The cook is bawling;
+I'm nigh crazy with the noise.
+
+  Nabby is churning,
+  The grindstone's turning,
+  John is sawing,
+  Charles hurrahing,
+  Old Dobson's preaching,
+  The peacock's screeching;
+Who can live in such a noise!
+
+
+
+
+FROLIC IN THE SNOW.
+
+
+"See the snow! see the snow!
+Hear the winter wind blow;
+Make the fire burn bright;
+Shut the doors up tight;
+Let it storm, let it storm;
+My Willy shall be warm."
+
+"Dear mother, let me go
+And frolic in the snow;
+Tis so soft and so light,
+So beautiful and white,
+'Twill not hurt me I know;
+Let me go, let me go."
+
+"I don't mind the cold;
+I am three years old;
+Look at little Rover;
+He is powdered all over:
+Let me go, let me go,
+And frolic in the snow."
+
+"I can do what Rover can;
+I am your little man;
+Let it storm, let it storm;
+I don't want to be warm;
+Dear mother, let me go,
+And frolic in the snow."
+
+
+
+
+SWING SWONG.
+
+
+Swing swong,
+Here we go;
+Sing a song,
+Hurrah ho!
+
+Swing swong,
+Here we go;
+Hold in strong,
+Hurrah ho!
+
+Swing swong,
+Here we go;
+Fly along,
+Hurrah ho!
+
+
+
+
+WORK AND PLAY.
+
+
+Come let us take a walk,--
+  The rain has gone away,--
+And have some pleasant talk,
+  And laugh, and sing, and play.
+
+The old hen dries her wings,
+  The young lambs frisk away
+The merry sparrow sings;
+  Come let us go and play.
+
+The brook runs gayly on
+  As though it were in play,
+And says to every one,
+  "Let's have some fun to-day."
+
+The little busy bee
+  Doth sing and work all day,
+And teaches you and me
+  To work as well as play.
+
+The world is full of flowers;
+  Put up your work, I say;
+Let's use these limbs of ours
+  And have some real play.
+
+
+
+
+LITTLE MARY.
+
+
+Little Mary was good;
+  The weather was fair;
+She went with her mother
+  To taste the fresh air.
+
+The birds they were singing;
+  Mary chatted away;
+And she was as happy
+  And merry as they.
+
+
+
+
+IT CAN'T BE SO.
+
+
+A boy once went the world around,
+Till he a golden castle found;
+  Then laughed the boy,
+  Then thought the boy,
+"O, were that golden castle mine,
+How brightly then my house would shine!"
+  O, no! O, no! O, no!
+My little boy, it can't be so.
+
+Again he went the world around,
+Till he a flying pony found;
+  Then laughed the boy,
+  Then thought the boy,
+"O, were that flying pony mine,
+Then I should be a horseman fine."
+  O, no! O, no! O, no!
+My little boy, it can't be so.
+
+
+
+
+WHEN EVENING IS COME.
+
+
+When evening is come,
+And father's at home,
+Mother says that we may
+Have a go-to-bed play.
+A book he will bring us,
+A song he will sing us,
+A story he'll tell us,
+He'll make believe sell us.
+And we will cut papers,
+And all sorts of capers,
+And laugh, dance, and play,
+And frolic away,
+When evening is come,
+And father's at home.
+
+
+
+
+RINGELY RINGELY.
+
+
+Ringely ringely dah-re-roon,
+My baby has slept till almost noon,
+Ringely ringely dah-re-roon,
+My baby shall have his breakfast soon.
+
+Ringely ringely dah-re-roon,
+Here is his milk and here is his spoon,
+Ringely ringely dah-re-roon,
+He'll be a month older when comes next moon.
+
+
+
+
+CHARLIE BOY.
+
+
+O, look at my hat;
+  How nicely it suits!
+O, look at my feet;
+  I've got on new boots!
+
+Hurrah! for Charlie boy.
+
+My boots they are stiff,
+  My boots they are tall,
+And they hold me up straight,
+  So I cannot fall.
+
+Hurrah! for Charlie boy.
+
+I'll do mother's errands
+  As well as I can;
+I've got on new boots,
+  And so I'm a man.
+
+Hurrah! for Charlie boy.
+
+
+
+
+THE BABY'S BIRTHDAY.
+
+
+    Come, Charles, blow the trumpet,
+    And George, beat the drum,
+  For this is the baby's birthday!
+    Little Annie shall sing,
+    And Jemmy shall dance,
+  And father the jews-harp will play.
+Rad-er-er too tan-da-ro te
+Rad-er-er tad-or-er tan do re.
+
+    Come toss up the ball,
+    And spin the hum top;
+  We'll have a grand frolic to-day;
+    Let's make some soap bubbles,
+    And blow them up high,
+  And see what the baby will say.
+Rad-er-er too tan-da-ro te
+Rad-er-er tad-or-er tan do re.
+
+    We'll play the grand Mufti;
+    Let's all make a ring;
+  The tallest the Mufti shall play;
+    You must look in his face,
+    And see what he does,
+  And mind what the Mufti shall say.
+Rad-er-er too tan-da-ro te
+Rad-er-er tad-or-er tan do re.
+
+    And now we'll play soldiers;
+    All hold up your heads!
+  Don't you know 'tis the baby's birthday
+    You must turn out your toes,
+    And toss your feet high;
+  There! this, boys and girls, is the way.
+Rad-er-er too tan-da-ro te
+Rad-er-er tad-or-er tan do re.
+
+
+
+
+THE POOR MAN.
+
+
+  The poor man is old,
+  He is hungry and cold,
+Let us give him some bread to eat;
+  Let him come to the fire,
+  Let us build it up higher,
+Let us give the poor man a warm seat.
+
+  The poor man is weak;
+  How pale is his cheek!
+Perhaps he has met with some sorrow;
+  Let us give him a bed,
+  Where his poor weary head
+May rest, and feel better to-morrow.
+
+
+
+
+DING DONG! DING DONG!
+
+
+  Ding dong! ding dong!
+  I'll sing you a song;
+'Tis about a little bird;
+
+  He sat upon a tree,
+  And he sang to me,
+And I never spoke a word.
+
+  Ding dong! ding dong!
+  I'll sing you a song;
+'Tis about a little mouse;
+  He looked very cunning,
+  As I saw him running
+About my father's house.
+
+  Ding dong! ding dong!
+  I'll sing you a song
+About my little Kitty;
+  She's speckled all over,
+  And I know you'll love her,
+For she is very pretty.
+
+  Ding dong! ding dong!
+  I have sung my song;
+Now give me a little kiss;
+  I'll sing you another,
+  Some time or other,
+That is prettier than this.
+
+
+
+
+THE LITTLE BOY'S MAY DAY SONG.
+
+
+"The flowers are blooming every where,
+  On every hill and dell;
+And O, how beautiful they are!
+  How fresh and sweet they smell!"
+
+"The little brooks, they dance along,
+  And look so free and gay,
+I love to hear their pleasant song;
+  I feel as glad as they."
+
+"The young lambs bleat and frisk about,
+  The bees hum round their hive,
+The butterflies are coming out;
+  'Tis good to be alive."
+
+"The trees, that looked so stiff and gray,
+  With green wreaths now are hung;
+O mother, let me laugh and play;
+  I cannot hold my tongue."
+
+"See yonder bird spread out his wings,
+  And mount the clear blue skies,
+And mark how merrily he sings,
+  As far away he flies."
+
+"Go forth, my child, and laugh and play,
+  And let your cheerful voice
+With birds, and brooks, and merry May,
+  Cry loud, Rejoice! rejoice!"
+
+"I would not check your bounding mirth,
+  My little, happy boy;
+For He who made this blooming earth
+  Smiles on an infant's joy."
+
+
+
+
+THE LITTLE BOY'S GOOD NIGHT.
+
+
+The sun is hidden from our sight,
+  The birds are sleeping sound;
+'Tis time to say to all "Good night,"
+  And give a kiss all round.
+
+II.
+
+Good night, my father, mother dear;
+  Now kiss your little son;
+Good night, my friends both far and near,
+  Good night to every one.
+
+III.
+
+Good night, ye merry, merry birds;
+  Sleep well till morning light;
+I wish I understood your words;
+  Perhaps you sing, Good night.
+
+IV.
+
+To all my pretty flowers, good night;
+  You blossom while I sleep,
+And all the stars that shine so bright
+  With you their watches keep.
+
+V.
+
+Good night, Miss Puss; mind what I say,
+  And tell it to your kittens;
+When you with little children play,
+  Put on your softest mittens.
+
+VI.
+
+Come here, my little Fido, too;
+  You always do what's right;
+I wish I was as good as you;
+  My doggie dear, good night.
+
+VII.
+
+The moon is lighting up the skies
+  The stars are sparkling there;
+'Tis time to shut our weary eyes,
+  And say an evening prayer.
+
+
+
+
+THE THREE LITTLE KITTENS.
+(A Cat's Tale, with Additions.)
+
+
+Three little kittens lost their mittens;
+  And they began to cry,
+    O mother dear,
+    We very much fear
+That we have lost our mittens.
+  Lost your mittens!
+  You naughty kittens
+Then you shall have no pie
+    Mee-ow, mee-ow, mee-ow.
+No, you shall have no pie
+    Mee-ow, mee-ow, mee-ow.
+
+The three little kittens found their mittens,
+  And they began to cry,
+    O mother dear,
+    See here, see here;
+See, we have found our mittens.
+  Put on your mittens,
+  You silly kittens,
+And you may have some pie
+    Purr-r, purr-r, purr-r,
+O, let us have the pie,
+    Purr-r, purr-r, purr-r.
+
+The three little kittens put on their mittens,
+  And soon ate up the pie;
+    O mother dear,
+    We greatly fear
+That we have soil'd our mittens.
+    Soiled your mittens!
+    You naughty kittens!
+Then they began to sigh,
+    Mee-ow, mee-ow, mee-ow.
+Then they began to sigh,
+    Mee-ow, mee-ow, mee-ow.
+
+The three little kittens washed their mittens,
+  And hung them out to dry;
+    O mother dear,
+    Do not you hear,
+That we have washed our mittens?
+    Washed your mittens!
+    O, you're good kittens.
+  But I smell a rat close by:
+      Hush! hush! mee-ow, mee-ow.
+We smell a rat close by,
+    Mee-ow, mee-ow, mee-ow,
+
+
+
+
+COCKS AND HENS.
+(To imitate the call of the fowls.)
+
+
+Hen.  Cock, cock, cock, cock,
+      I've laid an egg;
+      Am I to gang ba-are-foot?
+
+Cock. Hen, hen, hen, hen,
+      I've been up and down,
+      To every shop in town,
+      And cannot find a shoe
+      To fit your foot,
+      If I'd crow my hea-art out.
+
+[To be said very quickly, except the last two words in
+each verse, which are to be "screamed" out.]
+
+
+
+
+End of this Project Gutenberg Etext of Little Songs, by Eliza Lee Follen
+