February 12, 2008

Cross Patch, Draw the Latch

Cross Patch, Draw the Latch

Cross patch, draw the latch,
Sit by the fire and spin;
Take a cup and drink it up,
Then call your neighbors in.

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February 12, 2008

A Tisket, A Tasket

A Tisket, A Tasket

A tisket,
A tasket,

A green and yellow basket,
I wrote a letter to my love,
And on the way, I dropped it.

I dropped it,
I dropped it,

And on the way I dropped it.
A little boy picked it up
And put it in his pocket.

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December 19, 2007

All Aboard For Bombay

All Aboard For Bombay

All aboard for Bombay,
All aboard for Rome!
Leave your little sisters
And your loving aunts at home.

Bring a bit of bailing wire,
A pocketful of nails,
And half a dozen wiener-wursts
For every man that sails.

Tell Terry Tagg, when you go by,
Be sure to bring his dog.
All aboard for Bombay
On a floating cedar log!

Leroy F. Jackson

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November 27, 2007

I See the Moon

I See the Moon

I see the moon
and the moon sees me
The moon sees the somebody I'd like to see.
God bless the moon
and God bless me
God bless the somebody I'd like to see!

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Rock a Bye Baby

Rock a Bye Baby

Rock a bye, baby,
in the tree top.
When the wind blows,
the cradle will rock.
When the bough breaks,
the cradle will fall,
And down will come baby,
cradle and all.

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Eencey Weencey Spider

Eencey Weencey spider
Climbed up the water spout;
Down came the rain
And washed poor Eencey out;
Out came the sun
And dried up all the rain;
And the Eencey Weencey spider
Climbed up the spout again.


November 26, 2007

All Around the Mulberry Bush

All Around the Mulberry Bush

All around the mulberry bush
The monkey chased the weasel.
The monkey thought 'twas all in fun.
Pop! goes the weasel.

A penny for a spool of thread,
A penny for a needle.
That's the way the money goes.
Pop! goes the weasel.

Up and down the City Road,
In and out of the Eagle,
That's the way the money goes.
Pop! goes the weasel.

Half a pound of tuppenney rice,
Half a pound of treacle,
Mix it up and make it nice,
Pop! goes the weasel.

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