The Boyd Smith Mother Goose . 58 MOTHER GOOSE MELODIES ! GOOSY goosy gander!Where shall I wander?Upstairs and downstairs, And in my ladys chamber ;There I met an old man, That would not say his took him by the left leg,And threw him down stairs. (A rainbow) PURPLE, yellow, red, and green,The king cannot reach it nor the queen;Nor did old Noll whose powers so me this riddle while I count eight. (A candle) LITTLE Nancy Etticoat,In a white petticoat;The longer she stands,The shorter she grows. L (A tongs)ONG legs, crooked thighs,Little head and no eyes. MOTHER GOOSE MELODIES
The Boyd Smith Mother Goose . 58 MOTHER GOOSE MELODIES ! GOOSY goosy gander!Where shall I wander?Upstairs and downstairs, And in my ladys chamber ;There I met an old man, That would not say his took him by the left leg,And threw him down stairs. (A rainbow) PURPLE, yellow, red, and green,The king cannot reach it nor the queen;Nor did old Noll whose powers so me this riddle while I count eight. (A candle) LITTLE Nancy Etticoat,In a white petticoat;The longer she stands,The shorter she grows. L (A tongs)ONG legs, crooked thighs,Little head and no eyes. MOTHER GOOSE MELODIES 59. Etoo £egs g>at on Wfyxtz Hega TWO legs sat on three legs,With one leg in his lap ;In comes four legs,And runs away with one leg,Up jumps two legs,Catches up three legs,Throws it after four legsAnd makes him bring one leg back. AS I was going to sell my eggs,I met a man with bandy legs,Bandy legs and crooked toes,I tripped up his heels and he fell on his nose. 6o MOTHER GOOSE MELODIES 3Baa, $£aa, JUacfc Sfjeep BAA, baa, Black Sheep, have you any wool?Yes, marry, sir, three bags full,One for my master, one for the dame,One for the little boy that lives in the lane. T (Teeth and gums) HIRTY white horses on a red hillNow they tramp, now they champ, now theystand still. (Cherry) AS I went through the garden gap,Who should I meet but Dick Red-cap!A stick in his hand, a stone in his youll tell me this riddle, Ill give you a groat. PEASE-PORRIDGE hot, pease-porridge cold,Pease-porridge in the pot, nine days me that in four letters. MOTHER GOOSE MELODIES 61 eiitabtti),
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