An Alphabet of Old Friends
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Elizabeth, Elspeth, Betsy, and Bess,
They all went together to seek a bird's nest
They found a bird's nest with five eggs in;
They all took one, and left four in.
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| F
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Father, father, I've come to confess.
0, yes, dear daughter, what have you done?
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| G
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Gang and hear the owl yell,
Sit and see the swallow flee,
See the foal before its mither's e'c,
'Twill be a thriving year wi' thee.
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| H
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Hush-a-bye, baby, on the tree-top;
When the wind blows the cradle will rock;
When the wind ceases the cradle will fall,
And down will come baby and cradle and all.
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| I
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I had a little husband
No bigger than my thumb;
I put him in a pint pot,
And there I bade him drum.
I bought a little horse
That galloped up and down;
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I bridled him, and saddled him.
And sent him out of town.
I gave him a pair of garters.
To tie up his little hose,
And a little silk handkerchief,
To wipe his little nose.
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| J
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Jack Sprat would eat no fat,
His wife would eat no lean;
Was not that a pretty trick
To make the platter clean?
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