Sunday, March 23, 2008

SING A SONG OF SIX PENCE

Sing a song of six pence,

A pocket full of rye;

Four-and-twenty blackbirds baked in a pie.

When the pie was open'd

The birds began to sing;

Wasn't that a dainty dish,

To set before the king ?

The king was in his counting-house,

Counting out his money;

The queen was in the parlour,

Eating bread and honey;

The maid was in the garden,

Hanging out the clothes;

When down came a blackbird

And snapped off her nose !

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