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NURSERY RHYMES.

 

 

Now I am come again,
Will you be mine or no, no-a-no,—
Will you be mine or no?

Simon, pray leave off your suit,
For of your courting you'll reap no fruit;
I would rather give a crown
Than be married to a clown;
Go for a booby, go, no-a-no,—
Go for a booby, go.

DCCXXVIII.

“WHERE have you been all the day,
My boy Willy?”

“T’ve been all the day
Courting of a lady gay:
But oh! she’s too young
To be taken from her mammy.”

“What work can she do,
My boy Willy?
Can she bake and can she brew,
My boy Willy?”

“She can brew and she can bake,
And she can make our wedding cake:
But oh! she’s too young
To be taken from her mammy.”