Песни Матушки Гусыни

У Мэри Спил барашек был
  По прозвищу Снежок.
Он по пятам за ней ходил —
  Ну прямо как щенок.

Он даже в школу как-то раз

  За ней пробраться смог
И так развеселил весь класс,
  Что сорван был урок.

Учитель выгнал его вон,

  А он все Мэри ждал —
То у крыльца топтался он,
  То под окном стоял.

«Как он ей предан! Почему?

  Учитель, в чем секрет?»
«Да за ЕЕ любовь к нему», —
  Учитель им в ответ.

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A frog he would a-wooing go,
  Heigh ho! says Rowley,
A frog he would a-wooing go,
Whether his mother would let him or no.
  With a rowley, powley, gammon and spinach,
  Heigh ho! says Anthony Rowley.

So off he set with his opera hat,

  Heigh ho! says Rowley,
So off he set with his opera hat,
And on the road he met with a rat,
  With a rowley, powley, &c.

Pray, Mister Rat, will you go with me?

  Heigh ho! says Rowley,
Pray, Mister Rat, will you go with me,
Kind Mrs. Mousey for to see?
  With a rowley, powley, &c.

They came to the door of Mousey’s hall,

  Heigh ho! says Rowley,
They gave a loud knock, and they gave a loud call.
  With a rowley, powley, &c.

Pray, Mrs. Mouse, are you within?

  Heigh ho! says Rowley,
Oh yes, kind sirs, I’m sitting to spin.
  With a rowley, powley, &c.

Pray, Mrs. Mouse, will you give us some beer?
  Heigh ho! says Rowley,
For Froggy and I are fond of good cheer.
  With a rowley, powley, &c.

Pray, Mr. Frog, will you give us a song?

  Heigh ho! says Rowley,
Let it be something that’s not very long.
  With a rowley, powley, &c.

Indeed, Mrs. Mouse, replied Mr. Frog,

  Heigh ho! says Rowley,
A cold has made me as hoarse as a dog.
  With a rowley, powley, &c.

Since you have a cold, Mr. Frog, Mousey said,

  Heigh ho! says Rowley,
I’ll sing you a song that I have just made.
  With a rowley, powley, &c.

But while they were all a-merry-making,

Heigh ho! says Rowley,
A cat and her kittens came tumbling in.
With a rowley, powley, &c.

The cat she seized the rat by the crown,

  Heigh ho! says Rowley,
The kittens they pulled the little mouse down.
  With a rowley, powley, &c.

This put Mr. Frog in a terrible fright,

  Heigh ho! says Rowley,
He took up his hat and he wished them good-night.
  With a rowley, powley, &c.

But as Froggy was crossing over a brook,

  Heigh ho! says Rowley,
A lily-white duck came and gobbled him up.
With a rowley, powley, gammon and spinach,
  Heigh ho! says Anthony Rowley.

So there was an end of one, two, three,

  Heigh ho! says Rowley,
So there was an end of one, two, three,
The rat, the mouse, and the little frog-ee.
  With a rowley, powley, gammon and spinach,
  Heigh ho! says Anthony Rowley.

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