But he got down on t'other side, And then they could not find him; He ran fourteen miles in fifteen days, And never looked behind him. THE TAILORS AND THE SNAIL Four and Twenty tailors Went to kill a snail; The best man among them Durst not touch her tail; She put out her horns Like a little Kyloe cow. Run, tailors, run, or She'll kill you all e'en now. AROUND THE GREEN GRAVEL Around the green gravel the grass grows green, And all the pretty maids are plain to be seen; Wash them with milk, and clothe them with silk, And write their names with a pen and ink. INTERY, MINTERY Intery, mintery, cutery corn, Apple seed and apple thorn; Wire, brier, limber-lock, Five geese in a flock, Sit and sing by a spring, O-u-t, and in again. CAESAR'S SONG Bow-wow-wow! Whose dog art thou? Little Tom Tinker's dog, Bow-wow-wow! AS I WAS GOING ALONG As I was going along, along, A-singing a comical song, song, song, The lane that I went was so long, long, long, And the song that I sang was so long, long, long, And so I went singing along. HECTOR PROTECTOR Hector Protector was dressed all in green; Hector Protector was sent to the Queen. The Queen did not like him, No more did the King; So Hector Protector was sent back again. BILLY, BILLY "Billy, Billy, come and play, While the sun shines bright as day." "Yes, my Polly, so I will, For I love to please you still." "Billy, Billy, have you seen Sam and Betsy on the green?" "Yes, my Poll, I saw them pass, Skipping o'er the new-mown grass." "Billy, Billy, come along, And I will sing a pretty song." ROCK-A-BYE, BABY Rock-a-bye, baby, thy cradle is green; Father's a nobleman, mother's a queen; And Betty's a lady, and wears a gold ring; And Johnny's a drummer, and drums for the king. THE MAN IN THE WILDERNESS The man in the wilderness Asked me How many strawberries Grew in the sea. I answered him As I thought good, As many as red herrings Grew in the wood. LITTLE JACK HORNER Little Jack Horner Sat in the corner, Eating of Christmas pie: He put in his thumb, And pulled out a plum, And said, "What a good boy am I!" THE BIRD SCARER Away, birds, away! Take a little and leave a little, And do not come again; For if you do, I will shoot you through, And there will be an end of you. MARY, MARY, QUITE CONTRARY Mary, Mary, quite contrary, How does your garden grow? Silver bells and cockle-shells, And pretty maids all of a row. BESSY BELL AND MARY GRAY Bessy Bell and Mary Gray, They were two bonny lasses; They built their house upon the lea, And covered it with rushes. Bessy kept the garden gate, And Mary kept the pantry; Bessy always had to wait, While Mary lived in plenty. NEEDLES AND PINS Needles and pins, needles and pins, When a man marries his trouble begins. PUSSY-CAT AND THE DUMPLINGS