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The Big Book of Nursery Rhymes

by Walter Jerrold

108 of 190 · Contents · Download EPUB

To Bed!

COME let’s to bed,
Says Sleepy-head;
Sit up a while, says Slow;
Put on the pan, says Greedy Nan,
Let’s sup before we go.

Of going to Bed

Go to bed first,
A golden purse;

Go to bed second,
A golden pheasant;

Go to bed third,
A golden bird.

Grace before Meat

Here a little child I stand,
Heaving up my either hand:
Cold as paddocks though they be,
Here I lift them up to Thee,
For a benison to fall
On our meat and on us all!

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