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The Cambridge Book of Poetry for Children

by Kenneth Grahame

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Pussy-Cat Mew

Pussy-cat Mew jumped over a coal,
And in her best petticoat burnt a great hole.
Pussy-cat Mew shall have no more milk
Till she has mended her gown of silk.

Draw a Pail of Water

Draw a pail of water
For my Lady’s daughter.
Father’s a King,
Mother’s a Queen,
My two little sisters are dressed in green,
Stamping marigolds and parsley.

I Saw a Ship A-Sailing

I saw a ship a-sailing,
  A-sailing on the sea;
And it was full of pretty things
  For baby and for me.

There were sweetmeats in the cabin,
  And apples in the hold;
The sails were made of silk,
  And the masts were made of gold.

The four-and-twenty sailors
  That stood between the decks,
Were four-and-twenty white mice,
  With chains about their necks.

The captain was a duck,
  With a packet on his back;
And when the ship began to move,
  The captain cried, “Quack, quack!”

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