...over the sea; Swim, swan, swim. Swan, swan, back again ; Well, swan, swam. Sing a song of Six-pence, a pock-et full of Rye, Four and twen-ty Black-birds...to sing, Was not that a dain-ty dish to set be-fore a King? The King was in the Count-ing-house, count-ing out his mo-ney ; The Queen was in the Par-lour,...

...One shoe off, and one shoe on, Dee-die, dee-die, dump-ling, my son John. Sing a song of Six-pence, a pock-et full of Rye, Four and twen-ty Black-birds...to sing, Was not that a dain-ty dish to set be-fore a King? The King was in the Count-ing-house, count-ing out his mo-ney; The Queen was in the Par-lour,...

...SONG OF SIXPENCE. THE SONG OF SIXPENCE. Sing a song of sixpence, a bag full of rye, Four-and-twenty blackbirds baked in a pie ; When the pie was opened, the birds began to sing : And was not that a dainty dish to set before the king ? The king was in the parlour, counting o'er...

...pussy-cat, what d'ye do there ? I frightened — " Little Jack Horner sat in a corner Eating a Christmas pie — " When the pie was opened, the birds began to sing. Was n't this a dainty dish to set before the kinsr ? " There the medley music-box stopped short. No winding...

...worried the cat." SING A SONG OF SIXPENCE. SING a song of Sixpence, A pocket full of rye ; Four-and- twenty blackbirds Baked in a pie. When the pie was...The birds began to sing ; Was not that a dainty dish The King was in the parlour Counting out his money ; The Queen was in the kitchen Eating bread and...

...SING A SONG OP SIXPENCE. Sing a song of sixpence, A pocket full of rye ; Four-and-twenty blackbirds When the pie was opened The birds began to sing ; Was not that a dainty dish To set before a king ? The king was in his counting-house, Counting out his money; The queen was in the parlour,...

...No. IL — SING A SONG OF SIXPENCE. O ING a song of sixpence, ° A bag full of rye ; Four-and-twenty blackbirds Baked in a pie. When the pie was opened, The birds began to sing ; And wasn't that a dainty dish To lay before the king ? The king was in his parlonr Counting out his...

...SlmerilanlSmus) to ~ small flein beigeben. sing-a-SODg (fjin'-'-^s'n') NurseryRhyme : Sing-a-song of sixpence, A pocket full of rye; Four and twenty blackbirds Baked in a pie. When the pie was open'd, The hirds began to sing; Was not that a, dainty dish To set before the King? The King was ID...

...novel, we are indebted for the rhymes : " Sing a Bong of sixpence ! Sing it to the sky! Four-and-twenty blackbirds baked in a pie; When the pie was opened, The birds began to sing, Wasn't this a pretty sight to set before the King." Pies of live birds and frogs having become matters...

...first and third lines are a syllable short for the common meter pattern. Sing a song o' six pence, A pocket full of rye ; Four and twenty blackbirds, Baked in a pie. If the last syllable in these lines is unstressed, the stanza pattern becomes one of four 3-stress...