第 17 节
作者:乐乐陶陶      更新:2021-02-20 05:15      字数:9322
  …
  There was a little man;
  And he had a little gun;
  And his bullets were made of lead; lead; lead;
  He shot Johnny Sprig
  Through the middle of his wig;
  And knocked it right off his head; head; head。
  …
  There was an old woman; and what do you think?
  She lived upon nothing but victuals and drink:
  Victuals and drink were the chief of her diet:
  Yet this little old woman could never be quiet。
  She went to a baker to buy her some bread;
  And when she came home; her husband was dead;
  She went to the clerk to toll the bell;
  And when she came back her husband was well。
  …
  If I had as much money as I could spend;
  I never would cry old chairs to mend;
  Old chairs to mend; old chairs to mend;
  I never would cry old chairs to mend。
  If I had as much money as I could tell;
  I never would cry old clothes to sell;
  Old clothes to sell; old clothes to sell;
  I never would cry old clothes to sell。
  …
  One misty; moisty morning;
  When cloudy was the weather;
  I met a little old man
  Clothed all in leather;
  He began to bow and scrape;
  And I began to grin; …
  How do you do; and how do you do;
  And how do you do again?
  …
  If all the world were apple…pie;
  And all the sea were ink;
  And all the trees were bread and cheese;
  What should we have to drink?
  …
  Pease…pudding hot;
  Pease…pudding cold;
  Pease…pudding in the pot;
  Nine days old。
  Some like it hot;
  Some like it cold;
  Some like it in the pot;
  Nine days old。
  …
  Hey; diddle; diddle;
  The cat and the fiddle;
  The cow jumped over the moon;
  The little dog laughed
  To see such sport;
  And the dish ran away with the spoon。
  …
  Little Jack Horner sat in the corner
  Eating a Christmas pie;
  He put in his thumb; and pulled out a plum;
  And said; 〃What a good boy am I!〃
  …
  Little Miss Muffet;
  Sat on a tuffet;
  Eating of curds and whey;
  There came a great spider
  That sat down beside her;
  And frightened Miss Muffet away。
  …
  There was a crooked man; and he went a crooked mile。
  He found a crooked sixpence against a crooked stile:
  He bought a crooked cat; which caught a crooked mouse;
  And they all lived together in a little crooked house。
  …
  Little Polly Flinders;
  Sat among the cinders;
  Warming her pretty little toes;
  Her mother came and caught her;
  And whipped her little daughter
  For spoiling her nice new clothes。
  …
  Barber; barber; shave a pig;
  How many hairs will make a wig?
  〃Four…and…twenty; that's enough。〃
  Give the barber a pinch of snuff。
  …
  Little Boy Blue; come blow up your horn;
  The sheep's in the meadow; the cow's in the corn;
  But where is the boy that looks after the sheep?
  He's under a hay…cock; fast asleep。
  Will you awake him?  No; not I;
  For if I do; he'll be sure to cry。
  …
  There was a man of our town;
  And he was wondrous wise;
  He jumped into a bramble bush;
  And scratched out both his eyes:
  But when he saw his eyes were out;
  With all his might and main;
  He jumped into another bush;
  And scratched 'em in again。
  …
  The north wind doth blow;
  And we shall have snow;
  And what will poor Robin do then;
  Poor thing?
  He'll sit in a barn;
  And to keep himself warm;
  Will hide his head under his wing;
  Poor thing!
  …
  Higgleby; piggleby; my black hen;
  She lays eggs for gentlemen;
  Sometimes nine; and sometimes ten;
  Higgleby; piggleby; my black hen。
  …
  Three wise men of Gotham
  Went to sea in a bowl;
  If the bowl had been stronger;
  My song had been longer。
  …
  There was an old woman lived under a hill;
  And if she's not gone; she lives there still。
  …
  Pussy…cat; pussy…cat; where have you been?
  I've been to London to look at the Queen。
  Pussy…cat; pussy…cat; what did you there?
  I frightened a little mouse under the chair。
  …
  There were two blackbirds sitting on a hill;
  The one named Jack; the other named Jill;
  Fly away; Jack!  Fly away; Jill!
  Come again; Jack!  Come again; Jill!
  …
  Goosey; goosey; gander;
  Whither shall I wander;
  Up stairs; down stairs;
  And in my lady's chamber。
  There I met an old man
  Who would not say his prayers;
  I took him by his left leg
  And threw him down the stairs。
  …
  Baa; baa; black sheep; have you any wool?
  Yes; sir; yes; sir; three; bags full。
  One for my master; one for my dame;
  And one for the little boy that lives in the lane。
  …
  Bye; baby bunting;
  Daddy's gone a…hunting
  To get a little rabbit…skin
  To wrap the baby bunting in。
  …
  Old King Cole was a merry old soul;
  And a merry old soul was he;
  He called for his pipe; and he called for his bowl;
  And he called for his fiddlers three。
  Every fiddler; he had a fiddle; and a very fine fiddle had he;
  Twee tweedle dee; tweedle dee; went the fiddlers。
  Oh; there's none so rare; as can compare
  With King Cole and his fiddlers three!
  …
  Ride a cock…horse to Banbury Cross;
  To see a fine lady ride on a white horse;
  Rings on her fingers; and bells on her toes;
  She shall have music wherever she goes。
  …
  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。
  …
  Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers;
  A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked;
  If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers;
  Where's the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked?
  …
  Jack Sprat could eat no fat;
  His wife could eat no lean;
  And so; betwixt them both; you see;
  They licked the platter clean。
  …
  The lion and the unicorn
  Were fighting for the crown;
  The lion beat the unicorn
  All round about the town。
  Some gave them white bread;
  And some gave them brown;
  Some gave them plum cake;
  And sent them out of town。
  …
  As Tommy Snooks and Bessy Brooks
  Were walking out one Sunday;
  Says Tommy Snooks to Bessy Brooks;
  〃To…morrow will be Monday。〃
  …
  Curly locks!  Curly locks!
  Wilt thou be mine?
  Thou shalt not wash dishes
  Nor yet feed the swine;
  But sit on a cushion
  And sew a fine seam;
  And feed upon strawberries;
  Sugar and cream。
  …
  Blow; wind; blow! and go; mill; go!
  That the miller may grind his corn;
  That the baker may take it and into rolls make it;
  And send us some hot in the morn。
  …
  Six little mice sat down to spin;
  Pussy passed by; and she peeped in。
  〃What are you at; my little men?〃
  〃Making coats for gentlemen。〃
  〃Shall I come in and bite off your threads?〃
  〃No; no; Miss Pussy; you'll snip off our heads。〃
  〃Oh; no; I'll not; I'll help you to spin。〃
  〃That may be so; but you don't come in!〃
  …
  Bobby Shaftoe's gone to sea;
  Silver buckles at his knee;
  When he comes back; he'll marry me;
  Bonny Bobby Shaftoe。
  Bobby Shaftoe's fat and fair;
  Combing down his yellow hair;
  He's my love for evermair;
  Bonny Bobby Shaftoe。
  …
  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。
  Hush…a…bye; baby; on the tree…top;
  When the wind blows the cradle will rock;
  When the bough breaks; the cradle will fall;
  Down will come baby; bough; cradle; and all。
  …
  To market; to market; to buy a fat pig;
  Home again; home again; jiggety…jig;
  To market; to market; to buy a fat hog;
  Home again; home again; jiggety…jog;
  To market; to market; to buy a plum bun;
  Home again; home again; market is done。
  …
  JACK AND JILL
  Jack and Jill went up the hill;
  To fetch a pail of water;
  Jack fell down and broke his crown
  And Jill came tumbling after。
  Up Jack got and home did trot
  As fast as he could caper;
  And went to bed to mend his head
  With vinegar and brown paper。
  THE QUEEN OF HEARTS
  The Queen of Hearts
  She made some tarts;
  All on a summer's day;
  The Knave of Hearts
  He stole those tarts;
  And with them ran away。
  The King of Hearts
  Called for the tarts;
  And beat the Knave full sore;
  The Knave of Hearts
  Brought back the tarts;
  And vowed he'd steal no more!
  LITTLE BO…PEEP
  Little Bo…peep has lost her sheep;
  And can't tell where to find them;
  Leave them alone; and they'll come home;
  And bring their tails behind them。
  Little Bo…peep fell fast asleep;
  And dreamed she heard them bleating;
  But when she awoke; she found it a joke;
  For they were still a…fleeting。
  Then up she took her little crook;
  Determined for to find them;
  She found them indeed; but it made her heart bleed;
  For they'd left their tails behind them!
  It happened one day; as Bo…peep did stray;
  Unto a meadow hard by;
  There she espied th