She went to the fr uiterer ’s
TO b uy him s ome fr ui t ;
But when she came back,
He was playing the flute .
She went to the tai l or ’ s
To buy him a coat ;
But when she came back,
He was ridin g a goat .
She went to the cobble r ’ s
TO b uy him some shoes ;
But when she came back, He was r eadin g the news .
She went to the seamstress
TO b uy him some linen ;
But when she came back, The dog was spinning.
She went to the hosier ’ s
To buy him some hose ;
But when she came back,
He was dressed i n his cl othe s .
The dame m ade a curtsy,
The dog made a ho w ;
The dame said, Your ser vant,
The do g said, Bow, wow.
Stop, stop, pret ty wate r !
Said Mary one day,
TO a fr olics ome br ook,
That was r u nning away.
Y o u r un on so fa st
I wi s h yo u woul d stay ;
My boat an d my flowers
Y o u will carry away .
But I will run after
Mother says that I may ;
Fo r I woul d know wher e
Y o u ar e r unning away .
So Mary ran on
But I have hea rd say,
That she never coul d fin d
Wher e the br ook ran away .
BED IN SUMMER.
In win te r I ge t up at n ight
And dr ess by yell ow can die - light .
In summ er , quite the other way,
Ihave to go to bed by day.
I have to go to bed an d se e
The bir ds sti ll hopping on the tre e ,
Or hear the grown - up peopl e ’ s f e et
Sti ll going pas t m e i n the stre et.
And does i t not seem har d to yo u,
When all the sky i s cl ear an d bl ue,
And I shoul d like so much t o play,
To ha ve to go to bed by day ?
When I was down be side the sea
A wooden spade they gave to me
To dig the sandy shor e .
My hol es were empty like a cup,
In every hol e the se a came up,
Till i t coul d come no more .
THE MEETING OF THE SHIPS.
Whe n o ’ e r the si lent se as al one,
Fo r days an d n ights we ’ ve cheerl e ss gone,
Oh, they who ’ ve felt i t know how swee t,
So me sunny mo r n . a sai l to meet .