Bob- O’ - link ! Bob- o ’ - lin k !
Now wha t do yo u think
Who stol e a nest away
Fr om the pl um - tr e e, to- day
Co o - co o ! COO- co o Coo- co o !
Let me Spea k a word, t o o !
Who sto l e that pre t ty ne st
Fr om littl e yell ow- b r eas t
Not I, said the sheep ; oh, n o !
I woul d n ’ t tr eat a poor bi r d so .
I gave wool the nest to line,
But the nest w as none of mine .
Baa ! Baa ! said the sheep ; oh,
I woul d n ’t tr eat a po or bi r d so .
Wi l l yo u lis te n to me
Who stole four eggs I l aid,
And the nice nest I made
Bob- O’ - link ! Bob- o ’ - link !
Now what do yo u thin k
Who stole a nest away
Fr om the pl um- t ree, to - day
Coo- co o ! Coo- co o ! Coo- co o !
Let me speak a word, too !
”
Who stol e that pr etty nest
Fr om littl e yel low- br east
Caw ! Caw ! cr ied the cr ow ;
I shoul d like to know
What thief to ok away
A bi r d’ s nest to- d ay ?
Cl u ck ! Cl uck said the he n ;
Don’ t ask me again,
Why, I have n ’ t a chick
Woul d do such a trick .
We all gave he r a feather ,
And she wove them together .
I ’ d scor n to intru de
On he r an d he r br ood .
Cl uck ! Cl uck ! said t he he n ,
Don’ t ask me again .
”
Chirr - a- Whi r r Chirr - a- whirr
All the bi r ds make a stir
Let us fin d o ut his name,
And all cry ‘ f o r
I woul d not ro b a bi r d,
Said litt l e Mary Green ;
I think I never hear d
Of anyt hing so mean .
“It is very cru el , too,
Said litt l e Alice Neal ; I wonder if he knew
How sad the bi r d woul d feel
A littl e boy hung down his head ,
And went an d hid behind the b e d,
Fo r he stol e that pr etty nest
Fr om poor littl e yellow- b r east ;
And he felt so full of shame, He did n ’ t like to tell his n ame .
I saw a ship a- sailing,
A- sailing on the se a ;
And oh, i t w as all la den
With pretty things f o r the e !
There wer e co mfits in the cabi n ,
And appl es in the hold ;
The sai ls wer e made of si lk,
And the masts wer e ma de o f gold !
The four an d twenty sai lor s,
That stood between the decks,
Wer e four an d t wenty white mice,
With chains abou t thei r necks .
The captain was a duck,
With a packet on hi s back ;