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THE REAL MOTHER GOOSE (Selected Rhymes)
Illustrated by Blanche Fisher Wright
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LUCY LOCKET

Lucy Locket lost her pocket,
Kitty Fisher found it;
Nothing in it, nothing in it,
But the binding round it.

Illustration for the nursery rhyme, Lucy Locket, by Blanche Fisher Wright - from The Real Mother Goose


WHEN JENNY WREN WAS YOUNG

'Twas once upon a time, when Jenny Wren was young,
So daintily she danced and so prettily she sung,
Robin Redbreast lost his heart, for he was a gallant bird.
So he doffed his hat to Jenny Wren, requesting to be heard.

"Oh, dearest Jenny Wren, if you will but be mine,
You shall feed on cherry pie and drink new currant wine,
I'll dress you like a goldfinch or any peacock gay,
So, dearest Jen, if you'll be mine, let us appoint the day."

Jenny blushed behind her fan and thus declared her mind:
"Since, dearest Bob, I love you well, I'll take your offer kind.
Cherry pie is very nice and so is currant wine,
But I must wear my plain brown gown and never go too fine."


TWO BIRDS

There were two birds sat on a stone,
   Fa, la, la, la, lal, de;
One flew away, and then there was one,
   Fa, la, la, la, lal, de;
The other bird flew after,
And then there was none,
   Fa, la, la, la, lal, de;
And so the stone
Was left alone,
   Fa, la, la, la, lal, de.

Illustration for the nursery rhyme, Two Birds, by Blanche Fisher Wright - from The Real Mother Goose



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The complete text and the illustrations of "The Real Mother Goose" displayed here are, to the best of my knowledge, in the public domain.