Cut thistles in May
Cut thistles in May,
They’ll grow in a day;
Cut them in June,
That is too soon;
Cut them in July,
Then they will die.
Cushy cow
Cushy cow, bonny, let down thy milk,
And I will give thee a gown of silk;
A gown of silk and a silver tee,
If thou wilt let down thy milk to me.
Curly-locks
Curly-locks, Curly-locks, wilt thou be mine?
Thou shalt not wash the dishes, nor yet feed the swine;
But sit on a cushion, and sew a fine seam,
And feed upon strawberries, sugar, and cream.
Cross patch
Cross patch, draw the latch,
Sit by the fire and spin;
Take a cup and drink it up,
Then call your neighbors in.
Crooked sixpence
There was a crooked man, and he went a crooked mile,
He found a crooked sixpence beside a crooked stile;
He bought a crooked cat, which caught a crooked mouse,
And they all lived together in a little crooked house.
Croodlin doo
Ho, pretty bee, did you see my croodlin’ doo?
Ho, little lamb, is she junkin’ on the lea?
Ho, bonnie fairy, bring my dearie back to me–
Got a lump o’ sugar an’ a posie for you,
Only bring me back my wee, wee croodlin’ doo!
Why! here you are, my little croodlin’ doo!
Looked in er cradle, but didn’t find you there–
Looked f’r my wee, wee croodlin’ doo ever’where;
Be’n kind lonesome all er day withouten you–
Where you be’n, my teeny, wee, wee croodlin’ doo?
Now you go balow, my little croodlin’ doo;
Now you go rockaby ever so far,–
Rockaby, rockaby up to the star
That’s winkin’ an’ blinkin’ an’ singin’ to you,
As you go balow, my wee, wee croodlin’ doo!
Cradle song
Leep, sleep, beauty bright,
Dreaming in the joys of night;
Sleep, sleep; in thy sleep
Little sorrows sit and weep.
Sweet babe, in thy face
Soft desires I can trace,
Secret joys and secret smiles,
Little pretty infant wiles.
As thy softest limbs I feel,
Smiles as of the morning steal
O’er thy cheek, and o’er thy breast
Where thy little heart doth rest.
O the cunning wiles that creep
In thy little heart asleep!
When thy little heart doth wake,
Then the dreadful night shall break.
A counting out ryhme
Hickery, dickery, 6 and 7,
Alabone, Crackabone, 10 and 11,
Spin, spun, muskidun,
Twiddle â??em, twaddle â??em, 21.
Comical folk
In a cottage in Fife
Lived a man and his wife
Who, believe me, were comical folk;
For, to peopleâ??s surprise,
They both saw with their eyes,
And their tongues moved whenever they spoke!When they were asleep,
Iâ??m told, that to keep
Their eyes open they could not contrive;
They both walked on their feet,
And â??twas thought what they eat
Helped, with drinking, to keep, them alive!
Come when called
Come when youâ??re called,
Do what youâ??re bid,
Shut the door after you,
Never be chid.
Come unto these yellow sands
Come unto these yellow sands,
And then take hands:
Curtsied when you have, and kissed
The wild waves whist:
Foot it featly here and there,
And, sweet sprites, the burden bear.
Hark, hark! Bow-wow;
The watch dogs bark: bow-wow.
Hark, hark! I hear
The strain of strutting Chanticleer
Cry Cockadiddle-do.
Come to the window
Come to the window,
My baby, with me,
And look at the stars
That shine on the sea!
There are two little stars
That play bo-peep
With two little fish
Far down in the deep;
And two little frogs
Cry “Neap, neap, neap”;
I see a dear baby
That should be asleep.
Come out to play
Girls and boys, come out to play,
The moon doth shine as bright as day;
Leave your supper, and leave your sleep,
And come with your playfellows into the street.
Come with a whoop, come with a call,
Come with a good will or not at all.
Up the ladder and down the wall,
A half-penny roll will serve us all.
You find milk, and Iâ??ll find flour,
And weâ??ll have a pudding in half an hour.
Come let’s to bed
“Come let’s to bed!”
Said Sleepyhead.
“Tarry a while!”
Says Slow.
“Put on the pot!”
Said Greedy Gut,
“We’ll sup before we go!”
Come buy
Lawn as white as driven snow;
Cy-press black as eâ??er was crow,
Gloves as sweet as damask roses,
Masks for faces and for noses.
Bugle, bracelet, necklace, amber,
Perfume for a ladyâ??s chamber,
Golden quoifs and stomachers,
For my lads to give their dears.
Come buy, come buy,
Come buy, or else, or else your lasses cry,
Come buy, come buy, come buy, come buy!
Combing the hair
“Combing my hair,” said lady fair,
“And put some grease upon it,
Not too much of the nasty stuff
Or youâ??ll spoil my nice new bonnet.”
Colours
Red and yellow, pink and green,
Orange and purple, and blue,
I can sing a rainbow,
Sing a rainbow,
Sing a rainbow too.
Red and yellow, pink and green,
Orange and purple, and blue,
I can see a rainbow,
See a rainbow,
See a rainbow too.
Colin, colin
Colin, colin, colin,
One, two, three.
Go and ask the blackbird
Whatâ??s for tea.
First you ask him Inside,
Then you ask him out;
Oh my darling Colin,
Please find out.
Coffee and tea
Molly, my sister and I fell out,
And what do you think it was all about?
She loved coffee and I loved tea,
And that was the reason we couldnâ??t agree.
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