The dusty miller
Margaret wrote a letter,
Sealed it with her finger,
Threw it in the dam
For the dusty miller.
Dusty was his coat,
Dusty was the siller,
Dusty was the kiss
Iâ??d from the dusty miller.
If I had my pockets
Full of gold and siller,
I would give it all
To my dusty miller.
Ducks and drakes
A duck and a drake,
And a halfpenny cake,
With a penny to pay the old baker.A hop and a scotch
Is another notch,
Slitherum, slatherum, take her.
Dribble
Dribble, dribble, trickle, trickle,
What a lot of sawdust!
My dollyâ??s had an accident
And has lost a lot of sawdust!
Dressing a baby
Little man in coal pit goes
Knock, knock, knock,
Up he comes, up he comes,
Out the top!
Draw a pail of water
Draw a pail of water
For my ladyâ??s daughter;
Her fatherâ??s a king and her motherâ??s a queen,
Her two little sisters are dressed in green,
Stamping grass and parsley,
Marigold-leaves and daisies.
One rush, two rush!
Pray thee, fine lady, come under my bush.
Down by the bay
Down by the bay,
Where the watermelons grow.
Back to my home,
I dare not go.
Because if I do,
My mother will say,
“Did you ever see a bear combing his hair?”
Down by the bay.
Down by the bay,
Where the watermelons grow.
Back to my home,
I dare not go.
Because if I do,
My mother will say,
“Did you ever see a goose kissing a moose?”
Down by the bay.
Down by the bay,
Where the watermelons grow.
Back to my home,
I dare not go.
Because if I do,
My mother will say,
“Did you ever see a whale with a polka dot tail?”
Down by the bay.
Down by the bay,
Where the watermelons grow.
Back to my home,
I dare not go.
Because if I do,
My mother will say,
“Did you ever see a pig wearing a wig?”
Down by the bay.
Down by the bay,
Where the watermelons grow,
Back to my home,
I dare not go.
Because if I do,
My mother will say,
“Did you ever see a cat wearing a hat?”
Down by the bay.
Down by the bay,
Where the watermelons grow,
Back to my home,
I dare not go.
Because if I do,
My mother will say,
“Did you ever see a dragon pulling a wagon?”
Down by the bay.
Down by the bay,
Where the watermelons grow,
Back to my home,
I dare not go.
Because if I do,
My mother will say,
“Did you ever see a goat wearing a coat?”
Down by the bay.
Down by the bay,
Where the watermelons grow,
Back to my home,
I dare not go.
Because if I do,
My mother will say,
“Did you ever have a time-
when you couldn’t find a rhyme?”
Down by the bay.
Down at the bus stop
Down at the Bus Stop,
Early in the morning.
See the yellow Buses,
Standing in a row.
Starting up the engine.
Ding, Ding, Ding, Ding!
And off we go!
Down at the Garage,
Early in the morning.
See the big lorries,
Standing in a row.
See the lorry driver,
Loading up the boxes.
Broom, Broom, Broom, Broom!
And off we go!
Down at the Post Office,
Early in the morning.
See all the post vans,
Waiting in a row.
See the Postman loading,
All the sacks of letters,
Bib, Bib,Bip,Bib!
And off we go!
Down at the Harbour,
Early in the morning.
See all the Fishing Boats,
Tied up in a row.
See the Ship’s Captain,
Pull a little lever.
“Full steam ahead!”, he calls,
And off we go!
Down at the airport,
Early in the morning.
See the big Aeroplanes,
All in a row.
See the Hostess showing,
How to fasten up our seat belts.
Speeding down the runway,
And off we go!
The dove and the wren
The dove says coo, coo, what shall I do?
I can scarce maintain two.
Pooh, pooh! says the wren, Iâ??ve got ten,
And keep them all like gentlemen.
Doodle, doodle, doo
Doodle, doodle, doo,
The princess lost her shoe;
Her highness hopped
The fiddler stopped,
Not knowing what to do
Donâ??t care
Donâ??t care didnâ??t care,
Donâ??t care was wild:
Donâ??t care stole plum and pear
Like any beggarâ??s child.
Donâ??t care was made to care,
Donâ??t care was hung:
Donâ??t care was put in a pot
And boiled till he was done.
The donkey
Donkey, donkey, old and gray,
Ope your mouth and gently bray;
Lift your ears and blow your horn,
To wake the world this sleepy morn.
Donkey donkey
Donkey, donkey, old and gray,
Ope your mouth and gently bray;
Lift your ears and blow your horn,
To wake the world this sleepy morn.
Dollys crib
You see good Mr. Carpenter
My doll has grown so tall,
I really don’t know what to do,
Her crib is much too small.
So I have brought it, please, to you,
To take the foot-board out.
And you must make it wider, too,
For dolly’s growing stout.
Doctor Key answer
“Shine?” inquired the Monkey Wrench
Of Stately Doctor Key;
“No!” replied that haughty soul.
“No Monkey-shines for me.
Doctor Foster
Doctor Foster went to Gloâ??ster,
In a shower of rain;
He stepped in a puddle, up to his middle,
And never went there again
Doctor Fell
I do not like thee, Doctor Fell;
The reason why I cannot tell;
But this I know, and know full well,
I do not like thee, Doctor Fell!
Doctor Faustus
Doctor Faustus was a good man,
He whipped his scholars now and then,
When he whipped, he made then dance,
Out England in to France
Out of France and in to Spain,
And then he whipped them back again.
Doctor Bell
Doctor Bell fell down the well
And broke his collar bone.
Doctors should attend the sick
And leave the well alone.
Dobbin friend
Dobbin has a little friend,
Spotted white and sable;
Every day she goes to him
In his lonely stable.
Not a mite of dread has she,
Not a thought of danger;
Lightly runs between his hoofs,
Jumps upon his manger.
Lays her soft, warm cheek to his,
Purrs her meek “Good-morning!”
Gives the flies that hover near
such a look of warning!
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