Traditional Childrens Nursery Songs Of England.

Lyrics and with Pictures by Eminent Modern Artists.

	26 Traditional Nursery Songs. J ACK Sprat would eat no fat, His wife would eat no lean, Now was not this a pretty trick To make the platter clean. J OE Dobson was an Englishman In days of Robin Hood, A country farmer eke was he, In forest of Sherwood. Joe Dobson said unto his dame, " I vow that I could do, More household work in any day, Than you could do in two." She quick replied, " I do declare Your words you shall fulfill, To-morrow you my place shall take, I'll to the plough or mill." Next morning came ; they sallied forth, Each sure of doing well; She with a whip, he with a pail, The rest I soon will tell,