Baby's Opera

<h2>COCK ROBIN AND JENNY WREN</h2> <p class="centerp"><ANTIMG src="images/cockrobin.jpg" width-obs="700" height-obs="703" alt="Cock Robin and Jenny Wren music" title="Cock Robin and Jenny Wren music" /></p> <p> 1. &#8217;Twas on a merry time,<br/> <span style="margin-left: 2em;">When Jenny Wren was young,</span><br/> <span style="margin-left: 1em;">So neatly as she danced,</span><br/> <span style="margin-left: 2em;">And so sweetly as she sung,</span><br/> <span style="margin-left: 1em;">Robin Redbreast lost his heart,</span><br/> <span style="margin-left: 2em;">He was a gallant bird,</span><br/> <span style="margin-left: 1em;">He doffed his cap to Jenny Wren,</span><br/> <span style="margin-left: 2em;">Requesting to be heard.</span><br/> <br/> 2. &#8220;My dearest Jenny Wren,<br/> <span style="margin-left: 2em;">If you will but be mine,</span><br/> <span style="margin-left: 1em;">You shall dine on cherry pie,</span><br/> <span style="margin-left: 2em;">And drink nice currant wine;</span><br/> <span style="margin-left: 1em;">I&#8217;ll dress you like a gold-finch,</span><br/> <span style="margin-left: 2em;">Or like a peacock gay,</span><br/> <span style="margin-left: 1em;">So if you&#8217;ll have me, Jenny, dear,</span><br/> <span style="margin-left: 2em;">Let us appoint the day.&#8221;</span><br/> <br/> 3. Jenny blushed behind her fan<br/> <span style="margin-left: 2em;">And thus declared her mind&mdash;</span><br/> <span style="margin-left: 1em;">&#8220;So let it be to-morrow, Rob,</span><br/> <span style="margin-left: 2em;">I&#8217;ll take your offer kind;</span><br/> <span style="margin-left: 1em;">Cherry pie is very good,</span><br/> <span style="margin-left: 2em;">And so is currant wine,</span><br/> <span style="margin-left: 1em;">But I will wear my plain brown gown,</span><br/> <span style="margin-left: 2em;">And never dress too fine.&#8221;</span><br/> <br/> 4. Robin Redbreast got up early,<br/> <span style="margin-left: 2em;">All at the break of day,</span><br/> <span style="margin-left: 1em;">He flew to Jenny Wren&#8217;s house,</span><br/> <span style="margin-left: 2em;">And sang a roundelay;</span><br/> <span style="margin-left: 1em;">He sang of Robin Redbreast,</span><br/> <span style="margin-left: 2em;">And pretty Jenny Wren,</span><br/> <span style="margin-left: 1em;">And when he came unto the end,</span><br/> <span style="margin-left: 2em;">He then began again.</span><br/> <br/> </p> <hr /> <p><span class="pagenum"><SPAN name="Page_44" id="Page_44">44</SPAN></span></p> <div style="break-after:column;"></div><br />