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<h2>My Pretty Maid</h2> <ANTIMG src="images/myprettymaidmusic.jpg" width-obs="700" height-obs="698" alt="My Pretty Maid music" title="My Pretty Maid music" /> 1. “Where are you going to, my pretty maid? Where are you going to, my pretty maid?” “I’m going a-milking, Sir,” she said, “Sir,” she said, “Sir,” she said, “I’m going a-milking, Sir,” she said. 2. “Shall I go with you, my pretty maid?” “Yes, if you please, kind Sir,” she said, “Sir,” she said, “Sir,” she said, “Yes, if you please, kind Sir,” she said. 3. “What is your fortune, my pretty maid?” “My face is my fortune, Sir,” she said, “Sir,” she said, “Sir,” she said, “My face is my fortune, Sir,” she said. 4. “Then I can’t marry you, my pretty maid.” “Nobody asked you, Sir,” she said, “Sir,” she said, “Sir,” she said, “Nobody asked you, Sir,” she said. 49 <ANTIMG src="images/myprettymaid.jpg" width-obs="600" height-obs="600" alt="WHERE ARE YOU GOING TO MY PRETTY MAID?" title="WHERE ARE YOU GOING TO MY PRETTY MAID?" /> <hr /> 50 <h2>THE PLOUGH BOY IN LUCK</h2> <ANTIMG src="images/plough.jpg" width-obs="700" height-obs="708" alt="The Plough Boy in Luck music" title="The Plough Boy in Luck music" /> 1. My daddy is dead, but I can’t tell you how; He left me six horses to follow the plough; With my whim wham waddle ho! Strim stram straddle ho! Bubble ho! pretty boy, over the brow. 2. I sold my six horses to buy me a cow; And wasn’t that a pretty thing to follow the plough? With my, &c. 3. I sold my cow to buy me a calf, For I never made a bargain but I lost the best half. With my, &c. 4. I sold my calf to buy me a cat, To sit down before the fire to warm her little back. With my, &c. 5. I sold my cat to buy me a mouse, But she took fire in her tail and so burnt up my house. With my, &c. <hr /> 51 <h2>WARM HANDS</h2> <ANTIMG src="images/warmhands.jpg" width-obs="700" height-obs="705" alt="Warm Hands music" title="Warm Hands music" /> Warm hands, warm, thy men are gone to plough; If you want to warm your hands, warm your hands now. <hr /> 52 <h2>Jack and Jill</h2> <ANTIMG src="images/jackandjillmusic.jpg" width-obs="700" height-obs="704" alt="Jack and Jill music" title="Jack and Jill music" /> Jack and Jill went up the hill To fetch a pail of water; Jack fell down and broke his crown, And Jill came tumbling after. 53 <ANTIMG src="images/jackandjill.jpg" width-obs="600" height-obs="600" alt="JACK & JILL." title="JACK & JILL." /> <hr /> 54 <h2>DANCE A BABY</h2> <ANTIMG src="images/danceababy.jpg" width-obs="700" height-obs="703" alt="Dance a Baby music" title="Dance a Baby music" /> Dance a baby diddy! What can mammy do wid’e? Sit in her lap, Give it some pap, And dance a baby diddy! <hr /> 55 <h2>HUSH-A-BY BABY</h2> <ANTIMG src="images/hushaby.jpg" width-obs="700" height-obs="701" alt="Hush-a-by Baby music" title="Hush-a-by Baby music" /> Hush-a-by baby on the tree-top, When the wind blows the cradle will rock; When the bough breaks the cradle will fall— Down comes baby, cradle and all! <hr /> 56 <h2>KING COLE</h2> <ANTIMG src="images/kingcolemusic.jpg" width-obs="700" height-obs="703" alt="King Cole music" title="King Cole music" /> Old King Cole was a merry old soul, And a merry old soul was he; He called for his pipe, and he called for his bowl, And he called for his fiddlers three. Ev’ry fiddler had a fiddle, And a very fine fiddle had he. Tweedle dee, tweedle dee, tweedle dee, tweedle dee, Tweedle dee, tweedle dee, went the fiddlers three, O there’s none so rare as can compare With King Cole and his fiddlers three. <h2>HEY DIDDLE DIDDLE</h2> <hr /> <ANTIMG src="images/backcover.jpg" width-obs="600" height-obs="611" alt="Back cover" title="Back cover" /> Hey diddle diddle! the cat and the fiddle, The cow skipt over the moon; The little dog laughed to see the fine sport, And the dish ran away with the spoon.     <hr class="full" /> <div style="break-after:column;"></div>

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