DAUGHTER-GOOSE RHYMES

DAUGHTER-GOOSE RHYMES

I

Little Jack HornerSat in a cornerBusily writing checks ...His partners grew lazy,His balance hazy,His creditors all became wrecks!

Little Jack HornerSat in a cornerBusily writing checks ...His partners grew lazy,His balance hazy,His creditors all became wrecks!

Little Jack HornerSat in a cornerBusily writing checks ...His partners grew lazy,His balance hazy,His creditors all became wrecks!

Little Jack Horner

Sat in a corner

Busily writing checks ...

His partners grew lazy,

His balance hazy,

His creditors all became wrecks!

II

Flitter, flitter, little dime,You can stay here a long time.If I leave you as I oughterPretty soon you’ll be a quarter!

Flitter, flitter, little dime,You can stay here a long time.If I leave you as I oughterPretty soon you’ll be a quarter!

Flitter, flitter, little dime,You can stay here a long time.If I leave you as I oughterPretty soon you’ll be a quarter!

Flitter, flitter, little dime,

You can stay here a long time.

If I leave you as I oughter

Pretty soon you’ll be a quarter!

III

Little Miss MillionsLonged to have billions,And dreamed about trillions beside;But while she was sighing,Not working, just crying ...Her bank account dwindled and died!Little Miss PennyDidn’t have anyMoney at all, but she tried;And so she kept saving,And ardently slaving ...And she owned a house when she died!

Little Miss MillionsLonged to have billions,And dreamed about trillions beside;But while she was sighing,Not working, just crying ...Her bank account dwindled and died!Little Miss PennyDidn’t have anyMoney at all, but she tried;And so she kept saving,And ardently slaving ...And she owned a house when she died!

Little Miss MillionsLonged to have billions,And dreamed about trillions beside;But while she was sighing,Not working, just crying ...Her bank account dwindled and died!

Little Miss Millions

Longed to have billions,

And dreamed about trillions beside;

But while she was sighing,

Not working, just crying ...

Her bank account dwindled and died!

Little Miss PennyDidn’t have anyMoney at all, but she tried;And so she kept saving,And ardently slaving ...And she owned a house when she died!

Little Miss Penny

Didn’t have any

Money at all, but she tried;

And so she kept saving,

And ardently slaving ...

And she owned a house when she died!

IV

Ride in a taxi,The Biltmore for lunch ...Eat ... for the musicWill play while you munch.Eat all you want to,While large grows your dome ...For after you’ve eatenYou’ll have to walk home!

Ride in a taxi,The Biltmore for lunch ...Eat ... for the musicWill play while you munch.Eat all you want to,While large grows your dome ...For after you’ve eatenYou’ll have to walk home!

Ride in a taxi,The Biltmore for lunch ...Eat ... for the musicWill play while you munch.

Ride in a taxi,

The Biltmore for lunch ...

Eat ... for the music

Will play while you munch.

Eat all you want to,While large grows your dome ...For after you’ve eatenYou’ll have to walk home!

Eat all you want to,

While large grows your dome ...

For after you’ve eaten

You’ll have to walk home!

V

Old Mr. CroesusWas worried to piecesTo pay for the monthly rent ...For what with investments,And bonds and assessments,He found all his money had went!

Old Mr. CroesusWas worried to piecesTo pay for the monthly rent ...For what with investments,And bonds and assessments,He found all his money had went!

Old Mr. CroesusWas worried to piecesTo pay for the monthly rent ...For what with investments,And bonds and assessments,He found all his money had went!

Old Mr. Croesus

Was worried to pieces

To pay for the monthly rent ...

For what with investments,

And bonds and assessments,

He found all his money had went!

VI

Ike and Mike(They look alike)Began to work together ...But Ike was sly,While Mike ran dry ...So they struck stormy weather!

Ike and Mike(They look alike)Began to work together ...But Ike was sly,While Mike ran dry ...So they struck stormy weather!

Ike and Mike(They look alike)Began to work together ...But Ike was sly,While Mike ran dry ...So they struck stormy weather!

Ike and Mike

(They look alike)

Began to work together ...

But Ike was sly,

While Mike ran dry ...

So they struck stormy weather!

VII

Dickory, dickory, dock,The ticker reported the stock,Each bull a bear,Brokers, bewareDickory, dickory, dock!

Dickory, dickory, dock,The ticker reported the stock,Each bull a bear,Brokers, bewareDickory, dickory, dock!

Dickory, dickory, dock,The ticker reported the stock,Each bull a bear,Brokers, bewareDickory, dickory, dock!

Dickory, dickory, dock,

The ticker reported the stock,

Each bull a bear,

Brokers, beware

Dickory, dickory, dock!

VIII

“Hi diddle, diddle ...”“Hoorah, ich ga bibble”The pawn-brokers chortle in glee ...The bankers all giggle to see the fun,And int’rest mounts high as can be!

“Hi diddle, diddle ...”“Hoorah, ich ga bibble”The pawn-brokers chortle in glee ...The bankers all giggle to see the fun,And int’rest mounts high as can be!

“Hi diddle, diddle ...”“Hoorah, ich ga bibble”The pawn-brokers chortle in glee ...The bankers all giggle to see the fun,And int’rest mounts high as can be!

“Hi diddle, diddle ...”

“Hoorah, ich ga bibble”

The pawn-brokers chortle in glee ...

The bankers all giggle to see the fun,

And int’rest mounts high as can be!

IX

Sing a song of sixpence ...A suitcase full of rye ...But that is meant for millionaires ...The rest of us go dry!

Sing a song of sixpence ...A suitcase full of rye ...But that is meant for millionaires ...The rest of us go dry!

Sing a song of sixpence ...A suitcase full of rye ...But that is meant for millionaires ...The rest of us go dry!

Sing a song of sixpence ...

A suitcase full of rye ...

But that is meant for millionaires ...

The rest of us go dry!


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