 | Florence Hudson Botsford - 1922 - 494 pages
...her life's hietory. 22 THE SWAPPING SONG 23 ^^ John fair fad - die, То ту ^ I The Swapping Song When I was a little boy I lived by myself, And all the bread and cheese I got I kept upon a shelf. Wing wong waddle, To my jack-straw straddle, To my John fair fuddle, To my long... | |
 | Charles Herbert Sylvester - 1922 - 526 pages
...; In that house there is a room ; In that room there is a bed ; etc., etc. 45 When I was a bachelor I lived by myself, And all the bread and cheese I got, I put upon a shelf; The rats and the mice did lead me such a life That I went to London to get myself a wife.... | |
 | Clara Belle Baker, Edna Dean Baker - 1924 - 240 pages
...Jackal fell into the water. After that he played no more tricks on the Camel. East Indian Folk Tale. 50 When I was a little boy, I lived by myself; And all the bread and cheese I got I put upon a shelf. The rats and the mice — They led me such a life I had to go to London To get myself a wife.... | |
 | Charles Greeley Abbot - 1923 - 246 pages
...woolen mill to see these wonderful machines work. CHAPTER XIII BREAD AND CHEESE "When I was a bachelor I lived by myself, And all the bread and cheese I got I put upon the shelf, But the rats and the mice they made such a strife I was forced to go to London to get me a wife." Much... | |
 | Nora Archibald Smith - 1925 - 428 pages
...shall have a plum,' Says the bells of St. Clemens.' ' I had a little nut tree.' 1 When I was a bachelor I lived by myself, And all the bread and cheese I got, I put upon the shelf.' 'One, two, three, how good you be, I love coffee, and Billy loves tea.' The last page always held the... | |
 | Nora Archibald Smith - 1925 - 430 pages
...shall have a plum,' Says the bells of St. Clemens.' ' I had a little nut tree.' 'When I was a bachelor I lived by myself, And all the bread and cheese I got, I put upon the shelf.' ' One, two, three, how good you be, I love coffee, and Billy loves tea.' The last page always held... | |
 | Roy Leon French - 1926 - 456 pages
...there goes a ding-dang fool, He don't know how to court! O, he don't know how to court! THE FOOLISH BOY When I was a little boy, I lived by myself, And all the bread and cheese I got, I laid them on the shelf. Tum a wing waw waddle, Tum a jack straw straddle, Tum a John paw faddle, Tum... | |
 | 1906 - 564 pages
...at the sound of a boy approaching, trundling a wheel barrow) Bachelor I was a lonely bachelor, And lived by myself, And all the bread and cheese I got I put upon the shelf; The rats and the mice, They made such a strife, I was forced to go to London To get me a wife; The... | |
 | Mary Mapes Dodge - 1879 - 558 pages
...'cute. I made a few verses about him. [Recites in a sentimental sing-song. ] When I was a bachelor I lived by myself, And all the bread and cheese I got I put upon the shelf. •879- ) MOTHER GOOSE AND HER FAMILY. [DECEMBER, The rats and the mice, they made such a strife That... | |
 | Ved P. Varma - 1993 - 228 pages
...the news. Once again, in nursery rhymes, the children are reminded of their vulnerability to loss: When I was a little boy I lived by myself, And all the bread and cheese I got I laid upon a shelf; The rats and the mice they made such a strife I had to go to London town to buy... | |
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WHEN I was a bachelor I lived by myself; And all the bread and cheese I got I put upon the shelf. The rats and the mice They made such a strife, I was forced to go to London To buy me a wife. 
