Mother Goose






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There was a frog liv’d in a well,
        Kitty alone, Kitty alone,
There was a frog liv’d in a well,
        Kitty alone and I,
There was a frog liv’d in a well,
And a farce mouse in a mill,
       Cock me cary, Kitty alone,
       Kitty alone and I.  

  This frog he would a wooing ride,
        Kitty alone, Kitty alone.
    This frog he would a wooing ride,
        Kitty alone and I.
    This frog he would a wooing ride,
    And on a snail he got astride,
        Cock me cary, Kitty alone.
        Kitty alone and I.

    He rode till he came to my Lady Mouse hall,
        Kitty alone, Kitty alone.
    He rode till he came to my Lady Mouse hall,
        Kitty alone and I.
    He rode till he came to my Lady Mouse hall,
    And there he did both knock and call,
        Cock me cary, Kitty alone.
        Kitty alone and I.

    Quoth he, Miss Mouse, I'm come to thee,
        Kitty alone, Kitty alone.
    Quoth he, Miss Mouse, I'm come to thee,
        Kitty alone and I.
    Quoth he, Miss Mouse, I'm come to thee,
    To see if thou canst fancy me,
        Cock me cary, Kitty alone.
        Kitty alone and I.

    Quoth she, answer I'll give you none,
        Kitty alone, Kitty alone.
    Quoth she, answer I'll give you none,
        Kitty alone and I.
    Quoth she, answer I'll give you none,
    Until my uncle Rat come home,
        Cock me cary, Kitty alone.
        Kitty alone and I.

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    And when her uncle Rat came home,
        Kitty alone, Kitty alone.
    And when her uncle Rat came home,
        Kitty alone and I.
    And when her uncle Rat came home,
    Who's been here since I've been gone?
        Cock me cary, Kitty alone.
        Kitty alone and I.

    Sir, there's been a worthy gentleman,
        Kitty alone, Kitty alone.
    Sir, there's been a worthy gentleman,
        Kitty alone and I.
    Sir, there's been a worthy gentleman,
    That's been here since you've been gone,
        Cock me cary, Kitty alone.
        Kitty alone and I.

    The frog he came whistling through the brook,
        Kitty alone, Kitty alone.
    The frog he came whistling through the brook,
        Kitty alone and I.
    The frog he came whistling through the brook,
    And there he met with a dainty duck,
        Cock me cary, Kitty alone.
        Kitty alone and I.

   The duck she swallow'd him up with a pluck,
        Kitty alone, Kitty alone;
    This duck she swallow'd him up with a pluck,
        Kitty alone and I.
   The duck she swallow'd him up with a pluck,
    So there's an end of my history book.
        Cock me cary, Kitty alone,
        Kitty alone and I.