n,
That milked the cow with the crumpled horn,
That tossed the dog,
That worried the cat,
That killed the rat,
That ate the malt,
That lay in the house that Jack built.

[Illustration: Simple Simon Meets Pieman.]

Simple Simon

Simple Simon met a pieman
Going to the fair;
Says Simple Simon to the pieman:
"Let me taste your ware."

Says the pieman to Simple Simon,
"Show me first the penny."
Says Simple Simon to the pieman:
"Indeed I have not any."

Simple Simon went a-fishing
For to catch a whale--
All the water he had got
Was in his mother's pail.

Simple Simon went to look
If plums grew on a thistle;
He pricked his fingers very much,
Which made poor Simon whistle.

He went to catch a dicky bird,
And thought he could not fail
Because he'd got a little salt
To put upon it's tail.

Then Simple Simon went-a-hunting,
For to catch a hare.
He rode on a goat about the street,
But could not find one there.

Simon made a great snowball,
And brought it in to roast;
He laid it down before the fire,
And soon the ball was lost.

Simple Simon went a-skating
When the ice was thin,
And Simon was astonished quite
To find he tumbled in.

And Simon he would honey eat
Out of the mustard pot;
He bit his tongue until he cried:
"That was all the good he got."

Ten Little Niggers

Ten little Niggers going out to dine,
One choked his little self, and then there were Nine.

Nine little Niggers crying at his fate,
One cried himself away, and then there were Eight.

Eight little Niggers to travelling were given.
But one kicked the bucket, and then there were Seven.

Seven little Niggers playing at their tricks,
One cut himself in halves, and then there were Six.

Six little Niggers playing with a hive,
A bumble bee killed one, and then there were Five.

Five little Niggers went in for law,
One got into Chancery, and then there were Four.

Four little Niggers going out to sea,
A ref herring swallowed one, and then there were Three.

Three little Niggers walking in the Zoo,
A big bear cuddled one, and then there were Two.

Two little Niggers sitting in the sun,
One got frizzled up, and then there was One.

One little Nigger living all alone,
He got married, and then there were None.

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