a stew,"
And he fluttered his wings, and away he flew.

[Illustration]

[Illustration: THE CARRION CROW]

[Music:

A carrion crow sat on an oak,
_Derry, derry, derry, decco;_
A carrion crow sat on an oak,
Watching a tailor shaping his cloak.
_Heigh-ho! the carrion crow,_
_Derry, derry, derry, decco._]

2 "O wife, bring me my old bent bow,"
_Derry, derry, derry, decco;_
"O wife, bring me my old bent bow,
"That I may shoot yon carrion crow."
_Heigh-ho! the carrion crow,_
_Derry, derry, derry, decco._

3 The tailor shot, and he missed his mark,
_Derry, derry, derry, decco;_
The tailor shot, and he missed his mark,
And shot his old sow right through the heart
_Heigh-ho! the carrion crow,_
_Derry, derry, derry, decco._

4 "O wife, bring brandy in a spoon,"
_Derry, derry, derry, decco;_
"O wife, bring brandy in a spoon,
"For our old sow is in a swoon."
_Heigh-ho! the carrion crow,_
_Derry, derry, derry, decco._

[Illustration: THE SCARECROW]

[Music:

O all you little blackey tops,
Pray don't you eat my father's crops,
While I lie down to take a nap.
Shua O! Shua O!]

2 If father he perchance should come,
With his cocked hat and his long gun,
Then you must fly and I must run.
Shua O! Shua O!

[Illustration: THE NORTH WIND & THE ROBIN]

[Music:

The north wind doth blow
And we shall have snow,
And what will poor Robin do then--poor thing?
He'll sit in a barn
To keep himself warm,
And hide his head under his wing--poor thing!]

[Illustration]

[Illustration: A B C]

[Music:

A, B, C, die Katze lief im Schnee,
Und wie sie wieder 'raus kam,
Da hatt' sie weisse Stieflein an:
O jemine, O jemine, O jemine, O je!]

2 A, B, C, die Katze lief zur Hoh',
Sie lecket ihr kalt Pfoetchen rein
Und putzt sich auch das Stiefelein
Und ging nicht mehr im Schnee.

[Illustration: ET MOI DE M'EN COURIR]

[Music:

En passant dans un p'tit bois,
Ou le coucou chantait,
Ou le coucou chantait;
Dans son joli chant il disait:
Coucou, coucou, coucou, coucou,
Et moi qui croyais qu'il disait;
Cass'-lui le cou, cass'-lui le cou!
Et moi de m'en cour', cour', cour',
Et moi de m'en courir!]

2 En passant aupres d'un etang,
Ou les canards chantaient,
Ou les canards chantaient;
Dans leur joli chant ils disaient:
"Cancan, canca