Volume 1 — JINGLES
Reading edition
THERE WAS A MAN IN OUR TOWN
There was a man in our town, And all he did each day Was to skip and hop along the streets And on a trumpet play.
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A MOST WONDERFUL SIGHT
The most wonderful sight I ever did see Was an owl on the branch of our old oak-tree; His eyes were so large and his head was so small That he seemed all eyes and no head at all.
SAILING
Afloat, afloat, in a golden boat! Hoist the sail to the breeze! Steer by a star to lands afar That sleep in the southern seas, And then come home to our teas!
MISERY IN COMPANY
The rain is falling, The fire is out! Jane has the toothache, John has the gout!
COURT NEWS By Lucy Fitch Perkins
The king and queen went out to-day, A-riding on a load of hay. The king fell off and lost his crown, The queen fell, too, and tore her gown.
