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But while they were all a-merry-making

Heigh ho! says Rowley,

A cat and her kittens came tumbling in.

With a rowley, powley, gammon, and spinach,

Heigh ho! says Anthony Rowley.

The cat she seized the rat by the crown,

Heigh ho! says Rowley,

The kittens they pulled the little mouse down.

With a rowley, powley, gammon, and spinach,

Heigh ho! says Anthony Rowley.

This put Mr. Frog in a terrible fright,

Heigh ho! says Rowley.

He took up his hat and he wished them goodnight.

With a rowley, powley, gammon, and spinach,

Heigh ho! says Anthony Rowley.

But as Froggy was crossing over a brook,

Heigh ho! says Rowley.

A lily white duck came and gobbled him up.

With a rowley, powley, gammon, and spinach,

Heigh ho! says Anthony Rowley.

So there was the end of one, two, three,

Heigh ho! says Rowley.

The rat, the mouse, and the little froggy.

With a rowley, powley, gammon, and spinach,

Heigh ho! says Anthony Rowley.

8.

A Riddle, A Riddle, As I Suppose

A riddle, a riddle, as I suppose,

A hundred eyes and never a nose!

9.

Arthur O’Bower Has Broken His Band

Arthur O’Bower has broken his band,

He comes roaring up the land.

A King of Scots, with all his power,

Cannot turn Arthur of the Bower.

10.

As I Was Going to Derby

As I was going to Derby

Upon a market-day,

I met the finest ram, sir,

That ever was fed on hay.

This ram was fat behind, sir;

This ram was fat before;

This ram was ten yards high, sir;

Indeed, he was no more.

The wool upon his back, sir,

Reached up unto the sky,

The eagles build their nests there,

For I heard the young ones cry.

The space between the horns, sir,

Was as far as man could reach,

And there they built a pulpit,

But no-one in it preached.

This ram had four legs to walk upon,

This ram had four legs to stand,

And every leg he had, sir,

Stood on an acre of land.

Now the man that fed the ram, sir,

He fed him twice a day,

And each time that he fed him, sir,

He ate a rick of hay.

The wool upon this ram’s tail

Was very fine and thin.

It took all the girls in Derby town

Seven years to spin.

And if you don’t believe me

And think it is a lie,

Then you go down to Derby town

And see as well as I.

11.

As I Was Going to St. Ives

As I was going to St. Ives

I met a man with seven wives.