I had a Little Moppet

The Nursery Rhymes of England. James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps. 1886.

  I had a little moppet,
  I put it in my pocket,
And fed it with corn and hay;
  Then came a proud beggar,
  And swore he would have her,
And stole little moppet away.


The Real Mother Goose. Blanche Fisher Wright. 1916.

  I had a little moppet,
  I put it in my pocket,
And fed it with corn and hay.
  There came a proud beggar.
  And swore he should have her;
And stole my little moppet away.


The Little Moppet

Big Book of Nursery Rhymes. Edited by Walter Jerrold. Illustrated by Charles Robinson. 1920.

  I had a little moppet,
  I put it in my pocket,
And fed it with corn and hay,
  There came a proud beggar
  And swore he would have her,
And stole my little moppet away.

Tags - Relics - Moppet - Pocket - Corn - Hay - Beggar -

Origin - Europe - British Isles -