I'll Sing You a Song
Harry's Ladder to Learning David Bogue. 1850.
I'll sing you a song,
It's not very long:
The woodcock and the sparrow,
The little dog has burnt his tail,
And he shall be hang'd to-morrow.
The Only True Mother Goose Melodies. Munroe & Francis. 1833.
I will sing you a song
Of the days that are long,
Of the woodcock and the sparrow,
Of the little dog that burnt his tail,
And he shall be whipt to-morrow.
A Varied Song
Big Book of Nursery Rhymes. Edited by Walter Jerrold. Illustrated by Charles Robinson. 1920.
I'll sing you a song,
The days are long,
The woodcock and the sparrow;
The little dog he has burned his tail,
And he must be hanged to-morrow.
Tags - Songs - Animal - Bird - Woodcock - Sparrow - Dog - Whipping - Hanging -
Origin - Europe - British Isles -