R. CALDECOTT'S PICTURE BOOK (No. 2) CONTAINING THE THREE JOVIAL HUNTSMEN SING A SONG FOR SIXPENCE THE QUEEN OF HEARTS THE FARMER'S BOY [Illustration] London Frederick Warne and Co., Ltd. and New York Printed in Great Britain THE THREE JOVIAL HUNTSMEN. [Illustration] [Illustration] The THREE JOVIAL HUNTSMEN. IT'S of three jovial huntsmen, an' a hunting they did go; An' they hunted, an' they hollo'd, an' they blew their horns also Look ye there! [Illustration] An' one said, "Mind yo'r e'en, an' keep yo'r noses reet i' th' wind An' then, by scent or seet, we'll leet o' summat to our mind." Look ye there! [Illustration] [Illustration] [Illustration] They hunted, an' they hollo'd, an' the first thing they did find Was a tatter't boggart, in a field, an' that they left behind. Look ye there! One said it was a boggart, an' another he said "Nay; It's just a ge'man-farmer, that has gone an' lost his way." Look ye there! [Illustration] [Illustration] [Illustration] [Illustration] They hunted, an' they hollo'd, an' the next thing they did find Was a gruntin', grindin' grindlestone, an' that they left behind. Look ye there! One said it was a grindlestone, another he said "Nay; It's nought but an' owd fossil cheese, that somebody's roll't away." Look ye there! [Illustration] [Illustration] [Illustration] [Illustration] They hunted, an' they hollo'd, an' the next thing they did find Was a bull-calf in a pin-fold, an' that, too, they left behind. Look ye there! One said it was a bull-calf, an' another he said "Nay; It's just a painted jackass, that has never larnt to bray." Look ye there! [Illustration] [Illustration] [Illustration] They hunted, an they hollo'd, an' the next thing they did find Was a two-three children leaving school, an' these they left behind. Look ye there! One said that they were children, but another he said "Nay; They're no' but little angels, so we'll leave 'em to their play." Look ye there! [Illustration] [Illustration] [Illustration] [Illustration] They hunted, an' they hollo'd, an' the next thing they did find Was a fat pig smiling in a ditch, an' that, too, they left behind. Look ye there! One said it was a fat pig, but another he said "Nay; It's just a Lunnon Alderman, whose clothes are stole away." Look ye there! [Illustration] [Illustration] [Illustration] [Illustration] [Illustration] They hunted, an' they hollo'd, an' the next thing they did find Was two young lovers in a lane, an' these they left behind. Look ye there! One said that they were lovers, but another he said "Nay; They're two poor wanderin' lunatics--come, let us go away." Look ye there! [Illustration] [Illustration] [Illustration] So they hunted, and they hollo'd, till the setting of the sun; An' they'd nought to bring away at last, when th' huntin'-day was done. Look ye there! Then one unto the other said, "This huntin' doesn't pay; But we'n powler't up an' down a bit, an' had a rattlin' day." Look ye there! [Illustration] [Illustration] SING A SONG FOR SIXPENCE [Illustration] SING a Song for Sixpence, [Illustration] [Illustration] A Pocketful [Illustration] of Rye; [Illustration] [Illustration] Four-and-Twenty Blackbirds [Illustration] Baked [Illustration] in a Pie. [Illustration] [Illustration] When the Pie was opened, The Birds began to sing; Was not that [Illustration] a dainty Dish [Illustration] [Illustration] [Illustration] To set before the King? The King was in [Illustration] [Illustration] his Counting-house, [Illustration] Counting out his Money. [Illustration] The Queen was in [Illustration] [Illustration] the Parlour, [Illustration] Eating Bread and Honey. [Illustration] [Illustration] The Maid was in [Illustration] the Garden, [Illustration] Hanging out the Clothes; [Illustration] [Illustration] There came a little Blackbird, [Illustration] And snapped off her Nose [Illustration] But there came a Jenny Wren and popped it on again. [Illustration] THE QUEEN OF HEARTS [Illustration] THE QUEEN OF HEARTS. [Illustration] THE Queen of Hearts, She made some Tarts, [Illustration] [Illustration] [Illustration] [Illustration] All on a Summer's Day: [Illustration] [Illustration] [Illustration] The Knave of Hearts, He stole those Tarts, [Illustration] [Illustration] [Illustration] [Illustration] [Illustration] And took them right away. [Illustration] [Illustration] [Illustration] [Illustration] The King of Hearts, Called for those Tarts, [Illustration] [Illustration] [Illustration] [Illustration] And beat the Knave full sore: [Illustration] [Illustration] [Illustration] [Illustration] The Knave of Hearts, Brought back those Tarts, [Illustration] [Illustration] [Illustration] [Illustration] And vowed he'd steal no more [Illustration] THE FARMER'S BOY [Illustration] The Farmer's Boy. [Illustration] WHEN I was a farmer, a Farmer's Boy, I used to keep my master's HORSES, With a GEE-WO here, and a GEE-WO there, And here a GEE, and there a GEE, And everywhere a GEE; Says I, My pretty lass, will you come to the banks of the Aire oh? [Illustration] [Illustration] [Illustration] [Illustration] When I was a farmer, a Farmer's Boy, I used to keep my master's LAMBS, With a BAA-BAA here, and a BAA-BAA there, And here a BAA, and there a BAA, And everywhere a BAA; With a GEE-WO here, and a GEE-WO there, And here a GEE, and there a GEE, And everywhere a GEE; Says I, My pretty lass, will you come to the banks of the Aire oh? [Illustration] [Illustration] [Illustration] [Illustration] When I was a farmer, a Farmer's Boy, I used to keep my master's HENS, With a CHUCK-CHUCK here, and a CHUCK-CHUCK there, And here a CHUCK, and there a CHUCK, And everywhere a CHUCK; With a BAA-BAA here, and a BAA-BAA there, And here a BAA, and there a BAA, And everywhere a BAA; With a GEE-WO here, and a GEE-WO there, &c., &c., &c. Says I, My pretty lass, will you come to the banks of the Aire oh? [Illustration] [Illustration] [Illustration] [Illustration] When I was a farmer, a Farmer's Boy, I used to keep my master's PIGS, With a GRUNT-GRUNT here, and a GRUNT-GRUNT there, And here a GRUNT, and there a GRUNT, And everywhere a GRUNT; With a CHUCK-CHUCK here, and a CHUCK-CHUCK there, And here a CHUCK, and there a CHUCK, And everywhere a CHUCK; With a BAA-BAA here, and a BAA-BAA there, &c., &c., &c. With a GEE-WO here, and a GEE-WO there, &c., &c., &c. Says I, My pretty lass, will you come to the banks of the Aire oh? [Illustration] [Illustration] [Illustration] When I was a farmer, a Farmer's Boy, I used to keep my master's DUCKS, With a QUACK-QUACK here, and a QUACK-QUACK there, And here a QUACK, and there a QUACK, And everywhere a QUACK; With a GRUNT-GRUNT here, and a GRUNT-GRUNT there, &c., &c., &c. With a CHUCK-CHUCK here, &c. With a BAA-BAA here, &c. With a GEE-WO here, &c. Says I, My pretty lass, will you come to the banks of the Aire oh? [Illustration] [Illustration] [Illustration] [Illustration] When I was a farmer, a Farmer's Boy, I used to keep my master's DOGS, With a BOW-BOW here, and a BOW-WOW there, And here a BOW, and there a WOW, And everywhere a WOW; With a QUACK-QUACK here, and a QUACK-QUACK there, &c., &c., &c. With a GRUNT-GRUNT here, &c. With a CHUCK-CHUCK here, &c. With a BAA-BAA here, &c. With a GEE-WO here, &c. Says I, My pretty lass, will you come to the banks of the Aire oh? [Illustration] [Illustration] [Illustration] [Illustration] When I was a farmer, a Farmer's Boy, I used to keep my master's CHILDREN, With a SHOUTING here, and a POUTING there, And here a SHOUT, and there a POUT, And everywhere a SHOUT; With a BOW-BOW here, and a BOW-WOW there, &c., &c., &c. With a QUACK-QUACK here, &c. With a GRUNT-GRUNT here, &c. With a CHUCK-CHUCK here, &c. With a BAA-BAA here, &c. With a GEE-WO here, &c. Says I, My pretty lass, will you come to the banks of the Aire oh? [Illustration] [Illustration] [Illustration] When I was a farmer, a Farmer's Boy I used to keep my master's TURKEYS, With a GOBBLE-GOBBLE here, and a GOBBLE-GOBBLE there, And here a GOBBLE, and there a GOBBLE; And everywhere a GOBBLE; With a SHOUTING here, and a POUTING there, &c., &c., &c. With a BOW-WOW here, &c. With a QUACK-QUACK here, &c. With a GRUNT-GRUNT here, &c. With a CHUCK-CHUCK here, &c. With a BAA-BAA here, &c. With a GEE-WO here, &c. Says I, My pretty lass, will you come to the banks of the Aire oh? [Illustration] [Illustration] --- Provided by LoyalBooks.com ---