Nursery Rhyme. XXXI. Literal

    Great A, little a,
        Bouncing B!
    The cat's in the cupboard,
        And she can't see.

    Miss one, two, and three could never agree,
    While they gossiped round a tea-caddy.

    A, B, C, and D,
    Pray, playmates, agree,
    E, F, and G,
    Well so it shall be.
    J, K, and L,
    In peace we will dwell
    M, N, and O,
    To play let us go.
    P, Q, R, and S,
    Love may we possess,
    W, X, and Y,
    Will not quarrel or die.
    Z, and amperse-and,
    Go to school at command.

    Hickery, dickery, 6 and 7,
    Alabone Crackabone 10 and 11,
    Spin span muskidan;
    Twiddle 'um twaddle 'um, 21.

    One, two,
    Buckle my shoe;
    Three, four,
    Shut the door;
    Five, six,
    Pick up sticks;
    Seven, eight,
    Lay them straight;
    Nine, ten,
    A good fat hen;
    Eleven, twelve,
    Who will delve?
    Thirteen, fourteen,
    Maids a courting;
    Fifteen, sixteen,
    Maids a kissing;
    Seventeen, eighteen,
    Maids a waiting;
    Nineteen, twenty,
    My stomach's empty.

    Hey, my kitten, my kitten,
        And hey, my kitten, my deary!
    Such a sweet pet as this
        Was neither far nor neary.

    Here we go up, up, up,
        And here we go down, down, downy;
    And here we go backwards and forwards,
        And here we go round, round, roundy.