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                      _Gammer Gurton's Garland._



                           Gammer Gurton's
                               Garland

                                  OR

                       _THE NURSERY PARNASSUS_


          A Choice Collection of Pretty Songs and Verses for
              the Amusement of all Little Good Children
                    who can neither read nor run.

                            [Illustration]

                             LONDON, 1810
                            REPRINTED FOR
                        HUGH HOPKINS, GLASGOW
                                 1866



                 _Printed by_ R. CLARK, _Edinburgh_.




"GAMMER GURTON'S GARLAND, or the Nursery Parnassus," was originally
issued at Stockton, as a small twopenny _brochure_, in 32mo, without a
date, "printed by and for R. Christopher." Sir Harris Nicholas says it
appeared in the year 1783, "one of the most prolific of Ritson's pen."
Haslewood is of opinion that it appeared about the same period as "The
Bishopric Garland, or Durham Minstrel," which was printed at Stockton
for the same R. Christopher in 1784. "Gammer Gurton's Garland" was again
printed, with additions, 1809, in 8vo. This little work, a great
favourite with those for whose amusement it was compiled, has been more
than once reprinted since. The present edition has been very carefully
executed, and rendered complete by the addition of an index.

The impression has been limited to one hundred copies small paper, and
twelve copies large paper.

  GLASGOW, MDCCCLXVI.

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                            [Illustration]

                                PART I.


THE FROG AND MOUSE.

  There was a frog liv'd in a well,
      Kitty alone, Kitty alone;
  There was a frog liv'd in a well,
      Kitty alone and I.
  There was a frog liv'd in a well,
  And a farce[A] mouse in a mill.
      Cock me cary, Kitty alone,
      Kitty alone and I.

  This frog he would a wooing ride,
      Kitty alone, etc.
  This frog he would a wooing ride,
  And on a snail he got astride.
      Cock me cary, etc.

  He rode till he came to my Lady Mouse hall,
      Kitty alone, etc.
  He rode till he came to my Lady Mouse hall,
  And there he did both knock and call.
      Cock me cary, etc.

  Quoth he, Miss Mouse, I'm come to thee,
      Kitty alone, etc.
  Quoth he, Miss Mouse, I'm come to thee,
  To see if thou can fancy me.
      Cock me cary, etc.

  Quoth she, Answer I'll give you none,
      Kitty alone, etc.
  Quoth she, Answer I'll give you none,
  Until my uncle Rat come home.
      Cock me cary, etc.

  And when her uncle Rat came home,
      Kitty alone, etc.
  And when her uncle Rat came home,
  Who's been here since I've been gone?
      Cock me cary, etc.

  Sir, there's been a worthy gentleman,
      Kitty alone, etc.
  Sir, there's been a worthy gentleman,
  That's been here since you've been gone.
      Cock me cary, etc.

  The frog he came whistling through the brook,
      Kitty alone, etc.
  The frog he came whistling through the brook,
  And there he met with a dainty duck.
      Cock me cary, etc.

  This duck she swallow'd him up with a pluck,
      Kitty alone, Kitty alone,
  This duck she swallow'd him up with a pluck,
  So there's an end of my history book.
      Cock me cary, Kitty alone,
      Kitty alone and I.

    [A] Merry.

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THE LADY AND THE SWINE.

  There was a lady lov'd a swine,
      Honey, quoth she,
  Pig-hog, wilt thou be mine?
      Hoogh, quoth he.

  I'll build thee a silver stye,
      Honey, quoth she,
  And in it thou shalt lye;
      Hoogh, quoth he.

  Pinn'd with a silver pin,
      Honey, quoth she,
  That thou may go out and in,
      Hoogh, quoth he.

  Wilt thou now have me now,
      Honey? quoth she,
  Hoogh, hoogh, hoogh, quoth he,
      And went