...run! The pig was eat, and Tom was beat, And Tom went roaring down the street. When I was a bachelor, I lived by myself, And all the bread and cheese I got, I put upon the shelf; The rats and the mice did lead me such a life, That I went to London to get myself a wife; The streets...

...least corrupt editions which are at hand, to show that the source of the collection is English : " When I was a little boy, I lived by myself, And all the bread mid cheese I got I put upon a shelf; The rats anil the mice, they made such a strife, J was forced...

...verses The following example comes from an anonymous American narrative poem called 'The Foolish Boy'. When I was a little boy, I lived by myself, And all the bread and cheese I got I laid them on the shelf. Further activities Once the children have acquired some expertise at writing...

...strad-dle, tum-a 1. - 12. John fare-a fad -die, tum-a long way home.. 13. j. 2. Well __ the home.. 1 . When I was a little boy I lived by myself And all the bread and cheese I got I laid upon the shelf. Chorus Tum-a wing-wang waddle, Tum-a Jack-straw straddle, Tum-a John fare-a faddle,...

...away with the pudding string! Do, do, what shall I do? The cat has bitten it quite in two. Bachelor's When I was a little boy, I lived by myself. And all the bread and cheese I got I laid upon a shelf. The rats and the mice They made such a strife, I had to go to London town And get...

...pussy-cat. Who never did him any harm, But killed the mice in his father's barn! WHEN When I was a bachelor I lived by myself; And all the bread and cheese I got I laid up on the shelf. The rats and the mice They made such a strife, I was forced to go to London To...

...refrain hovers on the border of sense, some of the words connoting ideas if not a sequence of thought: When I was a little boy, I lived by myself, And all the bread and cheese I had I laid upon the shelf; Turn a wing wang waddle ding a Jack straw straddle ding a John far f addle...