Nursery Rhyme. DLXXXII. Natural History.

            I had a little cow;
            Hey-diddle, ho-diddle!
    I had a little cow, and it had a little calf,
    Hey-diddle, ho-diddle; and there's my song half.

            I had a little cow;
            Hey-diddle, ho-diddle!
    I had a little cow, and I drove it to the stall;
    Hey-diddle, ho-diddle; and there's my song all!

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Nursery Rhyme. CLVIII. Songs.

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Nursery Rhyme. DCIX. Local.

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Nursery Rhyme. CLXXXV. Riddles.

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Two Fishers

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Nursery Rhyme. DLXXIV. Natural History.

    Hurly, burly, trumpet trase,
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Nursery Rhyme. DLXXV. Natural History.

    There was an old woman had three cows,
            Rosy, and Colin, and Dun;
    Rosy and Colin were sold at the fair,
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Nursery Rhyme. DLXXXI. Natural History.

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    Black and white about the brow;
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Nursery Rhyme. DLXXXIX. Natural History.

    Little boy blue, come blow up your horn,
    The sheep's in the meadow, the cow's in the corn;
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Nursery Rhyme. DXXXIX. Natural History.

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        And he'd no hay to give her
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        Consider, old cow, consider!

    The cow considered very well,
        For she gave the piper a penny,
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        Of corn rigs are bonnie!

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