was an archer, |
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who shot at a frog;
|
 was
a butcher, |
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who had a great dog;
|
was a captain, |
|
all covered with lace;
|
was a drunkard, |
|
and had a red face;
|
 was
an esquire, |
|
with pride on his brow;
|
 was
a farmer, |
|
and followed the plough;
|
was a gamester, |
|
who had but ill-luck;
|
was a hunter, |
|
and hunted a buck;
|
was an innkeeper, |
|
who loved to carouse;
|
was a joiner, |
|
and built up a house;
|
was King William, |
|
once governed the land;
|
 was
a lady, |
|
who had a white hand;
|
was a miser, |
|
and hoarded up gold;
|
was a nobleman, |
|
gallant and bold;
|
was an oyster girl, |
|
and went about town;
|
was a parson, |
|
and wore a black gown;
|
was a queen, |
|
who wore a silk slip;
|
was a robber, |
|
and wanted a whip;
|
was a sailor, |
|
and spent all he got;
|
was a tinker, |
|
and mended a pot;
|
was a userer, |
|
a miserable elf;
|
was a vintner, |
|
who drank all himself;
|
was a watchman, |
|
and guarded the door;
|
was expensive, |
|
and so became poor;
|
was a youth, |
|
that did not love school;
|
was a zany, |
|
a poor harmless fool.
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