Old King Cole was a merry old soul
And a merry old soul was he
He called for his pipe, and he called for his bowl,
And got high as a bird in a tree!
See-saw, Marjorie Daw
Dobbin shall have a new master
Who'll chain him and punish the least little flaw
By flogging him faster and faster!
Higgledy, piggledy, my black hen
She lays down with gentlemen
Gentry pay me every day
Down with my black bitch to lay
Sometimes nine, and sometimes ten
Higgling, piggling, my black hen
There was a jolly pusher
Worked by the Tappan Zee
His wares were always quite the bomb,
The kids would all agree
And this the burden of his song
Forever used to be,
"Come one, come all, and kick the gong!
"The first hit's always free!"
Rub-a-dub-dub, three men in a tub
And they all had plenty to share
The gymnast, the skater, the room decorator --
They all went exploring from poles to equator!
'Twas enough to make Larry Craig stare!
Goosey-goosey-gander
Whither do you wander?
Upstairs and downstairs,
And in my lady's chamber
[that's the original -- couldn't improve on that one]
And a merry old soul was he
He called for his pipe, and he called for his bowl,
And got high as a bird in a tree!
See-saw, Marjorie Daw
Dobbin shall have a new master
Who'll chain him and punish the least little flaw
By flogging him faster and faster!
Higgledy, piggledy, my black hen
She lays down with gentlemen
Gentry pay me every day
Down with my black bitch to lay
Sometimes nine, and sometimes ten
Higgling, piggling, my black hen
There was a jolly pusher
Worked by the Tappan Zee
His wares were always quite the bomb,
The kids would all agree
And this the burden of his song
Forever used to be,
"Come one, come all, and kick the gong!
"The first hit's always free!"
Rub-a-dub-dub, three men in a tub
And they all had plenty to share
The gymnast, the skater, the room decorator --
They all went exploring from poles to equator!
'Twas enough to make Larry Craig stare!
Goosey-goosey-gander
Whither do you wander?
Upstairs and downstairs,
And in my lady's chamber
[that's the original -- couldn't improve on that one]
