Chapter 176 of 247 · 79 words · ~1 min read

CCCXCVI.

Bye, baby bunting, Daddy's gone a hunting, To get a little hare's skin To wrap a baby bunting in.

CCCXCVII.

Give me a blow, and I'll beat 'em, Why did they vex my baby? Kissy, kiss, kissy, my honey, And cuddle your nurse, my deary.

CCCXCVIII.

My dear cockadoodle, my jewel, my joy, My darling, my honey, my pretty sweet boy; Before I do rock thee with soft lullaby, Give me thy dear lips to be kiss'd, kiss'd, kiss'd.