Dance, Thumbkin, dance, [Keep the thumb in motion.] Dance, ye merry men, every one: For Thumbkin he can dance alone, Thumbkin he can dance alone, Dance, Foreman, dance, [The first finger moving.] Dance, ye merry men, every one: But Foreman he can dance alone, [The first finger only moving.] Dance, Longman, dance, [The second finger only moving.] Dance, ye merry men, every one: But Longman he can dance alone, [And so on with the others, naming the third finger Ringman, and the fourth finger Littleman. Littleman cannot dance alone.] Dance to your daddy, You shall have a fishy, In a little dishy; You shall have a fishy When the boat comes in. Danty baby diddy, What can a mammy do wid'e, But sit in a lap, And give 'un a pap? Sing danty baby diddy. Dear Sensibility, O la! I heard a little lamb cry, baa! Says I, "So you have lost mamma? Pussy sits beside the fire, How can she be fair? "Pussy, are you there? Pray tell me how do you do?" "Thank you, thank you, little dog, I'm very well just now." Deedle, deedle dumpling, my son John, Dickery, dickery, dare, The pig flew up in the air; The man in brown soon brought him down, Dickery, dickery, dare. Diddledy, diddledy, dumpty; So diddledy, diddledy, dumpty. |