Blue Bell Boy

The Real Mother Goose · Mother Goose · 1 min · read aloud below

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I had a little boy, And called him Blue Bell; Gave him a little work,-- He did it very well.

I bade him go upstairs To bring me a gold pin; In coal scuttle fell he, Up to his little chin.

He went to the garden To pick a little sage; He tumbled on his nose, And fell into a rage.

He went to the cellar To draw a little beer; And quickly did return To say there was none there.

WHY MAY NOT I LOVE JOHNNY?

Johnny shall have a new bonnet, And Johnny shall go to the fair, And Johnny shall have a blue ribbon To tie up his bonny brown hair.

And why may not I love Johnny? And why may not Johnny love me? And why may not I love Johnny As well as another body?

And here's a leg for a stocking, And here's a foot for a shoe, And he has a kiss for his daddy, And two for his mammy, I trow.

And why may not I love Johnny? And why may not Johnny love me? And why may not I love Johnny As well as another body?

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