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 They sobbed and they sighed, and they bitterly cried, And the poor little things they lay down and died. Poor babes in the wood, etc.

And when they were dead, the robins so red, Brought strawberry leaves, and over them spread. And all the day long, the branches among, They mournfully whistled, and this was their song: Poor babes in the wood, etc.

XXVIII. I LOVE SIXPENCE

I love sixpence, jolly, jolly sixpence, I love sixpence, dearly as my life. I spent a penny of it, I lent a penny of it, I brought fourpence of it home to my wife. May the pipe and the bowl never leave us; Kind friends who never deceive us; And happy the girls who receive us, When we come rolling home. Rolling home! Rolling home! Rolling home, And happy the girls who receive us When we come rolling home.