Children's IIiiymes. 55 



This being St. Valentine's Day I give the rhyme I best recol- 

 lect concerning it. 



The rose is red, the violet's blue, 

 The lily's sweet, and so are you, 

 And so is he who sent you this, 

 And when we meet we'll have a kiss. 



The following- is the full text of a rhyme used for the purpose 

 of diverting children in the nursery. It was obtained by a friend 

 of mine from his grandmother, who resided in Dumbartonshire. She 

 had learned it in her childhood, about 1795 to 180G. The gentle- 

 man who gave it to me set it to music, and it was sung at a 

 children's concert in Aberdeen. I have only heard part of it in 

 Dumfriesshire. It is worthy of " Alice in Wonderland." 



As I gaed up the Brandy hill, 

 £ met my father wi' gude will,' 

 He had jewels, he liad rings, 

 He had monie braw things. 

 He had a hammer wanting nails. 

 He had a cat wi' ten tails. 



Up Jock, doon Tarn, 



Blaw the bellows, old man. 



Peter cam' to Paul's door 



Playing on a fife. 



Can ye shape a Hielandman 



Out an auld wife 1 



He rumraelt her, he turn melt hei', 



He gied her sic a blow, 



That out cam' the Hielandman, 



Crying, trot, show ! 



Man Avi' the skinny coat 

 Help me owre the ferry boat ; 

 The ferry boat's owre dear, 

 Ten pounds every year. 



I've a cherry, I've a chess, 

 • I've a bonnie blue glass ; 

 I've a coo among the corn, 

 Hand Willie Blackthorn. 



Willie Blackthorn had a coo, 

 Its name was Killiecrankie, 

 It fell owre an auld dyke 

 And broke its neevie nankie. 



