DORSET CHILDREN'S DOGGEREL RHYMES. 11 



II. Now you're married I wish you joy, 

 First a girl, and then a boy. 

 Seven yeais after, son and daughter, 

 Pray, young couple, kiss together. 



III. Kiss her once, kiss her twice, 

 Kiss her three times over, 

 Marry her once, marry her twice, 

 Marry her three times over. 



BETTY AND HER DUCKS. 



Oh ! Betty, Betty, have you seen my ducks to-day ? 



Where, boy, where ? 

 All in that yonder pond, 



There, boy, there. 



Betty and her ducks, ducks and Betty, 

 Oliver and his deer, deer and Oliver, 



Roland and Oliver, 

 The king and the king his deer 



Now and for evermore. 



II. Oh ! Thomas, Thomas, have you seen my horse to-day ? 



Where, boy, where ? 

 All on that yonder plain, 



There, boy, there. 

 Thomas and his horse, horse and Thomas, 



Betty and her ducks, ducks and Betty (etc. as before). 



III. Oh ! Agnes, Agnes, have you seen my geese to-day ? 



Where, boy, where ? 

 All on that yonder common, 



There, boy, there. 



Agnes and her geese, geese and Agnes, Thomas and his horse, 

 horse and Thomas, Betty and her ducks. 

 (etc. as before). 



