Denslow Mother Goose ABC Book
Denslow's ABC book inspired by Mother Goose nursery rhymes was published by G. W. Dillingham Co. in New York in 1904.
It's dedicated to Jack Chapman. As far as we know he was jazz musician.
A is the Archer
who shot a frog;
But the frog
only laughed,
as he sat on a log.
B is for Bo-Peep who woke up and wept,
When she found
that her sheep
had run off
while she slept.
who shot a frog;
But the frog
only laughed,
as he sat on a log.
B is for Bo-Peep who woke up and wept,
When she found
that her sheep
had run off
while she slept.
C is the Cow that jumped over the moon,
While the dish, down below,
D is the Dog that laughed
with much glee,
Such strange,
and such comical
antics to see.
While the dish, down below,
D is the Dog that laughed
with much glee,
Such strange,
and such comical
antics to see.
E is frr "Early to bed and to rise."
The way to grow healthy, wealthy and wise.
F is the Fox that went through the town,
And robbed the good farmer
of geese, feathers and down.
The way to grow healthy, wealthy and wise.
F is the Fox that went through the town,
And robbed the good farmer
of geese, feathers and down.
G is the Goose that laid
eggs of pure gold:
At least, 'tis a story,
I've often been told.
H is for Humpty who had a great fall;
He had climbed
up too high
on the top of the wall.
I is for ink used
by good Mother Goose,
in writing
this book
for the little ones' use.
eggs of pure gold:
At least, 'tis a story,
I've often been told.
H is for Humpty who had a great fall;
He had climbed
up too high
on the top of the wall.
I is for ink used
by good Mother Goose,
in writing
this book
for the little ones' use.
J is for Jack who went up the hill,
Fell down, and spilled water all over Jill.
K is King cole,
who was filled with delight,
When his fiddlers
kept playing
from morning
till night.
Fell down, and spilled water all over Jill.
K is King cole,
who was filled with delight,
When his fiddlers
kept playing
from morning
till night.
L is for Little Boy Blue
with his horn;
The sheep's
in the meadow,
the cow's
in the corn.
M is Miss Mary, whose garden did grow,
With shell, and with bells,
and with maids in a row.
N is Nan Etticote
with a red nose.
The longer she stands,
the shorter
she grows.
with his horn;
The sheep's
in the meadow,
the cow's
in the corn.
M is Miss Mary, whose garden did grow,
With shell, and with bells,
and with maids in a row.
N is Nan Etticote
with a red nose.
The longer she stands,
the shorter
she grows.
O is the Old Woman who lived in a shoe;
Here children were many,
and troublesme too.
P is for Peter, of whom they all tell,
Made a home
for his wife,
in an old pumpkin shell.
Here children were many,
and troublesme too.
P is for Peter, of whom they all tell,
Made a home
for his wife,
in an old pumpkin shell.
Q is the Queen who baked the nice tarts,
And is known
to you all,
as the good
Queen of Hearts.
R is Richard and Robin, the two pretty men,
Who lay in bed till the clock struck ten.
And is known
to you all,
as the good
Queen of Hearts.
R is Richard and Robin, the two pretty men,
Who lay in bed till the clock struck ten.
S is for simon,
so simple and funny,
Who tried to buy a pie
without any money.
T is Tom Piper,
who played
with such skill,
That no one
who heard him
could ever keep still.
so simple and funny,
Who tried to buy a pie
without any money.
T is Tom Piper,
who played
with such skill,
That no one
who heard him
could ever keep still.
U is the Unicorn
who fought
for a crown;
The Lion beat and chased him
all over town.
V is the Voice of the Cock in the morn,
That wakened the priest
all shaven and shorn.
who fought
for a crown;
The Lion beat and chased him
all over town.
V is the Voice of the Cock in the morn,
That wakened the priest
all shaven and shorn.
W is the
Woman who went up so high',
To sweep all the cobwebs off of the sky.
X is for Xmas
that comes
once a year,
And brings to the little ones Holiday cheer.
Woman who went up so high',
To sweep all the cobwebs off of the sky.
X is for Xmas
that comes
once a year,
And brings to the little ones Holiday cheer.
Y is the Youngster,
the ten o'clock scholar,
Who went to school late,
a dillr, a dollar.
Z is for Zany,
who's also a clown:
The jolliest,
funniest man in the town.
the ten o'clock scholar,
Who went to school late,
a dillr, a dollar.
Z is for Zany,
who's also a clown:
The jolliest,
funniest man in the town.
Sweet, right?
