Away he goes, he flies, the rout
Their steeds all spur and switch;
Some are thrown in, and some thrown out,
And some lie in the ditch.
But a hunting we will go, &c.
But now his strength to faintness worn,
The hounds have seized their prey;
Then hungry, homewards we return,
To hunt another day,
When a hunting we will go, &c.
23. The Cuckoo.
The bee is humming in the sun,
The yellow cowslip springs;
And, hark! from yonder woodland's side
Again the Cuckoo sings;
No other note but Cuckoo still
She sings from day to day;
Yet I, though but a little child,
Can read, and sing, and pray.
24. John Barleycorn.
There went three kings into the east,
Three kings both great and high;
And they have sworn a solemn oath,
John Barleycorn shall die.
They took a plough and plough'd him down,
Put clods upon his head;
And they have sworn a solemn oath,
John Barleycorn was dead.
