R. Caldecott's Picture Book (No. 2): The Three Jovial Huntsmen—Sing a Song for Sixpence—The Queen of Hearts—The Farmer's Boy

by Randolph Caldecott (1846~1886)

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R. CALDECOTT'S
PICTURE BOOK

(No. 2)


CONTAINING
THE THREE JOVIAL HUNTSMEN
SING A SONG FOR SIXPENCE
THE QUEEN OF HEARTS
THE FARMER'S BOY


Three huntsmen


LONDON
FREDERICK WARNE AND CO., Ltd.
AND NEW YORK
Printed tn Great Britain

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THE

THREE JOVIAL HUNTSMEN.


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Three Jovial Huntsmen

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The
THREE JOVIAL HUNTSMEN.

IT'S of three jovial huntsmen, an' a hunting they did go;
An' they hunted, an' they hollo'd, an' they blew their horns also
Look ye there!

[4]

Noses in the wind
[5]An' one said, "Mind yo'r e'en, an' keep yo'r noses reet i' th' wind
An' then, by scent or seet, we'll leet o' summat to our mind."
Look ye there!

[6]

Riding in the distance

[7]

Three huntsman again
They hunted, an' they hollo'd
They hunted, an' they hollo'd, an' the first thing they did find
Was a tatter't boggart, in a field, an' that they left behind.
Look ye there!

One said it was a boggart, an' another he said "Nay;
It's just a ge'man-farmer, that has gone an' lost his way."
Look ye there!

[8]

past a boggart

[9]

Over the stream

[10]

Looking at a grindlestone

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Over a rise
They hunted, an' they hollo'd, an' the next thing they did find
Was a gruntin', grindin' grindlestone, an' that they left behind.
Look ye there!

One said it was a grindlestone, another he said "Nay;
It's nought but an' owd fossil cheese, that somebody's roll't away."
Look ye there!

[12]

Chased by millstone

[13]

Drinking from stream

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A calf at a gate

[15]

Over another rise
They hunted, an' they hollo'd, an' the next thing they did find
Was a bull-calf in a pin-fold, an' that, too, they left behind.
Look ye there!

One said it was a bull-calf, an' another he said "Nay;
It's just a painted jackass, that has never larnt to bray."
Look ye there!

[16]

Three again

[17]

Up through a field

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Across again
They hunted, an they hollo'd, an' the next thing they did find
Was a two-three children leaving school, an' these they left behind.
Look ye there!

One said that they were children, but another he said "Nay;
They're no' but little angels, so we'll leave 'em to their play."
Look ye there!

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Children in the Lane

[20]

Children waving

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Waving back

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School left behind
They hunted, an' they hollo'd, an' the next thing they did find
Was a fat pig smiling in a ditch, an' that, too, they left behind.
Look ye there!

One said it was a fat pig, but another he said "Nay;
It's just a Lunnon Alderman, whose clothes are stole away."
Look ye there!

[23]

Pig in a ditch

[24]

One fallen off

[25]

Climbed a tree and blew the horn

[26]

Riding through a wood
They hunted, an' they hollo'd, an' the next thing they did find
Was two young lovers in a lane, an' these they left behind.
Look ye there!

One said that they were lovers, but another he said "Nay;
They're two poor wanderin' lunatics—come, let us go away."
Look ye there!

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Two young lovers

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Calling out to the lovers

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Riding off

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So they hunted, and they hollo'd, till the setting of the sun;
An' they'd nought to bring away at last, when th' huntin'-day was done.
Look ye there!

Then one unto the other said, "This huntin' doesn't pay;
But we'n powler't up an' down a bit, an' had a rattlin' day."
Look ye there!
End of the day

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Talking about the day

[1]

SING A SONG
FOR SIXPENCE

[2]

Telling a story

[3]

SING a Song for Sixpence,

For sixpence

[4]

carrying a bundle of sticks
A Pocketful

[5]

Showing the rye
of Rye;

[6]

Trapping Blackbirds

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four and twenty blackbirds
Four-and-Twenty Blackbirds

[8]

Baking
Baked

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a large pie
in a Pie.

[10]

Opening the pie

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Bird singing
When the Pie was opened,
[12]The Birds began to sing;
Was not that
Running off with the pie

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a dainty Dish
To the king

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the king and queen

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carrying it to the king
[16]To set before the King?

The King was in
Looking for the king

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At the counting house door
his Counting-house,

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Money
Counting out his Money.

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Counting out money

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The Queen was in
Looking for the queen

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At the parlour door
the Parlour,

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Bread and honey
Eating Bread and Honey.

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Queen eating bread and honey

[24]

The maid
The Maid was in

[25]

soldier marching in garden
the Garden,

[26]

Clothes on line
Hanging out the Clothes;

[27]

Hanging out the clothes

[28]

Blackbird
There came a little Blackbird,

[29]

Snapped off her nose
And snapped off her Nose

[30]

Wren put it on again
But there came a Jenny Wren
and popped it on again.

[31]

In the garden with the maid, king and queen

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THE QUEEN OF HEARTS

[2]

The Queen of Hearts

[3]

The Queen of Hearts.

Queen baking tarts
THE Queen of Hearts,
She made some Tarts,

[4]

Helping the Queen

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King and baby at the window

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King and Queen

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King and Queen on the lawn
All on a Summer's Day:

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Queen, King and Prince holding hands

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Chef taking tarts out of the oven

[10]

Knave stealing tarts

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The Knave of Hearts,
He stole those Tarts,
Cat points to knave

[12]

Knave sneaking away

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Knave running away

[14]

Horns blowing

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Knave hiding tarts
And took them right away.
Running to join others

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Queen and King practing archery

[17]

Shot through heart of card

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King's court
The King of Hearts,
Called for those Tarts,

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King and children

[20]

Chef tells cat's story

[21]

Knave called forward

[22]

King beats knave
And beat the Knave full sore:

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King and Queen dancing

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Cat is proud

[25]

Knave runs away

[26]

Knave returns tarts
The Knave of Hearts,
Brought back those Tarts,

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Knave passing out tarts

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The court enjoying tarts

[29]

Everyone going back home, the knave dragging his stave

[30]

Knave making a vow
And vowed he'd steal no more

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Knave kneeling

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THE FARMER'S BOY

[2]

Boy on horse

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The Farmer's Boy.

Man telling story to lady
WHEN I was a farmer, a Farmer's Boy,
I used to keep my master's HORSES,
With a Gee-wo here, and a Gee-wo there,
And here a Gee, and there a Gee,
And everywhere a Gee;
Says I, My pretty lass, will you come to the banks of the Aire oh?

[4]

leading plow horses out

[5]

Resting from field

[6]

Playing for the sheep

[7]

Sheep
When I was a farmer, a Farmer's Boy,
I used to keep my master's LAMBS,
With a Baa-baa here, and a Baa-baa there,
And here a Baa, and there a Baa,
And everywhere a Baa;
With a Gee-wo here, and a Gee-wo there,
And here a Gee, and there a Gee,
And everywhere a Gee;
Says I, My pretty lass, will you come to the banks of the Aire oh?

[8]

Wrestling with a sheep

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Sheared sheep

[10]

Talking while chickens are fed

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Feeding chickens
When I was a farmer, a Farmer's Boy,
I used to keep my master's HENS,
With a Chuck-chuck here, and a Chuck-chuck there,
And here a Chuck, and there a Chuck,
And everywhere a Chuck;
With a Baa-baa here, and a Baa-baa there,
And here a Baa, and there a Baa,
And everywhere a Baa;
With a Gee-wo here, and a Gee-wo there,
&c.,  &c.,  &c.
Says I, My pretty lass, will you come to the banks of the Aire oh?

[12]

Offering eggs

[13]

Eggs at the table

[14]

Slopping pigs

[15]

Following pigs
When I was a farmer, a Farmer's Boy,
I used to keep my master's PIGS,
With a Grunt-grunt here, and a Grunt-grunt there,
And here a Grunt, and there a Grunt,
And everywhere a Grunt;
With a Chuck-chuck here, and a Chuck-chuck there,
And here a Chuck, and there a Chuck,
And everywhere a Chuck;
With a Baa-baa here, and a Baa-baa there,
&c.,    &c.,    &c.
With a Gee-wo here, and a Gee-wo there,
&c.,    &c.,    &c.
Says I, My pretty lass, will you come to the banks of the Aire oh?

[16]

Pigs

[17]

Pigs spelling

[18]

Ducks
When I was a farmer, a Farmer's Boy,
I used to keep my master's DUCKS,
With a Quack-quack here, and a Quack-quack there,
And here a Quack, and there a Quack,
And everywhere a Quack;
With a Grunt-grunt here, and a Grunt-grunt there,
&c.,    &c.,    &c.
With a Chuck-chuck here, &c.
With a Baa-baa here, &c.
With a Gee-wo here, &c.
Says I, My pretty lass, will you come to the banks of the Aire oh?

[19]

Ducks to the banks of the water

[20]

Chicken watching ducklings

[21]

Children watching ducks

[22]

Dogs
When I was a farmer, a Farmer's Boy,
I used to keep my master's DOGS,
With a Bow-bow here, and a Bow-wow there,
And here a Bow, and there a Wow,
And everywhere a Wow;
With a Quack-quack here, and a Quack-quack there,
&c.,        &c.,      &c.
With a Grunt-grunt here, &c.
With a Chuck-chuck here, &c.
With a Baa-baa here, &c.
With a Gee-wo here, &c.
Says I, My pretty lass, will you come to the banks of the Aire oh?

[23]

Master and dogs

[24]

Chasing after dogs chasing a stag

[25]

Hunting with master and dog

[26]

Children
When I was a farmer, a Farmer's Boy,
I used to keep my master's CHILDREN,
With a Shouting here, and a Pouting there,
And here a Shout, and there a Pout,
And everywhere a Shout;
With a Bow-bow here, and a Bow-wow there,
&c., &c., &c.
With a Quack-quack here, &c.
With a Grunt-grunt here, &c.
With a Chuck-chuck here, &c.
With a Baa-baa here, &c.
With a Gee-wo here, &c.
Says I, My pretty lass, will you come to the banks of the Aire oh?

[27]

Bathtime

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Out to play

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Children and turkeys

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When I was a farmer, a Farmer's Boy
I used to keep my master's TURKEYS,
With a Gobble-gobble here, and a Gobble-gobble there,
And here a Gobble, and there a Gobble;
And everywhere a Gobble;
With a Shouting here, and a Pouting there,
&c., &c., &c.
With a Bow-wow here, &c.
With a Quack-quack here, &c.
With a Grunt-grunt here, &c.
With a Chuck-chuck here, &c.
With a Baa-baa here, &c.
With a Gee-wo here, &c.
Says I, My pretty lass, will you come to the banks of the Aire oh?
Walking beside the water

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Man holding lady's hand
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