A Little Cock-sparrow Sat on a High Tree
A Little Cock-sparrow Sat on a High Tree
Nursery Song
1. A little cock-sparrow sat on a high tree,
A little cock-sparrow sat on a high tree,
A little cock-sparrow sat on a high tree,
And he chirrupped, he chirrupped so merrily.
He chirrupped, he chirrupped, he chirrupped, he chirrupped,
He chirrupped, he chirrupped, he chirrupped, he chirrupped,
A little cock-sparrow sat on a high tree,
And he chirrupped, he chirrupped so merrily.
2. A naughty little boy with a bow and arrow,
Determined to shoot this little cock-sparrow;
3. For this little cock-sparrow would make a nice stew,
And his giblets would make a nice little pie too.
4. "Oh, no," says cock-sparrow, "I won't make a stew,"
And he fluttered his wings, and away he flew.
Notes
Here's a version of this song from The Real Mother Goose (1916):
A little cock-sparrow sat on a green tree,
And he chirruped, he chirruped, so merry was he;
A naughty boy came with his wee bow and arrow,
Determined to shoot this little cock-sparrow.
"This little cock-sparrow shall make me a stew,
And his giblets shall make me a little pie, too."
"Oh, no," says the sparrow "I won't make a stew."
So he flapped his wings and away he flew.
Thanks and Acknowledgements
The 1st illustration and version of the song are from The Baby's Bouquet, A Fresh Bunch of Rhymes and Tunes by Walter Crane (1878). The 2nd illustration is from The Real Mother Goose (1916), illustrated by Blanche Fisher Wright.
