Halliwell's Nursery Rhymes of England, 6th ed., p. 109,
No 171.
| 1 |
My father left me three acres of land,
Sing ivy, sing ivy
My father left me three acres of land.
Sing holly, go whistle and ivy |
| 2 |
I ploughed it with a ram's horn,
Sing ivy, sing ivy
And sowed it all over with one pepper corn.
Sing holly, go whistle and ivy |
| 3 |
I harrowed it with a bramble bush,
Sing ivy, sing ivy
And reaped it with my little penknife.
Sing holly, go whistle and ivy |
| 4 |
I got the mice to carry it to the barn,
Sing ivy, sing ivy
And thrashed it with a goose's quill.
Sing holly, go whistle and ivy |
| 5 |
I got the cat to carry it to the mill;
Sing ivy, sing ivy
The miller he swore he would have her paw,
Sing holly, go whistle and ivy
And the cat she swore she would scratch his face. |
