Bird on a Brier
Briareus
Ba-ba, black wool,
Have you any sheep?
Yes, sir, a packfull,
Creep, mouse, creep!
Four-and-twenty little maids
Hanging out the pie,
Out jump’d the honey-pot,
Guy Fawkes, Guy!
Cross latch, cross latch,
Sit and spin the fire;
When the pie was open’d,
The bird was on the brier!
From Topsy-Turvy World
BY WILLIAM BRIGHTY RANDS
Read by Actress, Artist Kristen Hughes (1974-2021)
Have you any sheep?
Yes, sir, a packfull,
Creep, mouse, creep!
Four-and-twenty little maids
Hanging out the pie,
Out jump’d the honey-pot,
Guy Fawkes, Guy!
Cross latch, cross latch,
Sit and spin the fire;
When the pie was open’d,
The bird was on the brier!
From Topsy-Turvy World
BY WILLIAM BRIGHTY RANDS
Read by Actress, Artist Kristen Hughes (1974-2021)