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Song Of Sixpence 
Mother Goose Nursery Rhyme, 1833

Sing a song of sixpence, a bag full of rye, 
Four and twenty blackbirds baked in a pie; 
When the pie was opened, the birds began to sing; 
And wasn't this a dainty dish to set before the king? 
The king was in the parlour, counting out his money; 
The queen was in the kitchen, eating bread and honey; 
The maid was in the garden, hanging out the clothes, 
There came a little blackbird and nip't off her nose.