The Horner Brothers

: MOTHER GOOSE JINGLES
: Boys And Girls Bookshelf

BY Elizabeth Raymond Woodward



Jack Horner had three brothers,

Their names were Horner, too--

One was James, and one was George,

And the little one was Hugh.

And they always did exactly

What they saw Jackie do--

James and George and the littlest one,

The one whose name was Hugh.



So when Jack's Christma pie was made,

They made three others, too--

One for James, and one for George,

And a little one for Hugh.

And they sat up in corners,

As they'd seen Jackie do--

James and George and the littlest one,

The one whose name was Hugh.



I'm sure 't was very lucky

(Does it not seem so to you?)

That the room had just four corners

For Jack James George and Hugh

For if Jackie had a corner,

There must be corners, too,

For James and George and the littlest one,

The one whose name was Hugh.



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A little old man

with a shiny bald head

Was told by his wife

they were all out of bread.

He puckered his lips

and replied with a frown,

"Then bring me some toast

that is crusty and brown."