Death and Burial of Poor Cock Robin

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Title: Death and Burial of Poor Cock Robin
Author: H. L. Stevens
Release Date: November 13, 2005 [eBook #17060]
Language: English
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DEATH AND BURIAL OF POOR COCK ROBIN
From Original Designs by
H. L. STEPHENS
[Illustration: Death and Burial of Poor Cock Robin]
New-York.?Published by Hurd & Houghton.?401 Broadway cor. Walker St.?1865.?Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1864 by?H. Stern in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of?the United States, for the Southern District of New York.?Lithographed & Printed?by?Julius Bien?24 Vesey St. New York
[Illustration]
Who killed Cock Robin?
I, said the Sparrow,
With my bow and arrow,
I kill'd Cock Robin.
[Illustration]
Who saw him die?
I, said the Fly,
With my little eye,
I saw him die.
[Illustration]
Who caught his blood?
I, said the Fish,
With my little dish,
I caught his blood.
[Illustration]
Who'll make his shroud?
I, said the Beetle,
With my thread and needle,
I'll make his shroud.
[Illustration]
Who'll dig his grave?
I, said the Owl,
With my spade and trowel,
I'll dig his grave.
[Illustration]
Who'll bear the pall?
We, said the Wren,
Both the Cock and the Hen,
We'll bear the pall.
[Illustration]
Who'll carry him to the grave?
I, said the Kite,