Sing a song of sixpence & blackbird pie

Sing a Song of Sixpence is a well known English nursery rhyme,

at least as old as the eighteenth century - The rhyme's ultimate origins

are uncertain. You can read it here...or read the Walter Crane book belowMelinda Risk Jewelry

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Sing a song of sixpence, a pocket full of rye;

Four and twenty blackbirds baked in a pie;

When the pie was open the birds began to sing,

Wasn't that a dainty dish to set before the king?

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