A Book of Nursery Songs and Rhymes/The Dilly Song
L. THE DILLY SONG
Come, and I will sing you.
What will you sing me?
I will sing you One, O!
What is your One, O?
One of them is all alone, and ever will remain so.
Come, and I will sing you.
What will you sing me?
I will sing you Two, O!
What is your Two, O?
Two of them are lily-white babes, and dressed all in green, O.
Come, etc.
I will sing you Three, O!
What is your Three, O?
Three of them are strangers, o'er the wide world they are rangers.
Come, etc.
I will sing you Four, O!
What is your Four, O?
Four it is the dilly hour, when blooms the gilly flower.
Come, etc.
I will sing you Five, O!
What is your Five, O?
Five it is the dilly bird, that's never seen, but heard, O!
Come, etc.
I will sing you Six, O!
What is your Six, O?
Six the ferryman in the boat, that doth on the river float, O!
Come, etc.
I will sing you Seven, O!
What is your Seven, O?
Seven it is the crown of Heaven, the shining stars be seven, O!
Come, etc.
I will sing you Eight, O!
What is your Eight, O?
Eight it is the morning break, when all the world's awake, O!
Come, etc.
I will sing you Nine, O!
What is your Nine, O?
Nine it is the pale moonshine, the pale moonlight is nine, O!
Come, etc.
I will sing you Ten, O!
What is your Ten, O?
Ten forbids all kind of sin, and ten again begin, O!