104 Rhymes and Jingles
When you say, “Shoe the old horse,” pat the bottom of the baby's right foot to imitate the driving of nails. When you say, “Shoe the old mare,” pat the left foot. Continue this process in the second line, first the right foot, then the left. In the final line it is imagined that the little nobby colt kicks up its heels, and you must catch the baby’s ankles, and give them a grand toss to suit this idea.
Boy number one inquires of boy number two, “What do you do when your mother licks you?”
Boy number two replies,—
“Ice-cream
Made by steam,
Sold by a donkey in a charcoal team.”
At picnics you will sometimes hear the children say,—
Lemonade,
Made in the shade,
Stirred with a spade,
By an old maid.
The children at one time used to enjoy shouting at each other the following poem:—
