The Nursemaid's Cautionary
Song for Children (1830)

Illustration by Paul Chandler, age 5


Baby, baby, naughty baby,
Hush, you squalling thing, I say;
Hush your squalling, or it may be
Bonaparte may pass this way.

Baby, baby, he's a giant
Tall and black as Rouen steeple;
And he dines and sups, rely on't
Every day on naughty people

Baby baby, he will hear you
As he passes by the house,
And he, limb from limb, will tear you,
Just as a pussy tears a mouse.

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