# Mother Goose: The Man in Our Town - Source: The Real Mother Goose (mother-goose.gutenberg.org), Public domain, Blanche Fisher Wright, illustrator, 1916, via Project Gutenberg - Reading level: Ages 4 to 6 - Subjects: Poems, Animals - Topics: bush, willie, georgy, porgy, town, cushy - Length: 217 words, about 2 min - Original: - Page: - Open in Sprouts: There was a man in our town, And he was wondrous wise, He jumped into a bramble bush, And scratched out both his eyes; But when he saw his eyes were out, With all his might and main, He jumped into another bush, And scratched 'em in again. ## Georgy Porgy Georgy Porgy, pudding and pie, Kissed the girls and made them cry. When the boys came out to play, Georgy Porgy ran away. ## For Every Evil For every evil under the sun There is a remedy or there is none. If there be one, seek till you find it; If there be none, never mind it. ## Cushy Cow Cushy cow, bonny, let down thy milk, And I will give thee a gown of silk; A gown of silk and a silver tee, If thou wilt let down thy milk to me. ## Wee Willie Winkie Wee Willie Winkie runs through the town, Upstairs and downstairs, in his nightgown; Rapping at the window, crying through the lock, "Are the children in their beds? Now it's eight o'clock." ## About The Bush About the bush, Willie, About the beehive, About the bush, Willie, I'll meet thee alive. ## See-Saw See-saw, Margery Daw, Sold her bed and lay upon straw. ## Robin-A-Bobbin Robin-a-Bobbin Bent his bow, Shot at a pigeon, And killed a crow. ## Picture credits - Blanche Fisher Wright, Public domain () - Blanche Fisher Wright, Public domain () - Blanche Fisher Wright, Public domain () - Blanche Fisher Wright, Public domain () - Blanche Fisher Wright, Public domain () - Blanche Fisher Wright, Public domain ()