# Sing-Song: I Have a Poll Parrot - Source: Sing-Song (sing-song.gutenberg.org), Public domain, Christina Rossetti, pictures by Arthur Hughes, 1872, via Project Gutenberg - Reading level: Ages 4 to 6 - Subjects: Poems, Music - Topics: little, polly, fair, poll, rose, cards - Length: 229 words, about 2 min - Original: - Page: - Open in Sprouts: I have a Poll parrot, And Poll is my doll, And my nurse is Polly, And my sister Poll. ## “Polly!” cried Polly “Polly!” cried Polly, “Don’t tear Polly dolly”— While soft-hearted Poll Trembled for the doll. ## A house of cards A house of cards Is neat and small Shake the table, It must fall. ## Find the Court cards Find the Court cards One by one; Raise it, roof it,— Now it’s done:— Shake the table! That’s the fun. ## The rose with such a bonny blush The rose with such a bonny blush, What has the rose to blush about? If it’s the sun that makes her flush, What’s in the sun to flush about? ## The rose that blushes rosy red The rose that blushes rosy red, She must hang her head; The lily that blows spotless white, She may stand upright. ## Oh, fair to see Oh, fair to see Bloom-laden cherry tree, Arrayed in sunny white; An April day’s delight, Oh, fair to see! Oh, fair to see Fruit-laden cherry tree, With balls of shining red Decking a leafy head, Oh, fair to see! ## Clever little Willie wee Clever little Willie wee, Bright-eyed, blue-eyed little fellow; Merry little Margery With her hair all yellow. ## Little Willie in his heart Little Willie in his heart Is a sailor on the sea, And he often cons a chart With sister Margery. ## Picture credits - Arthur Hughes, Public domain () - Arthur Hughes, Public domain () - Arthur Hughes, Public domain () - Arthur Hughes, Public domain () - Arthur Hughes, Public domain () - Arthur Hughes, Public domain ()