[Verse 1] Sing a song of sixpence A pocket full of rye Four and twenty blackbirds Baked in a pie When the pie was opened The birds began to sing Wasnt that a dainty dish To set before the king? [Verse 2] The king was in his counting house Counting out his money The queen was in the parlor Eating bread and honey The maid was in the garden Hanging out the clothes When down came a blackbird And pecked off her nose [Verse 3] Sing a song of sixpence A pocket full of rye Four and twenty blackbirds Baked in a pie When the pie was opened The birds began to sing Wasnt that a dainty dish To set before the king? [Alternate Verse] They sent for the kings doctor Who sewed it on again He sewed it on so neatly The seam was never seen [Alternate Verse] There was such a commotion That little Jenny wren Flew down into the garden And put it back again
pie, blackbird, sixpence, dainty, sewed