Fourteen Songs from When We Were Very Yong

»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»*»*»»»»»******»*******»************^**^********************3*c

FOURTEEN SONGS

from

When We Were Very Young

by

A. A. MILNE

s*^,

Music by

H. FRASER-SIMSON

Decorations by

E. H. SHEPARD

TE3-C jqjd;i_JLb jeljI

Buckingham

jfete

7n march time

Palace

iEE£

n — r* — r*

£

PP

They're changing guard at Buck-ing-ham Pal-ace_

**=

BS;

/

§

^?FS

^^

if

^

» r i"

¥

■*— *

:5=F?

f

stacc.

N N N

g

1 5 1

s

mf

t^^^?

S

S

te

t r

S

£

^

P£

kfe

ffi

Jvjv j'VJ'Vl J ^

Chris-to-pher Ro-hin went down with Al - ice.

P££g

^

^

§

f^

^

35

E

♦»♦♦♦«»♦♦♦<.♦»*♦«♦**«♦*«*«♦♦*♦♦«********♦*«******************************* * ■♦**■*

*
*

«
*

«

#
*
*

*

*
*
*

*
#
*

ft

♦
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*

*

*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*

*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*

*
*
*
*
*
*
*

*
*

*
*
*
*
*
*

Digitized by the Internet Archive

in 2013

http://archive.org/details/fourteensongsfroOOaami

Cat. No. 3282/U

12s. 6d. net

fully engaged

Cheryl Gould

Learning Facilitator

cheryl. gould" gmail.com
707.776. 4626

Petaluma, California

FOURTEEN SONGS

FROM

<r(

WHEN WE WERE
VERY YOUNG"

WORDS BY

A. A. MILNE

MUSIC BY

H. FRASER-SIMSON

DECORATIONS BY

E. H. SHEPARD

LONDON

METHUEN & CO. LTD.
36 ESSEX STREET W.C.

ASCHERBERG. HOPWOOD & CREW LTD.
16 MORTIMER STREET W.

This book was first published November 27th, 1924

It has been reprinted twenty-two times

Twenty-second edition, May 1948

Reprinted 1954

22.2

CATALOGUE NO. 3282/u
PRINTED IN GREAT BRITAIN

Copyright 1924 by Methuen &■ Co. Ltd.

Dedicated by permission

of

H.R.H. PRINCESS MARY

VISCOUNTESS LASCELLES

to the
AUTOCRATS OF HER NURSERY

CONTENTS

Happiness

PAGE

3

Missing

4

In the Fashion

6

Halfway Down

8

Hoppity

10

Growing Up

12

Buckingham Palace

14

The Three Foxes

18

Politeness

21

Market Square

22

The Christening

24

Brownie

26

Lines and Squares

28

Vespers

.. 31

M. $ C9 101

Happiness

m

4ra

Happily

^^

ft ft

^

John had great- big wa - ter-proof Boots on;

%

Q rn

jS

H=y

£

t-

f

m% Q Q

mf

U-U

i

i*tt .p it it

r^

* *

^

ft ft >v

m *

PfS

m

m

3=£

• — * —

John had a great big wa-ter proof Hat; John had a great big wa-terproof Mac-in-tosh_

%

«H rn

M

5^

£

i

n j-i

s

And that

(said John)

Is

That:

cQ irm

*=*-&

s

p

B

£E3EE£

f

S

C-C Us

f

^e§

fed— £=*

$

fc

m

&

^^^

-/

^

7 N 7

Copyright MCMXXIV by Mefhuen <? C? Ltd.

J ' / / ■■ ". ''■

W- 1 1 7 J

SB, "•//' / /

./, ft

^S^N^^^^s

M. * C<? 101

uutt

Missing

gS?r,

z!J>

Wistfully
=4=3=

iE£

— r
Has

m

to — ^

^=g=g

£

Mr c *

an - _y - bod - y seen my mouse?

t

P

g

St

£

# »

1^

I

^

E

II * * * C 1^^

f* K

£

N p>

£^f

-0 0

' v * —

0 - pened his box for half a min-ute,

Just to make sure he was

=3

I

£

4 ~#

* V '

f F

¥ — *

«E=i=&^

mil

m rn

m rr?

m m

n — r» — r-

s r*

^

N r*

^

N N

PP

4**

0 #

^fc

real - ly in it, And while I was look-ing, he jumped out - side! I tried to catch him, I

2=E

E|

f

1 i

5

rr

' _t

:T

m

4

I

J

JL

r & :

i — J j

f * Z=0.

C'f ere

r* — =g

;Tn;/j-j

tried, I tried, I think he's some-where a - bout the house. Has an - y - one seen my

Copyright MCMXXTV by Methuen $ C° Lt^.

M. 8/ C9 101

^ Suspiciously

K=E=g

//

Wistfully again

'"'* 77C c 'c Ji

V *

5

!• f*

^ »

1P^

mouse? Un-cle John, hare you seen^ my mouse?

Just a small sort of mouse, a

0 0 0

m*U

0 — 0

m

i

* * *

m

§in

i

Mm

hm

4K * ---« 0 0

4 0 J

f

S

: i J J J j-

N h

^

N * h

K h te

£

n — r*

\ N

N N-

m

0 0

0 0

0 0

0 0

dear lit -tie brown one, He came from the coun-try, he was-nt a town one; So hell feel all lone-ly in a

£

i

m ii

4 0

w

r — r-1

* — 3 — »

i r

SI

rn m

rn n

i

I:

n — h-

£

A last hope

0 0

*r- n N

ppp

f 0 0

15= IP

£

£

* *

« #

k' — k

Lon - don street; Why,w hat could he pos- si -bly find to eat? He must besomewhere.Ill ask Aunt Rose: Have

it j r^j —

s

ss

-— — ^

3 — >^f — t?

I

f/lf

I

TTI

*— *»

^

#

0 0

#

i

# N

Efl*

f-

N N

^

S N

> jt it -fcg

3=^

1=

# #

g *

j>'ow seen a mouse with a wof- fel - ly nose?

Oh! some-where a -bout

He's

$

Despairingly

^

» — v — * —

fc=fc

?mm

just got out.

#

"T

^S

3

I

Has- n't an - y - bod - y seen my mouse?

W£.

r c 'P LJ

f

e

« — «

-0 -0

0 0

Q~

M. * C9101

In the Fashion

Animato, or something like that-

C\

-j " S ijC ^

i \ y

IN

"71

A li - on has a tail and a ver- y fine tail, And

£

— N-

^

^

r^^

w/*

r

"nj>*Lni j

2©

C=l^^

W

i t

^^

S=g

b r->

Bi

B fc E fr

P¥

j- i; jjj

■ *

^^

^ «

so has an el- e-phant,and so has a whale, And so has a croc-o- dile, and so has a quail_They ve

TT^t

r^ri

p

S

*=^

»

f

£

1

« «

e

"C3

tJ

J I fj I J

i*. r*

S

pip£

PP£

If I had a six - pence I would buy one; I'd say to the shop - man,

fe

^

^

S

*H^

f f

S

f g

7

r

t^

"C=

Copyright MCMXXIV by Methuen * C? Lid.

M. * Co 101

jl' f I ' ' J I J JJJ-*"r it u J ccjc c

try oneV I'd say to the el- e- phant, "This is my one'.'They'd all come round to

J J } J1U

xtn-JJJjJrJ j j J1 j

p^

N N

< ^

• • d « I * d d

say to the li - on, "Why, you've got a tail! And so has the el - e-phant,and so has the whale! And,

H*^

^

^

a

fr^

m

W

#F^?

i=y

t3

L^ / J J J

£

5 Triumphantly

v^m

$

look! There's a croc-o-dile! He's got a tail! cYouve all got tails like

»(»

m

^

nm^%

&

n% i '

f I

S

il

?^Jffl r

E=^

/

w

=£=

m - m

'i

7f:

r

5EEi

1/

±E£

*^H=

M.$ C9101

Dreamily

Halfway Down

JIKn

s^

pffrr^]

r r r

j

jdoco r#.

*fe#

K I*

fe£

N h

^

* m

Half-way down the stairs Is a stair where I sit: There is - nt an - y o - ther stair_

*A

£

N N

3^5Eg

^m

0 — #

quite like It.

Im not at the bot - torn, Im not at the top:

«rf

^^

3

So

#

« «

r^

T

mjt?

f

* S

as*

^^

r

#f

*ft

^(??i.

B

FF^

*fe

this is the stair where I
ten.

al - ways stop.

J

m

ffPn:

f ^JJr Vf

1. it 1:

r

rtN

=4=fc

U J~j

m J J *- '

r r »r r

r T=T

Copyright MCMXXIV by Methuen * C? Z/rf.

M. * C9101

m

£

\ h

U.

P

Z}

Half-way up the stairs Is - n't up, And is - n't down.

t

It

0 a

r

I

m

n

r xp

poco rit.

S '

Tr

mm

« a tempo

$

r

b-

r-

f

H j j

all

U.

&

sorts of fun - ny thoughts Run round my head:

"It

Wf
mp

gft

-r *

T

J

zr;^!1 — a

ft

N N

ten.

is N K

N N

r\

—i ^ — ^ ^

* 0-

0 0

0 — 0-

U

is - n't real- ly an- y- where-! It's some-where else Instead!"
fe»: _ r\

HJ j-3 J

^

JTKhr.

£

f * »f 7

t*

r

fc£

^^fc

1

m/?

m#p=*

&

r »r r

t

T f— f

**

Slightly slower

£

*=*■

is - n't real- ly an - y- where! Its some-where else in -stead!

M. 8r C? 101

10

Hoppity

Animato again(which in this case means"jigging up and down")

I

^a

p

p^;

* *

^

■=#

p^

»^

— :9L

hm

dim.

f

P^

-• 4 — *—

Rob - in goes

ty,

Chris - to - pher

Hop - pi - ty, hop - pi - ty, Hop - pi

i

i

§^S

t i *

mf

Pi

£

j j j

r^^

^^

t

f

m

O'

hop.

0 —

tell him

hop - pi - ty,

When - ev - er I

fT=ri

Po

PI

^

$

i^f

/

s»

I

-0- £
'-9-

I

m

?

f

t=^t

#

i

P^

fet

* —* 0 *—

says he cant pos - si - My

- lite - ly to stop it, he

stop.

mm

iipn

^m

m

£

^l^

a

^^

i=T=r

f^

Copyright MCMXXIVby Methutn $ C? Ltd.

M.$ C? 101

11

fe^

Slacken speed

3=5

* d

4 *

-0 •

an - y - where, Poor lit - tie

If he stopped hop - ping, he could- nt go

Chris - to - pher

$

— > a *

ffi

m

j

^

^

■f

l T

* F

^&

m

i f

-i

?

u

In time

m f

1

t

could -n't go

an - y - where_ That's why he al - ways goes Hop - pi - ty, hop - pi - ty,

i

i=i

f

i

mm

m

^=*

3=1

* w

m

&

£

fes

^^

f

^^

T

h

Now then, much faster

ty,

Z3

Hop.

Quickening

Hop - pi

Hop - pi - ty,

Hop - pi - ty

IS

p^l

tw

fg^

£

a J J J

J:

f much faster

p^m

f t i

r r r

est

v

Hop - pi - ty, Hop - pi - ty,

P¥^

em*

pggg;

Hop - pi

I

ty,
t

Hop - pi - ty,

m

pm

^S»i

*=*

Hop - pi - ty,

-» —
Hop.

fe=&

^P^

^ai

j M ^

3=*

3^fe

M. 4 C? 101

12

Growing Up

in

Brightly (as befits a man with braces)

m

I've got shoes— with

P

I i t

VI

■f

s

p» — I*

=£

fe

#

£^£

7 jl 7

PI

*

con c%tb.

^^

*^

P^

?=*

#

#

jrown - up la - ces, I've got knick-ers and a pair of bra - ces, I'm all read - y to

m

3 * * 3

i

d=

f^

f^

r

r

s

poco rit.

a tempo

£

is s

m *

run some rac - es.

Who's com - ing out with me?.

3

m

m m

Ive got a nice new

pair

of bra - ces, I've got shoes with

m

7 I 7

PPPi

♦^ v 3

i

=£

r f

g

£^£

£

£

£

Copyright MCMXXIV by Methuen $ C? Ltd.

M. * C° 101

¥

; : ;

£

Who's com - ing out with me?_

£

I

^=fe

1^

5E=£

#

f

v--^t

o tempo

f* *

£

§=£

r

Slightly slower

S

#^

^

Ev - 'ry morn - ing my new grace is, "Thank you, God_ for my new bra - ces;

ih £ i" * i i

3

5

F^

^

mj

r

r

s

z:> c:

3

j:

Up to time

up to time

can tie.

my

new brown la - ces."

Whos com - ing out with

$

^^

£

if a temvo

&

cresc.

poco rit.

nufa tempo

m

me:

IPP

m

N 0

£

i

3=t

#

f* — 0

^

i*' — 0

i i >

^=^

r *y ^ J

M.* C? 101

i'±

Buckingham

Palace

In march time

kk=z

1 ~3 '

mm

^E3

JE^E

m

¥£

-V 0 0 0

Theyre changing guard at Buck-ing-hamPal-ace_

fe

$

E3=B

3=£

'- V f' 7 [■ > [-1

f

1 -L-2

w

0=0-

i i i

t — *

i

/

<'#iH [f

stacc.

N N

S

ot/.

1

gp^f

l=5=l=5l]=5=l

±^±

\fr

i s — i r

£

S

. N N N N N

¥

^1>I> ^v J- v J-v Jv

Chris-to-pher Ro-bin went down with Al - ice.

^^

i=y

?

? — i=r

*— * — r^

* — i

n ^

(g^MJ-i v ■ ilji

li

^#^

I 3 1

)*

K S S

1 ' J i 5 1

N — N-

JmJViJJ^^

» ? P

a

=»=y

* *

* *

Al-ice is mar-ry-ingone of the guard. "A sol- diers life is ter-ri -blehard,"

IT

Says

n r^

f^Pi

( " i " j " i

r

^

£

i=i

£ «/n

'=3£=a * f V p 7

&^f—?-

®^

**

i 5 — i

w i J I

I i r

f

fo N N — >

a m

$

0 # 0 0

Al - ice.

Theyre chang-ing guard at Buck-ing-ham Palace

I

fe

P

as

i

^«-^; N

kX 4=^=^

E^, — bj^^

^=i^

* — f

* 0

t *— *

n i* s

(#il> \l

«T

n n r* r*

m

>T J » f v lJ

^

s

1 VJI

^

* * *

Copyright MCMXXIV by Methuen * C? Ltd.

M. * C9 101

15

I

m

i :, — i i ; — i

[, J J J J 3= ^ lr

Chris-to-pher Ro-binwent down with Al - ice.

* v T

We

)-j'^ rr J^J

N N N N

(r-l^i> ^-3 ^ ^j ^

i

V 1=¥

s

^

W i*t

N N N N

^

S

1 *, i^SZ^J V i

i

gF

M m

££=£

■"t- ; t n '— t"1

e t c J J J e f^

■ a

£^ee

saw a guard in a sen- try- box. "One of the sergeants looks af-ter their socks,"

Says

te

w r » ;=» j- ?

i

Si

E «: i + —

r

t'Wr * c ? J

5^

i

fe

W=3F* 7 f 7 F 7

#

£S

^ * J-

f* h< N

Plir.

r

¥=¥

Al - ice.

They're chang-ing guard at Buck-ing-ham Pal-ace —

m

i»i» 1*^

i

^

mf

E3

^=J=¥

J *

€

!'i> ^£ 7 «j

^

h> N

S

S

^

si

a S *

1 I 5 '

£=£

S

f

N N

N S

3=^

f

Chris-to-pher Rob-in went down with Al - ice.

We

t*

IT VI

^^p

m

, v vi h h

w

333JE3

*"^t

»^

p* n ^ n

^

s

^

n r» i*» n

a *> j

S

S3

i

1 5~^

;, b" n s=s

£

N ^

1 3 |s r-T

— N — N-

m m

S

N N — N

fcE5E

^

' J., ' c c ^

a* *

• — #

looked for the King, but he nev-er came. Well, God takecare of him, all_ the same"

Says

M. 8f C? 101

It)

Al-ice.

->»

EfcEEE

"5 '■

N N K-

0 0 -J—

i

P£

Theyre chang-ing guard at Buck-ing-ham Pal-ace_

**

g^^

m

i

^ n ;!:^=^

i

*

«/

*

p ; *

f

*— *

t- *

*/

$#i) \it i

^ n

N N N N

m

v J-3 » s=^

^

^jGl ^ i= ^ J 1=^=1 =y

3

b=

l 5 1 r

a

^

fr-r*t — N r» — *r

err?

pp

3=T^

4 #

Chris-to-pher Rob -in went down with Al-ice.

They've

m

^ r^y p^ 4^

i

*

R3*

zz==a

*— i — r-r

K S K K

*— f

^1> >J-j T i^^£

S

m

^g

s h f*

S

1=35=3

a S i

^

N N

1 5 — '

— N N — N

m

1 '*. *L L r-J

^

p m m

f» — r=K

^=^^

atrz*

^

#— *

* *

0 0

J*

a

great big par-ties in-side the grounds. 'i wouldn't be King for a hun-dred pounds"

> (v.

Says

1 „y ♦ »

j fy ["> «_»

r

3»

£

$£
P »/

^ V ^ -* —

w ^ ?

m

4^ i u

I 5 1

£

i i r

f

t* h — ^*

^

0 0

Al - ice.

Theyre chang-ingguard at Buck-ing-ham Pal-ace

Pit

R£=^~r~rg

i

v Is i r^H^

*

i i r v j ? i=e

f

■* — r

# — #

* — *— t

^#^

r»« n

*/

\L] i «=j=|

N N

inf

S

S

> *y «

1 >i I

^M

kt

i r

£=£

a

t* N f* K

m

i^=E

W

a

Chris-to-pher Rob -in went down with Al-ice

N

* i i i

$

*

=f=1zz=z?

Iv JV

(Qf^> ^jj *y=z~Tljf~

s

in

N S N N

E^!:

as

M.* C9 101

17

$

I 3 • r

i 5 1

'ft h S is:

PS

» *

;i»w; j

^

;

tJ— *-

0 r

m m

I > J

face looked out, but it was-n't the Kingk."Hefe much too bus-y a sign -ing things','

Says

m

^=m

w

m*

i i j-

p=t5=t*=r*

k£

Al- ice.

— Sk_

They're chang-ing guard at Buck- ing-ham Pal-ace_

s

w

ip STi'l'

i

p n

i^i

? 1=5

N N N

?nf
J N N N

»^

a V i_<»_J-*-^— i:

g

E V ■

^

S

~\ r

^

S

£

N N

n — r*

^

*=^

Chris- to- pher Rob -in went down with Al - ice

Do

I*

#

B

> h h

¥

N*; — N

v j »

■=fc^=^=3

* t t

* i I I

N N N N

^4^

^hy-^-i ^ v *j v

3

w r r r J^^

f* -N

* 0

N N N

4 •

^

w *

* *

0 0 0-

you think the King knows all a - bout me?'1 "Sure

to, dear, but it's time.^ for tea,"

3

±*

£

Says Al - ice.

!*

3z

^

£

* M «

-»»-

»

^

a *

#

^

^^

/

M.$ C9 101

18

The Three Foxes

Animato (as if after chickens)

■"A

¥

E — fe-

te s

m

1. Once up - on a time therp were

3. did - n't go shop-ping in the

three— lit - tie fox - es, Who did - nt wear stock -ings, and they
High*_ Street shop - ses, But caught what they want- ed in the

did - nt wear sock - ses,
woods and_ cop - ses,

$

m

n j-j

ft ft ft =s:

But they
They

m #

F=*

all had- hand -ker- chiefs to

ill went fish - ing, and they

blow their nos - es, And they
caught three worm - ses, They

I

¥

^

m

d *

kept— their- hand - ker - chiefs in
went- out — hunt - ing, and they

card board box - es _

caught three wop - ses

Copyright MCMXXIV by Methuen # C? Ltd.

M. 8/ C9 101

19

^

E

I

&» r»

-*—-+

*==£

LJ

2. They

4. They

lived in the for - est in
went to a fair, and they

t

#=R£

i

three lit - tie hous - es, And they
all won priz - es

*^=f

<£&.

m

S s

fe r»

5 fe s =s

£^t

s s ■*

a— *■

played"Touch last" with a
hit three- co- coa-nuts at

Ft

m *

ran through the woods on their lit - tie bare toot-sies. And they
rode_ on el- e-phantsand swang on swing-ses, And

s=5

m

p

3=

fam - i - ly of mous
co - coa - nut shie

es
ses

M.* c? 101

20

l* i r

n8^ / j;

s=s

3 »

^m

te fc b =s

* — * * -»

£=£;

C & Lf ^ P

rs r l>

* *

# #

* *

_J* — *

lived in the for - est in

three lit - tie hous - es, But they did - nt wear coats and they

t

n r y

N fr

§=*

? ? ff f } I- J I J1 J Jl ^

did- nt wear trous - es, And they did- n't wear stock-ings and they did- nt wear sock - ses.

m

;:ez=i

0 0

f

-ii

i

%

m

&t

il

«a.

*

ta

M.$ C° 101

21

Politeness

Politely, and so dorit hurry it

If peo-ple ask me, I al - ways telL them: 'Quite well, thank you, I'm

-0 ."f" 0 m

¥^E$E

J Mir r rtlU J J JlJJJ

O

3 fc is qs= f f

-* 0 0

ve-ryglad to say'.' If

V k

peo-ple ask me, I al-ways ans - wer, "Quite well, thank you, howareyou to-day?"

m

Hn n

HHi

0 ' 0 "

n n

rs

mm

p^^p

mp

M

z^^^^

P

0.

i

^

I

$a>. *£&■

«a. <£&. <£&. #

i v }\I !• J^^

iU^-jU:

gfeli

I al-ways an - swer, I al - ways tell_ them, If they ask me Po

fp

Jl jf

m

m

PH

/n confidence

£

i \si ri

5=£

> a

w

lite - ly

— 9 0-

would - n't

BUT SOMETIMES I wish That they

^

£3

M

^

=£

Pi

0*

2@

^5

0 *

* 0

Copyright MCMXXIV by Methuen <£ CQ Ltd.

M. * C9 101

22

Market Square

Not too fast, or Aunt Susan wont hear all the words.

f

TT

m

1. I had a pen-ny, A bright new pen-ny I
3.1 founda six-pence,A lit- til white six-pence I

M

0 0

H-tr^t

pig

m

+ — #

£;

^

l

^

$

fe^Erf

K N I* I*

S^

N — N

it i\' :

%

+ — #

rr

took my pen-ny To the mar-ket square. I wan

took it in my hand To the mar- ket square. I was buy

ted a rab-bit, A lit-tlebrownrab-bit,AndI
ing my rab-bit, I do like rab-bits,AndI

i

ps

i=i

^m

M

m m

^m

e£

3=k

i

^ — s

^ w w <C\

^

:: r c t

• 4

■m — 0

looked for a rab-bit 'Most ev - 'ry-where. For I went to the stall where they sold sweet lav-en-der
looked for my rab-bit 'Most ev - 'ry-where. So I went to the stall where they sold fine sauce- pans

is _ C\

I I I J

■=i

r\

m

N — N

i

*

ms~K

r\

N — f*

r£

£*

Sadly

t ' Hi 1 1 i J J s ' J ^

s s

r* f * '

~m * — tr — v m — w~

'On - ly a pen-ny for a bunch of lav-en-der.'" Have you got a rab-bit,'cos I dont want lavender? But they
"Walk up, walk up, sixpence for a sauce - pan.'""Coul& I have a rab-bit,'cos we've got two saucepans? But they

iHii

r>

m^i

V if f n

m

0 m

ppf

i

0 m

r>

!■

Copyright MCMXXIVhy Metheun 8f C° Ltd.

M.#C9 101

23

P£

N fr

J" J

PP1

m

~N P*~

JS K-

had-n't got a rab-bit, not an - y-where there,
had- n't got a rab-bit, not an- y-where there.

2. I had a pen-ny, And I
4. 1 had nuff-in, No, I

mm

n — r*

J J, r iJ

f (i t 'f '■

X

I

TT

had an- o-ther pcn-ny I took my pennies To the mar-ket square. I did want a rab-bit, A

had-n't got nuff-in', So I did-nt go down To the mar-ket square. But I walked on the com-mon,The

f

f

s^

i

• •

1

t* — n

t

t

4th Verse
Faster.

N N

$

££

N — f*

* m

r c C T E

*

^^

lit- tie ba-by rab-bit And I looked for rab-bits Most ev - ry-where.And I went to the stall wherethey
old .- gold common And I saw lit -tie rab-bits 'Most ev - 'ry-where! So Im sor- ry for the peo-ple who

f

t

f

J J J J

BS

^^

ini

i

i *

fc=fc-N

r\

££

>> — s-

S N

r\

EEE5

N — N

S IS

tdt\t if t^m

HH

f

* *

TP • ^ V ^ k f — •

sold fresh mackerel (Now then! Tuppence for a fresh caught mackerel') "Have you got a rabbit 'cos I

sell fine saucepans, Im sor-ry for the peo-ple who sell fresh mackerel, I'm sor-ry for the peo-ple who

2C

#^n

r\

n\

s

U

m m

I

9 ■

9— I-

4th Verse

*

r\ In a whisper. K ^

7«rJ J J I ^ J J J r p '\J J *

2nd Verse only, last Verse.

WZi

-i

don't like mack erel?Butthey hadn't got a rabbit not anywhere there
sellsweetlavendcr,Oosthey haventgot a rabbit not anywhere there.

m

* 4

r>

rjTf »c^

i

7TN

P

m

tip

24

The Christening

Quietly, with head on one side

:w m f i m zfzf * _ m I I r*

^fe^

g^

1

■f- dim.

?

r^T

>«,

*/ *

^

^

-=mi

i

^

^

^

f

?

N is

a

feE3=£

C C i ' C

C T C

3=5t

£

* J

s

What shall I call My dear lit - tie dor - mouse?

His

SE^S^E

Hi

^ <*

Mj0

s

N — m N

LZI

?P=M

it — p-

&

W

X£

£

(This is his tail)

fe^

=FE^

l^£

eyes are small, But his tail is e - nor - mouse

rr

(so is this)

With animation, thumping" his or her chest

*=-f£

^^£

■m #

I some -times call him Ter - ri - ble John, 'Cos his

S

0 0

j-jlj^j

a f i

^^

1 ' i ^

If f *

i

^

™£

£=¥

tjr \>

177 —

-y-fe*

3£=£

^P

^=r

I

r» h i 0 j

£

N N lv

0 — 0 — 0

s 5 n:

^^

?

I

* #

# 0

0 0

0 0 0

k k *

mmm

tail goes on_ And on_ And on. And I some-times call him Ter-ri-ble Jack, 'cos his tail goes on to the

1

t=±=t

«3

¥

r

Wv

:rT*l

gg

^

J=3t

^=^

^

^

P

r

f=

Copyright MCMXXIV by Methuen * C? Z/rf.

M. * Co 101

25

Very deliberately

^^

I 11 r-T

pm

m m

m *

end of his buck. And I some - times call him Ter- ri-ble James,

Cos he

3

f

7 v _T 7 7

m j

^=^

^

^£

f

^^

J

i

*

7 7 j3^^

^77 l=^¥

'^Tnjj

7^7=jl 7 7r^j

r

N— i — Is r» N - .

7 £ 7

ffi

says he likes me call-ing him names.

lUi

fifr fit

#^

^=^

^

7^¥:

-^-?-

2±

V

cresc. e rit.

"F

($J'l «^7~"7 a-^7

/

in time

P

f

H

^P£

cfe

B

-? — 7-

Lovingly

* 7 7 «T J" 1 r [ r r ^

^

But I think, I think I shall

g^w

m

i ii n ij p

dim .

1

m

P^a little

sloiver

&

mm

* 7

f

■0- £

r\

s N is

E£

call him Jim, Cos I

am so fond of him.

i / J i ^

£e£

5*

i

m

m

^

s

•

HP

in fo'w<<?

^fe

dim.

7 7

^

£

9

^

m

m

!?\,\ r 7 v J 7^p 9J* J- F ?J* J- 1 i

17

gH

SV 7 j 7

f

7 7 M

-*

ft

Mfet~j

M. & C9 101

26

Brownie

Timidly, with one eye on nurse

§£fe

r>

N P*

^=£

m

£

-0 *

In a

r>

corn - er of the bed- room is a great big cur -tain,

ttj^j^ J ^d

d •

^^f

m

-Q-

— r

¥

£

P^

^

— 9

who;

Some - one lives be - hind it, but

don't know

m

3

i

f

ps|

r

sii

r

r

fe

£

£

f

m

think it is

US

Brown - ie but Im not quite cer - tain.

w

D« $,h

Hi

T~* f

%

Copyright MCMXXIV by Methuen $ C? Ltd.

M. $ C? 101

27

A wed

— f* N

£=i

3

I

(Nan - ny is - n't cer - tain too.).

u

t^=m

F»J ' M

m

mf

Mif- E f-

&

i

I

dim.

i i f

3=f

P

f« N

j ; j

looked be - hind the cur - tain, but he

*

m

m

f

f

il

went so quick - ly_

— • +-

Brown- ies nev - er wait to say,_ "How dyou do?"

S> 4 i

i

They

jLf L/T

~r ~r

r r r • f

gaps

cresc.

m

=&

p^

s

£

Importantly

3;

z

wrig-gle off at once be - cause they're all so tick - ly. (Nan - ny says they're tick

m

¥

a^ jk

too.,)

¥^£

^ i

1

s

^m

l u

^s

^pp?

g 1 jV

^

rJ r„:

i

ZZI

a:

M.« C9 101

28

Lines

and Squares

At a smart walking pace

£=fc

k^rn

''I- 11 i f t

f

g@E=i

K

h^l

f

fr

W

i

|te

i

^=^

EfcEfe

f t g

i

When - ev - er I walk in a

And the lit - tie bears growl to each

Lon - don street

o - ther "He's mine,

I'm

As

f

T"Jr 4 i J

&

^^

»if

JL

I

a

Mi

s r*

'' ; J' • J J^

r i t

ev - er so care - ful to
soon as he's sil - ly and

watch my feet. And I keep in the squares, And the

steps on a line" And some of the big - ger bears

m

mm

a

7 — m

' p i t

i — f-

read- y to eat. The

look for a friend And -'they

mas - ses of bears, Who

try to pre - tend that they

wait in the corn - ers all
came round the corn - er to

J1"1 ' i i J

1 J 1 4

9

r

-r

fc&fe

fep

3

cresc.

r

Copyright MCMXXIV by Melhuen # CI Lid.

M. * C9 101

ZCJ

■j.''i r r r ir r^ ir r r

^H^

sil - lies who tread on the lines of the street, Go back to their lairs,

try to pre - tend that

3

s

I C j J

?

look how Im walk - ing in

all of the

squares..

m

r.

irn

^^

r=n

:H

/

^m

7 7

~c

?

:8

$

?, 0 ZM

1=^

m

\ N N

t/ fr

wheth - er you walk in the

or squares, But

M. 8, C9101

30

p

l c c

4,

i

i

J' J -J:

n - ly the sil - lies be - lieve their talk; It's ev - er so por - tant

PI

4c

c f e

ss

^

i

^ i a t

*F=*

f=^

s^

a

r\

ef^e

n n r*

^

how you walk, And its

ev

er so jol - ly to call out "Bears!.

f^f

^

r

cresc.

r

^

§

^

^

V 1

^ r

4^4

I y t

^=F#

I

^

* *

Just watch me walk - ing in

all the

^M

-i i X

£

%

rr

1 1 i •> =®

: > v *

i

^

squares.

g

P^f

CI

&

a

r^

/

■*■ i

^m

i

'-b'l» ff J

The composer has left you room for a triumphant lau^h here, if you think you can manage it

M. * C9 101

31

Vespers

?

W^

^

foot of the bed,

Droops on the lit - tie hands lit - tie gold head.

±. — 5r-^a

N=T

rl

J^f

nn

m

♦ 0

r

r

r

r

r-

$

J- J' J

P^

Hush!

m

Hush'.

Whis - per who dares'.

Chris - to - pher Rob - in is

J J , J J •

1 I J i J

^

P^P

1

^E*

r~i c c

i

^

— * «r

say - »«#• A«'s prayers.

±~~M + .

Gorf bless Mum - my. I

*

r

f~r

£

5

r

r-

Copyright MCMXXIV byMsthuen $ C° Ltd.

M. <• C9101

32

i

J /i^/e faster

£

J J J

know that's right.

Was - n't it fun in the bath

to - night? The

/7\ j Slower again

Quickening

m

s N — S

N N — Fs

m

£=?

#^#

-* — * — *-

If I o - pen my fing - ers a

quite for - got.

lit - tie bit more,

I can

W

H

f

Xs^r

-+ +

m

£

r-r

cresc.

f

s-r

=t

=*

*s

♦ — i"

T

x^r

x

r

t

^

^

^ : t i

r c 4

see

Nan - ny's dress - ing - gown on

the door. Its a

beau - ti - ful blue, but it

I

£

^f

^r

:m

a

-r

W^

Sloiver

M. & C.MOl

33

attain quickening

j- r r c ^^

^

Mine has a hood, and

* ' J, ^

lie

r

Jl

mjt?

in bed, And

» f~

-r r

^4 /z'ftte slower

Quickening

m

i s J

— 9 «r

Thank you, God, for a

love

ly day.

And what was the o - ther I

PI

1

1

^

^r

^

£-r

*-r

i

u

cresc.

J.

£

P^

*=T

t

r

f

M.$ C9 101

34

Sloiver

rit.

Sleepily again

* f* f*« r* — r^

¥

4 4 4 0

Now I re - mem - ber it God bless Me.

Lit - tie Boy kneels at the

i

n r*

P^£

^

m

4 ^ *"

Droops on the lit - tie hands lit - tie gold head.

foot of the bed,

iTTTl

w

"^37

* 9

*

^

m

m

^

0 0

4 0

r r

More and more sleepily

r

r

r

r-

J J' J

Hush!

Hush!

Whis - per who dares!

Chris - to - pher Rob - in is

-y — *

f=^

irjj

-3. J • q:

m

pp

-0

P

m

f

m

Out on tip -toe; he's asleep

3EE3E

§E3

3=

?

sa>" - \ng

—0-

his

prayers.

w=

w

7 I 7

pp

-r

i

« — #

v j •>

r

r

Lowe and Brydone (Printers) Limited, London

M. * C9 101

12s. 6d. net
A. A. Milne

FOURTEEN SONGS FROM
WHEN WE WERE VERY YOUNG
Methuen

*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*

*
*
#
*
*

#
#
*
*
*
*
*
*

*
*

*

#
*
*
*

*
*
*
#

*
*
*

*

*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*

*
*
*
*
*
#
*
*
*
*
*
*

*
*
*
*

*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*

*
*
#
*
*
*
*
*
*
**

$*****;£*..

;W^

A. A. MILNE'S

Four Nursery Classics

Illustrated by E. H. SHEPARD

7s. 6d. net each

WHEN WE WERE VERY YOUNG

703rd thousand

"It is a book that all children will adore. It is a book that
mothers and nurses will laugh and cry over. It is a —
classic!" — James Douglas in the Sunday Express.

WINNIE-THE-POOH

573rd thousand

The adventures in the forest of Christopher
Robin's Teddy Bear, Winnie-the-Pooh with his
companions of the nursery; together with some
of the poems which the Pooh Bear made up and
sang to himself as he went along.

NOW WE ARE SIX

490th thousand

Another book of verses to and for, by, with and
from Christopher Robin, who is a little older
now. Ernest H. Shepard, who is, if anything,
slightly younger, continues to draw as delight-
fully as he ever did. Winnie-the-Pooh, perhaps
an inch more round the waist, makes an occa-
sional appearance.

THE HOUSE AT POOH CORNER

52 1st thousand

Once more, and for the last time, the reader meets Christopher
Robin and his friends in the forest. Pooh and Piglet, Kanga and
Roo, Owl, Eeyore and Rabbit are all here as before but they are
now joined by the Strange and Bouncy Tigger.

METHUEN & CO. LTD., 36 ESSEX STREET, STRAND, LONDON, WC2

**********************************************

"<jtc ************************