Mythology & Folklore
Merry are the bells, and merry would they ring
From The Nursery Rhymes of England, collected by J. O. Halliwell (London: Warne; first ed. 1842; this printing 1886)
Merry are the bells, and merry would they ring,
Merry was myself, and merry could I sing;
With a merry ding-dong, happy, gay, and free,
And a merry sing-song, happy let us be!
Waddle goes your gait, and hollow are your hose,
Noddle goes your pate, and purple is your nose;
Merry is your sing-song, happy, gay, and free,
With a merry ding-dong, happy let us be!
Merry have we met, and merry have we been,
Merry let us part, and merry meet again;
With our merry sing-song, happy, gay, and free,
And a merry ding-dong, happy let us be!
Codex Note
Halliwell's class: Songs.
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Anonymous (English nursery rhymes). “Merry are the bells, and merry would they ring.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-english-nursery-rhymes/156/.
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Anonymous (English nursery rhymes). “Merry are the bells, and merry would they ring.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-english-nursery-rhymes/156/.
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