Children's Rhymes. Children's Games, Children' s Songs, Children's Stories

Children's Rhymes. Children's Games, Children's Songs, Children's Stories
Children's Songs and Ballads - Whistle, whistle, Auld Wife

"Whistle, whistle, auld wife,
An' ye'se get a hen."
"I wadna whistle," quo' the wife,
"Though ye'd gi'e me ten."

"Whistle, whistle, auld wife,
An' ye'se get a cock."
"I wadna whistle," quo' the wife.
"Though ye'd gi'e me a flock."

"Whistle, whistle, auld wife.
And ye'se get a goun."
"I wadna whistle," quo' the wife,
"For the best ane i' the toun."

"Whistle, whistle, auld wife,
An' ye'se get a coo."
"I wadna whistle," quo' the wife,
"Though ye wad gi'e me two."

"Whistle, whistle, auld wife,
An' ye'se get a man."
"Wheeple, whaupole," quo' the wife,
"I'll whistle as I can."

Sung with vocal mimicry, the above makes a strikingly effective entertainment.

This comment system requires you to be logged in through either a Disqus account or an account you already have with Google, Twitter, Facebook or Yahoo. In the event you don't have an account with any of these companies then you can create an account with Disqus. All comments are moderated so they won't display until the moderator has approved your comment.