The Poetry Corner

Nursery Rhyme. CCCCLXXXII. Love And Matrimony.

By Unknown

Little John Jiggy Jag, He rode a penny nag, And went to Wigan to woo; When he came to a beck, He fell and broke his neck, - Johnny, how dost thou now? I made him a hat, Of my coat-lap, And stockings of pearly blue. A hat and a feather, To keep out cold weather; So, Johnny, how dost thou now?