Over the Water, and Over the Lea
Over the Water, and Over the Lea
Nursery Song
Over the water, and over the lea,
And over the water to Charley;
And Charley loves good ale and wine,
And Charley loves good brandy,
And Charley loves a pretty girl
As sweet as sugar candy.
Over the water and over the sea,
And over the water to Charley;
I'll have none of your nasty beef,
Nor I'll have none of your barley.
But I'll have some of your very best flour
To make a white cake for my Charley.
Thanks and Acknowledgements
The 1st illustration and this version of the song are from The Baby's Bouquet, A Fresh Bunch of Rhymes and Tunes by Walter Crane (1878). The 2nd illustration is from The Real Mother Goose (1916), illustrated by Blanche Fisher Wright.
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