The Queen of Hearts
The Queen of Hearts
Nursery Rhyme
The Queen of Hearts,
She made some tarts,
All on a summer's day;
The Knave of Hearts,
He stole the tarts,
And took them clean away.
The King of Hearts
Called for the tarts,
And beat the Knave full sore;
The Knave of Hearts
Brought back the tarts,
And vowed he'd steal no more.
Notes
Here's a slightly different version:
The Queen of Hearts,
She made some tarts
Upon a summer day;
The Knave of Hearts,
He stole those tarts,
And took them quite away.
The King of Hearts,
He missed those tarts,
And beat the knave full sore;
The Knave of Hearts
Brought back those tarts,
And vowed he'd steal no more.
Thanks and Acknowledgements
The 1st illustration comes from The National Nursery Book. The 2nd and 3rd illustrations can be found in The Real Mother Goose (1916), illustrated by Blanche Fisher Wright. The 4th illustration is from "National Rhymes" by Gordon Browne (Gardner, Darton and Co. 1897).
