English poem
Boys and Girls, come out to play
by Anonymous
Boys and Girls, come out to play; The Moon does shine as bright as Day; Come with a Hoop, and come with a Call, Come with a good Will, or not at all. Lose your Supper, & lose your Sleep. Come to your Play-fellows in the Street; Up the Ladder and down the Wall, A Halspenny Loaf will serve us all But when the Loaf is gone, what will you do? Those who would eat, must work—'tis true.