To Bed, To Bed

To bed, to bed,
Says Sleepy-head.
Tarry a while, says Slow.
Put on the pan,
Says greedy Nan,
We’ll sup before we go.

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  • bibalu says:
    April 9, 2009 at 4:33 AM

    Nan is a female name – it’s the familiar form of Ann. It can also be what you’d call a children’s nurse-maid (from nanny).

    A variant:

    “Come, let’s to bed,”
    Says Sleepy-head;
    “Tarry a while,” says Slow.
    Sleepyhead, Slow and Greedy
    “Put on the pot,”
    Says the Greedy one,
    “Let’s sup before we go.”

    Another variant:

    “To bed, to bed,”
    Says Sleepy-Head;
    “Let’s stay awhile,”
    Says Slow;
    “Put on the pot,”
    Says Greedy-Sot,
    “We’ll sup before we go.”

    “Sot” means fool.

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