Lavender's Blue, Dilly Dilly
Nursery Rhyme / Song for Small Children

Lavender's Blue, dilly dilly,
Lavender's Green:
When I am king, dilly dilly,
You shall be queen.

Call up your men, dilly dilly,
Set them to work:
Some to the plough, dilly dilly
Some to the cart.

Some to make hay, dilly dilly
Some to reap corn:
While you and I, dilly dilly
Keep ourselves warm.

Lavender's Blue, dilly dilly,
Lavender's Green:
When I am king, dilly dilly,
You shall be queen.

Call up your men, dilly dilly,
Send them to war:
While you and I, dilly dilly
Keep ourselves warm.

Lavender's Blue, dilly dilly,
Lavender's Green:
When I am king, dilly dilly,
You shall be queen.

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(This song dates back to 1750.
The above poster showing lavenders is available from AllPosters.com.)