Sing a song of six pence.
A pocket full of rye.
Four and Twenty Blackbirds,
baked in a pie.
When the pie was opened,The birds began to sing;Wasn't that a dainty dish,To set before the king?
One assumes that the king's baker put them in the pie.
In the old song, 24 blackbirds were baked in the pie.
Blackbirds are a bird that are a type of thrush. How many of them there are in existence is not know. In the childrens song Sing A Song of Sixpence, there four and 20 blackbirds baked into a pie.
Four and twenty blackbirds
Sing a song of sixpence, A pocket full of rye, 4 and 20 blackbirds, Baked in a pie When the pie was opened The birds began to sing Wasn't that a dainty dish to set before a king?
It's a rather archaic way to say 45. Think of it as five plus forty. This construction is used in the English nursery rhyme, "Sing a Song of Sixpence": Sing a song of sixpence, A pocket full of rye. Four and twenty blackbirds Baked in a pie. That is, there were 24 blackbirds baked in the pie.
Sing a Song of sixpence A pocket fullof rye Four and twenty blackbirds baked in a pie
four and twenty blackbirds baked in a pie - from the nursery rhyme 'sing a song of sixpence'
"Blackbirds baked in a pie" is a line from the traditional nursery rhyme "Sing a Song of Sixpence." In the rhyme, the line refers to a surprise element, where blackbirds come alive when the pie is cut open, symbolizing unexpected delights. This imagery captures a whimsical and playful aspect of storytelling often found in children's literature. The rhyme emphasizes themes of surprise and the joy of imagination.
Four and Twenty Blackbirdssing a song of sixpence a pocket full of ryefour and twenty blackbirds baked in a piewhen the pie was opened the birds began to singoh wasn't that a horrible dish to set before the kingthe king was in his counting house counting out his moneythe queen was in a parlour eating bread and honeythe maid was in the garden pegging out some clothesand suddenly came a blackbird and pecked at her nose
True. Sing a song of sixpence,a pocketful of rye.Four and twenty BlackBirds,Baked in a Pie.
Blackbirds
Four and twenty blackbirds baked in a pie From the nursery rhyme "Sing a song of sixpence"