Sing a Song of Sixpence

이 노래는 18세기에 처음 만들어진 노래로 24마리의 검은 새로 만든 파이에 관한 노래라고 합니다.

여기서 Sixpence는 작고 동그란 은화이며 옛날 영국에서 사용되었던 동전으로,

‘값싸고 하찮은’ 의미를 가지고 있다고 합니다.

★ Sing a Song of Sixpence

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

The king was in the counting house, counting out his money

The queen was in the parlour, eating bread and honey

The maid was in the garden, hanging out the clothes

When down came a little bird and snapped off her nose!​