1.Freddie saw some fine ride cherries Hanging on a cherry tree，And he said，“You pretty cherries，Will you not come down to me？”
2.“Thank you kindly，”said a cherry，“We would rather stay up here；If we should go down this morning，You would eat us up，I fear.”
3.One，the finest of the cherries，Dangled from a slender twig.
“You are beautiful，”said Freddie，“Red and ripe，and oh，how big！”
4.“Catch me，”said the cherry，“catch me，Little master，if you can.”
“I would catch you soon，”said Freddie，“If I were a grown-up man.”
5.Freddie jumped and tried to catch it，Standing high upon his toes；But the cherry danced about him，Laughed，and tickled Freddie’s nose.
6.“Never mind，”said little Freddie，“I shall eat you yet all right；”
But a blackbird whistled boldly，“I shall eat them all to-night.”