Two lines, one invitation to supper, and a joke about the modest meal on offer. Its brevity and bounce make it a favourite with the very youngest listeners.
From Mother Goose / Nursery Rhymes (traditional). See the whole collection.
Ladies and gentlemen come to supper—
Hot boiled beans and very good butter.
Public domain. Text from The Real Mother Goose (Blanche Fisher Wright, 1916), via Project Gutenberg. View the source edition
