There are, by fond Mamma supplied,
Six reasons against Sammi’s Ride:
Because a different Turn he takes,
Because his back, or finger aches;
Because tis wet; because tis dry;
Because it may be by and by,
Or any other reason why.
There are, by fond Mamma supplied
Hymnal/Album: Originally titled: “Glee.” This hymn appears in the manuscript “MS Nursery.” This manuscript is part of the collection of the Methodist Archive and Research Centre in The John Rylands Library, The University of Manchester (accession number MA 1977/594/16, Charles Wesley Notebooks Box 5). Accessed through the website of The Center for Studies in the Wesleyan Tradition, Duke Divinity School. Published in S.T. Kimbrough Jr. and Oliver A. Beckerlegge, eds., The Unpublished Poetry of Charles Wesley, vol. 1 (Nashville: Kingswood Books, 1988), page 280.
Publishing: Public Domain