Who Killed Cock Robin?

The first four verses were in tom thumb's pretty song book, with the first line reading, who did kill cock robin? Since that first publication, there have been a lot of standalone books and chap books. Some versions of this poem end with all the animals sighing and sobbing when the bell tolls for poor cock robin. But others have a few more s after that quote, while the cruel cocksparrow was hung on a gibbet next day like a thief. William stuart baring goulds speculates that this rhyme might be much older than 17, forty four,. since the earliest versions read, i said the owl with my pick and a shovel