Taffy was a Welshman, Taffy was a thief, Taffy came to my house and stole a piece of beef; I went to Taffy’s house, Taffy was not home; Taffy came to my house and stole a marrow-bone. I went to …[Continue]
Do You Know The Muffin Man
Do you know the Muffin Man, The Muffin Man, The Muffin Man? Do you know the Muffin Man Who lives in Drury Lane? Yes, I know the Muffin Man, The Muffin Man, The Muffin Man. Yes, I know the Muffin …[Continue]
King Kokem
King Kokem lay snoozing upon his brass bed— Oh, play an old tune on your fiddle! With shoes on his feet, and a crown on his head— Oh, tune up your rusty old fiddle! He dreamed of a land where …[Continue]
Piping Hot, Smoking Hot
Piping hot, smoking hot. What I’ve got You have not. Hot gray peas, hot, hot, hot; Hot gray peas, hot!…[Continue]
Oh, Mother
Oh, Mother, Oh, Mother, Come quickly and see, The house and the farmyard Have gone on a spree. The pig’s in the pantry, The chickens are out, The parrot is perched On the tea kettle spout. And mercy, Oh, mercy, …[Continue]
Four Stiff Standers
Four stiff standers, Four dilly-danders, Two lookers, Two crookers, And a wig-wag!…[Continue]
The Cat and the Birds
A Cat, hearing that the Birds in a certain aviary were ailing, dressed himself up as a physician, and, taking with him his cane and the instruments becoming his profession, went to the aviary, knocked at the door, and inquired …[Continue]
The Huntsman and the Fisherman.
A Huntsman, returning with his dogs from the field, fell in by chance with a Fisherman, bringing home a basket laden with fish. The Huntsman wished to have the fish, and their owner experienced an equal longing for the contents …[Continue]
The Fox and the Mask
A fox entered the house of an actor, and, rummaging through all his properties, came upon a Mask, an admirable imitation of a human head. He placed his paws on it, and said: “What a beautiful head! yet it is …[Continue]
My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean
My Bonnie lies over the ocean, My Bonnie lies over the sea. My Bonnie lies over the ocean, Please bring back my Bonnie to me. Bring back, Bring back, Oh, bring back my Bonnie to me, to me. Bring back, …[Continue]
The Party
Billy Bluebird had a party In an elder tree, But the little black-eyed smarty Didn’t ask us to his party Neither you nor me. This is what they had for dinner, For I peeked to see: Apple seeds and beetle …[Continue]
Wash The Dishes
Wash the dishes, Wipe the dishes, Ring the bell for tea; Three good wishes, Three good kisses, I will give to thee….[Continue]
