“Mother, may I go out to swim?” “Yes, my darling daughter. Fold your clothes up neat and trim, But don’t go near the water.”…[Continue]
The Quarrel
My little old man and I fell out; I’ll tell you what ’twas all about,– I had money and he had none, And that’s the way the noise begun….[Continue]
Hush-A-bye
Hush-a-bye, baby, lie still with thy daddy, Thy mammy has gone to the mill, To get some meal to bake a cake, So pray, my dear baby, lie still….[Continue]
Jack and Jill
Jack and Jill Went up the hill To fetch a pail of water. Jack fell down And broke his crown And Jill came tumbling after. Up Jack got And home did trot As fast as he could caper Went to …[Continue]
The Fox and the Monkey
A Monkey once danced in an assembly of the Beasts, and so pleased them all by his performance that they elected him their king. A Fox envying him the honor, discovered a piece of meat lying in a trap, and …[Continue]
Peter Piper
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. Did Peter Piper pick a peck of pickled peppers? If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers, Where’s the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked?…[Continue]
When Jenny Wren Was Young
‘Twas once upon a time, when Jenny Wren was young, So daintily she danced and so prettily she sung, Robin Redbreast lost his heart, for he was a gallant bird. So he doffed his hat to Jenny Wren, requesting to …[Continue]
The Hares and the Frogs
The Hares, oppressed with a sense of their own exceeding timidity, and weary of the perpetual alarm to which they were exposed, with one accord determined to put an end to themselves and their troubles, by jumping from a lofty …[Continue]
Cock-Crow
Cocks crow in the morn To tell us to rise, And he who lies late Will never be wise; For early to bed And early to rise, Is the way to be healthy And wealthy and wis…[Continue]
Pussy Cat Mew
Pussy-cat Mew jumped over a coal, And in her best petticoat burnt a great hole. Poor Pussy’s weeping, she’ll have no more milk Until her best petticoat’s mended with silk….[Continue]
Forehead, Eyes, Cheeks, Nose, Mouth and Chin
Here sits the Lord Mayor, Here sit his two men, Here sits the cock, Here sits the hen, Here sit the little chickens, Here they run in. Chin-chopper, chin-chopper, chin chopper, chin!…[Continue]
Sunshine
Hick-a-more, Hack-a-more, On the King’s kitchen door, All the King’s horses, And all the King’s men, Couldn’t drive Hick-a-more, Hack-a-more, Off the King’s kitchen door….[Continue]
