Yankee Doodle came to town, A-ridin’ on a pony; He stuck a feather in his hat And called it macaroni. Yankee Doodle keep it up, Yankee Doodle Dandy; Mind the music and the steps And with the girls be handy. …[Continue]
Mother May I Go Out to Swim
“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]
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]
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]
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]
Lady Of Bute
There was a Young Lady of Bute, Who played on a silver-gilt flute; She played several jigs to her Uncle’s white Pigs: That amusing Young Lady of Bute. Edward Lear…[Continue]
Tweedle Dum And Tweedle Dee
Tweedle-dum and Tweedle-dee Resolved to have a battle, For Tweedle-dum said Tweedle-dee Had spoiled his nice new rattle. Just then flew by a monstrous crow, As big as a tar barrel, Which frightened both the heroes so, They quite forgot …[Continue]
Margery Daw
See saw, Margery Daw, Jenny shall have a new master; She shall have but a penny a-day, Because she can’t work any faster….[Continue]
Doctor Drake
On a hummock by the lake Stands the home of Doctor Drake, Poor old doctor, how he works! Week by week he never shirks— Pulling teeth for guinea-fowl, Soothing puppies when they howl, Whittling out a hickory peg For a …[Continue]
A Man with a Nickel
A man with a nickel, A sword, and a sickle, A pipe, and a paper of pins Set out for the Niger To capture a tiger– And that’s how my story begins. When he saw the wide ocean, He soon …[Continue]
Why May Not I Love Johnny?
Johnny shall have a new bonnet, And Johnny shall go to the fair, And Johnny shall have a blue ribbon To tie up his bonny brown hair. And why may not I love Johnny? And why may not Johnny love …[Continue]
