The wind came a-whooping, down Cranberry Hill And stole an umbrella from, Mother Medill. It picked up a paper on Patterson’s place And carried it clean to the Rockaby Race. And what was more shocking and awful than that, It …[Continue]
Only One was Going to St. Ives.
As I was going to St. Ives, I met a man with seven wives. Each wife had seven sacks, Each sack had seven cats, Each cat had seven kits. Kits, cats, sacks, and wives, How many were going to St. …[Continue]
Trees
I think that I shall never see A poem lovely as a tree. A tree whose hungry mouth is prest Against the sweet earth’s flowing breast; A tree that looks at God all day, And lifts her leafy arms to …[Continue]
Whitehaven
There was an Old Man of Whitehaven, Who danced a quadrille with a Raven; But they said, “It’s absurd to encourage this bird!” So they smashed that Old Man of Whitehaven. Edward Lear…[Continue]
Ring A-round The Roses
UK Version: Ring a-round the roses, A pocket full of posies, A-tishoo! A-tishoo! We all fall down! The American version is: Ring a-round the roses, A pocket full of posies, Ashes! Ashes! We all fall down!…[Continue]
London Bridge
London Bridge is broken down, Dance over my Lady Lee; London Bridge is broken down, With a gay lady. How shall we build it up again? Dance over my Lady Lee; How shall we build it up again? With a …[Continue]
I Think that I Shall Never See
I think that I shall never see a billboard lovely as a tree. Perhaps, unless the billboards fall, I’ll never see a tree at all. Ogden Nas…[Continue]
Over The River
Over the river and through the woods To Grandmother’s house we go. The horse knows the way To carry the sleigh Through the white and drifted snow, O! Over the river and through the woods Oh, how the wind does …[Continue]
Mother Goose Had A House
Mother Goose had a house, ‘Twas built in a wood, Where an owl at the door For sentinel stood. She had a son, Jack, A plain-looking lad, He was not very good, Nor yet very bad. She sent him to …[Continue]
Gray Goose and Gander
Gray goose and gander, Waft your wings together, And carry the good king’s daughter Over the one-strand river….[Continue]
Trot, Trot, To Boston
Trot, trot, to Boston; Trot, trot, to Lynn; Trot, trot, to Salem; Home, home again….[Continue]
If All The Seas Were One Sea
If all the seas were one sea, What a great sea that would be! And if all the trees were one tree, What a great tree that would be! And if all the axes were one axe, What a great …[Continue]
