’Most any chip Will do for a ship, If only the cargo be Golden sand From the beautiful land Of far-off Arcady. For faith will waft The tiny craft O’er Fancy’s shining sea….[Continue]
Away to the River
Away to the river, away to the wood, While the grasses are green and the berries are good! Where the locusts are scraping their fiddles and bows, And the bees keep a-coming wherever one goes. Oh, it’s off to the …[Continue]
To Market
To market, to market, to buy a fat pig. Home again, home again, jiggety jig. To market, to market, to buy a fat hog, Home again, home again, jiggety jog. To market, to market, to buy a plum bun, Home …[Continue]
To Babylon
How many miles is it to Babylon?– Threescore miles and ten. Can I get there by candle-light?– Yes, and back again. If your heels are nimble and light, You may get there by candle-light….[Continue]
Pussy-Cat And Queen
“Pussy-cat, pussy-cat, Where have you been?” “I’ve been to London To look at the Queen.” “Pussy-cat, pussy-cat, What did you there?” “I frightened a little mouse Under the chair.”…[Continue]
The Old Woman Of Leeds
There was an old woman of Leeds, Who spent all her time in good deeds; She worked for the poor Till her fingers were sore, This pious old woman of Leeds!…[Continue]
The Old Woman Of Harrow
There was an old woman of Harrow, Who visited in a wheelbarrow; And her servant before, Knocked loud at each door, To announce the old woman of Harrow….[Continue]
The Old Woman Of Gloucester
There was an old woman of Gloucester, Whose parrot two guineas it cost her, But its tongue never ceasing, Was vastly displeasing To the talkative woman of Gloucester….[Continue]
The Old Woman From France
There came an old woman from France Who taught grown-up children to dance; But they were so stiff, She sent them home in a sniff, This sprightly old woman from France….[Continue]
The Old Woman Of Surrey
There was an old woman in Surrey, Who was morn, noon, and night in a hurry; Called her husband a fool, Drove the children to school, The worrying old woman of Surrey….[Continue]
The Man In Our Town
There was a man in our town, And he was wondrous wise, He jumped into a bramble bush, And scratched out both his eyes; But when he saw his eyes were out, With all his might and main, He jumped …[Continue]
The Man Of Tobago
There was an old man of Tobago Who lived on rice, gruel, and sago, Till much to his bliss, His physician said this: “To a leg, sir, of mutton, you may go.”…[Continue]
