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You may copy it, give it away or +re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included +with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org + + +Title: Young Canada's Nursery Rhymes + +Author: Various + +Posting Date: June 4, 2012 [EBook #4921] +Release Date: January, 2004 +First Posted: March 27, 2002 + +Language: English + +Character set encoding: ASCII + +*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK YOUNG CANADA'S NURSERY RHYMES *** + + + + +Produced by JC Byers + + + + + + + + + Young Canada's Nursery Rhymes + + A was an Apple pie; + B bit it; + C cut it; + D dealt it; + E eat it; + F fought for it; + G got it; + H had it; + J joined it; + K kept it; + L longed for it; + M mourned for it; + N nodded at it; + O opened it; + P peeped in it; + Q quartered it; + R ran for it; + S stole it; + T took it; + V viewed it; + W wanted it; + X, Y, Z, and &, all wish'd for a piece in hand. + + There was a crooked man, and he went a crooked mile, + He found a crooked sixpence against a crooked stile: + He bought a crooked cat, which caught a crooked mouse, + And they all lived together in a little crooked house. + + Curly locks, curly locks, wilt thou be mine? + Thou shalt not wash dishes, nor yet feed the swine; + But sit on a cushion, and sew a fine seam, + And feed upon strawberries, sugar, and cream. + + My little old man and I fell out, + I'll tell you what it was all about; + I had money and he had none, + And that's the way the noise begun. + + Bow-wow-wow, whose dog art thou? + Little Tom Tucker's dog, bow-wow-wow. + + Multiplication is vexation, + Division is as bad; + The Rule of Three doth puzzle me, + And Practice drives me mad. + + See a pin and pick it up, + All the day you'll have good luck; + See a pin and let it lay, + Bad luck you'll have all the day. + + Jack Sprat could eat no fat, + His wife could eat no lean; + And so betwixt them both, you see, + They made the platter clean. + + (A Star) + Higher than a house, higher than a tree; + Oh! Whatever can that be? + + Little Miss Muffett + She sat on a tuffett, + Eating of curds and whey; + There came a great spider + Who sat down beside her, + And frightened Miss Muffett away. + + Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep, + And cannot tell where to find them; + Leave them alone, and they'll come home, + And bring their tails behind them. + + 1. This pig went to market; + 2. This pig stayed at home; + 3. This pig had a bit of meat; + 4. And this pig had none; + 5. This pig said, Wee, wee, wee! + 6. I can't find my way home. + + Little Polly Flinders + Sate among the cinders + Warming her pretty little toes! + Her mother came and caught her, + And whipped her little daughter, + For spoiling her nice new clothes. + + Dance little baby, dance up high, + Never mind baby, mother is nigh; + Crow and caper, caper and crow, + There little baby, there...you go; + Up to the ceiling, down to the ground + Backwards and forwards, round and round. + Dance little baby, mother will sing, + With the merry coral, ding, ding, ding. + + Here sits the Lord Mayor.........................forehead. + Here sits his two men ......................eyes. + Here sits the cock...............................right cheek. + Here sits the hen...........................left cheek. + Here sit the little chickens.....................tip of nose. + Here they run in............................mouth + Chin-chopper, chin-chopper, chin-chopper, chin!..chuck the chin. + + 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. + + 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. + + Swan, swan, over the sea; + Swim, swan, swim. + Swan, swan, back again; + Well swam, swan. + + Humpty-Dumpty sat on a wall, + Humpty-Dumpty had a great fall; + All the king's horses, and all the king's men, + Cannot put Humpty-Dumpty together again. + + I had a little hobby horse, + And it was dapple grey; + Its head was made of pea-straw, + Its tail was made of hay. + I sold it to an old woman + For a copper groat; + And I'll not sing my song again + Without a new coat. + + Handy Spanky, Jack-a-dandy, + Loves plum-cake and sugar-candy; + He bought some at a grocer's shop. + And out he came, hop-hop-hop. + + Jack be nimble, Jack be quick; + And Jack jump over the candlestick. + + Little Tom Tucker sings for his supper; + What shall he eat? White bread an butter. + How shall he cut it without e'er a knife? + How will he marry without e'er a wife? + + Three straws on a staff + Would make a baby cry and laugh. + + Ride a cock horse to Banbury Cross, + To see an old lady ride on a white horse, + Rings on her fingers and bells on her toes. + So she makes music wherever she goes. + + How many days has my baby to play? + Saturday, Sunday, Monday, + Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, + Saturday, Sunday, Monday. + + Dickery, Dickery, Dock! + The mouse ran up the clock; + The clock struck One! + And down the mouse ran, + Dickery, Dickery, Dock! + + Some little mice sat in a barn to spin; + Pussy came by, and popped her head in; + "Shall I come in, and cut your threads off?" + "Oh, no, kind sir, you will snap our heads off!" + + Needles and pins, needles and pins, + When a man marries his trouble begins. + + Deedle, deedle, dumpling, my son John, + He went to bed with his stockings on; + One shoe off, and one shoe on, + Deedle, deedle, dumpling, my son John. + + All of a row, bend the bow; + Shot at a pigeon and killed a crow. + + You shall have a fish, in a little dish, + You shall have a fish, when the boat comes in. + + Robin and Richard were two pretty men, + They laid in bed till the clock struck ten; + Then up starts Robin, and looks in the sky, + "Oh, brother Richard, the sun's very high! + The bull's in the barn threshing the corn; + The cocks on the hayrick blowing his horn." + + The Queen of Hearts, she made some tarts, + All on a summer's day; + The knave of Hearts, he stole the tarts, + And took them clean away. + + Sing a song of sixpence, a bag full of Rye, + Four-and-twenty Blackbirds baked in a Pie; + When the Pie was opened, the Birds began to sing, + Was not that a dainty dish to set before a King? + + Young lambs to sell, young lambs to sell; + If I had as much money as I could tell, + I never would cry, young lambs to sell. + Young lambs to sell, young lambs to sell, + I never would cry, young lambs to sell. + + Ding, dong, bell; Pussy's in the well. + Who put her in? Little Tommy Green. + Who pulled her out? Little Tommy Trout. + What a naughty boy was that, + To drown poor Pussy Cat. + + Polly, put the kettle on, + Polly, put the kettle on, + Polly, put the kettle on, + And let's drink tea. + Sukey, take it off again, + Sukey, take it off again, + Sukey, take it off again, + They're all gone away. + + 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 a chair. + + Blow, wind blow-- + And go, mill, go-- + That the miller + May grind his corn; + That the baker may take it, + And into rolls make it, + And bring us some hot in the morn. + + Mary had a pretty bird, + Feathers bright and yellow, + Slender legs upon my word + He was a pretty fellow. + The sweetest notes he always sung, + Which much delighted Mary; + And near the cage she'd often sit + To hear her own canary. + + Tom, he was a piper's son. + He learned to play when he was young. + But all the tunes that he could play, + Was "Over the hills and far away." + Tom with his pipe did play with such skill, + That those who heard him could never keep still; + Whenever they heard him they began to dance, + Even pigs on their hind legs would after him prance. + + I saw a ship a-sailing, + A-sailing on the sea + And, oh! it was all laden + With pretty things for thee. + There were comfits in the cabin + And apples in the hold, + The sails were made of silk, + The masts were made of gold. + + What's the news of the day, good neighbour, I pray? + They say the balloon is gone up to the moon. + + There were two birds sat on a stone, + Fa, la, la, la, lal, de; + One flew away, and then there was one, + Fa, la, la, la, lal, de; + The other flew after, and then there was none, + Fa, la, la, la, lal, de; + And so the poor stone was left all alone, + Fa, la, la, la, lal, de! + + A sunshiny shower + Won't last half an hour. + + Leg over leg, as the dog went to Dover; + When he came to a style, jump he went over. + + Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled pepper; + A peck of pickled pepper Peter Piper picked; + If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled pepper, + Where's the peck of pickled pepper Peter Piper picked? + + Hush a by, Baby + On the tree top, + When the wind blows the cradle will rock: + When the bough bends the cradle will fall. + Down will come Baby cradle and all. + + Matthew, + Mark, + Luke, + And John. + Guard the bed that I lie on + Four corners to my bed, + Four angels round my head, + One to watch, and one to pray, + And two to bear my soul away. + + Three wise men of Gotham + Went to sea in a bowl. + And if the bowl had been stronger, + My song would have been longer. + + Doctor Foster went to Gloster, + In a shower of rain, + He stepped in a puddle, up to the middle, + And never went there again. + + There was an old woman tossed up in a basket, + Ninety times as high as the moon; + And where she was going, I couldn't but ask it, + For in her hand she carried a broom. + Old woman, old woman, old woman, quoth I, + O whither, O whither, O whither, so high? + To sweep the cobwebs off the sky! + Shall I go with you? Aye, by and by. + + Once I saw a little bird + Come hop, hop, hop; + So I cried "Little bird, + Will you stop, stop, stop?" + And was going to the window + To say "How do you do?" + But he shook his little tail, + And far away he flew. + + Is John Smith within? Yes, that he is. + Can he set a shoe? Ay, marry, two; + Here a nail, there a nail, tick, tack too. + + See, see. What shall I see? + A horse's head where his tail should be. + + (A Cherry) + As I went through the garden gap, + Who should I meet but Dick Red-cap! + A stick in his hand, a stone in his throat, + If you'll tell me this riddle, + I'll give you a groat. + + Bless you, bless you, bonny bee: + Say, When will your wedding be? + If it be to-morrow day, + Take your wings and fly away. + + I like little Pussy, her coat is so warm, + And if I don't hurt her she'll do me no harm; + So I'll not pull her tail, nor drive her away, + But Pussy and I very gently will play. + + Go to bed first, a golden purse. + Go to bed second, a golden pheasant; + Go to bed third, a golden bird. + + Goosey, Goosey, gander, whither shall I wander? + Upstairs, and downstairs, and in my lady's chamber. + There I met an old man, who would not say his prayers, + I took him by the left leg, and threw him down stairs. + + The cock doth crow to let you know, + If you be wise, 't is time to rise. + + Eat, birds, eat, and make no waste, + I lie here and make no haste; + If my master chance to come, + You must fly, and I must run. + + Where are you going to, my pretty maid? + I am going a milking, sir, she said. + May I go with you, my pretty maid? + You're kindly welcome, sir, she said. + + Shoe the wild horse, and shoe the grey mare, + If the horse wont be shod, let him go bare. + + Bye, baby bunting, + Father's gone a hunting, + Mother's gone a milking, + Sister's gone a silking, + Brother's gone to buy a skin + To wrap the baby bunting in. + + Daffy-down-Dilly has come up to town, + In a yellow petticoat and a green gown. + + Ba-a, Ba-a, black sheep, have you any wool? + Yes, sir, yes, sir, three bags full: + One for my master, one for my dame, + And one for the little boy that lives in our lane. + + As I was going up Pippen Hill, + Pippen Hill was dirty, + There I met a pretty miss, + And she dropped me a curtsey. + Little mis, pretty miss, + Blessings shine upon you! + If I had half a crown a day, + I'd spend it all upon you. + + Ride a cock-horse to Banbury Cross, + To see what Tommy can buy; + A penny white loaf, a penny white cake, + And a twopenny apple pie. + + 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. + + When I was a batchelor, I lived by myself, + And all the meat I got, I put upon the shelf; + The rats and the mice did lead me such a life, + That I went to London to get myself a wife, + The streets were so broad and the lanes were so narrow, + I could not get my wife home without a wheelbarrow; + The wheelbarrow broke, my wife got a fall, + Down tumbled wheelbarrow, little wife and all. + + I had a little pony, + His name was Dapple-gray, + I lent him to a lady, + To ride a mile away. + She whipped him, she slashed him, + She rode him through the mire; + I would not lend my pony now + For all the lady's hire. + + Come, let's to bed, + Says Sleepy Head, + Tary a while, + Says Slow' + Put on the pan, + Says Greedy Nan, + Let's sup before we go. + + Simple Simon met a pieman, + Going to the fair; + Says Simple Simon to the Pieman, + "Let me taste your ware." + Says the pieman to Simple Simon, + "Show me first your penny." + Says Simple Simon to the pieman, + "Indeed, I have not any." + + Cock-a-doodle-doo! + My dame has lost her shoe; + My master's lost his fiddling stick, + And don't know what to do. + Cock-a-doodle-doo! + What is my dame to do? + Till master finds his fiddling stick, + She'll dance without her shoe. + + Little Robin Redbreast sat upon a tree, + Up went Pussy-cat, and down went he; + Down came Pussy-cat, and away Robin ran; + Says little Robin Redbreast, "Catch me if you can." + Little Robin Redbreast flew upon a wall, + Pussy-cat jumped after him, and almost got a fall; + Little Robin chirp'd and sang, and what did Pussy say? + Pussy-cat said "Mew," and Robin flew away. + + A little cock-sparrow sat on a tree, + Looking as happy as happy could be, + Till a boy came by, with his bow and arrow, + Says he, I will shoot the little cock-sparrow. + His body will make me a nice stew, + And his giblets will make me a little pie, too. + Says the little cock-sparrow, I'll be shot if I stay, + So he clapped his wings and then flew away. + + Cuckoo, cherry tree, + Catch a bird, and give it me. + Let the tree be high or low, + Let it hail, rain, or snow. + + There was a little man, and he had a little gun, + And his bullets were made of lead, lead, lead; + He shot Johnny Sprig through the middle of his wig, + And knocked it right off his head, head, head. + + Pat a cake, pat a cake, baker's man, + Bake me a cake as fast as you can; + Pat it and prick it and mark it with T, + And put in the oven for Tommy and me. + + 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 at home; + Taffy came to my house and stole a marrow bone. + + In the merry month of May + When green leaves begin to spring, + Little lambs do skip like fairies, + Birds do couple, build, and sing. + + (An Egg) + In marble walls as white as milk, + Lined with a skin as soft as silk, + Within a fountain crystal clear, + A golden apple doth appear, + No doors there are to this stronghold, + Yet things break in and steal the gold. + + Little Cock Robin peeped out of his nest, + To see the cold winter come in, + Tit for tat, what matter for that, + He'll hide his head under his wing! + + Thirty days hath September, + April, June, and November; + February has twenty-eight alone; + All the rest have thirty-one, + Excepting leap-year--that's the time + When February's days are twenty-nine. + + The man in the wilderness asked me, + How many strawberries grew in the sea; + I answered him, as I thought good, + As many as red herrings grew in the wood. + + Molly, my sister, and I fell out, + And what do you think it was about? + She loved coffee and I loved tea, + And that was the reason we could not agree. + + My maid Mary, she minds her dairy, + While I go hoeing and mowing each morn; + Merrily run the reel and the little spinning wheel, + Whilst I am singing and mowing my corn. + + A little boy went into a barn, + And lay down on some hay; + An owl came out and flew about, + And the little boy ran away. + + Mary, Mary, quite contrary, + How does your garden grow? + Silver bells, and cockle shells and pretty maids all in a row. + + Little girl, little girl, where have you been? + Gathering roses to give to the Queen. + Little girl, little girl, what gave she you? + She gave me a diamond as big as my shoe. + + Diddley, Diddley, Dumpty; + The cat ran up the plum tree. + I'll wager a crown + I'll fetch you down; + Sing, Diddledy, Diddledy, Dumpty. + + I'll sing you a song + Though not very long + Yet I think it + As pretty as any. + Put your hand in your purse + You'll never be worse + An give the poor singer + A penny. + + Rain, rain go away, + Come again some April day, + Little Johnny wants to play. + + Little Betty Blue, lost her holiday shoe; + What can little Betty do? + Give her another to match the other, + And then she may walk in two. + + Here am I, little jumping Joan; + When nobody's with me, + I am always alone. + + Solomon Grundy, born on a Monday, + Christened on Tuesday, married on Wednesday, + Took ill on Thursday, worse on Friday, + Died on Saturday, buried on Sunday, + This is the end of Solomon Grundy. + + The man in the moon came tumbling down, + And asked his way to Norwich, + He went by the south, and burnt his mouth + With supping cold pease-porridge. + + The North Wind doth blow, + And we shall have snow, + And what will poor Robin do then? + He will hop to a barn, + And to keep himself warm + Will hide his head under his wint, + Poor thing. + + (Coals) + Black we are, but much admired; + Men seek for us till they are tired. + We tire the horse, but comfort the man; + Tell me this riddle if you can? + + I had a little hen, the prettiest ever seen, + She washed me the dishes, and kept the house clean: + She went to the mill to fetch me some flour, + She brought it home in less than an hour; + She baked me my bread, she brew'd me my ale, + She sat by the fire and told many a fine tale. + + Bat Bat (clap hands) come under my hat, + And I'll give you a slice of bacon; + And when I bake, I'll give you a cake + If I am not mistaken. + + There was an old woman of Leeds; + Who spent all her time in good deeds; + She worked for the poor + Till her finger were sore, + This pious old woman of Leeds! + + Little Tommy Tittlemouse lived in a little house; + He caught fishes in other men's dishes. + + As I was going to St. Ives, + I met a man with seven wives; + Every wife had seven sacks; + Every sack had seven cats; + Every cat had seven kits. + Kits, cats, sacks and wives, + How many were there going to St. Ives? 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Whatever can that be? + +Little Miss Muffett +She sat on a tuffett, +Eating of curds and whey; +There came a great spider +Who sat down beside her, +And frightened Miss Muffett away. + +Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep, +And cannot tell where to find them; +Leave them alone, and they'll come home, +And bring their tails behind them. + +1. This pig went to market; +2. This pig stayed at home; +3. This pig had a bit of meat; +4. And this pig had none; +5. This pig said, Wee, wee, wee! +6. I can't find my way home. + +Little Polly Flinders +Sate among the cinders +Warming her pretty little toes! +Her mother came and caught her, +And whipped her little daughter, +For spoiling her nice new clothes. + +Dance little baby, dance up high, +Never mind baby, mother is nigh; +Crow and caper, caper and crow, +There little baby, there...you go; +Up to the ceiling, down to the ground +Backwards and forwards, round and round. +Dance little baby, mother will sing, +With the merry coral, ding, ding, ding. + +Here sits the Lord Mayor.........................forehead. + Here sits his two men ......................eyes. +Here sits the cock...............................right cheek. + Here sits the hen...........................left cheek. +Here sit the little chickens.....................tip of nose. + Here they run in............................mouth +Chin-chopper, chin-chopper, chin-chopper, chin!..chuck the chin. + +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. + +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. + +Swan, swan, over the sea; +Swim, swan, swim. +Swan, swan, back again; +Well swam, swan. + +Humpty-Dumpty sat on a wall, +Humpty-Dumpty had a great fall; +All the king's horses, and all the king's men, +Cannot put Humpty-Dumpty together again. + +I had a little hobby horse, + And it was dapple grey; +Its head was made of pea-straw, + Its tail was made of hay. +I sold it to an old woman + For a copper groat; +And I'll not sing my song again + Without a new coat. + +Handy Spanky, Jack-a-dandy, +Loves plum-cake and sugar-candy; +He bought some at a grocer's shop. +And out he came, hop-hop-hop. + +Jack be nimble, Jack be quick; +And Jack jump over the candlestick. + +Little Tom Tucker sings for his supper; +What shall he eat? White bread an butter. +How shall he cut it without e'er a knife? +How will he marry without e'er a wife? + +Three straws on a staff +Would make a baby cry and laugh. + +Ride a cock horse to Banbury Cross, +To see an old lady ride on a white horse, +Rings on her fingers and bells on her toes. +So she makes music wherever she goes. + +How many days has my baby to play? +Saturday, Sunday, Monday, +Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, +Saturday, Sunday, Monday. + +Dickery, Dickery, Dock! +The mouse ran up the clock; +The clock struck One! +And down the mouse ran, +Dickery, Dickery, Dock! + +Some little mice sat in a barn to spin; +Pussy came by, and popped her head in; +"Shall I come in, and cut your threads off?" +"Oh, no, kind sir, you will snap our heads off!" + +Needles and pins, needles and pins, +When a man marries his trouble begins. + +Deedle, deedle, dumpling, my son John, +He went to bed with his stockings on; +One shoe off, and one shoe on, +Deedle, deedle, dumpling, my son John. + +All of a row, bend the bow; +Shot at a pigeon and killed a crow. + +You shall have a fish, in a little dish, +You shall have a fish, when the boat comes in. + +Robin and Richard were two pretty men, +They laid in bed till the clock struck ten; +Then up starts Robin, and looks in the sky, +"Oh, brother Richard, the sun's very high! +The bull's in the barn threshing the corn; +The cocks on the hayrick blowing his horn." + +The Queen of Hearts, she made some tarts, + All on a summer's day; +The knave of Hearts, he stole the tarts, + And took them clean away. + +Sing a song of sixpence, a bag full of Rye, +Four-and-twenty Blackbirds baked in a Pie; +When the Pie was opened, the Birds began to sing, +Was not that a dainty dish to set before a King? + +Young lambs to sell, young lambs to sell; +If I had as much money as I could tell, +I never would cry, young lambs to sell. +Young lambs to sell, young lambs to sell, +I never would cry, young lambs to sell. + +Ding, dong, bell; Pussy's in the well. +Who put her in? Little Tommy Green. +Who pulled her out? Little Tommy Trout. +What a naughty boy was that, +To drown poor Pussy Cat. + +Polly, put the kettle on, +Polly, put the kettle on, +Polly, put the kettle on, + And let's drink tea. +Sukey, take it off again, +Sukey, take it off again, +Sukey, take it off again, + They're all gone away. + +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 a chair. + +Blow, wind blow-- +And go, mill, go-- +That the miller +May grind his corn; +That the baker may take it, +And into rolls make it, +And bring us some hot in the morn. + +Mary had a pretty bird, +Feathers bright and yellow, +Slender legs upon my word +He was a pretty fellow. +The sweetest notes he always sung, +Which much delighted Mary; +And near the cage she'd often sit +To hear her own canary. + +Tom, he was a piper's son. +He learned to play when he was young. +But all the tunes that he could play, +Was "Over the hills and far away." +Tom with his pipe did play with such skill, +That those who heard him could never keep still; +Whenever they heard him they began to dance, +Even pigs on their hind legs would after him prance. + +I saw a ship a-sailing, +A-sailing on the sea +And, oh! it was all laden +With pretty things for thee. +There were comfits in the cabin +And apples in the hold, +The sails were made of silk, +The masts were made of gold. + +What's the news of the day, good neighbour, I pray? +They say the balloon is gone up to the moon. + +There were two birds sat on a stone, + Fa, la, la, la, lal, de; +One flew away, and then there was one, + Fa, la, la, la, lal, de; +The other flew after, and then there was none, + Fa, la, la, la, lal, de; +And so the poor stone was left all alone, + Fa, la, la, la, lal, de! + +A sunshiny shower +Won't last half an hour. + +Leg over leg, as the dog went to Dover; +When he came to a style, jump he went over. + +Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled pepper; + A peck of pickled pepper Peter Piper picked; +If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled pepper, + Where's the peck of pickled pepper Peter Piper picked? + +Hush a by, Baby +On the tree top, +When the wind blows the cradle will rock: +When the bough bends the cradle will fall. +Down will come Baby cradle and all. + +Matthew, +Mark, +Luke, +And John. +Guard the bed that I lie on +Four corners to my bed, +Four angels round my head, +One to watch, and one to pray, +And two to bear my soul away. + +Three wise men of Gotham +Went to sea in a bowl. +And if the bowl had been stronger, +My song would have been longer. + +Doctor Foster went to Gloster, + In a shower of rain, +He stepped in a puddle, up to the middle, + And never went there again. + +There was an old woman tossed up in a basket, + Ninety times as high as the moon; +And where she was going, I couldn't but ask it, + For in her hand she carried a broom. +Old woman, old woman, old woman, quoth I, +O whither, O whither, O whither, so high? +To sweep the cobwebs off the sky! + Shall I go with you? Aye, by and by. + +Once I saw a little bird + Come hop, hop, hop; +So I cried "Little bird, + Will you stop, stop, stop?" +And was going to the window + To say "How do you do?" +But he shook his little tail, + And far away he flew. + +Is John Smith within? Yes, that he is. +Can he set a shoe? Ay, marry, two; +Here a nail, there a nail, tick, tack too. + +See, see. What shall I see? +A horse's head where his tail should be. + +(A Cherry) +As I went through the garden gap, +Who should I meet but Dick Red-cap! +A stick in his hand, a stone in his throat, +If you'll tell me this riddle, +I'll give you a groat. + +Bless you, bless you, bonny bee: +Say, When will your wedding be? +If it be to-morrow day, +Take your wings and fly away. + +I like little Pussy, her coat is so warm, +And if I don't hurt her she'll do me no harm; +So I'll not pull her tail, nor drive her away, +But Pussy and I very gently will play. + +Go to bed first, a golden purse. +Go to bed second, a golden pheasant; +Go to bed third, a golden bird. + +Goosey, Goosey, gander, whither shall I wander? +Upstairs, and downstairs, and in my lady's chamber. +There I met an old man, who would not say his prayers, +I took him by the left leg, and threw him down stairs. + +The cock doth crow to let you know, +If you be wise, 't is time to rise. + +Eat, birds, eat, and make no waste, +I lie here and make no haste; +If my master chance to come, +You must fly, and I must run. + +Where are you going to, my pretty maid? +I am going a milking, sir, she said. +May I go with you, my pretty maid? +You're kindly welcome, sir, she said. + +Shoe the wild horse, and shoe the grey mare, +If the horse wont be shod, let him go bare. + +Bye, baby bunting, +Father's gone a hunting, +Mother's gone a milking, +Sister's gone a silking, +Brother's gone to buy a skin +To wrap the baby bunting in. + +Daffy-down-Dilly has come up to town, +In a yellow petticoat and a green gown. + +Ba-a, Ba-a, black sheep, have you any wool? +Yes, sir, yes, sir, three bags full: +One for my master, one for my dame, +And one for the little boy that lives in our lane. + +As I was going up Pippen Hill, +Pippen Hill was dirty, +There I met a pretty miss, +And she dropped me a curtsey. +Little mis, pretty miss, +Blessings shine upon you! +If I had half a crown a day, +I'd spend it all upon you. + +Ride a cock-horse to Banbury Cross, + To see what Tommy can buy; +A penny white loaf, a penny white cake, + And a twopenny apple pie. + +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. + +When I was a batchelor, I lived by myself, +And all the meat I got, I put upon the shelf; +The rats and the mice did lead me such a life, +That I went to London to get myself a wife, +The streets were so broad and the lanes were so narrow, +I could not get my wife home without a wheelbarrow; +The wheelbarrow broke, my wife got a fall, +Down tumbled wheelbarrow, little wife and all. + +I had a little pony, + His name was Dapple-gray, +I lent him to a lady, + To ride a mile away. +She whipped him, she slashed him, + She rode him through the mire; +I would not lend my pony now + For all the lady's hire. + +Come, let's to bed, +Says Sleepy Head, +Tary a while, +Says Slow' +Put on the pan, +Says Greedy Nan, +Let's sup before we go. + +Simple Simon met a pieman, +Going to the fair; +Says Simple Simon to the Pieman, +"Let me taste your ware." +Says the pieman to Simple Simon, +"Show me first your penny." +Says Simple Simon to the pieman, +"Indeed, I have not any." + +Cock-a-doodle-doo! +My dame has lost her shoe; +My master's lost his fiddling stick, +And don't know what to do. +Cock-a-doodle-doo! +What is my dame to do? +Till master finds his fiddling stick, +She'll dance without her shoe. + +Little Robin Redbreast sat upon a tree, +Up went Pussy-cat, and down went he; +Down came Pussy-cat, and away Robin ran; +Says little Robin Redbreast, "Catch me if you can." +Little Robin Redbreast flew upon a wall, +Pussy-cat jumped after him, and almost got a fall; +Little Robin chirp'd and sang, and what did Pussy say? +Pussy-cat said "Mew," and Robin flew away. + + A little cock-sparrow sat on a tree, +Looking as happy as happy could be, +Till a boy came by, with his bow and arrow, +Says he, I will shoot the little cock-sparrow. + His body will make me a nice stew, +And his giblets will make me a little pie, too. +Says the little cock-sparrow, I'll be shot if I stay, +So he clapped his wings and then flew away. + +Cuckoo, cherry tree, +Catch a bird, and give it me. +Let the tree be high or low, +Let it hail, rain, or snow. + +There was a little man, and he had a little gun, +And his bullets were made of lead, lead, lead; +He shot Johnny Sprig through the middle of his wig, +And knocked it right off his head, head, head. + +Pat a cake, pat a cake, baker's man, +Bake me a cake as fast as you can; +Pat it and prick it and mark it with T, +And put in the oven for Tommy and me. + +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 at home; +Taffy came to my house and stole a marrow bone. + +In the merry month of May + When green leaves begin to spring, +Little lambs do skip like fairies, + Birds do couple, build, and sing. + +(An Egg) +In marble walls as white as milk, +Lined with a skin as soft as silk, +Within a fountain crystal clear, +A golden apple doth appear, +No doors there are to this stronghold, +Yet things break in and steal the gold. + +Little Cock Robin peeped out of his nest, + To see the cold winter come in, +Tit for tat, what matter for that, + He'll hide his head under his wing! + +Thirty days hath September, +April, June, and November; +February has twenty-eight alone; +All the rest have thirty-one, +Excepting leap-year--that's the time +When February's days are twenty-nine. + +The man in the wilderness asked me, +How many strawberries grew in the sea; +I answered him, as I thought good, +As many as red herrings grew in the wood. + +Molly, my sister, and I fell out, +And what do you think it was about? +She loved coffee and I loved tea, +And that was the reason we could not agree. + +My maid Mary, she minds her dairy, + While I go hoeing and mowing each morn; +Merrily run the reel and the little spinning wheel, + Whilst I am singing and mowing my corn. + +A little boy went into a barn, + And lay down on some hay; +An owl came out and flew about, + And the little boy ran away. + +Mary, Mary, quite contrary, +How does your garden grow? +Silver bells, and cockle shells and pretty maids all in a row. + +Little girl, little girl, where have you been? +Gathering roses to give to the Queen. +Little girl, little girl, what gave she you? +She gave me a diamond as big as my shoe. + +Diddley, Diddley, Dumpty; +The cat ran up the plum tree. +I'll wager a crown +I'll fetch you down; +Sing, Diddledy, Diddledy, Dumpty. + +I'll sing you a song + Though not very long + Yet I think it + As pretty as any. +Put your hand in your purse + You'll never be worse + An give the poor singer + A penny. + +Rain, rain go away, +Come again some April day, +Little Johnny wants to play. + +Little Betty Blue, lost her holiday shoe; + What can little Betty do? +Give her another to match the other, + And then she may walk in two. + +Here am I, little jumping Joan; +When nobody's with me, +I am always alone. + +Solomon Grundy, born on a Monday, +Christened on Tuesday, married on Wednesday, +Took ill on Thursday, worse on Friday, +Died on Saturday, buried on Sunday, +This is the end of Solomon Grundy. + +The man in the moon came tumbling down, + And asked his way to Norwich, +He went by the south, and burnt his mouth + With supping cold pease-porridge. + +The North Wind doth blow, +And we shall have snow, + And what will poor Robin do then? +He will hop to a barn, +And to keep himself warm + Will hide his head under his wint, + Poor thing. + +(Coals) +Black we are, but much admired; +Men seek for us till they are tired. +We tire the horse, but comfort the man; +Tell me this riddle if you can? + +I had a little hen, the prettiest ever seen, +She washed me the dishes, and kept the house clean: +She went to the mill to fetch me some flour, +She brought it home in less than an hour; +She baked me my bread, she brew'd me my ale, +She sat by the fire and told many a fine tale. + +Bat Bat (clap hands) come under my hat, +And I'll give you a slice of bacon; +And when I bake, I'll give you a cake + If I am not mistaken. + +There was an old woman of Leeds; +Who spent all her time in good deeds; + She worked for the poor + Till her finger were sore, +This pious old woman of Leeds! + +Little Tommy Tittlemouse lived in a little house; +He caught fishes in other men's dishes. + +As I was going to St. Ives, +I met a man with seven wives; +Every wife had seven sacks; +Every sack had seven cats; +Every cat had seven kits. +Kits, cats, sacks and wives, +How many were there going to St. Ives? 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