Nursery Rhymes are simple rhymes taught to children. The help children learn vocabulary and rhythm.
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| Doctor Foster Doctor Foster Went to Gloucester In a shower of rain. He stepped in a puddle Right up to his middle And never went there again. | Monday's Child Mondays child is fair of face, Tuesdays child is full of grace, Wednesdays child is full of woe, Thursdays child has far to go, Fridays child is loving and giving, Saturdays child works hard for his living, And the child that is born on the Sabbath day Is bonny and blithe, and good and gay. |
| For the Want of a Nail For want of a nail the shoe was lost. For want of a shoe the horse was lost. For want of a horse the rider was lost. For want of a rider the battle was lost. For want of a battle the kingdom was lost. And all for the want of a horseshoe nail. | Old King Cole Old King Cole was a merry old soul, And a merry old soul was he; He called for his pipe in the middle of the night And he called for his fiddlers three. Every fiddler had a fine fiddle, And a very fine fiddle had he; Oh there’s none so rare as can compare With King Cole and his fiddlers three. |
| Georgie Porgie Georgie Porgie, pudding and pie, Kissed the girls and made them cry; When the boys came out to play, Georgie Porgie ran away. | Old Mother Hubbard Old Mother Hubbard Went to the cupboard To get her poor dog a bone, But when she got there, The cupboard was bare, And so her poor dog had none. |
| Hey Diddle Diddle Hey, diddle, diddle, The cat and the fiddle, The cow jumped over the moon; The little dog laughed To see such fun, And the dish ran away with the spoon. | Rain, Rain, Go Away Rain, rain, go away, Come again another day. |
| Hickory Dickory Dock Hickory, dickory, dock, The mouse ran up the clock. The clock struck one, The mouse ran down, Hickory, dickory, dock. | Remember, Remember Remember, remember The fifth of November Gunpowder, treason and plot. I see no reason why the gunpowder treason Should ever be forgot. |
| Humpty Dumpty Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. All the king’s horses, And all the king’s men, Couldn’t put humpty together again. | Roses are Red Roses are red, Violets are blue, Sugar is sweet, And so are you. |
| It's Raining, It's Pouring It’s raining, it’s pouring, The old man is snoring. He bumped his head And went to bed, And he couldn’t get up in the morning. | Simple Simon Simple Simon met a pieman Going to the fair; Said Simple Simon to the pieman “Let me taste your ware.” Said the pieman to Simple Simon “Show me first your penny” Said Simple Simon to the pieman “Sir, I have not any!” Simple Simon went a-fishing For to catch a whale; All the water he had got Was in his mother’s pail. Simple Simon went to look If plums grew on a thistle; He pricked his fingers very much Which made poor Simon whistle. He went to catch a dicky bird, And thought he could not fail, Because he had a little salt, To put upon its tail. He went for water in a sieve But soon it all fell through; And now poor Simple Simon Bids you all adieu, |
| Jack and Jill Jack and Jill went up a hill To fetch a pail of water; Jack fell down and broke his crown, And Jill came tumbling after. | There was a Crooked Man There was a crooked man who walked a crooked mile, He found a crooked sixpence upon a crooked stile. He bought a crooked cat, which caught a crooked mouse. And they all lived together in a little crooked house. |
| Jack be Nimble Jack be nimble, Jack be quick Jack jump over the candlestick. | There was an Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe There was an old woman who lived in a shoe, She had so many children she didn’t know what to do; She gave them some broth without any bread; And spanked them all soundly and put them to bed. |
| Little Bo Peep Little Bo Peep has lost her sheep, And can’t tell where to find them; Leave them alone, and they’ll come home, Wagging their tails behind them. | Thirty Days Hath September Thirty days hath September, April, June and November; All the rest have thirty-one Save February, that has twenty-eight alone Except in Leap Year, that’s the time When February’s Days are twenty-nine. |
| Little Jack Horner Little Jack Horner sat in the corner, Eating his Christmas pie; He put in his thumb, And pulled out a plum, And said “What a good boy am I!” | This Little Piggy This little piggy went to market, This little piggy stayed at home, This little piggy had roast beef, This little piggy had none. And this little piggy went “Wee wee wee”, all the way home. |
| Little Miss Muffet Little Miss Muffet Sat on a tuffet Eating her curds and whey. Along came a spider, Who sat down beside her And frightened Miss Muffet away. | Three Little Kittens Three little kittens, they lost their mittens, And they began to cry, “Oh mother dear, we sadly fear That we have lost our mittens.” “Lost your mittens? You naughty kittens! Then you shall have no pie.” “Meeow, meeow, meeow, Now we shall have no pie.” The three little kittens, they found their mittens, And they began to cry, “Oh mother dear, see here, see here For we have found our mittens.” “Put on your mittens, you silly kittens And you shall have some pie” “Purr, purr, purr, Now let us have some pie.” The three little kittens put on their mittens And soon ate up the pie, “Oh mother dear, we greatly fear That we have soiled our mittens.” “Soiled you mittens? You naughty kittens!” Then they began to cry, “Meeow, meeow, meeow” Then they began to sigh. The three little kittens, they washed their mittens And hung them out to dry, “Oh mother dear, do you not hear That we have washed our mittens.” “Washed your mittens? You are good kittens.” But I smell a rat close by, “Meeow, meeow, meeow” We smell a rat close by. |
| Mary Had a Little Lamb Mary had a little lamb Its fleece was white as snow; And everywhere that Mary went The lamb was sure to go. It followed her to school one day, Which was against the rule; It made the children laugh and play To see a lamb at school. And so the teacher turned it out, But still it lingered near, And waited patiently about Till Mary did appear. “Why does the lamb love Mary so?” The eager children cry; “Why, Mary loves the lamb, you know” The teacher did reply. | Two Little Dicky Birds Two little dicky birds Sitting on a wall, One named Peter, One named Paul. Fly away Peter, Fly away Paul, Come back Peter, Come back Paul. |
| Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary Mary, Mary, quite contrary How does your garden grow? With silver bells, and cockle shells And pretty maids all in a row. | What are Little Boys Made Of? What are little boys made of? Snips and snails, And puppy dogs tails That’s what little boys are made of. What are little girls made of? Sugar and spice And all things nice That’s what little girls are made of |