A Shoemaker Makes Shoes A shoemaker makes shoes without leather, With four elements all together, Fire, Water, Earth, Air, And every customer takes two pair.
Pop Goes the Weasel (British Version) Half a pound of tuppenny rice, Half a pound of treacle. That’s the way the money goes, Pop! goes…
Old Mother Hubbard Old Mother Hubbard Went to her cupboard, To get her poor dog a bone; But when she came there The cupboard was…
Oh Dear (What Can the Matter Be?) Oh, dear! What can the matter be? Dear, dear! What can the matter be? Oh, dear! What can…
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…
Little Tommy Tucker Little Tommy Tucker Sings for his supper, What shall we give him? Brown bread and butter. How shall he cut it Without…
Little Polly Flinders Little Polly Flinders Sat among the cinders, Warming her pretty little toes. Her mother came and caught her, And whipped her little…
Little Poll Parrot Little Poll Parrot Sat in his garret Eating toast and tea; A little brown mouse Jumped into the house, And stole it…
Little Nancy Etticoat Little Nancy Etticoat In a white petticoat, And a red nose. The longer she stands The shorter she grows. Comment: This rhyme…
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…
Little Jack Horner Little Jack Horner Sat in a corner, Eating a Christmas pie. He stuck in his thumb And pulled out a plum, And…
I Had a Little Hen I had a little hen, the prettiest ever seen, She washed up the dishes and kept the house clean. She…
Little Boy Blue Little Boy Blue, come blow your horn, The sheep’s in the meadow, the cow’s in the corn. Where is the boy who…
Ladybug Ladybug Ladybug, ladybug, fly away home! Your house is on fire, and your children are gone. All except one, and that’s little Ann, For…
Jack Sprat Jack Sprat could eat no fat, His wife could eat no lean. And so between the two of them They licked the platter…
Jack be Nimble Jack, be nimble, Jack, be quick, Jack, jump over The candlestick. Alternate verses: Jack jumped high, Jack jumped low, Jack jumped over…
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…
It’s Raining It’s Pouring It’s raining, it’s pouring; The old man is snoring. He went to bed and bumped his head, And couldn’t get up…
In Marble Walls In marble walls as white as milk, Lined with skin as soft as silk; Within a fountain crystal clear, A golden apple…
Ice Cream, a Penny a Lump Ice cream, a penny a lump! The more you eat, the more you jump. Eeper, Weeper, Chimney sweeper, Married…
I See the Moon I see the moon, and the moon sees me. The moon sees the somebody I’d like to see. God bless the…
I Don’t Want to Go to Mexico I don’t want to go to Mexico no more, more, more. There’s a big fat policeman at my…
I am a Pretty Little Dutch Girl I am a pretty little Dutch girl, As pretty as pretty can be, be, be, And all the…
Hush Little Baby Hush, little baby, don’t say a word, Mama’s going to buy you a mockingbird. And if that mockingbird won’t sing, Mama’s going…
Hush a Bye Baby Hush-a-bye, baby, On the tree top. When the wind blows, The cradle will rock. When the bough breaks, The cradle will…
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…
The House That Jack Built This is the house that Jack built. This is the malt that lay in the house that Jack built. This…
Hot Cross Buns Hot cross buns! Hot cross buns! One a penny, two a penny, Hot cross buns! If you have no daughters, Give them…
Higglety Pigglety Higglety, pigglety, my black hen, She lays eggs for gentlemen. Gentlemen come every day To see what my black hen doth lay. Sometimes…
Here’s the Church Here’s the church, here’s the steeple, Open the door and see all the people. Here’s the parson going upstairs, And here he…
Hark Hark the Dogs Do Bark Hark! Hark! The dogs do bark, The beggars are coming to town. Some in rags, And some in tags,…
Green Cheese Green cheese, Yellow laces, Up and down The market places. Listen as male British: Listen as female American:
Grandma’s Spectacles These are Grandma’s spectacles, This is Grandma’s hat. This is the way she folds her hands, And lays them in her lap. Listen…
Go To Bed Go to bed, Tom. Go to bed, Tom! Tired or not, Tom, Go to bed, Tom. Listen as male American: Listen as…
The Farmer in the Dell The farmer in the dell, The farmer in the dell, Hi-ho, the derry-o, The farmer in the dell. The farmer…
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…
A Diller A Dollar A diller, a dollar, a ten o’clock scholar! What makes you come so soon? You used to come at ten o’clock;…
Diddle Diddle Dumpling Diddle diddle dumpling, my son John, Went to bed with his trousers on; One shoe off, and one shoe on! Diddle diddle…
Dance to Your Daddy Dance to your Daddy, My little babby. Dance to your Daddy, My little lamb. You shall have a fishy In a…
Curly Locks Curly Locks, Curly Locks, Will you be mine? You shall not wash dishes, Nor feed the swine, But sit on a cushion And…
Cry Baby Bunting Cry Baby Bunting, Daddy’s gone a-hunting, Gone to fetch a rabbit skin, To wrap the Baby Bunting in. Listen in female British…
Come to the Window Come to the window, My baby, with me, And look at the stars That shine on the sea! There are two…
Cobbler Cobbler Mend My Shoe Cobbler, cobbler, mend my shoe. Get it done by half past two. Half past two is much too late! Get…