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...
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; > > She spanked them all soundly and sent them to bed....
Peter, Peter, Pumpkin-Eater
> Peter, Peter, pumpkin-eater, Had a wife and couldn't keep her; He put > her in a pumpkin shell, And there he kept her very well. > There was a crooked man, and he walked a crooked mile, He found...
My Little Golden Sister
a Chinese nursery rhyme adapted by Robert Wyndham My little golden sister Rides a golden horse so slow; She'll have to use a golden whip To make her slow horse go. A little golden fish In a...
A Lost Snowflake
a Japanese nursery rhyme adapted by Charlotte B. DeForest The snowflakes fell, the first this year. I caught one on my sleeve---right here! I thought that we would play all day. But then it...
Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary
Mary, Mary, quite contrary, How does your garden grow? With silver bells and cockleshells, And pretty maids all in a row.
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 came tumbling after. Then up Jack got, and home did trot, As fast as he could caper, To old...
Rub-a-Dub-Dub
> Rub-a-dub-dub, > > Three men in a tub, > > And who do you think they be? > > The butcher, the baker, > > The candlestick-maker; > > Turn 'em out, knaves all three!
Tom, Tom the Piper’s Son
Tom, Tom, the piper's son, Stole a pig and away he run; The pig was eat And Tom was beat, And Tom went howling down the street. Ding, dong, bell, Pussy's in the well. Who put her in? Little...
What Are Little Boys Made Of?
What are little boys made of? What are little boys made of? Frogs and snails, and puppy-dogs' tails, That's what little boys are made of. What Are Little Girls Made Of? What are little girls made...
