Most Popular Childhood Nursery Rhyme Lyrics for All Ages

MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB



Mary had a little lamb,

little lamb, little lamb,

Mary had a little lamb, its fleece was white as snow.

And everywhere that Mary went,

Mary went, Mary went,

and everywhere that Mary went, the lamb was sure to go.

Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, baker's man,

Bake me a cake as fast as you can.

Roll it, and prick it, and mark it with a "B"

And put it in the oven for Baby and me!

This little piggy went to market,

This little piggy stayed home,

This little piggy had roast beef,

This little piggy had none,

And this little piggy cried,

"Wee, wee, wee."

All the way home.

Baa, baa, black sheep,

Have you any wool?

Yes sir, yes sir,

Three bags full;

One for the master,

And one for the dame,

And one for the little boy

Who lives down the lane.

Hey, diddle, diddle,

The cat and the fiddle,

The cow jumped over the moon.

The little dog laughed

To see such sport,

And the dish ran away with the spoon.

umpty 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!

Hush-a-bye, baby,in the tree top.

When the wind blows, the cradle will rock.

When the bough breaks, the cradle will fall,

And down will come baby, cradle and all.

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.

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.

Rub-a-dub-dub

Three men in a tub,

And how do you think they got there?

The butcher, the baker, the candlestick-maker --

They all jumped out of a rotten potato!

'Twas enough to make a fish stare.

Three little kittens,

They lost their mittens,

And they began to cry,

Oh, mother, dear,

We sadly fear,

Our mittens we have lost.

Oh dear, don't fear

Come in and have some pie.

I'm just a little puppy and as good as I can be,

why they call me naughty I'm sure I cannot see.

I've only carried off one shoe and torn the baby's hat,

and chased the ducks and spilled the milk,

there's nothing bad in all of that!

Teddy,bear,teddy bear go upstairs.

Teddy bear,teddy bear say your prayers.

Teddy bear,teddy bear turn out the light.

Teddy bear,teddy bear,say good night.

Star light,Star bright,first star I see tonight.

I wish I may,I wish I might,have the wish I wish tonight.

Way up high in a apple tree was the biggest

apple you ever did see. I shook the tree as

hard as I could,down came the apple,YUM,it was good.

Hickory,dickory,dock

The mouse ran up the clock;

The clock struck one,

The mouse ran down,

Hickory,dickory,dock.

Fuzzy,Wuzzy was a bear. Fuzzy Wuzzy had no hair.

Fuzzy Wuzzy wasn't fuzzy,was he?

Row,row,row your boat,gently down the stream.

Merrily,merrily,merrily,merrily life is but a dream.

Mary,Mary,quite contrary how does your garden grow?

With silver bells and cockleshells,and pretty maids all in a row

Roses are red, Violets are blue,

You are my baby, and I love You!

ROUND AND ROUND THE GARDEN

Round and round the garden

Like a teddy bear.

One step, two step,

Tickle you under there.

As I was going to St Ives

I met a man with seven wives

Each wife had seven sacks

Each sack had seven cats

Each cat had seven kits

Kits, cats, sacks, wives

How many were going to St Ives?

BILLY BOY

Oh, where have you been,
Billy Boy, Billy Boy?
Oh, where have you been,
Charming Billy?

I have been to seek a wife,
She's the joy of my life,
She's a young thing
And cannot leave her mother.

Did she ask you to come in,
Billy Boy, Billy Boy?
Did she ask you to come in,
Charming Billy?

Yes, she asked me to come in,
There's a dimple in her chin.
She's a young thing,
And cannot leave her mother.

Can she make a cherry pie,
Billy Boy, Billy Boy?
Can she make a cherry pie,
Charming Billy?

She can make a cherry pie,
Quick as a cat can wink an eye,
She's a young thing,
And cannot leave her mother.

How old is she,
Billy Boy, Billy Boy?
How old is she,
Charming Billy?

Three times six and four times seven,
Twenty-eight and eleven,
She's a young thing,
And cannot leave her mother.

BYE, BABY BUNTING

Bye, baby Bunting,

Daddy’s gone a-hunting,

Gone to get a rabbit skin

To wrap the Baby Bunting in.

CHRISTMAS IS COMING

Christmas is coming, the geese are getting fat

Please put a penny in the old man's hat

If you haven't got a penny, a ha'penny will do

If you haven't got a ha'penny, then God bless you!

COCK-A-DOODLE-DO

Cock a doodle do!
What is my dame to do?
Till master's found his fiddling stick,
She'll dance without her shoe.

Cock a doodle do!
My dame has found her shoe,
And master's found his fiddling stick,
Sing cock a doodle do!

Cock a doodle do!
My dame will dance with you,
While master fiddles his fiddling stick,
And knows not what to do.

DID YOU EVER SEE A LASSIE?

Did you ever see a lassie,
A lassie, a lassie?
Did you ever see a lassie,
Go this way and that?

Go this way and that way,
Go this way and that way.
Did you ever see a lassie,
Go this way and that?

Did you ever see a laddie,
A laddie, a laddie?
Did you ever see a laddie,
Go this way and that?

Go this way and that way,
Go this way and that way.

DIDDLE, DIDDLE, DUMPLING, MY SON JOHN

Diddle, diddle, dumpling, my son John,

Went to bed with his trousers on;

One shoe off, and the other shoe on,

Diddle, diddle, dumpling, my son John.

In a shower of rain;

He stepped in a puddle,

Right up to his middle,

And never went there again.

Catch a tiger by the toe.

If he hollers let him go,

Eeny, meeny, miny, moe.

Had a wife but couldn't keep her.

Had another, didn't love her,

Up the chimney he did shove her.

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 takes a wife,
The farmer takes a wife,
Hi-ho, the derry-o,
The farmer takes a wife

The wife takes a child,
The wife takes a child
Hi-ho, the derry-o,
The Wife takes a child

The child takes a nurse,
The child takes a nurse
Hi-ho, the derry-o,
The child takes a nurse

The nurse takes a cow,
The nurse takes a cow
Hi-ho, the derry-o,
The nurse takes a cow

The cow takes a dog,
The cow takes a dog
Hi-ho, the derry-o,
The cow takes a dog

The dog takes a cat,
The dog takes a cat
Hi-ho, the derry-o,
The dog takes a cat

The cat takes a rat,
The cat takes a rat
Hi-ho, the derry-o,
The cat takes a rat

The rat takes the cheese,
The rat takes the cheese
Hi-ho, the derry-o,
The rat takes the cheese

The cheese stands alone,
The cheese stands alone
Hi-ho, the derry-o,
The cheese stands alone

Sat on a speckled log

Eating some most delicious grubs.

One jumped into the pool

Where it was nice and cool

Then there were four green speckled frogs.

The verse is then repeated, but with one fewer frog each time.

GEORGIE PORGIE

Georgie Porgie, Puddin' and Pie,

Kissed the girls and made them cry,

When the boys came out to play

Georgie Porgie ran away.

The moon doth shine as bright as day;

Leave your supper, and leave your sleep,

And come with your playfellows into the street.

Come with a whoop, come with a call,

Come with a good will or not at all.

Up the ladder and down the wall,

A halfpenny roll will serve us all.

You find milk, and I'll find flour,

And we'll have a pudding in half an hour.

GOOSEY,GOOSEY,GANDER

Goosey goosey gander,
Whither shall I wander?

Upstairs and downstairs
And in my lady's chamber.

There I met an old man
Who wouldn't say his prayers,
So I took him by his left leg
And threw him down the stairs.

HERE WE GO ROUND THE MULBERRY BUSH

Here we go round the mulberry bush,

The mulberry bush,The mulberry bush.

Here we go round the mulberry bush

On a cold and frosty morning.

HEY DIDDLE DIDDLE

Hey diddle diddle,

The cat and the fiddle,

The cow jumped over the moon,

The little dog laughed to see such sport,

And the dish ran away with the spoon.

HICKORY, DICKORY, DOCK

Hickory, dickory, dock,

The mouse ran up the clock.

The clock struck one,

The mouse ran down,

Hickory, dickory, dock.

Hot cross buns!

One ha' penny, two ha' penny,

Hot cross buns!

If you have no daughters,

Give them to your sons

One ha' penny,

Two ha' penny,

Hot Cross Buns!

Three-score and ten.

Can I get there by candle-light?

Yes, there and back again.

If your heels are nimble and light,

You will get there by candle-light.

Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.

All the king's horses,

And all the king's men,

Couldn't put Humpty together again.

I HAD A LITTLE NUT TREE



I had a little nut tree,

Nothing would it bear

But a silver nutmeg

And a golden pear;

The King of Spain's daughter

Came to visit me,

And all for the sake

Of my little nut tree.

IF WISHES WERE HORSES, BEGGARS WOULD RIDE

If wishes were horses

Beggars would ride:

If turnips were watches

I would wear one by my side.

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 he wouldn't get up in the morning.

Down came the rain, and washed the spider out.

Out came the sun, and dried up all the rain

And the itsy bitsy spider went up the spout again.

Jack be quick,

Jack jump over

The candlestick.

His wife could eat no lean.

And so between them both, you see,

They licked the platter clean.

To fetch a pail of water.

Jack fell down and broke his crown,

And Jill came tumbling after.

Your house is on fire;

Your children all roam.

Except little Nan

Who sits in her pan

Weaving her laces as fast as she can.

And can't tell where to find them;

Leave them alone, And they'll come home,

Wagging their tails behind them.

Sat in the corner,

Eating a Christmas pie;

He put in his thumb,

And pulled out a plum,

And said 'What a good boy am I!

Sat on a tuffet,

Eating her curds and whey;

Along came a spider,

Who sat down beside her

And frightened Miss Muffet away.

Came to visit me;

This is what he whistled,

Thank you for my tea.

Little Robin Redbreast

Sat upon a rail;

Niddle noble went his head,

Widdle waggle went his tail.

Sings for his supper.

What shall we give him?

White bread and butter.

How shall he cut it

Without a knife?

How will he be married

Without a wife?

LUCY LOCKET

Lucy Locket lost her pocket,

Kitty Fisher found it;

Not a penny was there in it,

Only ribbon round it.

MAIRZY DOATS

Mairzy doats and dozy doats and liddle lamzy divey

A kiddley divey too, wouldn't you?

Mairzy doats and dozy doats and liddle lamzy divey

A kiddley divey too, wouldn't you?

However, the lyrics of the bridge provide a clue:

Sing "Mares eat oats and does eat oats and little lambs eat ivy."

"A kid'll eat ivy too, wouldn't you?

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.

Bless 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.

Tuesday's child is full of grace,

Wednesday's child is full of woe,

Thursday's child has far to go,

Friday's child is loving and giving,

Saturday's child works hard for a living,

But the child who is born on the Sabbath Day

Is bonny and blithe and good and gay.

Needles and pins,

When a Man marries,

His Trouble begins.

Nuts in May, nuts in May,

Here we go gathering nuts in May,

On a cold and frosty morning.

Who will you have for nuts in May,

Nuts in May, nuts in May,

Who will you have for nuts in May,

On a cold and frosty morning.

We'll have [name] for nuts in May,

Nuts in May, nuts in May,

We'll have [name] for nuts in May,

On a cold and frosty morning.

Who will you have to fetch him/her away,

Fetch him/her away, fetch him/her away,

Who will you have to fetch him/her away,

On a cold and frosty morning.

We'll have [name] to fetch him/her away,

Fetch him/her away, fetch him/her away,

We'll have [name] to fetch him/her away,

On a cold and frosty morning.

And on that farm he had a [animal name], E-I-E-I-O,

With a [animal noise twice] here and a [animal noise twice] there

Here a [animal noise], there a [animal noise], everywhere a

(animal noise twice] Old MacDonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O.

For example, a verse using a cow as an animal, and moo as the

cow's sound would be:

Old MacDonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O.

And on that farm he had a cow, E-I-E-I-O.

With a moo moo here and a moo moo there

Here a moo, there a moo, everywhere a moo moo

Old MacDonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O.

OLD MOTHER HUBBARD

Old Mother Hubbard
Went to the cupboard,
To give the poor dog a bone:

When she came there,
The cupboard was bare,
And so the poor dog had none.

She went to the baker's
To buy him some bread;
When she came back
The dog was dead!

She went to the undertaker's
To buy him a coffin;
When she came back
The dog was laughing.

She took a clean dish
to get him some tripe;
When she came back
He was smoking his pipe.

She went to the alehouse
To get him some beer;
When she came back
The dog sat in a chair.

She went to the tavern
For white wine and red;
When she came back
The dog stood on his head.

She went to the fruiterer's
To buy him some fruit;
When she came back
He was playing the flute.

She went to the tailor's
To buy him a coat;
When she came back
He was riding a goat.

She went to the hatter's
To buy him a hat;
When she came back
He was feeding her cat.

She went to the barber's
To buy him a wig
When she came back
He was dancing a jig.

She went to the cobbler's
To buy him some shoes;
When she came back
He was reading the news.

She went to the sempstress
To buy him some linen;
When she came back
The dog was spinning.

She went to the hosier's
To buy him some hose;
When she came back
He was dressed in his clothes.

The Dame made a curtsy,
The dog made a bow;
The Dame said, Your servant;
The dog said, Bow-wow.

This wonderful dog
Was Dame Hubbard's delight,
He could read, he could dance,
He could sing, he could write;

She gave him rich dainties
Whenever he fed,
And erected this monument
When he was dead.

Two for joy

Three for a girl

Four for a boy

Five for silver

Six for gold

Seven for a secret, never to be told

Eight for a wish

Nine for a kiss

Ten for a bird you must not miss

Three, four, Knock at the door;

Five, six, Pick up sticks;

Seven, eight, Lay them straight:

Nine, ten, A big fat hen;

Eleven, twelve, Dig and delve; Thirteen, fourteen, Maids a-courting;

Fifteen, sixteen, Maids in the kitchen; Seventeen, eighteen, Maids a-waiting

Nineteen, twenty, My plate's empty.

Once I caught a fish alive,

Six, seven, eight, nine, ten,

Then I let it go again.

Why did you let it go?

Because it bit my finger so.

Which finger did it bite?

This little finger on my right.

Bake me a cake as fast as you can;

Pat it and prick it and mark it with B,

Put it in the oven for baby and me.

Pease porridge in the pot, nine days old;

Some like it hot, some like it cold,

Some like it in the pot, nine days old.

A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked;

If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers,

Where's the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked?

Polly put the kettle on,

Polly put the kettle on,

We'll all have tea.

Sukey take it off again,

Sukey take it off again,

Sukey take it off again,

They've all gone away.

A-weeping, a-weeping,

Poor Jenny is a-weeping

On a bright summer’s day.

Why are you weeping,

Weeping, weeping,

Why are you weeping,

On a bright summer's day?

I'm weeping for a loved one,

A loved one, a loved one,

I'm weeping for a loved one,

On a bright summer's day?

Stand up and choose your loved one,

Your loved one, your loved one,

Stand up and choose your loved one,

One a bright summer's day.

Shake hands before you leave 'er,

You leave 'er, you leave 'er,

Shake hands before you leave 'er,

On a bright summer's day.

I've been to London to visit the Queen.

Pussy cat, pussy cat, what did you do there?

I frightened a little mouse, under her chair.

Come again another day

Little(name)wants to play.

To see a fine lady upon a white horse;

Rings on her fingers and bells on her toes,

And she shall have music wherever she goes.

A pocket full of posies;

ashes, ashes, we all fall down!

When the wind blows, the cradle will rock,

When the bough breaks, the cradle will fall,

And down will come baby, cradle and all.

Violets are blue,

Sugar is sweet;

And so are you.

Thee men in a tub,

And how do you think they got there?

The butcher, the baker, The candlestick-maker,

They all jumped out of a rotten potato,

Twas enough to make a man stare.

Silver buckles at his knee;

He'll come back and marry me,

Bonny Bobby Shafto!

Bobby Shafto's bright and fair,

Panning out his yellow hair;

He's my love for evermore,

Bonny Bobby Shafto!

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.

The first star I see tonight;

I wish I may, I wish I might,

Have the wish I wish tonight.

Four little, five little, six little Indians

Seven little, eight little, nine little Indians

Ten little Indian boys.

Ten little, nine little, eight little Indians

Seven little, six little, five little Indians

Four little, three little, two little Indians

One little Indian boy.

The muffin man, the muffin man,

Do you know the muffin man,

Who lives in Drury Lane?

Yes I know the muffin man,

The muffin man, the muffin man,

Yes I know the muffin man,

Who lives in Drury Lane?

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.

This little piggy stayed at home.

This little piggy has roast beef,

This little piggy had none.

And this little piggy cried "Wee! Wee! Wee!" all the way home.

Three blind mice.

See how they run.

See how they run.

They all ran after the farmer's wife,

Who cut off their tails with a carving knife,

Did you ever see such a sight in your life,

As three blind mice?

they lost their mittens,

And they began to cry,

Oh, mother dear,

we sadly fear,

That we have lost our mittens.

What! Lost your mittens,

you naughty kittens!

Then you shall have no pie.

Mee-ow, mee-ow, mee-ow, mee-ow.

You shall have no pie.

The three little kittens,

they found their mittens,

And they began to cry,

Oh, mother dear, see here, see here,

Our mittens we have found.

Put on your mittens, you silly kittens,

And you shall have some pie.

Purr-r, purr-r, purr-r,

Oh, let us have some pie.

Soldier, Sailor,

Rich Man, Poor Man,

Beggar Man, Thief.

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 again, home again, market is done.

How I wonder what you are!

Up above the world so high,

Like a diamond in the sky!

When the blazing sun is gone,

When he nothing shines upon,

Then you show your little light,

Twinkle, twinkle, all the night.

Then the traveler in the dark,

Thanks you for your tiny spark,

He could not see which way to go,

If you did not twinkle so.

In the dark blue sky you keep,

And often through my curtains peep,

For you never shut your eye,

Till the sun is in the sky.

As your bright and tiny spark,

Lights the traveler in the dark,—

Though I know not what you are,

Twinkle, twinkle, little star.

WEE WILLIE WINKIE

Wee Willie Winkie runs through the town,

Up stairs and down stairs in his night-gown,

Tapping at the window, crying at the lock,

Are the children in their bed, for it's past ten o'clock?

Hey, Willie Winkie, are you coming in?

The cat is singing purring sounds to the sleeping hen,

The dog's spread out on the floor, and doesn't give a cheep,

But here's a wakeful little boy who will not fall asleep!

Anything but sleep, you rogue! glowering like the moon,'

Rattling in an iron jug with an iron spoon,

Rumbling, tumbling round about, crowing like a cock,

Shrieking like I don't know what, waking sleeping folk.

Hey, Willie Winkie - the child's in a creel!

Wriggling from everyone's knee like an eel,

Tugging at the cat's ear, and confusing all her thrums

Hey, Willie Winkie - see, there he comes!"

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 of?

Sugar and spice, And all things nice,

That's what little girls are made of.

MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB

Mary had a little lamb,
little lamb, little lamb,
Mary had a little lamb, its fleece was white as snow.

And everywhere that Mary went,
Mary went, Mary went,
and everywhere that Mary went, the lamb was sure to go.

It followed her to school one day
school one day, school one day,
It followed her to school one day, which was against the rules.

It made the children laugh and play,
laugh and play, laugh and play,
it made the children laugh and play to see a lamb at school.

And so the teacher turned it out,
turned it out, turned it out,
And so the teacher turned it out, but still it lingered near,

And waited patiently about,
patiently about, patiently about,
And waited patiently about till Mary did appear.

"Why does the lamb love Mary so?"
Love Mary so? Love Mary so?
"Why does the lamb love Mary so," the eager children cry.

"Why, Mary loves the lamb, you know."
The lamb, you know, the lamb, you know,
"Why, Mary loves the lamb, you know," the teacher did reply.

Teddy Bear,Teddy Bear

Teddy bear, teddy bear - turn around,

Teddy bear, teddy bear - touch the ground

Teddy bear, teddy bear - shake your hips,

Teddy bear, teddy bear - blow a kiss

Teddy bear, teddy bear - jump up high,

Teddy bear, teddy bear - see me smile

Teddy bear, teddy bear - give a hug,

Teddy bear, teddy bear - lots of love

Oh la, la, la, la, la love my teddy bear

Little Turtle

I had a little turtle.

(Cup your hand slightly to make a shell.)

He lived inside a box.

(Cover the shell with your other hand.)

He swam in the water.

(Move both arms as if swimming.)

And he climbed on the rocks.

(Move both arms as if climbing.)

He snapped at a mosquito.

(Make a snapping motion with one hand.)

He snapped at a flea.

(Snap again.)

He snapped at a minnow.

(Snap again.)

And he snapped at me.

(Snap again.)

He caught the mosquito.

(Snatch the imaginary bug and eat it.)

He caught the flea.

(Same as above.)

He caught the minnow.

(Again.) But he didn't catch me.

(Shake your head and wag your finger.)