Nursery Rhyhms

LITTLE MISS MUFFET
I'LL TELL YOU ABOUT YOUNG MISS MUFFET,
EATING CURDS AND WHEY WHILE ON A TUFFET.
A LARGE SPIDER CAME DOWN
WHICH CAUSED HER TO FROWN
AND TO THINK SHOULD SHE/SHOULDN'T SHE SNUFF IT!!

THE GRAND OLD DUKE OF YORK
THE DUKE OF YORK WAS A LEADER OF MEN,
HE MARCHED THEM UPHILL AND THEN DOWN AGAIN.
HALF WAY UP ON THE CLIMB
THEY WERECOVERED IN GRIME,
THEY KNEW NOT FOR WHY, WHEREFORE OR WHEN!

OLD MOTHER HUBBARD
MOTHER HUBBARD LIVED ALONE WITH HER DOG,
WELL FED, HE WAS AS FAT AS A HOG.
THERE WAS A DOG'S CUPBOARD
USED BY MA HUBBARD,
BUT IT'S EMPTY NOW, NOT EVEN SOME GROG!!

DING DONG BELL
BELLS ARE RINGING, THE CAT'S IN THE WELL,
TOM GREEN PUSHED HIM IN, SAYING HE FELL!
JONNY STOUT HEARD HIM MEW,
WHAT ELSE COULD HE DO,
BUT GO IN, GET HIM OUT. WHAT A SMELL!!

THREE BLIND MICE
HAVE YOU HEARD OF THE TALE OF 3 MICE,
IT'S A TALE I SHALL TELL, THOUGH NOT NICE.
A WIFE WITH A KNIFE
NEARLY COST THEM THEIR LIFE,
THEY WOULD NOT TAKE THEIR PARENTS' ADVICE

HICKORY DICKORY DOCK
THE MOUSE RAN UP THE GRANDFATHER CLOCK,
HE DID NOT EVEN BOTHER TO KNOCK.
THE CLOCK STRUCK WITH A "B O N G"
HIS HEARING WENT WRONG,
HE SUFFERED A TERRIBLE SHOCK!!

LITTLE JACK HORNER
A FAT LITTLE BOY NAMED JACK HORNER,
SAT EATING A PIE IN THE CORNER.
WHEN HE PUT IN HIS THUMB
AND BROUGHT OUT A PLUM,
HE SAID "AFTER THIS, I'LL NEED A SAUNA".

THE QUEEN OF HEARTS
THE QUEEN BAKED A TRAY OF JAM TARTS,
THEY WERE STOLEN BY THE KNAVE OF HEARTS.
ON HIS WAY TO HIS SCHOOL
HE SAW THEM GETTING COOL,
HE LEFT NOT THE SMALLEST OF PARTS!!

BAA BAA BLACK SHEEP
BAA BAA, A SHEEP WITH LOTS OF BLACK WOOL,
WAS ASKED IF HE HAD MANY BAGS FULL.
HE SAID "I HAVE THREE,
TWO FOR THE BOSS, ONE FOR ME,
I GIVE THAT TO A POOR BOY AT SCHOOL"

GOOSEY, GOOSEY GANDAR
GOOSEY GOOSEY MY FAMILY'S PET GANDER,
UPSTAIRS AND DOWNSTAIRS IT WOULD WANDER.
HE MET A BOY ON THE STAIRS
HE WOULD NOT SAY HIS PRAYERS,
HE'S NOW CHANGED HIS NAME, HE'S CASSANDRA!!

MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB
MARY'S PET WAS A LAMB THAT WAS WHITE.
IT WAS WITH HER ALL DAY AND ALL NIGHT.
IT WENT WITH HER TO SCHOOL
WHERE IT WAS GOOD AS A RULE,
THE CHILDREN LIKED THIS UNUSUAL SIGHT.

SING A SONG OF SIXPENCE
THE KING LOOKED AT THE PIE IN THE DISH,
WAS IT MEAT? WAS IT FRUIT? WAS IT FISH?
WHEN HE PUT IN THE KNIFE
HE HAD THE SHOCK OF HIS LIFE,
BLACKBIRDS FLEW OUT OF THE QUICHE!

HE WENT TO HIS DEN TO COUNT MONEY,
THE QUEEN STAYED TO EAT SOME BREAD AND HONEY.
THE MAID HANGING OUT CLOTHES
WAS PECKED ON HER NOSE
AND SAID "I DON'T THINK THAT WAS FUNNY"

HUMPTY DUMPTY
HUMPTY DUMPTY FELL OFF A HIGH WALL,
BUILT EGG-SHAPED HE SURVIVED NOT THE FALL.
THE KING SENT HIM MANY MEN
TO MAKE HIM ONE PIECE AGAIN,
BUT HE WAS TOO MANY PIECES TOO SMALL!!

HEY DIDDLE DIDDLE
THE BROWN COW JUMPED OVER THE MOON,
THE CAT ON HIS FIDDLE PROVIDED THE TUNE.
THE DOG THOUGHT IT SO FUNNY
HE TRIPPED OVER A BUNNY,
THEN THE CAT ELOPED WITH A LARGE SPOON!!

ROCK A BYE BABY
A BABY SLEEPING HIGH UP IN THE TREES,
IS ROCKED BY A COOL EVENING BREEZE.
WHEN THE WIND GROWS MUCH STRONGER
THE CRADLE STAYS THERE NO LONGER,
THE BABE'S NOW VERY GOOD AT TRAPEZE!!

MARY, MARY, QUITE CONTRARY
WE'VE ALL HEARD OF CONTRARY MARY,
WHO GROWS LOTS OF PLANTS, THE KINDS VARY.
SHE PLANTS THEM IN SHORT ROWS
SHE'S CAREFUL WHERE SHE SOWS,
PLANTS LAIRY, COSTMARY AND HAIRY!!Lairy = gaudy. Costmary=aromatic

WHO KILLED COCK ROBIN?
THE BIRDS OF THE AIR ARE ALL SOBBIN'
SPARROW KILLED THEIR GOOD FRIEND, COCK ROBIN.
THEY ALL WENT AFTER SPARROW
WHO TOOK OFF LIKE AN ARROW,
THEY SAID NOT TO WASTE TIME, CALL THE "MOB" IN!!

TWINKLE TWINKLE LITLE STAR
TWINKLE TWINKLE SMALL LIGHT IN THE SKY,
WHAT ARE YOU AS YOUR LIGHT BLINKS SO HIGH?
A STAR OR SATELLITE
AS YOU SHINE IN THE NIGHT,
LIKE A DIAMOND THAT MAN CANNOT BUY!!

OLD KING COLE
OLD KING COLE WAS A MERRY OLD SOUL,
WITH A GOLDEN THRONE AND A PIPE IN A BOWL.
AS A KING HE WAS AWFUL
WITH TAXES UNLAWFUL,
HIS FOOTBALL TEAM COULD NOT SCORE A GOAL!!

SIMPLE SIMON
SIMON THE SIMPLE WAS OFF TO THE FAIR,
TO SELL PRODUCTS AT PROFITS WHILST THERE.
HE DID NOT MAKE A SALE
HE DRANK PLENTY OF ALE,
STAGGERING HOME FEELING FULL OF DESPAIR!!

JACK AND JILL
JACK AND JILL UP THE HILL WENT A-WALKING,
ON THE WAY THEY DID PLENTY OF TALKING.
THEY WENT UP TO GET WATER
NOT THINGS THEY DIDN'T OUGHTER(?)
BESIDES, JACK DIDN'T WANT JILL A-SQUAWKING!!

GEORGIE-PORGIE
GEORGIE-PORGIE, THE BOY WHO LIKED PIE
LIKED KISSING GIRLS AND MAKING THEM CRY.
WHAT SPOILT HIS TOTAL JOY
WAS A NASTY ROUGH BOY
SO THE GIRLS ALL WAVED GEORGIE BYE BYE!!

RIDE A COCK HORSE
SHE RODE DOWN TO BANBURY CROSS
PEOPLE WAITED TO SEE HER TAKE A TOSS.
SHE WAS COVERED IN BELLS,
LIKE TINY SEA SHELLS,
THE SUN SHINING PRODUCED QUITE A GLOSS!!

THE OLD LADY WHO LIVED IN A SHOE
THE OLD LADY WHO LIVED IN A SHOE
WITH HER FAMILY WHICH WAS MORE THAN A FEW.
WHEN THEY BROUGHT IN A SITTER
THE WHOLE FAMILY HIT HER
TO DO IT THEY STOOD IN A LONG QUEUE!!

LITTLE BO-PEEP
I'M SURE YOU'VE ALL HEARD OF BO PEEP,
A SHEPHERDESS WHO LOOKED AFTER SHEEP.
SHE SLEPT AN HOUR OF THE CLOCK
WHEN SHE WOKE SHE'D NO FLOCK,
SHE SAID THEY'D ALL WALKED IN HER SLEEP.

THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT
WE HAVE HEARD OF THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT,
IT WAS MORTGAGED RIGHT UP TO THE HILT!
THERE WAS QUITE A SENSATION
WHEN THE BASIC FOUNDATION
LIKE PISA'S TOWER, SLOWLY STARTED TO TILT.!!