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Nursery Rhymes

All of the lyrics to the most traditional nursery rhymes with their origins, history and meanings.

Hark, hark, the dogs do barkThree wise men of Gotham
Sing a song of sixpenceTo market, to market, a gallop, a trot
Needles and pins, needles and pinsA little boy went into a barn
Early to Bed and Early to RiseDance to your daddy
The north wind doth blowUp hill and down dale
A carrion crow sat on an oakGoosey, goosey, gander, whither shall i wander
Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, baker's manWho Stole the Bird's Nest?
What's the news of the dayJack and Jill went up the hill
There was an Old Woman Who Lived in a ShoeTom, Tom, the Piper's Son
Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, baker's manHere am I, little jumping Joan
Little Miss MuffetI had a little dog, they called him buff
As I went to BonnerBah, bah, black sheep
Pease-pudding hotYoung Lambs to sell
A little cock sparrow sat on a treeDame Duck's Lessons to her Ducklings
See, saw, Margery DawRain Rain Go Away
Is John Smith withinRide a cock-horse
Little Tom TittlemouseI had a little hen, the prettiest ever seen
Ding Dong BellHot-cross Buns
Twinkle Twinkle Little StarTo market, to market, to buy a fat pig
My lady Wind, my lady WindTommy kept a chandler's shop
Hot Cross BunsThere was an old woman toss'd up in a basket
Dickery, dickery, dareOld father Graybeard
Taffy was a WelshmanAs I was going up Pippen-hill
There was an old woman, and what do you thinkTom Thumb's Alphabet

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