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Nursery Rhymes

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

Sing a song of sixpenceSome little Mice sat in a Barn
Dame Duck's Lessons to her DucklingsFreddie and the cherry-tree
Little blue betty lived in a laneWhen little fred went to bed
Old King ColeWhat's the news of the day
Awa' birds, awayFour and twenty tailors went to kill a snail
See Saw Margery DawThere was an old woman, and what do you think
Little Miss MuffetAs i was going up primrose hill
Elizabeth, Elspeth, Betsy and BessHot-cross Buns
The rose is red, the violet's blueLittle girl, little girl, where have you been
A, B, C, tumble down DHigh diddle doubt, my candle's out
Up hill and down daleThere Was a Crooked Man
Simple SimonThe Turtle Dove's Nest
Leg over legPat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, baker's man
My lady Wind, my lady WindA carrion crow sat on an oak
Please to rememberA Apple Pie
I had a little ponyA farmer went trotting upon his grey mare
Jack Sprat's pigCome, let's to bed, says sleepy-head
We'll go a-shootingEarly to Bed and Early to Rise
I had a little hobby horseOld woman, old woman, shall we go a shearing
Who Stole the Bird's Nest?Little polly flinders
Hot Cross BunsThere was an owl lived in an oak
Humpty dumpty sate on a wallLittle Boy Blue
Three children sliding on the iceTaffy was a Welshman
There was a fat man of BombayTom, Tom, the Piper's Son

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