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Nursery Rhymes

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

Elizabeth, Elspeth, Betsy and BessA, B, C, tumble down D
Bat, bat, come under my hatI had a little Husband no bigger than my Thumb
As i was going up primrose hillA little cock sparrow sat on a tree
As I was going along, long, longThere was an old woman, as I've heard tell
Ding Dong BellI had a little dog, they called him buff
Needles and pins, needles and pinsSing a Song of Sixpence
Little Miss MuffetSee Saw Margery Daw
Hot-cross BunsI had a little hen, the prettiest ever seen
As I was going up Pippen-hillWe'll go a-shooting
Old mother HubbardSee, saw, Margery Daw
Hot Cross BunsMy little old man and I fell out
There Was an Old Woman Who Lived Under a HillBaa, Baa, Black Sheep
Sing a song of sixpenceRain, Rain, go to Spain
Hey! diddle, diddlePussy sits beside the Fire
Little girl, little girl, where have you beenLittle Tom Tucker
There was an old woman called Nothing-at-allHumpty dumpty sate on a wall
There was an owl lived in an oakTom Thumb's Alphabet
See, saw, Margery DawLittle Tom Tittlemouse
Poor dog brightThe old woman and her pig
Please to rememberBarber, barber, shave a pig
To market, to market, to buy a fat pigThree wise men of Gotham
The diverting history of John GilpinI had a little pony
I had a little hobby horseThere was a jolly miller
Simple SimonHere am I, little jumping Joan

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