Mary Had a Little Lamb
"Mary Had a Little Lamb" is an English language nursery rhyme of nineteenth-century American origin
“Mary had a little lamb,
little lamb, little lamb,
Mary had a little lamb,
whose 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.”
More nursery rhymes
Some more entertaining nursery rhymes from our collection
Little Nancy EtticoatDance a baby didditAs I went to BonnerHey! diddle, diddlePease-pudding hotThe north wind doth blowHey Diddle DiddleHumpty dumpty sate on a wallA farmer went trotting upon his gr…Little Betty BlueWe'll go a-shootingTom, Tom, the Piper's SonHickety, pickety, my black henOh! mother, I shall be married to …
Citation
Use the citation below to add this rhyme to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Mary Had a Little Lamb Nursery rhyme." Rhymes.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 12 May 2024. <https://www.rhymes.com/nursery/44/mary-had-a-little-lamb>.
Discuss this nursery rhyme with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In