THE CAT AND THE FIDDLE

Hey, diddle, diddle!

The cat and the fiddle,

The cow jumped over the moon;

The little dog laughed

To see such sport,

And the dish ran away with the spoon 

POLLY AND SUKEY

Polly, put the kettle on,

Polly, put the kettle on,

Polly, put the kettle on,

And let's drink tea.

Sukey, take it off again,

Sukey, take it off again,

Sukey, take it off again,

They're all gone away.

 

SIMPLE SIMON

Simple Simon met a pieman,

Going to the fair;

Says Simple Simon to the pieman,

"Let me taste your ware."

Says the pieman to Simple Simon,

"Show me first your penny,"

Says Simple Simon to the pieman,

"Indeed, I have not any."

Simple Simon went a-fishing

For to catch a whale;

All the water he could find

Was in his mother's pail!

Simple Simon went to look

If plums grew on a thistle;

He pricked his fingers very much,

Which made poor Simon whistle.

He went to catch a dicky bird,

And thought he could not fail,

Because he had a little salt,

To put upon its tail.

He went for water with a sieve,

But soon it ran all through;

And now poor Simple Simon

Bids you all adieu.

 

Ride a cock-horse to Banbury Cross,

To see an old lady upon a white horse.

Rings on her fingers, and bells on her toes,

She shall have music wherever she goes.

Cry, baby bunting,

Father's gone a-hunting,

Mother's gone a-milking,

Sister's gone a-silking,

And brother's gone to buy a skin

To wrap the baby bunting in.

 

BOBBY SHAFTOE

Bobby Shaftoe's gone to sea,

With silver buckles on his knee:

He'll come back and marry me,

Pretty Bobby Shaftoe!

Bobby Shaftoe's fat and fair,

Combing down his yellow hair;

He's my love for evermore,

Pretty Bobby Shaftoe.

 THE CAT AND THE FIDDLE

Hey, diddle, diddle!

The cat and the fiddle,

The cow jumped over the moon;

The little dog laughed

To see such sport,

And the dish ran away with the spoon.

CROOKED SIXPENCE

There was a crooked man, 

and he went a crooked mile, 

He found a crooked sixpence 

beside a crooked stile; 

He bought a crooked cat, 

which caught a crooked mouse, 

And they all lived together 

in a little crooked house.

COFFEE AND TEA

Molly, my sister and I fell out,

And what do you think it was all about?

She loved coffee and I loved tea,

And that was the reason we couldn't agree.

OLD MOTHER HUBBARD

Old Mother Hubbard;

Went to the cupboard,

To give her poor dog a bone;

But when she got there

The cupboard was bare,

And so the poor dog had none.

She went to the baker's

To buy him some bread;

When she came back

The dog was dead.

She went to the undertaker's

To buy him a coffin;

When she got back

The dog was laughing.

She took a clean dish

To get him some tripe;

When she came back

He was smoking a pipe.

She went to the alehouse

To get him some beer;

When she came back

The dog sat in a chair.

She went to the tavern

For white wine and red;

When she came back

The dog stood on his head.

She went to the hatter's

To buy him a hat;

When she came back

He was feeding the cat.

She went to the barber's

To buy him a wig;

When she came back

He was dancing a jig.

She went to the fruiterer's

To buy him some fruit;

When she came back

He was playing the flute.

She went to the tailor's

To buy him a coat;

When she came back

He was riding a goat.

She went to the cobbler's

To buy him some shoes;

When she came back

He was reading the news.

She went to the sempster's

To buy him some linen;

When she came back

The dog was a-spinning.

She went to the hosier's

To buy him some hose;

When she came back

He was dressed in his clothes.

The dame made a curtsy,

The dog made a bow;

The dame said, "Your servant,"

The dog said, "Bow-wow."

ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR

One, two, three, four, five,

Once I caught a fish alive.

Six, seven, eight, nine, ten,

But I let it go again.

Why did you let it go?

Because it bit my finger so.

Which finger did it bite?

The little one upon the right.

SING A SONG OF SIXPENCE

Sing a song of sixpence,

A pocket full of rye;

Four-and-twenty blackbirds

Baked in a pie!

When the pie was opened

The birds began to sing;

Was not that a dainty dish

To set before the king?

The king was in his counting-house,

Counting out his money;

The queen was in the parlor,

Eating bread and honey.

The maid was in the garden,

Hanging out the clothes;

When down came a blackbird

And snapped off her nose.

SLUGS AND SNAILS

What are little boys made of, made of? 

What are little boys made of? 

"Slugs and snails, and puppy-dogs' tails; 

And that's what little boys are made of." 

What are little girls made of, made of ? 

What are little girls made of? 

"Sugar and spice, and all that's nice; 

And that's what little girls are made of."

ROBIN REDBREAST

Little Robin Redbreast sat upon a tree,

Up went Pussy-Cat, down went he,

Down came Pussy-Cat, away Robin ran,

Says little Robin Redbreast: "Catch me if you can!

Little Robin Redbreast jumped upon a spade,

Pussy-Cat jumped after him, and then he was afraid.

Little Robin chirped and sang, and what did Pussy say?

Pussy-Cat said: "Mew, mew, mew," and Robin flew away.

LITTLE MISS MUFFET

Little Miss Muffet

Sat on a tuffet,

Eating her curds and whey;

There came a big spider,

And sat down beside her,

And frightened Miss Muffet away.

GEORGIE PORGY

Georgy Porgy, pudding and pie,

Kissed the girls and made them cry.

When the boys came out to play,

Georgy Porgy ran away.

THIRTY DAYS

Thirty days hath September,

April, June, and November;

February has twenty-eight alone,

All the rest have thirty-one,

Excepting leap-year, that's the time

When February's days are twenty-nine.

JACK

This is the house that Jack built. 

This is the malt 

That lay in the house that Jack built. 

This is the rat, 

That ate the malt 

That lay in the house that Jack built. 

This is the cat, 

That killed the rat, 

That ate the malt 

That lay in the house that Jack built. 

This is the dog, 

That worried the cat, 

That killed the rat, 

That ate the malt 

That lay in the house that Jack built. 

This is the cow with the crumpled horn, 

That tossed the dog, 

That worried the cat, 

That killed the rat, 

That ate the malt 

That lay in the house that Jack built. 

This is the maiden all forlorn, 

That milked the cow with the crumpled horn, 

That tossed the dog, 

That worried the cat, 

That killed the rat, 

That ate the malt 

That lay in the house that Jack built. 

This is the man all tattered and torn, 

That kissed the maiden all forlorn, 

That milked the cow with the crumpled horn, 

That tossed the dog, 

That worried the cat, 

That killed the rat, 

That ate the malt 

That lay in the house that Jack built. 

This is the priest all shaven and shorn, 

That married the man all tattered and torn, 

That kissed the maiden all forlorn, 

That milked the cow with the crumpled horn, 

That tossed the dog, 

That worried the cat, 

That killed the rat, 

That ate the malt 

That lay in the house that Jack built. 

This is the cock that crowed in the morn, 

That waked the priest all shaven and shorn, 

That married the man all tattered and torn, 

That kissed the maiden all forlorn, 

That milked the cow with the crumpled horn, 

That tossed the dog, 

That worried the cat, 

That killed the rat, 

That ate the malt 

That lay in the house that Jack built. 

This is the farmer sowing the corn, 

That kept the cock that crowed in the morn. 

That waked the priest all shaven and shorn, 

That married the man all tattered and torn, 

That kissed the maiden all forlorn, 

That milked the cow with the crumpled horn, 

That tossed the dog, 

That worried the cat, 

That killed the rat, 

That ate the malt 

That lay in the house that Jack built.

THERE WAS AN OLD WOMAN

There was an old woman who lived in a shoe.

She had so many children she didn't know what to do.

She gave them some broth without any bread.

She whipped them all soundly and put them to bed.

THERE WAS AN OLD LADY

There was an old lady who swallowed a fly.

I don't know why she swallowed a fly.

I guess she'll die.

There was an old lady who swallowed a spider

That wiggled and jiggled and tickled insider her.

She swallowed the spider to catch the fly.

I don't know why she swallowed a fly.

I guess she'll die.

There was an old lady who swallowed a bird.

How absurd! To swallow a bird!

She swallowed the bird to catch the spider

That wiggled and jiggled and tickled insider her.

She swallowed the spider to catch the fly.

I don't know why she swallowed a fly.

I guess she'll die.

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Cat . . . Imagine that! She swallowed a cat.

Dog . . . What a hog! She swallowed a dog.

Goat . . . She opened her throat and in walked a goat.

Cow . . . I don't know how she swallowed that cow.

There was an old lady, she swallowed a horse.

She died of course!