151 Nursery Rhymes

We’re off on holiday,Oh, what fun!There may be rainOr there may be sun.But we’ll all haveA lovely time together,And enjoy ourselves,Whatever the weather!

There was a crooked man,And he went a crooked mile;He found a crooked sixpence,Against a crooked stile;He bought a crooked cat,Which caught a crooked mouse;And they all lived together,In a little crooked house.

I had a little nut-treeNothing would it bear,But a silver nutmegAnd a golden pear;The King of Spain’s daughterCame to visit me,And all was becauseOf my little nut-tree.

A child should always say what’s true,And speak when she is spoken to.And behave mannerly at table,At least as far as she is able.

Some mice went into a barn to spin,Puss came by and popped her head in.“Shall I come and help youTo cut off your threads?”“Oh no, Miss Puss. You mightsnap off our heads.”

Polly put the kettle on,Polly put the kettle on,Polly put the kettle on,Let’s all have tea.Suzy take it off again,Suzy take it off again,Suzy take it off again,They’ve all gone away

I had a little pony,His name was Dapple-grey,I lent him to a lady,To ride a mile away.She shipped him; she lashed him,She rode him through the mire;I would not lend my pony now,For all a lady’s hire.

Rub-a-dub-dub,Three men in a tub,And who do you think they be?The butcher, the baker,The candlestick maker,They all jumped out ofa rotten potato,Turn ’em out, knaves all three!

Little Boy Blue,Come, blow your horn,The sheep’s in the meadow,The cow’s in the corn.Where is the boy,Who looks after the sheep?He’s under the haystack,Fast asleep!

Once I saw a little bird,Come hop, hop, hop.So I cried, “Little bird,Will you stop, stop, stop?”And was going to the windowTo say, “How do you do?”But he shook his little tail,And far away flew.

Dame Trot and her cat,Sat down for a chat.Dame sat on this side,And Puss sat on that.“Puss,” said the Dame,“Can you catch a rat?Ort a mouse in the dark?”“Purr,” said the cat.

Little Robin Redbreast,Pit-pat all the day.Then he opened up his wings,And he flew away.I went to look for Robin.Where can Robin be?I found him in the orchard,Up in a cherry tree.

Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear,Turn around;Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear,Touch the ground;Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear,Polish your shoes;Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear,Off to school.

If you’re happy and you know it,Clap your hands.If you’re happy and you know it,Clap your hands.If you’re happy and you know it,And you really want to show it.If you’re happy and you know it,Clap your hands.

One, two, buckle my shoe,Three, four, knock at the door,Five, six, pick up sticks,Seven, eight, lay them straight,Nine, ten, a big fat hen.