151 Nursery Rhymes

There was an old man from Peru,Who dreamed he was eating his shoe.He woke in a fright,In the middle of the night,And found it was perfectly true.

Hurt no living thing,Ladybird nor butterfly,Nor moth with dusty wing,Nor cricket chirping cheerily,Nor grasshopper, so light of leap,Nor dancing gnat,Nor beetle fat,Nor harmless worms that creep.

Jack and Guy, Went out in the rye;And they found a little boy,With one black eye.Come, says Jack,Let’s knock him on the head.No, says Guy,Let’s buy him some bread.You buy one loaf and I’ll buy two,And we’ll bring him,Up as other folk do.

Three blind mice, three blind mice,See how they run, see how they run!They all ran after the farmer’s wife,Who cut off their tailsWith the carving knife.Did you ever seeSuch a thing in your life,As three blind mice?

Old McDonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O!And on this farm he had a cow, E-I-E-I-O!With a moo, moo here,And a moo, moo there.Here a moo, there a moo,Everywhere a moo, moo.

Mary had a little lamb,Its fleece was white as snow.And everywhere that Mary went,That lamb was sure to go.It followed her to school one day,That was against the rule.It made the children laugh and play,To see a lamb at school.

An apple a day,Sends the doctor away.Apple in the morning,Doctor’s warning.Roast apple at night,Starves the doctor outright.

Hot-cross buns!Hot-cross buns!One a penny, two a penny,Hot-cross buns.If you have no daughters,Give them to your sons.One a penny, two a penny,Hot-cross buns!

Donkey, Donkey,Old and grey,Open your mouth,Gently bray;Lift your ears,Blow your horn,To wake up the world,This sleepy morn.

Little Polly Flinders,Sat among the cinders,Warming her pretty little toes.Her mother came and caught her,And whipped her little daughter,For spoiling her nice new clothes.

Pussy-cat, pussy-cat,Where have you been?I’ve been to London,To see the Queen.Pussy-cat, pussy-cat,What did you do there?I frightened a little mouse,Under her chair.

The dog says, bow-wow; the cat says, meow.The sheep says, baa-baa; the little pig says, wee-wee.The hen says, cluck-cluck,And the cock says,Cock-A-Doodle-Doo!

Hickory, dickory dock,The mouse ran up the clock.The clock struck one,The mouse ran down,Hickory, dickory dock.

Little Peter rabbit had a flyUpon his nose,So he flicked it andIt flew away.Peter, Peter, Peter rabbit,So he flicked it andIt flew away.

Chubby cheeks, dimpled chin,Rosy lips, teeth within;Curly hair, very fair,Eyes are blue, lovely too;Teacher’s pet, is that you?Yes, Yes, Yes.