The Nursery Rhyme BookAndrew Lang A collection of 332 nursery rhymes grouped under such categories as "Historical," "Tales," "Proverbs," "Songs," "Games," and "Jingles." |
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... Won't last half an hour . B OR every evil under the sun , FOR There is a remedy , or there is none . If there be one , try and find it ; If there be none , never mind it . THE If HE art of good driving's a paradox quite 82 The Nursery ...
... Won't last half an hour . B OR every evil under the sun , FOR There is a remedy , or there is none . If there be one , try and find it ; If there be none , never mind it . THE If HE art of good driving's a paradox quite 82 The Nursery ...
Page 94
... won't get up to serve the swine , But lies in bed till eight or nine , And surely she does take her time . And do you ken Elsie Marley , honey ? The wife who sells the barley , honey ? She won't get up to serve her swine , And do you ...
... won't get up to serve the swine , But lies in bed till eight or nine , And surely she does take her time . And do you ken Elsie Marley , honey ? The wife who sells the barley , honey ? She won't get up to serve her swine , And do you ...
Page 186
... Who steals all the sheep at night ? None but this poor one . HOOP , whoop , and hollow , WH W Good dogs won't follow , Without the hare cries " Pee - wit . " THI HIS is the way the ladies ride : Tri 186 The Nursery Rhyme Book.
... Who steals all the sheep at night ? None but this poor one . HOOP , whoop , and hollow , WH W Good dogs won't follow , Without the hare cries " Pee - wit . " THI HIS is the way the ladies ride : Tri 186 The Nursery Rhyme Book.
Page 230
... won't make a stew ; " So he flapped his wings , and away he flew . ITTLE Robin Red - Breast L Sat upon a rail : Niddle - naddle went his head ! Wiggle - waggle went his tail . D AME , what makes your ducks to die ? 230 The Nursery Rhyme ...
... won't make a stew ; " So he flapped his wings , and away he flew . ITTLE Robin Red - Breast L Sat upon a rail : Niddle - naddle went his head ! Wiggle - waggle went his tail . D AME , what makes your ducks to die ? 230 The Nursery Rhyme ...
Page 253
... won't bite pig ? Pig won't get over the stile , And I shan't get home to - night . " But the stick would not . She went a little farther , and she met a fire . So she said- ( 6 Fire , fire , burn stick ! Stick won't beat dog ; Dog won't ...
... won't bite pig ? Pig won't get over the stile , And I shan't get home to - night . " But the stick would not . She went a little farther , and she met a fire . So she said- ( 6 Fire , fire , burn stick ! Stick won't beat dog ; Dog won't ...
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baby beat dog began bells of St bird bite pig Bumpety burn stick butcher carrion crow Charley Cock me cary Cock-a-doodle-doo Copyright 1897 cou'd Dame Dance o'er daughter dildin Dog won't bite ducks eggs Fire won't burn frog gay lady goose heigh hill home to-night house that Jack ITTLE Jack built Johnny jump'd kill'd the rat King King Arthur Kitty Lady Lee legs little boy little dog little farther little girl lol de riddle malt married merry merrymen mouse Nursery Rhymes o'er my Lady old woman PAT-A-CAKE penny Petrum poor porringer pretty maid Prince of Orange Pussy pussy-cat Queen quoth ride roaring bull Robin Say the bells she's too young shoe silver Simple Simon sing Sneeze song Stick won't beat stile Taffy tail thee thou Thumbkin town tree wife wind worried the cat
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Page 163 - OLD Mother Hubbard Went to the cupboard, To get her poor dog a bone: But when she got there The cupboard was bare, And so the poor dog had none.
Page 31 - Old King Cole Was a merry old soul, And a merry old soul was he: He called for his pipe, And he called for his bowl, And he called for his fiddlers three.
Page 92 - Little Bo-Peep has lost her sheep, And can't tell where to find them; Leave them alone, and they'll come home, And bring their tails behind them.
Page 52 - One, two, Buckle my shoe; Three, four, Shut the door; Five, six, Pick up sticks; Seven, eight, Lay them straight; Nine, ten, A good fat hen; Eleven, twelve, Who will delve?
Page 251 - 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.
Page 239 - COME, take up your hats, and away let us haste To the Butterfly's ball and the Grasshopper's feast ; The trumpeter Gadfly has summoned the crew, And the revels are now only waiting for you.
Page 116 - The Queen of Hearts, she made some tarts, All on a summer day: The Knave of Hearts, he stole those tarts, And took them quite away!
Page 67 - OLD Mother Goose, when She wanted to wander, Would ride through the air On a very fine gander. Mother Goose had a house, 'Twas built in a wood, Where an owl at the door For sentinel stood.
Page 253 - AN old woman was sweeping her house, and she found a little crooked sixpence. " What," said she, " shall I do with this little sixpence ? I will go to market, and buy a little pig.
Page 100 - THE north wind doth blow, and we shall have snow, And what will poor robin do then, poor thing ? He'll sit in the barn and keep himself warm, And hide his head under his wing, poor thing.