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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... dame to do ? Till master finds his fiddling - stick , She'll dance without her shoe . Cock - a - doodle - doo ! My dame has lost her shoe , And master's found his fiddling - stick ; Sing doodle - doodle - doo ! Cock - a - doodle - doo ...
... dame to do ? Till master finds his fiddling - stick , She'll dance without her shoe . Cock - a - doodle - doo ! My dame has lost her shoe , And master's found his fiddling - stick ; Sing doodle - doodle - doo ! Cock - a - doodle - doo ...
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... bato black sheep ? " Yes , marry , have I , Three bags full : One for my master , And one for my dame , But none for the little boy Who cries in the lane . " corn , " Where's the little boy that looks after 240 The Nursery Rhyme Book.
... bato black sheep ? " Yes , marry , have I , Three bags full : One for my master , And one for my dame , But none for the little boy Who cries in the lane . " corn , " Where's the little boy that looks after 240 The Nursery Rhyme Book.
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Andrew Lang. Page DAFFY - DOWN - DILLY has come up to town . Dame , get up and bake your pies • Dame , what makes your ducks to die ? Dance , Thumbkin , dance Dance to your daddy Darby and Joan were dress'd in black Deedle , deedle ...
Andrew Lang. Page DAFFY - DOWN - DILLY has come up to town . Dame , get up and bake your pies • Dame , what makes your ducks to die ? Dance , Thumbkin , dance Dance to your daddy Darby and Joan were dress'd in black Deedle , deedle ...
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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 crooked daldin Dame Dance o'er ding Dog won't bite ducks eggs Fire won't burn Fol de riddle frog gay lady gone goose H Game heigh hill home to-night house that Jack ITTLE Jack built Johnny jump'd kill'd the rat King King of France Kitty Lady Lee legs little boy little dog little farther little girl malt married merry merrymen mouse nursery rhymes o'er my Lady old woman penny Petrum piper's son poor pretty maid Pussy pussy-cat quoth Rat won't ride roaring bull Robin Say the bells she's too young shoe silver Simple Simon sing Sneeze Stick won't beat stile Taffy tail thee thou Thumbkin town wife wind worried the cat
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Page 79 - A MAN of words and not of deeds, Is like a garden full of weeds...
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 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 58 - 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.
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 172 - Bull's eyes and targets, Say the bells of St. Marg'ret's. Brickbats and tiles, Say the bells of St. Giles'. Half-pence and farthings, Say the bells of St. Martin's. Oranges and lemons, Say the bells of St. Clement's. Pancakes and fritters, Say the bells of St. Peter's. Two sticks and an apple, Say the bells at Whitechapel.