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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Andrew Lang. H 1/6 s PER HERE was an old woman , as I've heard tell. HERE was an old woman THERE was an Lived under a hill , And if she's not gone She lives there still . SHE HAD SO MANY CHILDREN SHE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO. 155.
Andrew Lang. H 1/6 s PER HERE was an old woman , as I've heard tell. HERE was an old woman THERE was an Lived under a hill , And if she's not gone She lives there still . SHE HAD SO MANY CHILDREN SHE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO. 155.
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... woman all in the dark ; Up got the little dog , and he began to bark ; He began to bark , so she began to cry , " Oh ! deary , deary me , this is none of I ! ” ΟΙ LD woman , old woman , shall we go 156 The Nursery Rhyme Book.
... woman all in the dark ; Up got the little dog , and he began to bark ; He began to bark , so she began to cry , " Oh ! deary , deary me , this is none of I ! ” ΟΙ LD woman , old woman , shall we go 156 The Nursery Rhyme Book.
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Andrew Lang. ΟΙ LD woman , old woman , shall we go a shearing ? " " Speak a little louder , sir , I am very thick of hearing . " " Old woman , old woman , shall I love you dearly ? " Thank you , kind sir , I hear you very clearly ...
Andrew Lang. ΟΙ LD woman , old woman , shall we go a shearing ? " " Speak a little louder , sir , I am very thick of hearing . " " Old woman , old woman , shall I love you dearly ? " Thank you , kind sir , I hear you very clearly ...
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Andrew Lang. HERE was an old woman of Leeds TH deeds : Who spent all her time in good deeds ; She worked for the poor Till her fingers were sore , This pious old woman of Leeds ! HERE was an old woman TH Lived under a hill ; She put a ...
Andrew Lang. HERE was an old woman of Leeds TH deeds : Who spent all her time in good deeds ; She worked for the poor Till her fingers were sore , This pious old woman of Leeds ! HERE was an old woman TH Lived under a hill ; She put a ...
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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.