DIDDLE, DIDDLE, DUMPLING Diddle, diddle, dumpling, my son John, Went to bed with his trousers on; One shoe off, and one shoe on, Diddle, diddle, dumpling, my son John.

FUZZY WUZZY Fuzzy Wuzzy was a bear, Fuzzy Wuzzy had no hair, Fuzzy Wuzzy wasn't really fuzzy, Was he?

HEY DIDDLE DIDDLE Hey diddle diddle, The cat and the fiddle, The cow jumped over the moon. The little dog laughed To see such sport, And the dish ran away with the spoon.

HUMPTY DUMPTY Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. All the King's horses, And all the King's men Couldn't put Humpty Together again.

LITTLE DROPS OF WATER Little drops of water, Make the mighty ocean. Little grains of sand, And the pleasant land.

IF If all the world were apple pie, And all the sea were ink, And all the trees were bread and cheese, What would we have to drink?

THE MAN IN THE WILDERNESS The man in the wilderness Asked me How many strawberries Grew in the sea. I answered him As I thought good, As many as red herrings Grew in the wood

ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE One, two, three, four, five, Once I caught a fish alive, Six, seven, eight, nine ,ten, Then I let it go again. Why did you let it go? Because it bit my finger so. Which finger did it bite? This little finger on the right.

PETER, PETER, PUMPKIN EATER Peter, Peter, pumpkin eater, Had a wife and couldn't keep her; He put her in a pumpkin shell & there he kept her very well

POP GOES THE WEASEL All around the cobbler's bench, The monkey chased the weasel, The monkey thought t'was all in fun, Pop! goes the weasel. A penny for a spool of thread, A penny for a needle, That's the way the money goes, Pop! goes the weasel. Up and down the City Road, In and out of the Eagle, That's the way the money goes. Pop! goes the weasel. Half a pound of tuppenney rice, Half a pound of treacle, Mix it up and make it nice, Pop! goes the weasel.

PUSSYCAT, PUSSYCAT Pussycat, pussycat, Where have you been? I've been to London To visit the Queen. Pussycat, pussycat, What did you there? I frightened a little mouse Under her chair

RAIN, RAIN GO AWAY Rain, rain, go away, Come again another day. Rain, rain, go to Spain, Never show your face again. Rain, rain, pour down, But not a drop on our town. Rain on the green grass, and rain on the tree, And rain on the housetop, but not on me. Rain, rain, go away, Come again on washing day. Rain, rain, go to Germany, And remain there permanently. Rain, rain, go away, Come on Martha's wedding day.

TWO CATS OF KILKENNY There once were two cats of Kilkenny, Each thought there was one cat too many, So they fought and they fit, And they scratched and they bit, Till, excepting their nails And the tips of their tails, Insteads of two cats, there weren't any.

WHEN I WAS A LITTLE BOY When I was a little boy, I washed my Mother's Dishes. I put my finger in my Ear, and pulled out Little Fishes. My Mother called me Good boy, & bid me pull out more, I put my Finger In my Ear, & pulled out fourscore.

THERE WAS A MAID ON SCRABBLE HILL There was a maid on Scrabble Hill, And, if not dead, she lives there still. She grew so tall, she reached the sky, And on the moon hung clothes to dry.

AN APPLE A DAY An apple a day Sends the doctor away Apple in the morning Doctor's warning Roast apple at night Starves the doctor outright Eat an apple going to bed Knock the doctor on the head Three each day, seven days a week Ruddy apple, ruddy cheek

DING, DONG BELL Ding, dong, bell, Pussy's in the well. Who put her in? Little Johnny Green. Who pulled her out? Little Tommy Stout. What a naughty boy was that, To try to drown poor pussy cat, Who never did him any harm, And killed the mice in his father's barn.

EENCEY WEENCEY SPIDER Eencey Weencey spider Climed up the water spout; Down came the rain And washed poor Eencey out; Out came the sun And dried up all the rain; And the Eencey Weencey spider Climbed up the spout again. Variation: Itsy Bitsy Spider

AS I WAS GOING TO ST. IVES As I was going to St. Ives, I met a man with seven wives. Each wife had seven sacks, Each sack had seven cats, Each cat had seven kits. Kits, cats, sacks, and wives, How many were going to St. Ives?

GOOD NIGHT, SLEEP TIGHT Good night, sleep tight, Don't Let the Bedbugs Bite Wake up bright In the morning light To do what's right With all your might.

GOOSEY, GOOSEY, GANDER Goosey, goosey, gander, Whither shall I wander? Upstairs, and downstairs, And in my lady's chamber. There I met an old man Who wouldn't say his prayers! I took him by the left leg And threw him down the stairs.

HUSH-A-BYE, BABY Hush-a-bye, baby, in the tree top. When the wind blows, the cradle will rock. When the bough breaks, the cradle will fall, And down will come baby, cradle and all

HICKORY, DICKORY DUCK Hickory, dickory, dock, The mouse ran up the clock. The clock struck one, The mouse ran down! Hickory, dickory, dock

JACK AND JILL Jack and Jill Went up the hill To fetch a pail of water. Jack fell down And broke his crown And Jill came tumbling after. Up Jack got And home did trot As fast as he could caper Went to bed And plastered his head With vinegar and brown paper

KOOKABURRA Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree. Merry, merry king of the bush is he. Laugh, Kookaburra, Laugh, Kookaburra, Gay your life must be. Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree, Eating all the gumdrops he can see. Stop, Kookaburra, Stop, Kookaburra, Leave some there for me.

LITTLE BOY BLUE 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 a haycock, fast asleep. Will you wake him? No, not I, For if I do, he's sure to cry. MADEMOISELLE Mademoiselle Went down to the well, Combed her hair, And brushed it well, Then picked up her basket and Vanished JACK, BE NIMBLE Jack, be nimble Jack, be quick. Jack jumped over thecandlestick. MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB Mary had a little lamb, little lamb, little lamb. Mary had a little lamb, Its fleece was white as snow. Everywhere that Mary went, Mary went, Mary went. Everywhere that Mary went, The lamb was sure to go. It followed her to school one day, school one day, school one day. It followed her to school one day, Which was against the rules. It made the children laugh and play, laugh and play, laugh and play. It made the children laugh and play, To see a lamb at school

LONDON BRIDGE IS FALLING DOWN London Bridge is falling down, Falling down, Falling down. London Bridge is falling down, My fair lady. Take a key and lock her up, Lock her up, Lock her up. Take a key and lock her up, My fair lady. How will we build it up, Build it up, Build it up? How will we build it up, My fair lady? Build it up with silver and gold, Silver and gold, Silver and gold. Build it up with silver and gold, My fair lady. Gold and silver I have none, I have none, I have none. Gold and silver I have none, My fair lady. Build it up with needles and pins, Needles and pins, Needles and pins. Build it up with needles and pins, My fair lady. Pins and needles bend and break, Bend and break, Bend and break. Pins and needles bend and break, My fair lady. Build it up with wood and clay, Wood and clay, Wood and clay. Build it up with wood and clay, My fair lady. Wood and clay will wash away, Wash away, Wash away. Wood and clay will wash away, My fair lady. Build it up with stone so strong, Stone so strong, Stone so strong. Build it up with stone so strong, My fair lady. Stone so strong will last so long, Last so long, Last so long. Stone so strong will last so long, My fair lady.

THREE LITTLE KITTENS Three little kittens, They lost their mittens, And they began to cry, Oh, mother, dear, We sadly fear, Our mittens we have lost. What! Lost your mittens, You naughty kittens, Then you shall have no pie. Meow, meow, Then you shall have no pie. The three little kittens, They found their mittens, And they began to cry, Oh, mother, dear, See here, see here, Our mittens we have found. What, found your mittens, Then you're good kittens, And you shall have some pie. Purr-rr, purr-rr, Then you shall have some pie. Three little kittens, Put on their mittens, And soon ate up the pie. Oh, mother, dear, We sadly fear, Our mittens we have soiled. What! Soiled your mittens, You naughty kittens, And they began to sigh. Meow, meow, And they began to sigh. The three little kittens, They washed their mittens, And hung them out to dry. Oh, mother, dear, Do you not hear, Our mittens we have washed? What! Washed your mittens? Then you're good kittens! But I smell a rat close by. Meow, meow, We smell a rat close by.

ONE, TWO, BUCKLE MY SHOE 1, 2 One, two, buckle my shoe; 3, 4 Three, four, knock at the door; 5, 6 Five, six, pick up sticks; 7, 8 Seven, eight, lay them straight; 9, 10 Nine, ten, a good fat hen; 11, 12 Eleven, twelve, dig and delve; 13, 14 Thirteen, fourteen, maids a-courting; 15, 16 Fifteen, sixteen, maids a-kissing; 17, 18 Seventeen, eighteen, maids a-waiting; 19, 20 Nineteen, twenty, I've had plenty. ROW, ROW, ROW YOUR BOAT Row, row, row your boat Gently down the stream. Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily, Life is but a dream. STAR LIGHT, STAR BRIGHT Star light, star bright, First star I see tonight, I wish I may, I wish I might, Have the wish I wish tonight TWINKLE, TWINKLE LITTLE STAR Twinkle, twinkle, little star, How I wonder what you are. Up above the world so high, Like a diamond in the sky. Twinkle, twinkle, little star, How I wonder what you are. A WISE OLD OWL A wise old owl sat in an oak, The more he heard, the less he spoke; The less he spoke, the more he heard; Why aren't we all like that wise old bird?