THE ALPHABET
A, B, C, and D, Pray, playmates, agree.
E, F, and G, Well, so it shall be.
J, K, and L, In peace we will dwell.
M, N, and O, To play let us go.
P, Q, R, and S, Love may we possess.
W, X, and Y, Will not quarrel or die.
Z, and ampersand, Go to school at command.
DANCE TO YOUR DADDIE
Dance to your daddie, My bonnie laddie; Dance to your daddie, my bonnie lamb; You shall get a fishy, On a little dishy; You shall get a fishy, when the boat comes home.
ONE MISTY MOISTY MORNING
One misty moisty morning, When cloudy was the weather, I chanced to meet an old man, Clothed all in leather.
He began to compliment And I began to grin.
How do you do? And how do you do?
And how do you do again?
ROBIN HOOD AND LITTLE JOHN
Robin Hood, Robin Hood, Is in the mickle wood!
Little John, Little John, He to the town is gone.
Robin Hood, Robin Hood, Telling his beads, All in the greenwood Among the green weeds.
Little John, Little John, If he comes no more, Robin Hood, Robin Hood, We shall fret full sore!
RAIN
Rain, rain, go to Spain, And never come back again.
THE OLD WOMAN FROM FRANCE
There came an old woman from France Who taught grown-up children to dance; But they were so stiff, She sent them home in a sniff, This sprightly old woman from France.
TEETH AND GUMS
Thirty white horses upon a red hill, Now they tramp, now they champ, now they stand still.
THE ROBINS
A robin and a robin"s son Once went to town to buy a bun.
They couldn"t decide on plum or plain, And so they went back home again.
THE OLD MAN
There was an old man In a velvet coat, He kissed a maid And gave her a groat.
The groat it was crack"d And would not go,-- Ah, old man, do you serve me so?
T"OTHER LITTLE TUNE
I won"t be my father"s Jack, I won"t be my father"s Jill; I will be the fiddler"s wife, And have music when I will.
T"other little tune, T"other little tune, Prithee, Love, play me T"other little tune.
MY KITTEN
Hey, my kitten, my kitten, And hey, my kitten, my deary!
Such a sweet pet as this Was neither far nor neary.
IF ALL THE SEAS WERE ONE SEA
If all the seas were one sea, What a _great_ sea that would be!
And if all the trees were one tree, What a _great_ tree that would be!
And if all the axes were one axe, What a _great_ axe that would be!
And if all the men were one man, What a _great_ man he would be!
And if the _great_ man took the _great_ axe, And cut down the _great_ tree, And let it fall into the _great_ sea, What a splish splash _that_ would be!
PANCAKE DAY
Great A, little a, This is pancake day; Toss the ball high, Throw the ball low, Those that come after May sing heigh-ho!
A PLUM PUDDING
Flour of England, fruit of Spain, Met together in a shower of rain; Put in a bag tied round with a string; If you"ll tell me this riddle, I"ll give you a ring.
FOREHEAD, EYES, CHEEKS, NOSE, MOUTH, AND CHIN
Here sits the Lord Mayor, Here sit his two men, Here sits the c.o.c.k, Here sits the hen, Here sit the little chickens, Here they run in.
Chin-chopper, chin-chopper, chin chopper, chin!