151 Nursery Rhymes

Leg over leg,As the dog went to Dover;When he came to a stile,Jump he went over.

Bye, Baby Bunting,Father’s gone a-hunting;To fetch a little bunny skin,To wrap Baby Bunting in.

Oh, rock-a-by, baby mouse, rock-a-by, so!When baby’s asleep to the baker’s I’ll go;And while he’s not looking I’ll pop from a hole,And bring to my baby a fresh penny roll.

Blow, wind, blow! and go, mill, go!That the miller may grind his corn;That the baker may take it,And into rolls make it,And send us some hot in the morn.

Diddle, diddle, dumpling, my son JohnWent to bed with his trousers on;One shoe off, the other shoe on,Diddle, diddle, dumpling,my son John.

Handy Spandy, Jack-A-Dandy,Loved plum-cake and sugar-candy;He bought some at the grocer’s shop,And out he came, a-hop, hop, hop.

Hey, diddle, dinkety, poppety pet,The merchants of London they wear scarlet;Silk in the collar and gold in the hem,So merrily march the merchant men.

Hoddley, poddley, puddle and fogs,Cats are to marry the poodle dogs;Cats in blue jackets anddogs in red hats,What will become ofthe mice and the rats?

I’m a little teapot, short and stoutHere is my handle, here’s my spoutWhen I hear the tea cups, hear me shout,Tip me over and pour me out.

Elsie Marley is grown so fine,She won’t get up to serve the swine;But lies in bed till eight or nine,And surely she does take her time.

See a pin and pick it up,All the day you’ll have good luck;See a pin and let it lay,Bad luck you’ll have all the day!

Pussy-cat Mole,Jumped over a coal;And in her best petticoatburnt a great hole.Poor pussy’s weeping,She’ll have no more milk,Until her best petticoat’s,Mended with silk.

I love little kitty,Her coat is so warm;And if I don’t hurt her,She’ll do me no harm.So I’ll not pull her tail,Nor drive her away,But kitty and I,Very gently will play.

I had a dog,His name was Dandy,His tail was long,His legs were bandy,His eyes were brown,His coat was sandy,The best in the world,Was my dog Dandy!

A sailor went to sea, sea, sea,To see what he could see, see, see;But all that he could see, see, see,Was the bottom of the deep bluesea, sea, sea.