“A Was an Apple Pie” rhyme was an extremely popular method of teaching the alphabet to young children in the 19th century when it appeared in many nursery rhyme books, including “The Big Book of Nursery Rhymes” circa 1920. However […]
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One of the most popular and beloved songs, especially in the USA, the “Yankee Doodle” is a patriotic rhyme, first found in written form in 1775. The first known version of Yankee Doodle is attributed to English doctor Richard Shackburg.
“Wynken, Blynken, and Nod” is an American poem and children song dating back to the late 19th century. The lyrics of this beautiful song tell the bedtime story of three little sailors in a shoe-boat made of wood and their
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“A Wise Old Owl” is a nursery rhyme original from the USA. We are not sure of its exact origins but most probably it dates back to the 19th century. It was first mentioned by John D. Rockefeller at the
“Wind the Bobbin Up” is a nursery rhyme and one of the favorites singing games and gesture-play songs for children, dating back to the late 19th century, England. Besides the fact that “Wind the Bobbin Up” is an entertaining song
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“What Are Little Boys Made Of?” is a nursery rhyme dating back to the 19th century whose lyrics are subject to controversial interpretations. Some people claim that the nursery rhyme has a sexist tonality towards boys and girls alike. There
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“Wee Willie Winkie” is a nursery rhyme original from the Scotland written by William Miller. The lyrics were published for the first time in the Scottish poetry and song anthology ” Whistle-binkie” in 1841. An English version only appeared in
“Two Little Dickie Birds” is a traditional nursery rhyme and finger-play for children, dating back to the 18th century. It was first published in London in the collection called “Mother Goose’s Melody” from 1765. There are no recorded evidences about
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“Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star” is a lullaby and one of the most beloved nursery rhymes across the world. Together with ABC Song and Baa, Baa, Black Sheep, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star shares the same tune with the famous French song
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“Tweedledum and Tweedledee” is a traditional English nursery rhyme dating back to the 18th century. Originally Tweedledum and Tweedledee are two words invented by poet John Byrom in a satire depicting the rivalry of two great celebrities of the time,
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“Tom, Tom, the Piper’s Son” is a traditional English nursery rhyme with unknown origins. There are two versions of this song, a short version which is more popular and a longer version which is believed to be an adaptation of
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“To market, to market” is an old nursery rhyme with origins in English tradition, dating back to the 15th century. Although its origins could date three centuries before, the rhyme was only published in its compact form in 1805 in
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“Tinker, Tailor” is a traditional nursery rhyme and a fortune-telling dating back to late 15th century, England The rhyme is also a counting song for children. In the USA it is popular to sing it in a game of tag
“Three Little Kittens” is an American nursery rhyme and folksong having its origins in English folk. The modern version of “Three Little Kittens” rhyme was written by Eliza Lee Cabot Follen. It was first published in 1833 in the United
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“Three Blind Mice” is one of the most beloved nursery rhymes and musical rounds for children. The origin of this rhyme goes back in the 1609 when the first written version of the song was published by Thomas Ravenscroft in
“This Old Man” is a traditional English nursery rhyme and counting song. The song was collected and published in 1937 by the nursery rhymes collector Anne Gilchrist in “Journal of the English Folk Dance and Song Society”, as she remembered
“This Little Piggy” is a traditional nursery rhyme and a beloved finger-play for children. It dates back to 18th century and the full version was first published in 1760 in” The Famous Tommy Thumb’s Little Story-Book”. The “This little piggy
To story of “This Is the House That Jack Build” uses the cumulative tale technique, in which the events are progressively narrated leading to an end where the interlinking becomes obvious. This is not the story of building a house
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“There was an Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe” is one of the oldest and more popular children’s rhymes. It was first recorded in 1794 in the Gammer Gurton’s Garland collection by Joseph Ritson but some researchers claim the
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“There Was A Crooked Man” is an old nursery rhyme with an educational meaning. The image of “a crooked man” who lives in “a little crooked house” is an expressive illustration of some social situations. It can be synonym with
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The Wheels on the Bus is a modern American folk song from the 1930’s written by Verna Hills in Boston, MA. The rhyme is based on the traditional nursery rhyme “Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush,” sharing the same
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“The Muffin Man” is a traditional nursery rhyme and singing game dating back to early nineteenth-century, England. The rhyme, first recorded in 1820, tells the story of a muffin man from Drury Lane, an overpopulated area of London where poverty,
“The Lion and the Unicorn” have been part of the United Kingdom history since 1603 when Scotland and England were unified. Even before James I of England unified the two kingdoms, they were already symbols in their Royal Arms, two
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“The Grand Old Duke of York” is one of the oldest English nursery rhymes dating back to 16 century. Its lyrics evoke an historical character which is associated with one of the Grand Dukes of York, but there are no
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“The Farmer in the Dell” is one of the oldest and most popular nursery rhymes around the world. The word dell defines a small wooded valley. The rhyme has been translated in different languages like English, French, Romanian or Thai,
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“Ten Little Indians” is an old Irish rhyme and counting song for children. The orginal version of this rhyme “Ten Little Injuns” dates back to 1868 and was published by irish songwriter Septimus Winner for minstrel show. Bellow there are
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Similar to Ten in the bed, “Ten Green Bottles” is a counting song and singing game with repetitive lyrics. It is more popular in United Kingdom with different versions circulating, some of them vulgar or satirical. “Ten Green Bottles” singing
“Taffy was a Welshman” is a traditional nursery rhyme having its origins in Celtic mythology and culture. The rhyme dates back to the late 18th century England, and was first recorded in the Pretty Song Book by Nancy Cock, 1780,
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“Star Light, Star Bright” is a traditional nursery rhyme dating back to the late nineteenth century America. It is one of the most beloved nursery rhymes, having its origins in the very popular superstition that when you see a falling
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The Solomon Grundy rhyme dates back to the 19th century England and together with Early to bed or Wynken and Blynken and Nod are very well known as poems and traditional nursery rhymes. Solomon Grundy poem was first recorded in
First recorded in 1744, in England “Sing a Song of Sixpence” is traditional nursery rhyme and like many other old songs the origin of this rhyme is unclear. The reference at blackbirds in a pie didn’t appear in the first
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“Simple Simon” is a traditional nursery rhyme dating back to the 18th century England. There is no clear reference about who was Simple Simon. The earliest reference of the character is related to an illustrated ballad chap-book from 1685 called
“See Saw Margery Daw” is a traditional nursery rhyme and folksong dating back to 18th century England. It has been widely used as a popular playground song for centuries. The lyrics as known today were first recorded in the Mother
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“Rub-a-dub-dub” is a Traditional nursery rhyme dating back to the late 18th century England. The rhyme has many known versions and it was first recorded in 1798 in the “Christmas Box” collection, in London. In the original version as it
“Row, Row, Row Your Boat” is a popular nursery rhyme originating in the 19th century America. It is an educational song and also an interactive singing game for kids. It can be played at home by parents and children or
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“Round and Round the Garden is a nursery rhyme that originates in the 1940’s, and it is also a singing game associated with fingerplay. “Round and Round the Garden” Finger Play This nursery rhyme is usually accompanied by other actions,
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“Roses are red” is possibly one of the most well known nursery rhymes and poems. It is also one of the oldest ones as it first was published by the English poet Edmund Spenser in 1590: She bath’d her brest
“Rock-a-bye Baby (also known as Hush a Bye Baby) is an 18th century English nursery rhyme and lullaby. This very popular rhyme probably originates from the days when women working in the hop fields, would tie their babies cradles to
“Ring a Ring o’ Roses” more commonly known in the USA as “Ring Around the Rosie” is a folksong and singing game that was first published in 1881 in England. Although first published in 1881 only, it is believed that
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“Ride a cock horse to Banbury Cross” is a traditional English nursery rhyme dating back to 1784, when it was published in The Nursery Parnassus. It is needed to be said that in the 18th century version, instead of the
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“Rain Rain Go Away” is an English nursery rhyme that probably dates back to the 17th century. It is a very popular rhyme as it is very easy to remember by children of any age. The first version of the
“Pussy Cat, Pussy Cat” is a nursery rhyme from England. It was first published in 1805 in the collection book “Songs for the Nurseries”, London. It is unsure who the lyrics of this rhyme refer to, but most probably the
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“Pop Goes the Weasel” is a nursery rhyme originating in England. It is one of the more popular singing games. Although the first written records of the song date back to the mid 19th century, it is believed that the
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“Polly Put the Kettle On” is a nursery rhyme originating from England. All sources indicate that it was first published in 1797, although its tune is known to have been used earlier, in the 1770’s. In Ireland and the USA,
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“Peter Piper” is one of the most popular tongue twisters and nursery rhymes original to England. Although it was known earlier as well, it was first published in John Harris’s Peter Piper’s Practical Principles of Plain and Perfect Pronunciation in
“Peter Peter Pumpkin Eater” is a well known nursery rhyme in the USA and more recently in the UK. Although there aren’t any clear signs about the song’s origins, it appeared first in Boston, MA around 1825 in a book
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“Pease Porridge Hot” (sometimes referred to as Pease Pudding Hot) is an English nursery rhyme and a popular singing game. Its oldest reference can be traced back to the 18th century, being included in Mother Goose’s Melody (1760). The song
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“Pat a cake, Pat a cake, Baker’s man” (also known as Patty Cake) is a very popular nursery rhyme, first recorded in late 17th century England. Along with “Do You Know The Muffin Man” it is one the few beloved
“Oranges and Lemons” dates back to the 18th century England. Like The Muffin Man and other old nursery rhymes, traditional songs were passed on not only oral but also as part of a singing game. “Oranges and Lemons” lyrics were
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The “1 2 3 4 5 Song” is part of a traditional collection of counting songs for kids. Along with “One Two Buckle My Shoe” it is another great tool for parents and teachers to help the kids recognize and
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