Please choose from our selection below where we have included the most popular traditional nursery rhymes of all times.
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 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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“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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“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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“One, Two, Buckle My Shoe” or “1, 2 Buckle My Shoe” is a counting song dating back to late 18th century USA. It was heard for the first time around 1780 somewhere around Wrentham, Massachusetts. However the first published version
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Similar with other nursery rhymes, like Ladybird, Ladybird, One for Sorrow has its origins in a superstition. Originally, the lyrics were associated with magpies which were bringing good or bad luck. It is said that depending on how many little
“On Top of Old Smokey” or “On Top of Old Smoky” is a traditional nursery rhyme and folksong, sharing the same tune with On Top Of Spaghetti. There aren’t many evidences about the origin of this song and its author is
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Although there are some assumptions regarding the historical origin of “Old Mother Hubbard”s character, this nursery rhyme was written and illustrated by Sarah Catherine Martin (around 1804) – mainly to amuse her sister’s children. The poem was first told at
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“Old MacDonald Had a Farm” is popular nursery rhyme and animal song for kids, first recorded in the USA. A similar version of this song called “Ohio (Old Macdougal Had a Farm) was first published in Tommy’s Tune collection, a
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“Old King Cole” lyrics date back to the early 18th century England. The first version was published around 1708 in William King’s work “Useful Transactions in Philosophy”. The origin of King Cole character can be traced back to early history.
Monday’s Child is a traditional fortune-telling for kids and, along with Solomon Grundy, it is one great song for teaching children the days of the week. Monday’s Child lyrics were first published in the second volume of “The Borders of
“Matthew, Mark, Luke and John” is a well known Prayer (also called Black Paternoster) and nursery rhyme, originally sung as a gospel. The lyrics are usually repeated by kids before they go to sleep. The “Matthew, Mark, Luke and John”
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The earliest version of “Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary” first known as “Mistress Mary, Quite contrary” was recorded in the “Pretty Song Book” a collection of nursery rhymes published by Tommy Thumb, dating back to about 1744. The origins of “Mary,
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“Mary Had a Little Lamb” is a beautiful rhyme for kids telling the story of a girl who one day is taking her lamb to school. The lyrics belong to American writer Sarah Josepha Hale (1788-1879) and the musical sheet
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The lyrics of “Lucy Locket” date back to the 19th century England. The rhyme shares the same tune with the famous nursery rhyme “Yankee Doodle”. It is uncertain which one of these two rhymes used first this musical line. The
“London Bridge Is Falling Down” is a singing game and one of the most popular nursery rhymes, dating back to the 18th century England. It was first published in 1744 in the “Pretty Song Book” collection by Tommy Thumb. However,
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The first recorded version of “Little Miss Muffet” nursery rhyme dates back to the early 19th century England. It was first printed in the “Songs for the Nursery” collection published in 1805. The origin of “Little Miss Muffet” is most
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The earliest version of “Little Jack Horner” nursery rhyme dates back to the 18th century England. The character Jacky Horner originated from an old fairy tale “The Fryer and the Boy”. One of the first versions of this rhyme was
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“Little Bunny Foo Foo” is one of the most beloved nursery rhymes and it tells the story of a nasty little rabbit who is disturbing a mice family. This behavior is upsetting the Good Fairy who blames him for his
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Dating back to the 16th century England “Little Boy Blue” is a traditional nursery rhyme, first published in 1744, in Tommy Thumb’s collection, the Little song book. “Little Boy Bule” has a similar theme and origin as Little Bo Peep.
The origins of “Little Bo Peep” go back to the 16th century England. The first line was discovered in an old manuscript from 1805, and published around 1810, with additional lyrics in Gammer Gurton’s Garland or “The Nursery Parnassus” a
“Ladybird Ladybird” (also known as “Ladybug Ladybug”) is a traditional nursery rhyme, dating back to the 18th century England. Ladybugs, referred as ladybirds in the UK, have been always loved by little children, and not only. These red or yellow
At its origins “Jack Sprat” was known as a proverb, and the term used to refers at short people in the 16th century. It was first mentioned by John Clarke in English proverbs collection from 1639, “Jack will eat not
“Jack Be Nimble” is traditional nursery rhyme dating back to the 18th century England. The song was printed in James Orchard Halliwell’s English Nursery Rhymes and Fairy Tales collection in the middle of the 19th century. It was found in
