Mary had a little lamb
Mary had a little lamb, Its fleece was white as snow. And everywhere that Mary went, The lamb was sure to go. It followed her to school one day, Which was against the rules. It made the children laugh and play, To see a lamb at school.
One potato, two potato
One potato, two potato, Three potato, four. Five potato, six potato, Seven potato, more!
One, two, buckle my shoe
One, two, buckle my shoe. Three, four, knock at the door. Five, six, pick up sticks. Seven, eight, lay them straight. Nine, ten, a big, fat hen.
Pat-a-cake
Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, baker’s man, Bake me a cake as fast as you can. Pat it and prick it, and mark it with B And put it in the oven for baby and me. Do simple hand-clapping with your child as you say the rhyme.
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 my right!
Diddle diddle
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.
Polly, put the kettle on
Polly, put the kettle on, Polly, put the kettle on, Polly, put the kettle on, Let’s all have tea. Sukey, put it off again, Sukey, put it off again, Sukey, put it off again, They’ve all gone away!
Five currant buns
Five currant buns in the baker’s shop, Big and round with a cherry on top. Along came a boy with a penny one day, Bought a currant bun and took it away. Replace five with four, three, two, one. Replace boy with girl.
Ring-a-ring o’ roses
Ring-a-ring o’ roses, A pocketful of posies. A-tishoo! A-tishoo! We all fall down!
Five little monkeys
Five little monkeys jumping on a bed, One fell off and bumped his head. Mama called the doctor and the doctor said, “No more monkeys jumping on the bed!” Replace five with four, three, two. When you get to one, replace the last line with: “Put those monkeys straight to bed!” Replace Mama with […]