Nursery Rhymes and Poems

Like every kind of naughty boy,
Annoying others was his joy;
He pulled old Billy’s beard one day,
When Billy turned, he ran away.
When Billy butted him behind.
That coward, Peter, howled and whined,
He teased poor patient Neddy, too
Till Neddy though “I’ll punish you!”
Up went his heels–a dreadful yell–
And up young Peter went as well!
He went to steal the [...]

Eight fingers, ten toes,
Two eyes, and one nose.
Baby said when she smelt the rose,
‘Oh! what a pity
I’ve only one nose.’
Ten teeth in even rows,
Three dimples, and one nose.
Baby said when she smelt the snuff,
‘Deary me! one nose is enough.

As I was going to Derby all on a market-day,
I met the finest ram, sir, that ever was fed upon hay;
Upon hay, upon hay, upon hay;
I met the finest ram, sir, that ever was fed upon hay.
This ram was fat behind, sir; this ram was fat before;
This ram was ten yards round, sir; indeed, he [...]

As the days lengthen,
So the storms strengthen.

Cockbendy’s lying sick,
Guess ye what’ll mend him;
Twenty kisses in a cloth,
Lassie will you send them?

How doth the little crocodile
Improve his shining tail,
And pour the waters of the Nile
On every golden scale!
How cheefully he seems to grin!
How neatly spread his claws,
And welcomes little fishes in
With gently smiling jaws!

The cock doth crow
To let you know,
If you be wise,
“Tis time to rise.

“Cock, cock, cock, cock,
I’ve laid an egg,
Am I to gang ba–are-foot?”
“Hen, hen, hen, hen,
I’ve been up and down
To every shop, in town,
And cannot find a shoe
To fit your foot,
If I’d crow my hea–art out.”

Up at Piccadilly, oh!
The coachman takes his stand,
And when he meets a pretty girl
He takes her by the hand.
Whip away forever, oh!
Drive away so clever, oh!
All the way to Bristol, oh!
He drives her four-in-hand.

I have a lovely clockwork doll,
That winds up with a key
And when she’s wound, she walks along
As stately as can be.
The other toys all envy her
And watch her as she goes
They wish that they had winding keys
And dainty clockwork toes.
One fault she has – she walks too fast
And though I shout – Take care
She spills [...]