Nursery Rhymes and Poems

Under a web beside a gate, The Spider hangs, his legs are eight. Above him flies the Buzzy Bee, Six black and furry legs has she. A Tabby Cat goes a leaping past, Her four legs carry her so fast. I’ve only two that isn’t many. But Mr Worm he hasn’t any.

Mr Nobody is a nice young man, He comes to the door with his hat in his hand. Down she comes, all dressed in silk, A rose in her bosom, as white as milk. She takes off her gloves, she shows me her ring, Tomorrow, tommorrow, the wedding begins.

Mr finney had a turnip, And it grew and it grew; And it grew behind the barn, And the turnip did no harm. There it grew and it grew Till it could grow no longer; Then his daughter Lizzie picked it And put it in the celler. There it lay and it lay Till it [...]

Mr East gave a feast. Mr North laid the cloth. Mr West did his best. Mr South burnt his mouth, On eating a cold potato.

Have you not seen the famed Mr Bickerstaff? A man in your walks you may chance for to meet. Sometimes with a cane and sometimes with a thickerstaff, Dancing a minuet step in the street?

Fishes swim in water clear, Birds fly up into the air, Serpents creep along the ground, Boys and girls run round and around.

MOTHER, may I go and bathe? “Yes, my darling daughter! Hang your clothes on yonder tree, But don’t go near the water.”

“Lend me thy mare to ride a mile.” “She is lamed, leaping over a stile.” “Alack! and I must keep the fair! I’ll give thee money for thy mare.” “Oh, oh! say you so? Money will make the mare to go!”

Molly, my sister, and I fell out, And what do you think It was all about? She loved coffee And I loved tea, And that was the reason We couldn’t agree!

Hush, little baby, don’t say a word, Mama’s going to buy you a mockingbird. If that mockingbird won’t sing, Papa’s going to buy you a diamond ring. If that diamond ring turns brass, Mama’s going to buy you a looking glass. If that looking glass gets broke, Papa’s going to buy you a billy-goat. And [...]