DIDDLE DIDDLE DUMPLING

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.

A WISE OLD OWL

A wise old owl lived in an oak;

the more he saw the less he spoke;

the less he spoke the more he heard.

Why can't we all be like that wise old bird

THE COCK CROWS IN THE MOURN

The cock crows in the morn to tell us to rise,

and he that lies late will never be wise;

For early to bed and early to rise,

is the way to be healthy, wealthy and wise

HANDY SPANDY JACK-A-DANDY

Handy spandy

Jack-a-dandy

loves plum cake and sugar candy,

he bought some at the grocers shop

and out he came, hop, hop, hop.

DOCTOR FORSTER

Doctor Forster

went to Gloucester in a shower of rain,

he stepped in a puddle right up to his middle

and never went there again

GOOSIE,GOOSIE,GANDER

Goosie, goosie, gander

where shall I wander,

upstairs and downstairs

and in my lady's chamber;

there I met an old man who wouldn't say his prayers,

so I took him by the left leg

and threw him down the stairs.

BOYS AND GIRLS COME OUT TO PLAY

Boys and girls come out to play

the moon doth shine as bright as day.

Leave your supper

and leave your sleep

and join your playfellows in the street.

Come with a whoop and come with a call,

come with a good will or not at all.

Up the ladder and down the wall,

a half-penny loaf will serve us all;

you find milk and I'll find flour,

and we'll have pudding in half an hour.

OH, THE GRAND OLD DUKE OF YORK

Oh, the grand old Duke of York,

he had ten thousand men,

he marched them up to the top of the hill,

and he marched them down again.

When they were up, they were up;

and when they were down, they were down

and when they were only halfway up,

they were neither up nor down.

JACK SPRAT

Jack Sprat could eat no fat,

His wife could eat no lean;

And so betwixt the two of them,

They licked the platter clean.

HOT CROSS BUNS

Hot cross buns

Hot cross buns

One a penny two a penny

Hot cross buns

If you have no daughters give them to your sons

One a penny two a penny

Hot cross buns

I SAW A SHIP A-SAILING

I saw a ship a-sailing, a-sailing on the sea,

and oh but it was laden with pretty thing for thee.

There were comfits in the cabin and apples in the hold,

the sails were made of silk and the masts were all of gold.

The four and twenty sailors that stood between the decks,

were four and twenty white mice with chains about their necks.

The captain was a duck with a packet on his back,

and when the ship began to move the captain said "quack quack".

THIS IS THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT

This is the house that Jack built.

This is the malt that lay in the house that Jack built.

This is the rat that ate the malt that lay in the house that Jack built.

This is the cat that killed the rat

that ate the malt that lay in the house that Jack built.

This is the dog that worried the cat

that killed the rat

that ate the malt

that lay in the house that Jack built.

This is the cow with the crumpled horn

that tossed the dog

that worried the cat

that killed the rat that atethe malt that lay in the house that Jack built.

This is the maiden all forlorn

that milked the cow with the crumpled horn

that tossed the dog

that worried the cat

that killed the rat

that ate the malt that lay in the house that Jack built.

This is the man all tattered and torn

that kissed the maiden all forlorn

that milked the cow with the crumpled horn

that tossed the dog

that worried the cat

that killed the rat that ate the malt that lay in the house that Jack built.

This is the priest all shaven and shorn

that married the man all tattered and torn

that kissed the maiden all forlorn

that milked the cow with the crumpled horn

that tossed the dog

that worried the cat

that killed the rat

that ate the malt that lay in the house that Jack built

. This is the cock that crowed in the morn

that waked the priest all shaven and shorn

that married the man all tattered and torn

that kissed the maiden all forlorn that milked the cow with the crumpled horn

that tossed the dog that

worried the cat that killed the rat that ate the malt that lay in the house that Jack built.

This is the farmer sowing his corn that

kept the cock that crowed in the morn

that waked the priest all shaven and shorn

that married the man all tattered and torn

that kissed the maiden all forlorn

that milked the cow with the crumpled horn

that tossed the dog

that worried the cat that killed the rat

that ate the malt that lay in the house that Jack built.

SIMPLE SIMON

Simple Simon met a pieman going to the fair;

says Simple Simon to the pieman

let me taste your ware

Says the pieman to Simple Simon show me first your penny;

says Simple Simon to the pieman

Indeed I have not any.

Simple Simon went a-fishing for to catch a whale;

All the water he had got was in his mother's pail.

Simple Simon went to look if plums grew on a thistle;

He pricked his fingers very much which made poor Simon whistle.

He went for water in a sieve but soon it all fell through;

and now poor Simple Simon bids you all adieu.