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cow’s in the com; But yy who looks | af - ter the sheep? He's
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cock, | fast a - sleep.
he Little Boy Blue, come blow your horn,
fr” he sheep's in the meadow, the cow's in the corn;
=" But where is the boy who looks after the sheep?
He's under a haycock, fast asleep.
Will you wake him? No, not I,
For if I do, he’s sure to cry«fan the world = were | pa pe, And
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bread and cheese, What_| should we have to
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Tr all the world were paper,
‘And all the sea were ink,
If all the trees were bread and cheese,
What should we have to drink?APPR A AEA
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can - dle - stick -ma - ker, So | tum out the knaves,
a Rub-a-dub-dub,
Three men in a tub,
And who do you think they be?
The butcher, the baker,
The candlestick-maker,SRC AS WAS WCE
JACK AND JILL
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Jack: and Jill went up the hill rose see
To fetch a pail of water; Tae aee
Jack fell down and broke his crown, captured by the moon
And Jill came tumbling after. he oo.
Up Jack got, and home did trot,
As fast as he could caper;
He went to bed to mend his head
With vinegar and brown paper, 0 =G
whi -ther shall I
Goos -ey, goos -ey gan - der,
Up - stairs and down - stairs and
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took him by the eft deg and threw him down the stars
Goosey, goosey gander, whither shall I wander?
Upstairs and downstairs and in my lady's chamber.
‘There I met an old man who would not say his prayers;
I took him by the left leg and threw him down the stairs.
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Could -n't put Hump -ty to
all the King’s men
( Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall,
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall;
|All the King’s horses and all the King’s men
Couldn't put Humpty together again.Sing a song of six - pen pock-et full of rye; ae
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: birds be -gan to sing, Was-n't that a daint-y dish to | set be -fore the King?
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Sing a song of sixpence, a pocket full of rye;
Four and twenty blackbirds baked in a pie
When the pie was opened, the birds began to sing,
Wasn't that a dainty dish to set before the King?
The King was in his counting-house, counting out his money;
The Queen was in the parlour, eating bread and honey;
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eave your sleep, And | join your play - fel - lows
Gitls and boys 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,
B-. Come with a good will or not at all.
Up the ladder and down the wall,
A penny loaf will serve us all.such fun, And the | dish ran = way with the — | spoon,
Hey diddle, diddle,
The cat and the fiddle,
‘The cow jumped over the moon;
The little dog laughed
To see such fun,
And the dish ran away with the spoon.ae
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His wife could eat no lean,
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pulled out a plum, And | said “What a good boy am | I”
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Lite Jack Horner
Sat in a corner,
Eating a Christmas pie;
He put in his thumb,
And pulled out a plum,
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the tree - top,
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down will come ba cradle and all.
cra = dle will fall, And by,
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When the wind blows, the cradle will eck. 47
When the bough breaks, the cradle will fal,
‘And down will come baby, cradle and all
‘This song is probably
about native Americans.
in cradles bung from
branches. When the
wind blew, it
rocked the cradles,
sending the babies
10 sleep.John -ny shall have a new
See-saw, Margery Daw,
Johnny shall have a new master;
He shall have but a penny a day,
Because he can't work any faster.
‘Many people think this
rhyme was sung by workers
p sawing wood with a two-
handled saw.THERE WAS AN OLD WomMAN WHO
LIVED IN A SHOE
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she had so many children she didn't know what to do;
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\ then she whipped them all soundly and sent them to bed. 4
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There was a crooked man, and he walked a crooked mile,
And he found a crooked sixpence upon a crooked stile;
He bought a crooked cat, and it caught a crooked mouse,
And they all lived together in a little crooked house|
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took some hon -ey, and |plen -ty of mon-ey,Wrapped | up in a five-pound
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my | love, What a | beau - ti - ful | pus - sy you | are!”
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| beau -ti- ful | pus - sy you| are!” “o |tove - ty [Pus - sy, 0 |
"The Owl and the Pussy-cat went to sea
* In a beautiful pea-green boat,
They took some honey, and plenty of money,
Wrapped up in a five-pound note as
The Owl looked up to the stars above,
4K ‘And sang to a small guitar,
“O lovely Pussy, O Pussy, my love,
‘What a beautiful pussy you are!”
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A pocket full of posies, Sgr Eating buttercups,
A-tishoo! A-tishoo!
We all fall down
A-tishoo! A-tishoo!
‘We all jump up!
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is-it me, And| all__ for the sake of my | lit-tle nut tree.
T had a little nut tree, nothing would it bear,
But a silver nutmeg and a golden pear.
The King of Spain's daughter came to visit me,
‘And all for the sake of my little nut tree.| AQT NortH WinD DotH BLow
north wind doth blow, we shall have snow,
what will the ro — poor thing? He'll
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And what will the robin do then, poor thing?
He'll sit in a barn,
And keep himself warm,
And hide his head under his wing, poor thing!
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King, dil- ly, dil- ly, [You shall be
Lavender's blue, dilly, dilly,
Lavender's green,
When I am King, dilly, dilly, 4
You shall be Queen.
Call up your men, dilly, dilly,
Set them to work,
Some to the plough, dilly, dilly,
Some to the cart.
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Some to cut corn,
While you and I, dilly, dilly,
f. & Keep ourselves warm. i
Lavender's green, dilly, dilly,
Lavender’s blue, \
If you love me, dilly, dilly,
I will love you. JPVE IY BPA A ORO AES
THREE BLIND MICE
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They |all ran af - ter the
farm - er’s wife, Who |cut off their tails with a | carv - ing knife, Did =
ever you see such a |thing in your life, As |three blind | mice?
Three blind mice, three blind mice,
See how they run! See how they run!
They all ran after the farmer's wife,
Who cut off their tails with a carving knife,
Did ever you see such a thing in your life,
As three blind mice?
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Twin - Ke, twin - Kle,inkle, twinkle, little star, 3. Then the traveller in the dark
How I wonder what you are, ‘Thanks you for your tiny spark. w/'>
Up above the world so high, Could he see which way to go
Like a diamond in the sky. If you did not twinkle so?
Twinkle, twinkle, little star, Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are. x How I wonder what you are.
2 When the blazing sun is gone, 1X 4, In the dark blue sky you keep,
When he nothing shines upon, And often through my curtains peep
Then you show your little light, For you never shut your eye
Twinkle, twinkle, all the night. Till the sun is inthe sky. Jeg
Twinkle, twinkle, little star, Twinkle, twinkle, little star, a
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originally a poem
talled “The Ser
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the beginning of
the 1b contPus
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pus - sy - cat,
Pussy-cat, pussy-cat, where have you been?
Tye been up to London to look at the Queen.
Pussy-cat, pussy-cat, what did you there?
I frightened a little mouse under her chair.c
Pease ud - ding cold,
Pease pudding hot, 0
Pease pudding cold, a iP
Pease pudding in the pot,
Nine days old. Ol 3)
Some like it hot,
Some like it cold,
Some like it in the pot,
Nine days old, QUITE CONTRARY
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How does your garden grow?
With silver bells and cockle shells,AT D
In - cy, win- cy | spi - der climbed | up the wa - ter | spout.
came the | rain | washed the spi - der
came the | sun - shine, and | dried up all the | rain,
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spi - der climbed | up the spout a -
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Incy, wincy spider climbed up the water spout. 95
Down came the rain and washed the spider out. at)
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Out came the sunshine, and dried up all the rain,as One, Two, THREE, Four, FIVE YZ
Once I caught a | st a - live;
Formany yearstbis One, two, three, four, five,
riyme bas been used : ; ft
rhyme as teen used Once I caught a fish alive;
bow to count. Six, seven, eight, nine, ten,
Then I let him go again.
Why did you let him go?
Because he bit my finger so
Which finger did he bite?
This little finger on the right. |VO°O az SUH 0
Hickory, Dickory, Dock!
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The | clock struck one, The
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mouse ran down,
ic] vy. dick | Many people think the words
Hickory, dickory, dock! “agtle Ooehere
The mouse ran up the clock. part ofa counting rhyme
used by shepherds to help
The clock struck one, then Goliad thelr aad
The mouse ran down,
Hickory, dickory, dock!Tma little teapot, short and stout,
Here's my handle, here’s my spout.
When I see a teacup, hear me shout,
“Tip me up and pour me out”Tom -my Tuck - er, Sings for his
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-out eer a knife? |How will he be mar - ried With-| out e'er a wife? 9. °
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Little Tommy Tucker,
Sings for his supper
What shall we give him?
White bread and butter.
How shall he cut it
Without e’er a knife?
How will he be married
Without e'er a wife?
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Pat-A-CAKE, PatT-A-CAKE be,
| Pat - a pat = a= cake, = ker’s man,
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Bake me a cake just as [fast as
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mark it with B, And | put it in the ov - en for
Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, baker's man,
Bake me a cake just 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,“EI
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AA, BAA, BLACK SHEEP
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Baa, bua, black steep, [eave you an -y_ woot? j
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Baa, baa, black sheep,
Have you any wool?
Yes, sir, yes, sir,
Three bags full;
One for the master,
And one for the dame,
And one for the little boy
), Who lives down the lane. |a Mary had a little lamb, eon to this rove
Little lamb, little lamb, 1830. At that time,
farmers chidren often
Mary had a little lamb, /aymes onion ohn
It’s fleece was white as snow;
the story may be true.
‘And everywhere that Mary went,
Mary went, Mary went,
Everywhere that Mary went,
‘The lamb was sure to go.It followed her to school one day,
School one day, school one day,
It followed her to school one day,
That was against the rule;
It made the children laugh and play,
Laugh and play, laugh and play,
It made the children laugh and play,
To see a lamb at school
And so the teacher turned it out,
Turned it out, turned it out,
So the teacher turned it out,
But still it lingered near;
And waited for her patiently,
Patiently, patiently,
Waited for her patiently,
Till Mary did appear.
“Why does the lamb love Mary so?
Mary so? Mary so?
Why does the lamb love Mary so?”
5 The eager children cry;
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“Why, Mary loves the lamb, you know,
Lamb, you know, lamb, you know,
Mary loves the lamb, you know’,
The teacher did reply x