Familiar Songs
London Bridge
London Bridge is falling down, falling down, falling down.
Longdon Bridge is falling down, my fair lady/gentleman.
Take the keys and lock her/him up, lock her up, lock her up.
Take the keys and lock her up, my fair lady.
Jack and Jill
Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a pail of water.
Jack fell down and bumped his crown and Jill came tumbling after.
Up Jack got and home did trot as fast as he could caper.
Went to bed and covered his head with vinegar and brown paper.
Sing a Song of Sixpence
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,
The maid was in the garden, hanging out the clothes,
There came a little blackbird and pecked on her nose.
Written in the 1500’s
Pat-A-Cake
Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, baker’s man,
bake me a cake just as fast as you can;
Pat and prick it and mark it with B,
put it in the oven for baby and me,
Written in 1698
Polly Put the Kettle On
Polly put the kettle on, Polly put the kettle on,
Polly put the kettle on, we’ll all have tea.
Sukey take it off again, Sukey take it off again,
Sukey take it off again, They’ve all gone away.
Written in 1794
There Was a Crooked Man
There was a crooked man, and he walked a crooked mile.
He found a crooked sixpence upon a crooked stile;
He bought a crooked cat, which caught a crooked mouse,
And they all lived together in a crooked little house.
Written in 1842
Little Bo Peep
Little Bo Peep has lost her sheep,
And can’t tell where to find them;
Leave them alone, and they’ll come home,
Wagging their tails behind them.
Written in 1810
Pussy-Cat, Pussy-Cat
Pussy-cat, pussy-cat, where have you been?
I’ve been to London to visit the Queen.
Pussy-cat, pussy-cat, what did you there?
I frightened a little mouse under her chair.
Written in 1805
Mary, Mary
Mary, Mary, quite contrary,
How does your garden grow?
With silver bells and cockleshells
And pretty maids all in a row.
Written in 1744
Rub-A-Dub-Dub
Rub-a-dub-dub, three men in a tub,
And who do you think they be?
The butcher, the baker, the candlestick maker,
And all of them gone to sea.
Pease Porridge Hot
Pease porridge hot, pease porridge cold,
Pease porridge in the pot, nine days old.
Some like it hot, some like it cold,
Some like it in the pot, nine days old.
Written in 1797
Little Miss Muffet
Little Miss Muffet sat on a tuffet,
Eating her curds and whey;
Along came a spider who sat down beside her,
And frightened Miss Muffet away.
Written in 1805
Hey Diddle Diddle
Hey diddle diddle, the cat and the fiddle,
The cow jumped over the moon;
The little dog laughed to see such sport,
And the dish ran away with the spoon.
Written in 1765
Old King Cole
Old King Cole was a merry old soul, and a merry old soul was he;
He called for his pipe, and he called for his bowl,
and he called for his fiddlers three.
Every fiddler had a fiddle, and a very fine fiddle had he;
Tweedle dee, tweedle dee, went the fiddlers three,
And so merry we will be.
Written in 1708