Nursery rhymes are one of the first things most children learn. Some of us still remember the nursery rhymes we learnt at school, but perhaps the lyrics get hazy over time. Presented below are a few ever-green rhymes, you may like to sing to  children.

TWINKLE, TWINKLE, LITTLE STAR

Twinkle, twinkle, little star,

How I wonder what you are!

Up above the world so high,

Like a diamond in the sky.

CHUBBY CHEEKS

Chubby cheeks, dimple chin,

Rosy lips, teeth within,

Curly hair, very fair,

Eyes are blue, lovely too,

Teacher’s pet, is that you?

Yes, Yes, Yes!

HUMPTY DUMPTY

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!

TEDDY BEAR, TEDDY BEAR

Teddy bear, teddy bear,

Turn around;

Teddy bear, teddy bear,

Touch the ground;

Teddy bear, teddy bear,

Polish your shoes;

Teddy bear, teddy bear,

Off to school.

JOHNNY, JOHNNY

Johnny, Johnny!

Yes, Papa.

Eating sugar?

No, Papa.

Telling lies?

No, Papa.

Open your mouth!

Ha! Ha! Ha!

THE DOG SAYS

The dog says bow-wow,

The cat says meow,

The sheep says baa-baa,

The little pig says wee-wee,

The clock says tick-tock,

The hen says cluck-cluck,

The cock says cock-a-doodle-doo.

LITTLE MISS MUFFET

Little Miss Muffet,

Sat on a tuffet,

Eating her curds and whey;

There came a big spider,

Who sat down beside her,

And frightened Miss Muffet away.

HICKORY, DICKORY, DOCK

Hickory, dickory, dock,

The mouse ran up the clock.

The clock struck one,

The mouse ran down,

Hickory, dickory, dock.

COBBLER, COBBLER

Cobbler, cobbler, mend my shoe,

Get it done by half-past two;

Stitch it up and stitch it down,

Then I'll give you half a crown.

LITTLE JACK HORNER

Little Jack Horner,

Sat in a corner,

Eating his Christmas pie;

He put in his thumb,

And pulled out a plum,

And said, “What a good boy am I!”

PAT-A-CAKE, PAT-A-CAKE

Pat-a-cake,

Pat-a-cake,

Baker's man,

Bake me a cake as fast as you can;

Pat it and prick it and mark it with T,

And put it in the oven for teacher and me!

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!

TWO LITTLE DICKEY BIRDS

Two little dickey birds

Sat upon a wall,

One named Peter

The other named Paul;

Fly away, Peter!

Fly away, Paul!

Come back, Peter!

Come back, Paul!

MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB

Mary had a little lamb,

Little lamb, little lamb,

Mary had a little lamb

Its fleece was white as snow;

And everywhere that Mary went,

Mary went, Mary went,

And 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

Which 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.

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