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Nursery rhymes

The rhymes most of us know by heart, and hundreds more waiting to be found. Short, singable and made for saying together on your lap.

268 works to read aloud.

Three Blind Mice
Traditional
Three Blind MiceTraditionalages 0 to 2versecontent note
Ring a Ring O' Roses
Traditional
Ring a Ring O' RosesTraditionalages 0 to 2action
Thirty Days Hath September
Traditional
Thirty Days Hath SeptemberTraditionalages 5 to 8verse
London Bridge
Traditional
London BridgeTraditionalages 2 to 5action
The Mulberry Bush
Traditional
The Mulberry BushTraditionalages 0 to 2action
Little Bo-peep
Traditional
Little Bo-peepTraditionalages 2 to 5versecontent note
Sing a Song of Sixpence
Traditional
Sing a Song of SixpenceTraditionalages 2 to 5versecontent note
There Was an old Woman
Traditional
There Was an old WomanTraditionalages 0 to 2versecontent note
Little Jack Horner
Traditional
Little Jack HornerTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
Peter Piper
Traditional
Peter PiperTraditionalages 2 to 5verse
The House that Jack Built
Traditional
The House that Jack BuiltTraditionalages 2 to 5versecontent note
Banbury Cross
Traditional
Banbury CrossTraditionalages 0 to 2action
Georgy Porgy
Traditional
Georgy PorgyTraditionalages 2 to 5versecontent note
Hot-cross Buns
Traditional
Hot-cross BunsTraditionalages 0 to 2action
Old Mother Hubbard
Traditional
Old Mother HubbardTraditionalages 2 to 5versecontent note
Rain
Traditional
RainTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
See-saw
Traditional
See-sawTraditionalages 0 to 2actioncontent note
Simple Simon
Traditional
Simple SimonTraditionalages 2 to 5verse
Old King Cole
Traditional
Old King ColeTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
The Pumpkin-eater
Traditional
The Pumpkin-eaterTraditionalages 2 to 5versecontent note
What Are Little Boys Made Of?
Traditional
What Are Little Boys Made Of?Traditionalages 0 to 2versecontent note
Jack Sprat
Traditional
Jack SpratTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
Pussy-cat and Queen
Traditional
Pussy-cat and QueenTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
A Week of Birthdays
Traditional
A Week of BirthdaysTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
Little Boy Blue
Traditional
Little Boy BlueTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
Pease Porridge
Traditional
Pease PorridgeTraditionalages 0 to 2tickle
The Lion and the Unicorn
Traditional
The Lion and the UnicornTraditionalages 0 to 2versecontent note
Cover of Mother Goose / Nursery Rhymes (traditional)
Mother Goose / Nursery Rhymes (traditional)Traditionalages 0 to 2
Ladybird
Traditional
LadybirdTraditionalages 0 to 2versecontent note
To Market
Traditional
To MarketTraditionalages 0 to 2action
Wee Willie Winkie
Traditional
Wee Willie WinkieTraditionalages 0 to 2lullabybedtime
Come Out to Play
Traditional
Come Out to PlayTraditionalages 2 to 5action
Hush-a-bye
Traditional
Hush-a-byeTraditionalages 0 to 2lullabybedtime
Hush-a-bye
Traditional
Hush-a-byeTraditionalages 0 to 2lullabybedtime
The Little Girl with a Curl
Traditional
The Little Girl with a CurlTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
Tweedle-dum and Tweedle-dee
Traditional
Tweedle-dum and Tweedle-deeTraditionalages 2 to 5versecontent note
Doctor Foster
Traditional
Doctor FosterTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
The Alphabet
Traditional
The AlphabetTraditionalages 2 to 5verse
Cock-a-doodle-do!
Traditional
Cock-a-doodle-do!Traditionalages 0 to 2verse
Diddle Diddle Dumpling
Traditional
Diddle Diddle DumplingTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
For Want of a Nail
Traditional
For Want of a NailTraditionalages 2 to 5verse
If Wishes Were Horses
Traditional
If Wishes Were HorsesTraditionalages 5 to 8verse
Lucy Locket
Traditional
Lucy LocketTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
Solomon Grundy
Traditional
Solomon GrundyTraditionalages 2 to 5versecontent note
The Man in the Moon
Traditional
The Man in the MoonTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
The Tarts
Traditional
The TartsTraditionalages 0 to 2versecontent note
This Is the Way
Traditional
This Is the WayTraditionalages 0 to 2action
Cock-a-doodle-do
Traditional
Cock-a-doodle-doTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
I Love Sixpence
Traditional
I Love SixpenceTraditionalages 0 to 2versecontent note
Bobby Shaftoe
Traditional
Bobby ShaftoeTraditionalages 2 to 5verse
Little Polly Flinders
Traditional
Little Polly FlindersTraditionalages 2 to 5versecontent note
Little Tom Tucker
Traditional
Little Tom TuckerTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
Taffy
Traditional
TaffyTraditionalages 2 to 5versecontent note
The Crooked Sixpence
Traditional
The Crooked SixpenceTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
The Ten O'clock Scholar
Traditional
The Ten O'clock ScholarTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
Little Girl and Queen
Traditional
Little Girl and QueenTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
Old Mother Goose
Traditional
Old Mother GooseTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
To Babylon
Traditional
To BabylonTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
I Saw a Ship A-sailing
Traditional
I Saw a Ship A-sailingTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
Pins
Traditional
PinsTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
The Death and Burial of Poor Cock Robin
Traditional
The Death and Burial of Poor Cock RobinTraditionalages 2 to 5versecontent note
Curly-locks
Traditional
Curly-locksTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
Needles and Pins
Traditional
Needles and PinsTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
Three Wise Men of Gotham
Traditional
Three Wise Men of GothamTraditionalages 2 to 5verse
Dance to Your Daddie
Traditional
Dance to Your DaddieTraditionalages 0 to 2action
Dapple-gray
Traditional
Dapple-grayTraditionalages 2 to 5versecontent note
The Man in Our Town
Traditional
The Man in Our TownTraditionalages 2 to 5versecontent note
A Candle
Traditional
A CandleTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
Barber
Traditional
BarberTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
Birds of a Feather
Traditional
Birds of a FeatherTraditionalages 2 to 5verse
Doctor Fell
Traditional
Doctor FellTraditionalages 2 to 5verse
Little Pussy
Traditional
Little PussyTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
One Misty Moisty Morning
Traditional
One Misty Moisty MorningTraditionalages 2 to 5verse
Robin Hood and Little John
Traditional
Robin Hood and Little JohnTraditionalages 2 to 5verse
The King of France
Traditional
The King of FranceTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
Tommy Tittlemouse
Traditional
Tommy TittlemouseTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
Dame Trot and her Cat
Traditional
Dame Trot and her CatTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
Handy Pandy
Traditional
Handy PandyTraditionalages 0 to 2action
Hector Protector
Traditional
Hector ProtectorTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
Bell Horses
Traditional
Bell HorsesTraditionalages 0 to 2action
Cross Patch
Traditional
Cross PatchTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
Elizabeth
Traditional
ElizabethTraditionalages 0 to 2versecontent note
Multiplication Is Vexation
Traditional
Multiplication Is VexationTraditionalages 2 to 5verse
Robin Redbreast
Traditional
Robin RedbreastTraditionalages 0 to 2action
I Had a Little Husband
Traditional
I Had a Little HusbandTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
If All the Seas Were One Sea
Traditional
If All the Seas Were One SeaTraditionalages 2 to 5verse
The Kilkenny Cats
Traditional
The Kilkenny CatsTraditionalages 2 to 5versecontent note
A Cock and Bull Story
Traditional
A Cock and Bull StoryTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
About the Bush
Traditional
About the BushTraditionalages 0 to 2action
Around the Green Gravel
Traditional
Around the Green GravelTraditionalages 0 to 2action
Bessy Bell and Mary Gray
Traditional
Bessy Bell and Mary GrayTraditionalages 2 to 5verse
Clap Handies
Traditional
Clap HandiesTraditionalages 0 to 2action
Sneezing
Traditional
SneezingTraditionalages 2 to 5verse
Fingers and Toes
Traditional
Fingers and ToesTraditionalages 0 to 2action
Rain
Traditional
RainTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
The old Woman and the Pedlar
Traditional
The old Woman and the PedlarTraditionalages 2 to 5versecontent note
A Cherry
Traditional
A CherryTraditionalages 2 to 5verse
A Chimney
Traditional
A ChimneyTraditionalages 2 to 5verse
A Counting-out Rhyme
Traditional
A Counting-out RhymeTraditionalages 0 to 2action
A Little Man
Traditional
A Little ManTraditionalages 2 to 5versecontent note
A Needle and Thread
Traditional
A Needle and ThreadTraditionalages 2 to 5verse
A Pig
Traditional
A PigTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
A Plum Pudding
Traditional
A Plum PuddingTraditionalages 0 to 2tickle
Abc
Traditional
AbcTraditionalages 0 to 2tickle
Buttons
Traditional
ButtonsTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
Daffodils
Traditional
DaffodilsTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
Ducks and Drakes
Traditional
Ducks and DrakesTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
Jenny Wren
Traditional
Jenny WrenTraditionalages 0 to 2action
Leg Over Leg
Traditional
Leg Over LegTraditionalages 0 to 2action
Little Jenny Wren
Traditional
Little Jenny WrenTraditionalages 2 to 5versecontent note
Little Jumping Joan
Traditional
Little Jumping JoanTraditionalages 0 to 2action
March Winds
Traditional
March WindsTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
Old Chairs to Mend
Traditional
Old Chairs to MendTraditionalages 2 to 5versecontent note
One to Ten
Traditional
One to TenTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
Poor old Robinson Crusoe!
Traditional
Poor old Robinson Crusoe!Traditionalages 2 to 5action
Robin-a-bobbin
Traditional
Robin-a-bobbinTraditionalages 0 to 2versecontent note
The Derby Ram
Traditional
The Derby RamTraditionalages 2 to 5verse
The Robin
Traditional
The RobinTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
Tommy Snooks
Traditional
Tommy SnooksTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
Hot Boiled Beans
Traditional
Hot Boiled BeansTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
The Piper and his Cow
Traditional
The Piper and his CowTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
Christmas
Traditional
ChristmasTraditionalages 2 to 5verse
Christmas
Traditional
ChristmasTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
I'll Tell You a Story
Traditional
I'll Tell You a StoryTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
Nancy Dawson
Traditional
Nancy DawsonTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
Polly and Sukey
Traditional
Polly and SukeyTraditionalages 0 to 2action
Pussy-cat Mew
Traditional
Pussy-cat MewTraditionalages 0 to 2versecontent note
Sulky Sue
Traditional
Sulky SueTraditionalages 0 to 2versecontent note
The Donkey
Traditional
The DonkeyTraditionalages 0 to 2action
A Difficult Rhyme
Traditional
A Difficult RhymeTraditionalages 2 to 5verse
A Man and a Maid
Traditional
A Man and a MaidTraditionalages 5 to 8verse
A Seasonable Song
Traditional
A Seasonable SongTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
A Sunshiny Shower
Traditional
A Sunshiny ShowerTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
Baby Dolly
Traditional
Baby DollyTraditionalages 0 to 2lullabybedtime
Bedtime
Traditional
BedtimeTraditionalages 0 to 2lullabybedtime
If
Traditional
IfTraditionalages 2 to 5verse
Jack
Traditional
JackTraditionalages 2 to 5action
Jack and his Fiddle
Traditional
Jack and his FiddleTraditionalages 2 to 5verse
Jerry Hall
Traditional
Jerry HallTraditionalages 0 to 2versecontent note
Just Like Me
Traditional
Just Like MeTraditionalages 0 to 2action
Little Maid
Traditional
Little MaidTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
Lock and Key
Traditional
Lock and KeyTraditionalages 2 to 5verse
Mary's Canary
Traditional
Mary's CanaryTraditionalages 2 to 5verse
My Kitten
Traditional
My KittenTraditionalages 0 to 2lullabybedtime
My Little Maid
Traditional
My Little MaidTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
My Maid Mary
Traditional
My Maid MaryTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
Myself
Traditional
MyselfTraditionalages 5 to 8verse
Old Grimes
Traditional
Old GrimesTraditionalages 2 to 5versecontent note
Over the Water
Traditional
Over the WaterTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
Pancake Day
Traditional
Pancake DayTraditionalages 0 to 2action
Pussy-cat and the Dumplings
Traditional
Pussy-cat and the DumplingsTraditionalages 0 to 2action
Pussy-cat by the Fire
Traditional
Pussy-cat by the FireTraditionalages 0 to 2action
Robin and Richard
Traditional
Robin and RichardTraditionalages 2 to 5verse
Sunshine
Traditional
SunshineTraditionalages 2 to 5ticklecontent note
The Bells
Traditional
The BellsTraditionalages 2 to 5verse
The Blacksmith
Traditional
The BlacksmithTraditionalages 0 to 2action
The Dusty Miller
Traditional
The Dusty MillerTraditionalages 2 to 5verse
The First of May
Traditional
The First of MayTraditionalages 2 to 5verse
The Hobby-horse
Traditional
The Hobby-horseTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
The old Woman Under a Hill
Traditional
The old Woman Under a HillTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
The Robins
Traditional
The RobinsTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
The Tailors and the Snail
Traditional
The Tailors and the SnailTraditionalages 2 to 5versecontent note
The Winds
Traditional
The WindsTraditionalages 2 to 5verse
Three Children on the Ice
Traditional
Three Children on the IceTraditionalages 5 to 8versecontent note
When Jenny Wren Was Young
Traditional
When Jenny Wren Was YoungTraditionalages 2 to 5verse
When the Snow Is on the Ground
Traditional
When the Snow Is on the GroundTraditionalages 2 to 5versebedtime
Whistle
Traditional
WhistleTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
Willy Boy
Traditional
Willy BoyTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
Winter
Traditional
WinterTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
Young Lambs to Sell
Traditional
Young Lambs to SellTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
Shoeing
Traditional
ShoeingTraditionalages 0 to 2action
The Three Sons
Traditional
The Three SonsTraditionalages 2 to 5versecontent note
A Melancholy Song
Traditional
A Melancholy SongTraditionalages 2 to 5versecontent note
A Star
Traditional
A StarTraditionalages 0 to 2versebedtime
A Strange old Woman
Traditional
A Strange old WomanTraditionalages 0 to 2versecontent note
As I Was Going Along
Traditional
As I Was Going AlongTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
Bandy Legs
Traditional
Bandy LegsTraditionalages 2 to 5versecontent note
Bees
Traditional
BeesTraditionalages 2 to 5verse
Betty Blue
Traditional
Betty BlueTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
Burnie Bee
Traditional
Burnie BeeTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
Cock-crow
Traditional
Cock-crowTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
Comical Folk
Traditional
Comical FolkTraditionalages 2 to 5verse
Cushy Cow
Traditional
Cushy CowTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
Dreams
Traditional
DreamsTraditionalages 2 to 5verse
For Baby
Traditional
For BabyTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
For Every Evil
Traditional
For Every EvilTraditionalages 2 to 5verse
Here Goes My Lord
Traditional
Here Goes My LordTraditionalages 0 to 2actioncontent note
Hot Codlins
Traditional
Hot CodlinsTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
John Smith
Traditional
John SmithTraditionalages 0 to 2action
Lengthening Days
Traditional
Lengthening DaysTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
Little Fred
Traditional
Little FredTraditionalages 0 to 2lullabybedtime
Master I Have
Traditional
Master I HaveTraditionalages 2 to 5verse
Money and the Mare
Traditional
Money and the MareTraditionalages 2 to 5verse
My Love
Traditional
My LoveTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
Pairs Or Pears
Traditional
Pairs Or PearsTraditionalages 2 to 5verse
The Black Hen
Traditional
The Black HenTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
The Bunch of Blue Ribbons
Traditional
The Bunch of Blue RibbonsTraditionalages 0 to 2action
The Cock and the Hen
Traditional
The Cock and the HenTraditionalages 2 to 5verse
The Flying Pig
Traditional
The Flying PigTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
The Little Moppet
Traditional
The Little MoppetTraditionalages 0 to 2versecontent note
The Little Mouse
Traditional
The Little MouseTraditionalages 2 to 5versecontent note
The Man in the Wilderness
Traditional
The Man in the WildernessTraditionalages 2 to 5verse
The old Woman From France
Traditional
The old Woman From FranceTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
The old Woman of Gloucester
Traditional
The old Woman of GloucesterTraditionalages 2 to 5verse
The old Woman of Surrey
Traditional
The old Woman of SurreyTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
The Quarrel
Traditional
The QuarrelTraditionalages 2 to 5versecontent note
Three Straws
Traditional
Three StrawsTraditionalages 0 to 2tickle
Tongs
Traditional
TongsTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
Two Birds
Traditional
Two BirdsTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
Two Pigeons
Traditional
Two PigeonsTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
When
Traditional
WhenTraditionalages 2 to 5verse
Why May Not I Love Johnny?
Traditional
Why May Not I Love Johnny?Traditionalages 0 to 2verse
Young Roger and Dolly
Traditional
Young Roger and DollyTraditionalages 2 to 5verse
Play Days
Traditional
Play DaysTraditionalages 2 to 5versecontent note
Swan
Traditional
SwanTraditionalages 0 to 2action
The Balloon
Traditional
The BalloonTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
The Boy in the Barn
Traditional
The Boy in the BarnTraditionalages 2 to 5versecontent note
A Sure Test
Traditional
A Sure TestTraditionalages 0 to 2tickle
A Walnut
Traditional
A WalnutTraditionalages 2 to 5verse
An Icicle
Traditional
An IcicleTraditionalages 2 to 5verse
Blue Bell Boy
Traditional
Blue Bell BoyTraditionalages 0 to 2versecontent note
Coffee and Tea
Traditional
Coffee and TeaTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
Fears and Tears
Traditional
Fears and TearsTraditionalages 2 to 5versecontent note
Good Advice
Traditional
Good AdviceTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
Little King Boggen
Traditional
Little King BoggenTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
Pippen Hill
Traditional
Pippen HillTraditionalages 2 to 5verse
Pretty John Watts
Traditional
Pretty John WattsTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
Shall We Go A-shearing?
Traditional
Shall We Go A-shearing?Traditionalages 2 to 5versecontent note
The Clock
Traditional
The ClockTraditionalages 2 to 5verse
The Coachman
Traditional
The CoachmanTraditionalages 2 to 5verse
The Dove and the Wren
Traditional
The Dove and the WrenTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
The Greedy Man
Traditional
The Greedy ManTraditionalages 0 to 2tickle
The Hunter of Reigate
Traditional
The Hunter of ReigateTraditionalages 2 to 5versecontent note
The Little Bird
Traditional
The Little BirdTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
The Lost Shoe
Traditional
The Lost ShoeTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
The Man of Bombay
Traditional
The Man of BombayTraditionalages 2 to 5verse
The Man of Derby
Traditional
The Man of DerbyTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
The Man of Tobago
Traditional
The Man of TobagoTraditionalages 2 to 5versecontent note
The old Man
Traditional
The old ManTraditionalages 2 to 5verse
The old Woman of Harrow
Traditional
The old Woman of HarrowTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
The old Woman of Leeds
Traditional
The old Woman of LeedsTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
A Sieve
Traditional
A SieveTraditionalages 2 to 5verse
A Thorn
Traditional
A ThornTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
A Well
Traditional
A WellTraditionalages 2 to 5verse
Bobby Snooks
Traditional
Bobby SnooksTraditionalages 2 to 5versecontent note
Boy and Girl
Traditional
Boy and GirlTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
Boy and the Sparrow
Traditional
Boy and the SparrowTraditionalages 2 to 5versecontent note
Caesar's Song
Traditional
Caesar's SongTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
Candle-saving
Traditional
Candle-savingTraditionalages 2 to 5verse
Jack Jelf
Traditional
Jack JelfTraditionalages 2 to 5versecontent note
Jack Jingle
Traditional
Jack JingleTraditionalages 2 to 5verse
Teeth and Gums
Traditional
Teeth and GumsTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
The Bird Scarer
Traditional
The Bird ScarerTraditionalages 0 to 2versecontent note
The Clever Hen
Traditional
The Clever HenTraditionalages 2 to 5verse
The Farmer and the Raven
Traditional
The Farmer and the RavenTraditionalages 2 to 5actioncontent note
The Girl and the Birds
Traditional
The Girl and the BirdsTraditionalages 2 to 5verse
The Girl in the Lane
Traditional
The Girl in the LaneTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
The Hart
Traditional
The HartTraditionalages 2 to 5verse
The Man Who Had Naught
Traditional
The Man Who Had NaughtTraditionalages 2 to 5versecontent note
The Merchants of London
Traditional
The Merchants of LondonTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
The Mist
Traditional
The MistTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
The Woman of Exeter
Traditional
The Woman of ExeterTraditionalages 2 to 5verse
Two Gray Kits
Traditional
Two Gray KitsTraditionalages 2 to 5versecontent note
A Ship's Nail
Traditional
A Ship's NailTraditionalages 2 to 5verse
An Equal
Traditional
An EqualTraditionalages 2 to 5verse
Belleisle
Traditional
BelleisleTraditionalages 0 to 2versecontent note
T'other Little Tune
Traditional
T'other Little TuneTraditionalages 2 to 5verse
That's All
Traditional
That's AllTraditionalages 2 to 5versecontent note