A short string of promises to a baby: an apple, a plum, a rattle, all arriving when papa comes home. Simple and repetitive, good for rocking a little one while you wait for someone to walk through the door.
From Mother Goose / Nursery Rhymes (traditional). See the whole collection.
You shall have an apple,
YOU shall have a plum,
You shall have a rattle,
When papa comes home.
About this rhyme
Text confirms the apple, plum, and rattle promised 'when papa comes home'.
A small string of promises for a baby: an apple, a plum, a rattle, all arriving with papa. A waiting rhyme, really, meant to fill the gap before he gets home.
Good for rocking or bouncing gently in time with the lines.
Public domain. Text from The Real Mother Goose (Blanche Fisher Wright, 1916), via Project Gutenberg. View the source edition