An old-fashioned way to sing through the alphabet, pairing letters with a promise to play nicely together. A few letters get skipped for the sake of the rhyme, so don't expect a full A to Z.
From Mother Goose / Nursery Rhymes (traditional). See the whole collection.
A, B, C, and D,
Pray, playmates, agree.
E, F, and G,
Well, so it shall be.
J, K, and L,
In peace we will dwell.
M, N, and O,
To play let us go.
P, Q, R, and S,
Love may we possess.
W, X, and Y,
Will not quarrel or die.
Z, and ampersand,
Go to school at command.
About this rhyme
An alphabet rhyme with a twist: instead of just naming letters, each little group comes with a small lesson about getting along and not quarrelling. A few letters go missing along the way, H and I, then T, U and V. Good for saying slowly, group by group, alongside a real alphabet to point at.
Public domain. Text from The Real Mother Goose (Blanche Fisher Wright, 1916), via Project Gutenberg. View the source edition