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The Man of Derby

Traditional

ages 0 to 2nursery rhymesread aloudabout 14 seconds aloud

A short grumble of a rhyme about a man who makes off with someone's bread and cheese. Four lines, one joke, over before it outstays its welcome.

From Mother Goose / Nursery Rhymes (traditional). See the whole collection.

A little old man of Derby,
How do you think he served me?
He took away my bread and cheese,
And that is how he served me.

Public domain. Text from The Real Mother Goose (Blanche Fisher Wright, 1916), via Project Gutenberg. View the source edition

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