One of the best-known nursery rhymes, weighing up what boys and girls are supposedly made of. The neat opposites make it satisfying to chant, though the roles it hands out are very much of their time.
From Mother Goose / Nursery Rhymes (traditional). See the whole collection.
What are little boys made of, made of?
What are little boys made of?
"Snaps and snails, and puppy-dogs' tails;
And that's what little boys are made of."
What are little girls made of, made of?
What are little girls made of?
"Sugar and spice, and all that's nice;
And that's what little girls are made of."
Public domain. Text from The Real Mother Goose (Blanche Fisher Wright, 1916), via Project Gutenberg. View the source edition