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Mother Goose's Songbook:
A selection of popular nursery rhymes

        
The itsy bitsy spider
Went up the water spout
Down came the rain and
Washed the spider out
Out came the sun and
Dried up all the rain
And the itsy bitsy spider
Went up the spout again.
Pat a Cake, Pat a Cake
Baker's Man
Bake me a Cake
As fast as you can
Roll it, and Pat it
And mark it with a B
And put it in the oven for
Baby and me!

2 little blackbirds
Sitting on a hill
One named Jack, 
One named Jill
Fly away Jack, 
Fly away Jill
Come back Jack, 
Come back Jill

     
Round and Round the Garden
Runs the teddy bear
One Step
Two Step
Tickle you under there
1,2 Buckle My Shoe
3,4 Shut the Door
5, 6 Pick up Sticks
7,8 Lay them Straight
9, 10 A Big Fat Hen
Fish are in the Ocean
Fish are in the Sea
Everybody Jumps up
When I count to three
1,,,2,,,,3
     
Row, row, row your boat
Gently down the stream
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily
Life is but a dream
Drive, drive, drive your car
Slowly down the street
Wave your hand
and beep your horn
At everyone you meet
Up in the air
Ever so high
Mommy can make
Baby Fly!
     
     
I bounce you here, I bounce you there
I bounce you, bounce you  everywhere
I jump you here, I jump you there
I jump you, jump you everywhere
I tickle you here, I tickle you there
I tickle you, tickle you everywhere
I hug you here, I kiss you there
I hug you, kiss you everywhere
Slowly, slowly very slowly
Creeps the garden snail
Slowly, slowly very slowly
Up the wooden rail.
BUT THEN...
Quickly, quickly very quickly
Runs the little mouse
Quickly, quickly, very quickly
Round about the house
Gray squirrel, gray squirrel
Swish your bushy tail
Gray squirrel, gray squirrel
Swish your bushy tail
Put a nut between your toes
Wrinkle up your tiny nose
Gray squirrel, gray squirrel
Swish your bushy tail
     
With my little hands I go
clap, clap, clap
With my little feet I go
tap, tap, tap
With my little arms I wave
bye, bye, bye
With my little legs I kick
high, high, high
With my little eyes I play
peek-a-boo
And with my little lips I say
I love you!
Who is sitting on
mommy's lap?
On mommy's lap?
On mommy's lap?
Who is sitting on mommy's lap?
On mommy's lap today?
(Insert child's name) is sitting
on mommy's lap
On mommy's lap,
On mommy's lap
_______ is sitting on mommy's lap
On mommy's lap today.
Old Macdonald had a farm
E-I-E-I-O
And on that farm he had a cow
E-I-E-I-O
With a moo moo here
And a moo moo there
Here a moo, there a moo
Everywhere a moo moo
Old Macdonald had a farm
E-I-E-I-O
And on that farm he had a pig...horse...dog..cat...
     
Open shut them, Open shut them
Give a little clap, clap, clap
Open shut them, open shut them
Put them in your lap, lap, lap
Creep them, creep them,
slowly creep them
Right up to your chin, chin, chin
Open wide your great big mouth but
Do not let them in!
This little piggy
went to market
This little piggy
stayed home
This little piggy
had roast beef
And this little piggy
had none
But this little piggy went
wee, wee, wee, wee, wee
All the way home
Five little monkeys
jumping on the bed
One fell off and
bumped his head
Mama called the doctor
and the doctor said
No more monkeys
jumping on the bed!
4 little monkeys, etc...
     
Head, shoulders, knees and toes
knees and toes
Head, shoulders, knees and toes
knees and toes
Eyes and ears and mouth and nose
Head, shoulders, knees and toes
knees and toes
I'm a Little Teapot
Short and Stout
Here is my handle,
Here is my spout
When I get all steamed up
Hear me shout
Just tip me over and
Pour me out
Twinkle, twinkle little star
How I wonder what you are
Up above the world so high
Like a diamond in the sky
Twinkle, twinkle little star
How I wonder what you are
     
Five little speckled frogs
Sitting on a speckled log
Eating some most delicious bugs
YUM YUM
One jumped into a pool
Where it was nice and cool
Now there are four little speckled frogs
GLUB GLUB
4 little speckled frogs...
Where is Thumbkin
Where is Thumbkin
Here I am
Here I am
How are you today sir?
Very well I thank you.
Run away, Run away.
Where is Pointer? Tall Man?
Ring Man? Pinkie?
There were 5 in the bed
and the little one said
Roll over, Roll over
So they all rolled over and
One fell out.
There were 4 in the bed...3...2..
There was one in the bed
and the little one said
Good night
     
     
     
Five little monkeys
swinging in the tree
Teasing Mr Alligator--can't catch me!
Along comes Mr. Alligator
Hungry as can be and
CHOMP!
4 little monkeys swinging in the tree...
Five little ducks
went out one day
Over the hills and far away
Mother duck said
Quack, quack, quack, quack
But only 4 little ducks came back.
4 little ducks went out one day...
Here is baby's ball
Big and soft and round
Here is baby's hammer
See how it can pound
Here is baby's trumpet
Tootle Tootle Too
Here is baby's favorite game
It's called peek-a-boo
     
Teddy bear, Teddy bear
Turn around
Teddy bear, Teddy bear
Touch the ground
Teddy bear, teddy bear
Tie your shoe
Teddy bear, Teddy bear
That will do
Teddy bear, Teddy bear
Turn out the light
Teddy bear, Teddy bear
Say goodnight
I have a little turtle and
he lives in a box
He swims in the water
and he climbs up on the rocks
he snaps at the mosquito,
he snaps at a flea.
He snaps at a minnow
and he snaps at me.
He caught the mosquito
He caught the flea
He caught the minnow
But he didn't catch me!
If you're happy and
you know it
Clap your hands
If you're happy and
you know it
Clap your hands
If you're happy and
you know it
And you really want
to show it
If you're happy and
you know it
Clap your hands
(Repeat with stomp your feet, wave goodbye, etc.)
        
These are baby's fingers
These are baby's toes
This is baby's bellybutton
Round and round it goes
I'm going to bore a hole
but I don't know where
I think I'll bore a hole
Right...THERE!
Icky bicky soda cracker
Icky bicky boo
Icky bicky soda cracker
Up goes you!
     
I'm a little hot dog on a bun
Squirt on some ketchup--
umm that's fun
Pour on the mustard,
add pickles too
Now you know just what to do--
BITE IN!
Arms across and
Arms apart
Arms across,
Arms apart
Arms across and
Arms apart
Kiss the baby.
Shoe the old horse
Shoe the old mare
But let the little baby
run bare, bare, bare
     
The wheels on the bus go round and round
Round and round, round and round
The wheels on the bus go round and round
All through the town
The wipers on the bus go swish, swish, swish...
The horn on the bus goes beep, beep, beep...
The doors on the bus go open and shut...
The driver on the bus says move on back...
The people on the bus go up and down...
The babies on the go wah, wah, wah
The mommies on the bus go shh, shh, shh...
All through the town.

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