Posts filed under ‘.Mother_Goose’
BAT, BAT
Bat, bat,
Come under my hat,
And I’ll give you a slice of bacon;
And when I bake
I’ll give you a cake
If I am not mistaken.
An apple a day
An apple a day,
Sends the doctor away.
Apple in the morning,
Doctor’s warning.
Roast apple at night,
Starves the doctor outright.
Eat an apple going to bed,
Knock the doctor on the head
Three each day, seven days a week,
Rosy apple, rosy cheek.
When the Wind is in the East
When the wind is in the east,
‘Tis neither good for man nor beast;
When the wind is in the north,
The skillful fisher goes not forth;
When the wind is in the south,
It blows the bait in the fishes’ mouth;
When the wind is in the west,
Then ’tis at the very best.
One Misty, Moisty, Morning
One misty, moisty, morning,
When cloudy was the weather,
There I met an old man
All clothed in leather
All clothed in leather,
With a cap under his chin.
How do you do?
And how do you do?
And how do you do again?
My mother, and your mother
My mother, and your mother,
Went over the way;
Said my mother, to your mother,
“It’s chop-a-nose day.”
As I was going o’er London Bridge
As I was going o’er London Bridge,
I met a cart full of fingers and thumbs!
Riddle(gloves)
As I was going o’er London Bridge,
I heard something crack;
Not a man in all England
Can mend that!
Riddle(ice)
As I was going o’er London Bridge,
And peeped through a nick,
I saw four and twenty ladies
Riding on a stick.
Riddle(sparks)
As I was going o’er London bridge,
I met a drove of guinea pigs;
They were nick’d and they were nack’d,
And they were all yellow back’d.
Riddle(bees)
London Bridge Is Falling Down
Wikipedia
Lyrics, History and Origins
NIEHS version & audio
YouTube video
London Bridge is Falling Down (The Mother Goose Library) by Peter Spier: bridge history, song score and wonderful illustration!
London Bridge is falling down,
Falling down, falling down,
London Bridge is falling down,
My fair lady.
Build it up with wood and clay,
Wood and clay, wood and clay,
Build it up with wood and clay,
My fair lady.
Wood and clay will wash away,
Wash away, wash away,
Wood and clay will wash away,
My fair lady.
Build it up with bricks and mortar,
Bricks and mortar, bricks and mortar,
Build it up with bricks and mortar,
My fair lady.
Bricks and mortar will not stay,
Will not stay, will not stay,
Bricks and mortar will not stay,
My fair lady.
Build it up with iron and steel,
Iron and steel, iron and steel,
Build it up with iron and steel,
My fair lady.
Iron and steel with bend and bow,
Bend and bow, bend and bow,
Iron and steel with bend and bow,
My fair lady.
Build it up with silver and gold,
Silver and gold, silver and gold,
Build it up with silver and gold,
My fair lady.
Silver and gold will be stolen away,
Stolen away, stolen away,
Silver and gold will be stolen away,
My fair lady.
Set a man to watch all night,
Watch all night, watch all night,
Set a man to watch all night,
My fair lady.
Suppose the man should fall asleep,
Fall asleep, fall asleep,
Suppose the man should fall asleep,
My fair lady.
Give him a pipe to smoke all night,
Smoke all night, smoke all night,
Give him a pipe to smoke all night,
My fair lady.
A Smooth Road to London Town
Music: A Smooth Road to London Town by Kathy Reid-Naiman
A smooth road to London Town,
A smooth road to London Town,
Some are up and some are down,
A smooth road to London Town.
But by and by we came to a wood,
And there the roads are not so good,
A bumpy road, a bumpy road,
A bumpy road to London town.
But by and by we came to a dell,
And there the roads are not so swell,
A rough road, a rough road,
A rough road to London town.
See-saw Jack in the hedge
See-saw, Jack in the hedge,
Which is the way to London Bridge?
Put on your shoes and away your trudge,
That is the way to London Bridge!
See-saw sacradown
See-saw, sacradown, sacradown
What is the way to London town?
One foot up, the other foot down,
That is the way to London town.
And just the same, over dale and hill,
Is also the way to wherever you will.
