1, 2, Buckle My Shoe
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!
A B C Tumble
A, B, C, tumble down D,
The cat's in the cupboard
And can't see me.
A Big Shoe
Said little Sue
To little Pete,
""I can't see you,
For your big feet.""
Said little Pete
To little Sue
""'Tis not my feet,
'Tis but my shoe.""
A Boy's Thanksgiving Day
Over the river, and through the wood,
to Grandfather's house we go;
the horse knows the way to carry the sleigh
through the white and drifted snow.
Over the river and through the wood,
to Grandfather's house away!
We would not stop for doll or top,
for 'tis Thanksgiving Day.
Over the river and through the wood,
when Grandmother sees us come,
She will say, ""o, dear, the children are here,
bring a pie for every one.""
Over the river and through the wood,
now Grandmother's cap I spy!
Hurrah for the fun! Is the pudding done?
Hurrah for the pumpkin pie!
A cat came fiddling out of a barn
A cat came fiddling out of a barn,
With a pair of bagpipes under her arm.
She could sing nothing but ""fiddle dee dee"",
The mouse has married the bumblebee.
Pipe, cat, dance, mouse,
We'll have a wedding at our good house.
A Cock and Bull Story
The cock's on the housetop blowing his horn;
The bull's in the barn a-threshing of corn;
The maids in the meadows are making of hay;
The ducks in the river are swimming away.
A Diller A Dollar
A diller, a dollar,
A ten o'clock scholar,
What makes you come so soon?
You used to come at ten o'clock,
But now you come at noon.
A dimple on your cheek
A dimple on your cheek,
You are gentle and meek.
A dimple on your chin,
You've a devil within.
A Duck And A Drake
duck and a drake,
And a nice barley cake,
With a penny to pay the old baker;
A hop and a scotch
Is another notch,
Slitherum, slitherum, take her!
A Farmer Went Trotting Upon His Grey Mare
A farmer went trotting upon his grey mare,
Bumpety, Bumpety, bump !
With his daughter behind so rosy and fair,
A raven cried, Croak ! and they went tumbling down,
Bumpety, bumpety, bump !
The mare broke her knees and the farmer his crown,
Lumpety, lumpety, lump !
The mischievous raven flew laughing away,
Bumpety, bumpety, bump !
And vowed he would serve them the same the next day,
Lumpety, lumpety, lump !
A Flying Visit
I'm just looked in to tell you all babies,
There's five of them all in one nest in
yonder hawthorn tree.
I'm teaching them to sing, you know
as yet one cannot sing.
But Specklebreast, I'm told will have a
lovely voice one day.
I think I hear them calling me and so I must not stay,
I know you will not mind if I a flying visit pay.
Of course five baby birdies all one's spare time occupy,
I'll call again one day and tell you something more
Good-bye
A Frog He Would A-Wooing Go
A wise old owl lived in an oak
The more he saw the less he spoke
The less he spoke the more he heard.
Why can't we all be like that wise old bird?
A Hopeless Case
Aiken Drum
There was a man lived in the moon,
Lived in the moon, lived in the moon
There was a man lived in the moon,
And his name was Aiken Drum.
Chorus
And he played upon a ladle,
a ladle, a ladle
And he played upon a ladle,
and his name was Aiken Drum.
And his hat was made of good cream cheese,
of good cream cheese, of good cream cheese,
And his hat was made of good cream cheese
And his name was Aiken Drum.
Chorus
And his coat was made of good roast beef,
of good roast beef, of good roast beef,
And his coat was made of good roast beef,
And his name was Aiken Drum.
Chorus
And his buttons made of penny loaves,
of penny loaves, of penny loaves,
And his buttons made of penny loaves,
And his name was Aiken Drum.
Chorus
And his breeches made of haggis bags
of haggis bags, of haggis bags
And his breeches made of haggis bags,
and his name was Aiken Drum.
A Hunting We Will Go
An apple a day keeps 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 - ruddy apple, ruddy cheek
A Jumper Of Ditches
As I was going to St. Ives I met a man with seven wives,
Each wife had seven sacks, each sack had seven cats,
Each cat had seven kits: kits, cats, sacks and wives,
How many were going to St. Ives?
A King Met a King
A frog he would a-wooing go,
Hey ho, says Rowley,
A frog he would a-wooing go,
Whether his mother would let him or no.
With a rowley, powley, gammon and spinich,
Hey ho, says Anthony Rowley.
So of he set with his opera hat,
Hey ho, says Rowley,
So of he set with his opera hat,
And on the road he met with a rat
With a rowley, etc.
Pray Mr Rat, will you go with me?
Hey ho, says Rowley,
Pray, Mr Rat, will you go with me,
With a rowley, etc.
They came to the door of Mousey’s hall,
Hey ho, says Rowley,
They gave a loud knock, and they gave a loud call.
With a rowley, etc.
Pray Mrs Mouse, are you within?
Hey ho, says Rowley,
Oh yes, kind sirs, I’m sitting to spin.
With a rowley, etc.
Pray, Mrs Mouse, will you give us some beer?
Hey ho, says Rowley,
For Froggy and I are fond of good cheer.
With a rowley, etc.
Pray, Mr Frog, will you give us a song?
Hey ho, says Rowley,
Let it be something that’s not very long.
With a rowley, etc.
Indeed, Mrs Mouse, replied Mr Frog,
Hey ho, says Rowley,
A cold has made me as hoarse as a dog.
With a rowley, etc.
Since you have a cold, Mr Frog, Mousey said,
Hey ho, says Rowley,
I’ll sing you a song that I have just made.
With a rowley, etc.
But while they were all a-merry-making
Hey ho, says Rowley,
A cat and her kittens came tumbling in.
With a rowley, etc.
The cat she seized the rat by the crown,
Hey ho, says Rowley,
The kittens they pulled the little mouse down.
With a rowley, etc.
This put Mr Frog in a terrible fright,
Hey ho, says Rowley,
He took up his hat and wished them goodnight.
With a rowley, etc.
But as Froggy was crossing over a brook,
Hey ho, says Rowley,
A lily-white duck came and gobbled him up.
With a rowley, etc.
So there was the end of one, two, three,
Hey ho, says Rowley,
The rat, the mouse, and the little frog-ee.
With a rowley, etc.
A Kiss When I Wake
""What is the use"" quoth the Whitewash Brush
""I'll comb my hair no more;
For try as I will to make it lie,
It still stays pompadour""
A Lark
A-hunting we will go,
A-hunting we will go,
We'll catch a fox
And put him in a box
And then we'll let him go.
A Little Man
A jumper of ditches,
A leaper of thorns,
A little grey man with
Two leather horns
A Little Old Man
There was a king met a king
In a narrow lane.
Says this king to that king;
""Where have you been?""
""Oh I've been a-hunting
With my dog my doe,""
""Pray lend him to me,
That I may do so""
""There's the dog take the dog,""
""What's the dog's name?""
""I've told you already,""
""Pray tell me again.""
A Man and a Maid
A kiss when I wake in the morning
A kiss when I go to bed,
A kiss when I burn my fingers,
A kiss when I bump my head.
A kiss when my bath begins
A kiss when my bath is over,
My mamma is as full of kisses
As nurse is full of pins.
A kiss when I pull her hair,
A kiss when I play with my rattle;
She covered me all over with kisses
The day that I fell down stair.
A kiss when I give her trouble,
A kiss when I give her joy;
There's nothing like mamma's kisses
To her own little baby boy.
A Melancholy Song
Lark-Bird, lark-bird, soaring high,
Are you never weary?
When you reach the empty sky
Are the clouds not dreary?
Don't you sometimes long to be
A silent goldfish in the sea?
Goldfish, goldfish, diving deep,
Are you never sad, say?
When you feel the cold waves creep
Are you really glad, say ?
Don't you sometimes long to sing
And be a lark-bird on the wing ?
A Memory
And now I'm going into
""chowsers,""
To-morrow I shall be
a man,
And leave my pinafores
and frockses,
And leave my dollie
--if--I—can.
To-morrow I must give
my dollie,
Mother says, to baby
Fan.
Oh! could I keep my doll,
I wonder,
If she wore ""chowsers""
liKe a man?
A Needle and Thread
Little old man and I fell out;
How shall we bring this matter about?
Bring it about as well as you can;
Get you gone, you little old man.
A nick and a nock
There was a little man,
Who wooed a little maid,
And he said, ""Little maid, will you wed, wed, wed?
I have little more to say,
So will you, yea or nay,
For least said is soonest mended-ded, ded, ded.""
The little maid replied,
""Should I be your little bride,
Pray what must we have for to eat, eat, eat?
Will the flame that you're so rich in
Light a fire in the kitchen?
Or the little god of love turn the spit, spit, spit?""
A Pinch of Salt
Trip upon trenchers,
And dance upon dishes,
My mother sent me for some barm, some barm;
She bid me go lightly,
And come again quickly,
For fear the young men should do me some harm.
Yet didn't you see, yet didn't you see,
What naughty tricks they put upon me?
They broke my pitcher
And spilt the water,
And huffed my mother,
And chid her daughter,
And kissed my sister instead of me.
A Race
Four ducks on a pond,
A grass-bank beyond,
A blue sky of spring,
White clouds on the wing;
What a little thing
To remember for years-
To remember with tears!
A Rash Stipulation
Old Mother Twitchett had but one eye,
And a long tail which she let fly;
And every time she went through a gap,
A bit of her tail she left in a trap.
A Rising Doctor
A nick and a nock,
A hen and a cock.
And a penny for my master.
A sailor went to sea sea sea
A little boy said to a bird,
""Is it quite true what I have heard--
A pinch of salt upon your tail,
And I shall catch you without fail?""
The little bird said to the boy
""Salt is the right thing to employ.
A pinch of salt will never fail.
But first of all, please--catch any tail!""
A Seasonable Song
Merrily the breezes blow!
(We're in Wonderland, you know.)
Merrily the hoops are spinning!
(Hats, are they? well, it's no matter;
All the better for the hatter.)
Can you tell me which is winning?
Red or blue? I wager red.
Ladies first! But Master Ned
Won't be far behind Miss Alice.
When the pretty race is run,
They'll put on their hoops what fun!
And go home to Wonder Place!
A Sharp Lover
The daughter of the farrier
Could find no one to marry her,
Because she said she would not wed
A man who could not carry her.
The foolish girl was wrong enough,
And had to wait quite long enough;
For as she sat she grew so fat
That nobody was strong enough.
A Short Sweet Tale
Dr Yeast-Cake, it's hard for me to speak,
As I haven't risen for more than a week.""
""Take this, Mr. Roll, and never you fear;
You'll rise before morning, so be of good cheer.""
A Slippery Gap
A sailor went to sea, sea, sea.
To see what he could see, see, see.
But all that he could see, see, see.
Was the bottom of the deep blue sea, sea, sea.
A Strange Thing
Piping hot, smoking hot.
What I've got
You have not.
Hot gray pease, hot, hot, hot;
Hot gray pease, hot.
A Sure Test
""I Dread you much,
my little miss,
You're such a dainty thing.
I fear although quite sharp myself,
You've got me on the string.""
A swarm of bees in May
Peter Pratt was so very very fat,
A fat fat boy was Peter,
He washed his face in a sugar basin,
To make his manners sweeter.
He thought it funny to swallow honey.
And treacle he loved to lick,
Hark! what a warning!—One dreadful morning
He changed into a sugar stick.
A Tisket A Tasket
As I went up a slippery gap
I met my Uncle Davy,
With timber toes and an iron nose-
Upon my word he would frighten the crows!
A Was An Archer
I know a little girl called Ruth,
With laughing eyes blue as the sky.
Alas S She never tells the truth,
And yet she never told a lie.
But if you ask what is the cause
Of this strange thing. I quickly say--
She cannot talk at all because
She's only one year old to-day.
A Wasted Journey
If you are to be a gentleman,
As I suppose you'll be,
You'll neither laugh nor smile,
For a tickling of the knee.
A Week of Birthdays
A swarm of bees in May,
Is worth a load of hay.
A swarm of bees in June,
Is worth a silver spoon.
A swarm of bees in July,
Isn't worth a fly.
A Well
A-tisket, a-tasket,
A green and yellow basket.
I wrote a letter to my love,
But on the way I dropped it.
I dropped it, I dropped it,
And, on the way I dropped it.
A little boy picked it up,
And put it in his pocket.
A Wild Flower Alphabet
A was a archer and shot an arrow
B was a big baker eating bread and buns
C was a captain with curly hair
D was a dreamer who rode a donkey
E was an esquire and his elegant elephant
F was a farmer having fun following his plough
G was a goat and a goose was her friend
H was a hunter and he hunted a hare
I was an idler and he would do nothing
J was a jovial judge who liked jumping a lot
K was a king who made me a knight
L was a lion leaping through the leaves
M was a merchant going to the market
N was a nanny nursing a little child
O was an onion growing under an oak
P was a pig who was smoking a pipe
Q was a quarrel with two boys of the town
R was a rat who ate poor Richard's hat
S was a sheep who was sweet but silly
T was a thoughtful tinker mending a pot
U was my uncle, who had a unicorn
V is a veteran who tells of his valour
W is a watchman who is watching his watch
X was an extravagant but exact xylophone
Y was a yawning youth who did not like yachting
Z was a zigzagging zany, a silly fool
A Wise Old Owl
Hie to the market
Jenny came trot,
Spilt her buttermilk
Every drop ;every drop
And every dram,
Jenny came home
With an empty can.
A Wise Old Owl Nursery Rhyme
Monday's child is fair of face,
Tuesday's child is full of grace,
Wednesday's child is full of woe,
Thursday's child has far to go,
Friday's child is loving and giving,
Saturday's child works hard for its living,
But the child that's born on the Sabbath day
Is bonny and blithe, and good and gay.
A Wish
As round as an apple,
As deep as a cup.
And all the king's horses,
Can't fill it up.
About the Bush
A for the Aconite, first of the year,
B for the Buttercup, able to hold Dewdrop
and rain in its chalice of gold.
C for the Cowslip, sweet joy of the spring;
When cowslips are blooming the nightingales sing.
D for the Daisy, white star of the grass,
Lifting its bright eye to us as we pass.
E for the Eglantine, lovely wild rose,
Sheds fragrance of sweetbrair where - ever it grows.
F for the Foxglove, the sentinel tall,
Guarding the forest from summer to fall.
G for the Gorse of rich golden delight;
Linnaeus went down on his knees at the sight.
H for the Harebell, so fragile, yet strong,
The dear little Blue Bells of Scotland in song.
I for the Iris which grows by the stream,
The Flower of the Rainbow, how golden its gleam !
J for St John's Wort, of medical fame,
Balm of the Warrior's Wound was its name.
K for the Kingcup that loves marshy fields,
And glorious the harvest of gold that it yields!
L for the Ling, the dear flower of the heath,
How tender its colour, how fragrant its breath!
M for the Meadowsweet, pleasant and rare
Is the perfume with which it enchanteth the air!
N for the Nightshade, or Bittersweet, flower,
With its berries and blossoms of poisonous power.
O for the Oxlip, a flower that you'll find
When cowslips and orchids in posies you bind.
P for the Primrose, recalling to sight
Paths in the woodland a- shimmer with light.
Q for the Quaking grass, name that it takes
From the way it unceasingly shivers and shakes.
R for the Rest-harrow, staying the plough,
Food for the gentle-eyed, ruminant cow.
S for the Speedwell, tenderest blue;
From the skies it has taken its exquisite hue.
T for the traveller's Joy that you'll find
Where sweet sheltering hedgerows wander and wind.
U for the Upright Sea-lavender flower;
The sand-swallows claim it for sheltering bower.
V for the Violet, flower of the soul,
Heart's-ease of Paradise, making us whole.
W for windflower, so fair to the sight,
That throws o'er the woodlands her mantle of light.
X Forms a cross in the Passion- flower wild
In Southern America, balmy and mild.
Y for the Yarrow, all wayfarers know,
As it grows by the wayside where ever you go.
Z is the ribbon this posy to bind,
With the thoughts and the fragrance
it brings to your mind.
Adam And Eve and Pinchme
A wise old owl lived in an oak
The more he saw the less he spoke
The less he spoke the more he heard.
Why can't we all be like that wise old bird?
Aiken Drum
I would like to be a queen.
And to walk in gardens green,
And to have the pages all before me bow.
And I ever would be seen
Guarded by the soldiers keen,
With a gleaming golden crown upon my brow.
Alas Alas
About the bush, Willie,
About the beehive,
About the bush, Willie,
I'll meet thee alive.
All But Blind
Adam And Eve and Pinchme,
Went down to the river to bathe.
Adam and Eve were drowned.
Who do you think was saved?
All The Verses Are Read Dears
Alas! Alas!
For Miss McKay!
Her knives and forks
Have run away.
And when the cups
And spoons are going,
She's sure there is
No way of knowing.
Ally Bally
All but blind
In his chambered hole
Gropes for worms
The four clawed mole.
All but blind
In the evening sky
The hooded Bat
Twirls softly by.
All but blind
In the burning day
The Barn Owl blunders
On her way.
And blind as are
These three to me,
So, blind to Some-one
I must be.
Alphabet Song
All the verses are read, dears,
All the pages are past,
Of all the pretty pictures,
These are the very last.
So look at them again dears,
Learn the verses
For you we'll like dears
Another book.
For we paint all our pictures
And we give all our jokes,
Just on purpose to make dears,
Much ""Fun for little Folks.
An Alphabet omes
Ally, bally, ally bally bee,
Sittin' on yer mammy's knee.
Greetin' for anether bawbee,
Tae buy mair Coulter's candy.
Ally, bally, ally bally bee,
When you grow up you'll go to sea.
Makin' pennies for your daddy and me,
Tae buy mair Coulter's candy.
Mammy gie me ma thrifty doon,
Here's auld Coulter comin' roon.
Wi' a basket on his croon.
Selling Coulter's candy.
Little Annie's greetin' tae,
Sae whit puir wee Mammy dae.
But gae them a penny atween them twae
Tae buy mair Coulter's candy.
Poor wee Jeannie's lookin' affa thin.
A rickle o'banes covered ower wi' skin.
Noo she's gettin' a double chin,
Wi' sookin' Coulter's candy.
An Apple a Day
A - B - C - D - E - F - G
H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P
Q - R - S
T - U - V
W - X
Y and Z.
Now I know my ABC
Next time won't you sing with me
An Apple a Day lyrics
A is for Alfred, who Angled at Ayr,
B is for Bernard, who Baited a Bear,
C is for Clara, who Came with her Chum
D is for Donald, who Danced on his Drum,
E is for Eve, who Encountered an Eel,
F is for Fanny, who Fashioned a Frill,
G is for George, who has Gone to the Glen,
H is for Harold, who Hustled the Hen,
I is for Irene, who Intends to use Ink,
J is for Joseph, who Jumped a high Jink,
K is for Kenneth, who Kept a large Kite
L is for Lawrence, who Laughed at the Light
M is for Malcolm, who Marched to the Mine
N is for Norman, of Newts he caught Nine,
O is for Oswald, who an Owl did Observe,
P is for Peggy, with a Pot of Preserve,
Q is for Quentin, who Questioned a Quail,
R is for Robert, who Rests on a Rail,
S is for Susan, whose Steed lost a Shoe
T is for Thomas, who Tried to Tattoo,
U is for Ursula, who Upset an Urn,
An apple pie
An apple a day keeps 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 - ruddy apple, ruddy cheek
An April ay - Alternative Version
An apple pie,
When it looks nice,
Would make
one long
To have a slice;
But if the taste
Should prove so, too,
I fear one slice
Would scarcely do.
So, to prevent
My asking twice,
Pray, Mamma,
Cut a large slice!
An April Day
The sky to-day is like a naughty child :
At first 'twas bright and gay, the sunshine smiled.
Then clouds so gray along the sky were piled,
It wept its tears away with sobbings wild.
And so all day it ever cried and smiled.
""What will it do next, pray?"" asks a small child.
Animal Alphabet
The sun comes out, the sun goes in,
The raindrops halt and march;
And when you're sure of damp and ark
Up comes the rainbow's arch.
Then, when you're sure of sun and shine,
Down comes the pouring rain!
The weather swings from fair to foul,
From foul to fair again.
There's neither rhyme nor reason here,
There's neither rhyme nor rule.
It's evident the April day
Is playing - April Fool.
Ann Ann Come Quick
A's For the Antelope always on view
Which Algernon saw,
When he went to the zoo.
B Was the bear that came up at a run
When Benjamin threw him
A very nice bun.
C's For the camel;
""""Poor thing, what a lump!""""
Was what Caroline said
When she looked at his hump.
D's For the deer with the soft
pretty eyes;
Doris found them so tame
She had quite a surprise.
E Was the elephant ;
sixpence a ride but
Eric soon found that
you can't sit astride!
F Was the fox very crafty and sly,
Watching Frank from his den
with a cunning old eye.
G's The giraffe which made
Geraldine smile;
She was sure with his neck,
She could see quite a mile.
H Was the hippo asleep in his pool,
Harry thought it an excellent
way to keep cool.
I Was the Ibex, a kind of wild goat.
Ida thought his horns nasty,
But liked his fine coat.
J Was the Jaguar like a big cat,
But Jane didn't think
She would like him to pat!
K Was the kangaroo off with a bound;
A fine way , thought Ken,
To get over the ground.
L's For the lions; they made
such a fierce noise
Laura wished she were safety
At home with the boys.
M's For the monkeys,
all patter and chatter,
But Miles couldn't tell
What on earth was the matter.
N's For the Nilgai which jumped
off a rock;
He took such a leap that
Nell had quite a shock.
O's For the ostrich,
A wise-looking bird,
But Olga remembered
the tales she had heard.
P's For the parrot
that had lots to say,
and tried to peck Paul,
As he passed by that way.
Q's For the Quagga
Which Quentin found tame;
He is quite like a Zebra,
with stripes and a mane.
R Is the Rhino,
A fierce-looking beast;
Rosie watched him with awe
In the midst of a feast.
S Is the snake which
Suzanne found asleep;
He was shiny and slimy
and made her flesh creep.
T's For the Tiger
that gave Tim a fright;
He was horribly scared
Lest they got out at night.
For U (That's the Unicorn)
Nobody looks;
As Una can tell you,
He's only in books.
V's For the Vulture,
A big bird of prey,
Veronica saw him
and soon ran away!
W's For the Wolf
Lying flat on the ground,
Though when Walter
came near he was
up with a bound.
X Just looks on
and has nothing to do,
There's no creature
That claims him
Through-out the whole Zoo.
Y Is the Yak;
He's worthy of note;
Yvonne was amazed
at his long shaggy coat.
Z's For the Zebra
That kept Zoe busy,
She counted his stripes
till she felt she was dizzy.
Anna Maria
Ann, Ann!
Come! quick as you can!
There's a fish that TALKS
In the frying pan.
Out of the fat,
As clear as glass,
He put up his mouth
And moaned 'Alas!'
Oh most mournful,
'Alas, alack!'
Then turned to his sizzling,
And sank him back
Ants Go Marching
Anna Maria
she sat on the fire.
The fire was too hot,
she sat on the pot.
The pot was too round,
she sat on the ground.
The ground was too flat,
she sat on the cat.
The cat ran away
with Maria on her back.
Anyone
Anyone lived in a pretty how town
(with up so floating many bells down)
Spring, summer, autumn, winter,
He sang his didn't he danced his did.
Women and men (both little and small)
Cared for anyone not at all
They sowed their isn't they reaped
their sun, moon, stars, rain.
Apple Harvest
Up in the green orchard there is a green tree,
The finest of pippins that ever you see;
The apples are ripe and ready to fall,
And Richard and Robin shall gather 'em all.
Army And Navy
These doggies three, as you can see,
Are members of the Queen's Armee;
""Of all the lives,"" said they, ""to lead,
A soldier's life's the best indeed!""
They stood at 'tention, stiff as starch,
Till Corporal Pincher cried, ""Quick march!""
They drilled so well , they were all three,
A credit to the Queen's Armee!
They had for friends, as you can see,
Three sailors in the Queen's Navee.
""We sail,"" said they, ""the ocean blue,
And we can dance a hornpipe too!""
With soldiers bold and sailors true,
I feel the country's safe, don't you?
No danger now need be expected
Because we are so well protected.
Around The Garden
Round and round the garden,
Like a teddy bear.
One step, two step,
Tickle you under there!
Around the Green Gravel
Around the green gravel the grass grows green,
And all the pretty maids are plain to be seen;
Wash them with milk, and clothe them with silk,
And write their names with a pen and ink.
As I Sat Under A Sycamore Tree
As I sat under a sycamore tree,
A sycamore tree, a sycamore tree,
I looked me out upon the sea
On Christ's Sunday at morn.
I saw three ships a-sailing there,
A-sailing there, a sailing there,
Jesus Mary and Joseph they bare
On Christ's Sunday at morn.
Joseph did whistle and Mary did sing,
Mary did sing, Mary did sing,
And all the bells on earth did ring
For joy our lord was born.
O they sailed in to Bethlehem,
To Bethlehem, to Bethlehem;
St Michael was the steersman,
St John sat in the horn.
And all the bells on earth did ring,
On earth did ring, on earth did ring;
'Welcome be thou Heaven's King,
On Christ's Sunday at morn.'
As I walked by myself
As I walked by myself,
And talked by myself.
Myself said unto me:
Look to thyself,
Take care of thyself,
For nobody cares for thee.
I answered myself,
And said to myself.
In the selfsame repartee:
Look to thyself,
Or not look to thyself,
The self same thing will be!
As I Was Going Along
As I was going along, along,
A-singing a comical song, song, song,
The lane that I went was so long, long, long,
And the song that I sang was so long, long, long,
And so I went singing along.
As I was going to St Ives
As I was going to St Ives
I met a man with seven wives
And every wife had seven sacks
And every sack had seven cats
And every cat had seven kits
Kits, cats, sacks, wives
How many were going to St Ives?
As I was Going to St. Ives lyrics
As I was going up the hill
I met with Jack the Piper,
And all the tunes that he could play
Was 'Tie up your petticoats tighter.'
I tied them once, I tied them twice,
I tied them three times over,
And all the songs that he could sing
Was 'Carry me safe to Dover.'
As I Was Going Up A Hill
As I was sitting in my chair,
I KNEW the bottom wasn't there,
Nor legs nor back, but I JUST SAT,
Ignoring little things like that.
As I Was Sitting
AS I went to Bonner
I met a pig
With a wig,
Upon my word and honour.
As I Went To Bonner
The ants go marching one by one,
Hurray! Hurray!
The ants go marching one by one,
Hurray! Hurray!
The ants go marching one by one,
The little one stops to suck her thumb,
And they all go marching down,
To the ground;
To get out, of the rain,
Boom, boom, boom, boom!
The ants go marching two by two,
Hurray! Hurray!
The ants go marching two by two,
Hurray! Hurray!
The ants go marching two by two,
The little one stops to tie her shoe.
And they all go marching down,
To the ground;
To get out, of the rain,
Boom, boom, boom, boom!
The ants go marching three by three,
Hurray! Hurray!
The ants go marching three by three,
Hurray! Hurray!
The ants go marching three by three,
The little one stops to ride a bee.
And they all go marching down,
To the ground;
To get out, of the rain,
Boom, boom, boom, boom!
The ants go marching four by four,
Hurray! Hurray!
The ants go marching four by four,
Hurray! Hurray!
The ants go marching four by four,
The little one stops to ask for more.
And they all go marching down,
To the ground;
To get out, of the rain,
Boom, boom, boom, boom!
The ants go marching five by five,
Hurray! Hurray!
The ants go marching five by five,
Hurray! Hurray!
The ants go marching five by five,
The little one stops to jump and dive.
And they all go marching down,
To the ground;
To get out, of the rain,
Boom, boom, boom, boom!
The ants go marching six by six,
Hurray! Hurray!
The ants go marching six by six,
Hurray! Hurray!
The ants go marching six by six,
The little one stops to pick up sticks.
And they all go marching down,
To the ground;
To get out, of the rain,
Boom, boom, boom, boom!
The ants go marching seven by seven,
Hurray! Hurray!
The ants go marching seven by seven,
Hurray! Hurray!
The ants go marching seven by seven,
The little one stops to write with a pen.
And they all go marching down,
To the ground;
To get out, of the rain,
Boom, boom, boom, boom!
The ants go marching eight by eight,
Hurray! Hurray!
The ants go marching eight by eight,
Hurray! Hurray!
The ants go marching eight by eight,
The little one stops to rollerskate.
And they all go marching down,
To the ground;
To get out, of the rain,
Boom, boom, boom, boom!
The ants go marching nine by nine,
Hurray! Hurray!
The ants go marching nine by nine,
Hurray! Hurray!
The ants go marching nine by nine,
The little one stops to drink and dine.
And they all go marching down,
To the ground;
To get out, of the rain,
Boom, boom, boom, boom!
The ants go marching ten by ten,
Hurray! Hurray!
The ants go marching ten by ten,
Hurray! Hurray!
The ants go marching ten by ten,
The little one stops to shout THE END
Away Birds Away
Away, birds, away,
Take a little, and leave a little,
And do not come again;
For if you do,
I will shoot you through,
And there is an end of you.
