Our Old Nursery Rhymes

Sing a song of Sixpence A pocket full of rye; Four and twenty Blackbirds Baked in a pie; When the pie was open'd The birds began to sing, Oh, was not that a dainty dish To set before the King.

2. The King was in his counting-house Counting out his money, The Queen was in the parlour Eating bread and honey; The Maid was in the garden Hanging out the clothes, There came a little blackbird And pecked off her nose.

LITTLE JACK HORNER.

Little Jack Horner Sat in a corner Eating his Christmas pie; He put in his Thumb And pulled out a plum And said "What a good boy am I!"

DING DONG BELL.

Ding dong bell! Pussy's in the well! Who put her in? Little Tommy Green. Who pulled her out? Little Tommy Stout. What a naughty boy was that To drown poor pussycat, Who ne'er did any harm, But killed all the mice in father's barn.

THREE BLIND MICE.

Three blind mice, see how they run! They all ran after the farmer's wife, Who cut off their tails with a carving knife, Did you ever hear such a tale in your life, As three blind mice!

THE MULBERRY BUSH.

Here we go round the Mulberry bush, The Mulberry bush, The Mulberry bush; Here we go round the Mulberry bush On a cold and frosty morning.

Verse 2.

This is the way we wash our hands We wash our hands We wash our hands This is the way we wash our hands On a cold and frosty morning.

1. Three little kittens they lost their mittens, And they began to cry, "Oh, mammy dear! We sadly fear, Our mittens we have lost." "What! lost your mittens, you naughty kittens, Then you shall have no pie." Miew, miew, miew, miew.

2. Three little kittens they found their mittens, And they began to cry, "Oh, mammy dear! See here, see here! Our mittens we have found." "What! Found your mittens, you little kittens, Then you shall have some pie." Purr, purr, purr, rr-rr.

3. The three little kittens put on their mittens And soon ate up the pie, "Oh, mammy dear! We greatly fear, Our mittens we have soiled." "What! soiled your mittens, you naughty kittens," Then they began to sigh, Miew, miew, miew, miew, Miew, miew, miew.

4. The three little kittens they washed their mittens, And hung them up to dry. "Oh, mammy dear! Look here, look here! Our mittens we have washed." "What! washed your mittens, you darling kittens, But I smell a rat close by. Hush, hush! miew, miew, Miew, miew, miew."

PAT-A-CAKE.

Pat-a-cake pat-a-cake, baker's man! That I will master as quick as I can Prick it and nick it and mark it with T And there will be plenty for baby and me For baby and me For baby and me And there will be plenty for baby and me.

MARY, MARY, QUITE CONTRARY.

"Mary, Mary, quite contrary, How does your garden grow?" "With silver bells and cockle-shells, And pretty maids all in a row."

LUCY LOCKET.