Nursery Rhymes

When you think about nursery rhymes, do you picture Mother Goose? Do you smile when you think about Little Jack Horner sticking his thumb in a pie? Whatever it is that you think of immediately upon hearing the term, I hope it makes you smile!

Are you fascinated by the dark history of Nursery Rhymes? Would like to know more about the origin of Mother Goose? Are you interested in learning how these seemingly simple songs and poems have endured the ages to be identified as contributors to emergent literacy skills? If so, this is a good link to check out.

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The links below are to printable nursery rhyme mini-books from the State Library of Louisiana. They are excellent little kids crafts. They can be finished quickly and are very high quality in their overall appearance. We wouldn't refer them to you unless they were!

A-Tisket, A-Tasket

A-tisket, a-tasket,
a green and yellow basket.

I wrote a letter
To my love

And on the way
I dropped it.

Are You Sleeping?

Are you sleeping?
Are you sleeping?

Brother John?
Brother John?

Morning bells are ringing!
Morning bells are ringing!

Ding! Ding! Dong!
Ding! Ding! Dong!


Baa, Baa, Black Sheep

Baa, baa, black sheep
Have you any wool?

Yes sir, yes sir, three bags full.

One for my master,
one for my dame.

One for the little boy
Who lives down the lane.

Baa, baa, black sheep
Have you any wool?

Yes sir, yes sir, three bags full.

Hey, Diddle Diddle

Hey, diddle diddle,
the cat and the fiddle,

The cow jumped over
the moon.

The little dog laughed
To see such sport!

And the dish ran away
with the spoon.

I’m a Little Teapot

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.

Tip me over
and pour me out!

Jack and Jill

Jack and Jill went up the hill,
To fetch a pail of water.

Jack fell down
and broke his crown.

And Jill came tumbling after.

London Bridge

London Bridge is falling down,

Falling down,

Falling down.

London bridge is falling down,

My fair lady.

Mary Had a Little Lamb

Mary had a little lamb,
Little lamb, little lamb.

Mary had a little lamb.
Its fleece was white as snow.

Oh, Where, Oh, Where
Has My Little Dog Gone?

Oh, where, or, where has
my little dog gone?

Oh, where, oh, where
can he be?

With his tail cut short
and his ears cut long,

Oh, where, oh, where
can he be?

Pop! Goes the Weasel

All around the cobbler's bench
the monkey chased the weasel.

The monkey thought t'was all in fun-
Pop! Goes the weasel.

A penny for a spool of thread,
A penny for a needle,

That's the way the money goes-
Pop! Goes the weasel!

Rock-a-Bye Baby

Rock-a-bye, baby
in the tree top.

When the wind blows
the cradle will rock.

When the bough breaks
the cradle will fall,

Down will come baby
cradle and all.

Row, Row, Row Your Boat

Row, row, row your boat
Gently down the stream.

Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily,
Life is but a dream.

See-Saw, Margery Daw

See-saw, Margery Daw,
Jack shall have a new master.

He shall have but
a penny a day

Because he can't
work any faster.

Shoo Fly

Shoo fly, don't bother me.

Shoo fly, don't bother me.

Shoo fly, don't bother me.

For I belong to somebody.

Sing a Song of Sixpence

Sing a song of sixpence
a pocket full of rye,

Four-and-twenty blackbirds
baked in a pie.

When the pie was opened
the birds began to sing.

Wasn't that a dainty dish
To set before the king?

The Ants Go Marching

The ants go marching one
by one, hurrah, hurrah.

The ants go marching one
by one, hurrah, hurrah.

The ants go marching one
by one, the little one stops
to suck his thumb.

And they all go marching
down, to the ground,
to get out, of the rain.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

The Itsy Bitsy Spider

The itsy bitsy spider
climbed up the waterspout.

Down came the rain
and washed the spider out.

Out came the sun and
dried up all the rain.

And the itsy bitsy spider
climbed up the spout again.

The Muffin Man

Do you know the muffin man,

the muffin man,
the muffin man?

Do you know the muffin man

Who lives on Drury Lane?

The Mulberry Bush

Here we go round
the mulberry bush,

The mulberry bush,
the mulberry bush.

Here we go round
the mulberry bush,

So early in the morning.

The Wheels on the Bus

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.

This Old Man

This old man,
he played one.

He played knick-knack
on my thumb

With a knick-knack paddy
whack give the dog a bone.

This old man came rolling home.

Three Blind Mice

Three blind mice! Three blind mice!
See how they run! See how they run!

They all ran after
the farmer's wife.

She chased them out
with a carving knife.

Did you ever see such a sight in your life
As three blind mice? Three blind mice!

Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star

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.

Yankee Doodle

Yankee Doodle went to town
A-riding on a pony.

Stuck a feather in his cap
and called it macaroni.

Yankee Doodle keep it up
Yankee Doodle dandy.

Mind the music and the step
and with the girls be handy!

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