the Big Book of Nursery rhymes

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© Dreamland Publications, India 2012

ISBN: 9780717153084

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CoNteNtsOne, Two, Three, Four, F ive 1

Baa, Baa, Black Sheep 2

The Wheels On The Bus Go Round And Round 3

Hey! Diddle, Diddle 4

Hickory Dickory Dock 5

Humpty Dumpty 6

Itsy Bitsy Spider 7

Jack And Jill 8

Little Miss Muffet 9

Three Little Kittens 10

Two Little Dickie Birds 11

Pat-A-Cake 12

Polly, Put The Kettle On 13

Pussy Cat, Pussy Cat! 14

Rain, Rain, Go Away 15

This Little Piggy 16

Rock A Bye Baby 17

Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star 18

There Was An Old Woman Who Lived In A Shoe 19

The House That Jack Built 20

Ring-A-Ring O’Roses 21

All About Me 22

One, Two, Buckle My Shoe 23

Mr. Sun 24

Mary Had A Little Lamb 25

Star Light, Star Bright 26

Little Boy Blue 27

Hokey-Pokey 28

Row, Row, Row Your Boat 29

1

One, TwO, Three, FOur, Five

One, two, three, four, five,

Once I caught a fish alive.

Six, seven, eight, nine, ten,

Then I let it go again.

Why did you let it go?

Because it bit my finger so.

Which finger did it bite?

This little finger on the right.

2

Baa, Baa, Black Sheep

Baa, baa, black sheep,

Have you any wool?

Yes, sir, yes, sir,

Three bags full.

One for the master,

And one for the dame,

And one for the little boy

who lives down the lane.

3

The wheelS On The BuS GO rOund and rOund

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 day long.

The wipers on the bus go Swish, swish, swish;Swish, swish, swish;Swish, swish, swish.

The wipers on the bus go Swish, swish, swish,all day long.

The horn on the bus goes Beep, beep, beep;Beep, beep, beep;Beep, beep, beep.

The horn on the bus goes Beep, beep, beep,all day long.

4

hey! diddle, diddle

Hey! Diddle, diddle,

The cat and the fiddle,

The cow jumped over the moon;

The little dog laughed

To see such fun,

And the dish ran away with the spoon.

5

hickOry dickOry dOck

Hickory Dickory Dock,

The mouse ran up the clock.

The clock struck one,

The mouse ran down,

Hickory, Dickory Dock.

6

humpTy dumpTy

Humpty Dumpty

sat on a wall,

Humpty Dumpty

had a great fall;

All the King’s horses

and all the King’s men,

Couldn’t put Humpty

together again.

7

Itsy BItsy spIder

Itsy Bitsy Spider

Climbed up the water spout;

Down came the rain

And washed the spider out.

Out came the sun

And dried up all the rain;

And Itsy Bitsy Spider

Climbed up the spout again.

8

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.

Up Jack got and home did trot

As fast as he could caper.

He went to bed to mend his head,

With vinegar and brown paper.