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Nursery Rhymes & Songs a-b
A Swarm Of Bees In May
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, is not worth a fly
A Wise Old Owl
A wise old owl sat in an oak
The more he heard the less he spoke
The less he spoke the more he heard
Why aren't we all like that wise old bird?
There was a man lived on the moon
Lived on the moon, lived on the moon
There was a man lived on 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
His hat was made of good cream cheese
Of good cream cheese, of good cream cheese
His hat was made of good cream cheese
And his name was Aiken Drum
(chorus)
His shoes were made of crusty pies
Of crusty pies, of crusty pies
His shoes were made of crusty pies
And his name was Aiken Drum
(chorus)
Animal Jungle
There are lions and tigers
Cheeky chimpanzees
In the animal jungle
Who's that there?
It's a big brown bear
In the animal jungle
Watch where you tread
Don't you make a sound
Whatever you do
Don't turn around
Don't sit there
That's a termite mound
In the animal jungle, animal jungle
There are cheetahs and panthers
Slithery snakes
In the animal jungle
On that log
It's a tropical frog
In the animal jungle
Stay quite still
There's an elephant near
What's that cry
It's a baby deer
All the creatures
You can hear
In the animal jungle, animal jungle
Animal jungle, animal jungle
As I Was Going To St Ives
As I was going to St. Ives
I met a man with seven wives
Every wife had seven sacks
Every sack had seven kits
Kits, cats, sacks and wives
How many were going to St. Ives?
At Early Morn The Spider's Spin
At early morn the spiders spin
And by and by the fly drops in
And when they call the spiders say
'Take off your things and stay all day'
At The Zoo
Mummy said, "Wake up and open your eyes
Hurry up get ready, I’ve got a surprise
You may have forgotten, where I’m taking you"
And then I remembered, a day at the zoo
(chorus)
At the zoo, there are elephants with trunks so long
At the zoo, a gorilla just like King Kong
At the zoo, lots of birds all singing their songs
That’s what you’ll find at the zoo
At the zoo, there are polar bears and kangaroos
At the zoo, there are lions and tigers too
At the zoo, there are chimps to chatter to you
That’s what you’ll find at the zoo
We looked at the lions, who gave us a roar
Then onto the tigers, who roared some more
Next came the elephants, enjoying a bath
Onto the camels, and long-necked giraffes
(chorus)
Au Claire De La Lune
Au Clair de la lune, mon ami Pierrot
Préte-moi ta plume, pour écrire un mot
Ma chandelle est morte, je n’ai pas de feu
Ouvre-moi ta porte, pour l’amour de Dieu
Au clair de la lune, Pierrot répondit
Je n’ai pas de plume, je suis dans mon lit
Va chez la voisine, je crois qu’elle y est
Car dans sa cuisine, on bat le briquet
August Heat
In August, when the days are hot
I like to find a shady spot
And hardly move a single bit
And sit
And sit
And sit
And sit
Baby's Boat
Baby’s bed a silver moon, sailing in the sky
Sailing o’er the sea of sleep
While the stars float by
Sail baby sail, out upon that sea
Only don’t forget to sail, back again to me
Baby’s fishing for a dream, fishing far and near
Her line a silver moon beam is
Her bait a silver star
Sail baby sail, out upon that sea
Only don’t forget to sail, back again to me
Babylon
How many miles to Babylon?
Three-score and ten
Can I get there by candle-light?
Yes, and back again
If your heels are nimble and light
You may get there by candle-light
Barber Shave A Pig
Barber, barber, shave a pig
How many hairs will make a wig
Four and twenty, that's enough
Give the barber a pick of snuff
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
Bedtime
The evening is coming, the sun sinks to rest
The rooks are all flying, straight home to the nest
“Caw!” says the rook, as he flies overhead
It’s time little people were going to bed
The flowers are closing, the daisy’s asleep
The primrose is buried, in slumber so deep
Shut up for the night, is the pimpernel red
It’s time little people were going to bed
The butterfly, drowsy, has folded its wing
The bees are returning, no more the birds sing
Their labour is over, their nestlings are fed
It’s time little people were going to bed
Bell Horses
Bell horses, bell horses, what time of day?
One o'clock, two o'clock, three and away
One to make ready, and two to prepare
Good luck to the rider, and away goes the mare
One for the money. two for the show
Three to make ready, and four to go
Betty Botter
Betty Botter bought some butter
But, she said, the butter's bitter
If I put it in my batter
It will make my batter bitter
But a bit of better butter
That would make my batter better
So she bought a bit of better butter
Better than her bitter butter
And she put it in her batter
And the batter was not bitter
So it was better Betty Botter
Bought a bit of better butter
(tongue twister)
Big Ted, Little Ted
Big Ted, Little Ted
Hiding in the garden shed
Knock, knock, peekabo
I've found you
Little Ted, Little Ted
Hiding underneath the bed
Yoo-hoo, peekabo
I've found you
Jermima, Jermima
Who's going to find her?
Yoo-hoo, peekabo
I've found you
Bow Wow Says The Dog
Bow-wow, says the dog
Mew, mew, says the cat
Grunt, grunt, goes the hog
And squeak goes the rat
Tu-whu, says the owl
Caw, caw, says the crow
Quack, quack, says the duck
What cuckoos say you know
Bow Wow Wow
Bow, wow, wow
Who’s dog art thou?
Little Tom Tinker's dog
Bow, wow, wow
Bye Baby Bunting
Bye, bay bunting
Daddy's gone a-hunting
To fetch a little rabbit skin
To wrap the baby bunting in
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