The Queen of Hearts
The Queen of Hearts she made some tarts
All on a summer’s day;
The Knave of Hearts he stole those tarts
And took them quite away.
London Bridge Is Falling Down
London Bridge Is Falling Down
Traditional Song
London Bridge is falling down,
Falling down,
Falling down.
London Bridge is falling down,
My fair lady.
Take the key and lock her up,
Lock her up,
Lock her up.
Take the key and lock her up,
My fair lady.
Download this instrumental version of London Bridge Is Falling Down to listen and practice offline.
Lavender’s Blue
Lavender’s Blue
Lavender’s blue dilly, dilly
Lavender’s green;
When I am king, dilly, dilly
You shall be queen.
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Pop Goes the Weasel
Pop! Goes the Weasel
All around the mulberry bush (or cobbler’s bench)
The monkey chased the weasel;
The monkey thought ’twas all in good 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.
Jimmy’s got the whooping cough
And Timmy’s got the measles
That’s the way the story goes
Pop! goes the weasel.
Sing a Song of Sixpence
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 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,
Along came a blackbird
And snapped off her nose.
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One, Two, Buckle My Shoe
Peter, Peter, Pumpkin Eater
Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star
Rain, Rain Go Away
A Week of Birthdays
Pussy-Cat and Queen
Pussy-Cat and Queen
“Pussy-cat, Pussy-cat,
Where have you been?”
“I’ve been to London
To look at the Queen”
“Pussy-cat, Pussy-cat,
What did you there?”
“I frightened a little mouse
Under her chair.”
Hey Diddle Diddle
The Cat and the Fiddle
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.
Pat-A-Cake
Pat-A-Cake
Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake
{clap hands}
Baker’s man
{clap hands}
Bake me a cake
{clap hands}
As fast as you can.
{clap hands}
Roll it and pat it
{roll hands, pat stomach}
And mark it with a B
{draw letter “B” with finger}
And throw it in the oven
{throw hands in the air}
For baby and me.
With newborns and infants, hold their hands while you do the actions so their arms move too. As children get older and become more familiar with the actions, they’ll begin to do them on their own. My little ones loved to clap their hands and roll their arms.
This rhyme usually ends with kisses all over baby’s face, neck and stomach. It’s a great bonding rhyme.