The Heart of Oak Books: First Book : Rhymes and JinglesCharles Eliot Norton |
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... Sing a song of sixpence Pease porridge hot .... There was a man in our town . Yankee Doodle .. Little Jack Horner .. There was a crooked man One misty , moisty morning .. I saw an old woman toss'd up in a basket . Four - and - twenty ...
... Sing a song of sixpence Pease porridge hot .... There was a man in our town . Yankee Doodle .. Little Jack Horner .. There was a crooked man One misty , moisty morning .. I saw an old woman toss'd up in a basket . Four - and - twenty ...
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... sing in far Japan Rain , rain , go away .... If all the world were apple - pie Needles and pins The house that Jack built 40 40 41 41 42 42 43 43 45 45 46 46 Poor old Robinson Crusoe When I was a bachelor .. Boys and girls come out to ...
... sing in far Japan Rain , rain , go away .... If all the world were apple - pie Needles and pins The house that Jack built 40 40 41 41 42 42 43 43 45 45 46 46 Poor old Robinson Crusoe When I was a bachelor .. Boys and girls come out to ...
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... Sing , song , the days are long 77 The fox , the ape , and the humble - bee . William Shakespeare 78 Bat , bat Intery , mintery , cutery - corn . Henny - penny Peter Piper I would if I could .. O that I was where I would be . The old ...
... Sing , song , the days are long 77 The fox , the ape , and the humble - bee . William Shakespeare 78 Bat , bat Intery , mintery , cutery - corn . Henny - penny Peter Piper I would if I could .. O that I was where I would be . The old ...
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... sing you a song ; ' Tis about a little bird ; He sat upon a tree , And he sang to me , And I never spoke a word . Ding dong ! ding dong ! I'll sing you a song ; ' Tis about a little mouse ; He looked very cunning , As I saw him running ...
... sing you a song ; ' Tis about a little bird ; He sat upon a tree , And he sang to me , And I never spoke a word . Ding dong ! ding dong ! I'll sing you a song ; ' Tis about a little mouse ; He looked very cunning , As I saw him running ...
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... sing you a song About my little kitty ; She's speckled all over , And I know you'll love her , For she is very pretty . PUSSY CAT MEW . Pussy Cat Mew jumped over a coal , And in her best petticoat burnt a great hole . Poor Pussy's ...
... sing you a song About my little kitty ; She's speckled all over , And I know you'll love her , For she is very pretty . PUSSY CAT MEW . Pussy Cat Mew jumped over a coal , And in her best petticoat burnt a great hole . Poor Pussy's ...
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APPLE-PIE beat dog began bells of St bite pig Boston Bryan O'Lin burn stick butcher Cock Robin Cock-a-doodle-doo crooked crumpled horn Dame Wiggins Dance diddle Ding dong Dog won't bite Ducky-daddles Fal de ral-al Fire won't burn gaed gay lady Goosey-poosey GRADE Halliwell Hark Heart of Oak house that Jack Jack built Jenny Wren jolly killed the rat Lady Lee Lady Moon little Indian LITTLE JACK HORNER little pig LITTLE ROBIN RED-BREAST maid maiden all forlorn malt That lay mee-ow mittens mouse Nursery Rhymes OAK BOOKS Oak Readers OLD KING COLE PAT-A-CAKE PEASE PORRIDGE HOT Pease-porridge penny Pig won't go pretty purr-r Pussy cat Pussy-cat quench fire ral-al de ral-laddy Say the bells sha'n't get home shoe Simple Simon sky is falling song Stick won't beat tell the king three little kittens tossed the dog Wiggins of Lee WONDERFUL CATS worried the cat Wright's Nature Readers
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Page 48 - That lay in the house that Jack built. This is the cow with the crumpled horn, That tossed the dog, That worried the cat, That killed the rat, That ate the malt, That lay in the house that Jack built.
Page 9 - 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!
Page 29 - Little Jack Horner Sat in a corner Eating a Christmas pie; He put in his thumb, And pulled out a plum, And said, "What a good boy am I!
Page 16 - 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 Dumpty in his place again.
Page 15 - Twinkle, twinkle, little star, How I wonder what you are! Up above the world so high, Like a diamond in the sky.
Page 39 - LAMB. Mary had a little lamb ; Its fleece was white as snow; And everywhere that Mary went The lamb was sure to go.
Page 20 - THE NORTH WIND DOTH BLOW he north wind doth blow, And we shall have snow, And what will poor Robin do then, Poor thing? He'll sit in a barn, And keep himself warm, And hide his head under his wing, Poor thing.
Page 25 - Rockabye Baby, on 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.
Page 88 - For the rain it raineth every day. A great while ago the world begun, With hey, ho, the wind and the rain, But that's all one, our play is done, And we'll strive to please you every day.
Page 84 - But the rat would not. She went a little farther, and she met a cat. So she said — "Cat, cat, kill rat; Rat won't gnaw rope; Rope won't hang butcher; Butcher won't kill ox; Ox won't drink water; Water won't quench fire; Fire won't burn stick; Stick won't beat dog; Dog won't bite pig; Pig won't get over the stile, And I shan't get home to-night.