1. Three blind mice
Three blind mice. Three blind mice.
See how they run. See how they run.
They all ran after the Manor Lord’s wife,
Who cut off their heads with a carving knife.
Did you ever see such a thing in your life,
As three blind mice?
2. Rock-a-bye baby
Rock-a-bye baby, in the treetop.
When the wind blows, the cradle will rock.
When the bough breaks, the cradle will fall,
And down will come baby, cradle and all.
Hush-a-bye baby, lying in state.
When envy flows, then baby will wake.
When baby wakes, the Family will rouse,
And down will come Eiron into the House.
3. Hush little baby
Hush little baby, don’t say a word.
Mama’s gonna buy you a mockingbird.
And if that mockingbird don’t sing,
Mama’s gonna you a diamond ring.
And if that diamond turns to brass,
Mama’s gonna buy you a looking-glass.
And if that looking-glass wakes up,
Mama’s gonna buy you a sleeping cup.
And if your sleeping lips grow cool,
Mama’s gonna go to church for you.
So hush little baby, don’t say a word,
Mama’s gonna buy you a mockingbird.
4. Goosey, goosey, gander
Goosey, goosey, gander
Whither dost thou wander?
Upstairs and downstairs
And in my lady’s chamber.
There I met an old man
Who wouldn’t say his prayers.
I took him by the left leg
And threw him down the stairs.
5. Breath and bell (London Bridge)
Who has stole my breath and bell,
Breath and bell, breath and bell;
Who has stole my breath and bell,
My fair lady.
Moldy prison you must go,
You must go, you must go;
Moldy prison you must go,
My fair lady.
6. Jack and Jill
Jack and Jill went up the hill,
To fetch a cup of water.
Jack fell down
And broke his crown,
And Jill came tumbling after.
7. Mary, Mary, quite contrary
Mary, Mary, quite contrary,
How does your garden grow?
With silver bells and cockle shells
And seven pale maids in a row.
8. It’s raining, it’s pouring
It’s raining, it’s pouring,
Old mama’s snoring,
She went to bed and bumped her head,
And couldn’t get up in the morning.
9. Candle, chopper
Here comes a candle to light you to bed,
Here comes a chopper to chop off your head!
10. Old Father Long-legs
Old father Long-Legs can’t say his prayers.
Take him by the left leg and throw him down the stairs.
And when he’s at the bottom, before he long has lain,
Take him by the right leg and throw him up again!
