A-Hunting We Will Go — lyrics and origin
United KingdomEnglish
“A hunting we will go, a hunting we will go,”
🇬🇧 Songs from United Kingdom
The British nursery-rhyme tradition is one of the best documented in the world, and many of its songs — “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star” among them — have travelled far beyond English. Each entry here gives the words as sung, notes on where the rhyme was first recorded, and the story behind it.
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Baa, Baa, Black Sheep — lyrics and origin
United KingdomEnglish
“Baa, baa, black sheep, have you any wool?”
Bingo — lyrics and origin
United KingdomEnglish
“There was a farmer had a dog, his name was Bobby Bingo O…”
Diddle Diddle Dumpling — lyrics and origin
United KingdomEnglish
“Diddle diddle dumpling, my son John,”
Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush — lyrics and origin
United KingdomEnglish
“Here we go round the mulberry bush…”
Hey Diddle Diddle — lyrics and origin
United KingdomEnglish
“Hey diddle diddle, the cat and the fiddle,”
Lavender's Blue — lyrics and origin
United KingdomEnglish
“Lavender's blue, dilly dilly, lavender's green,”
London Bridge Is Falling Down — lyrics and origin
United KingdomEnglish
“London Bridge is falling down,”
Oranges and Lemons — lyrics and origin
United KingdomEnglish
“Oranges and lemons, say the bells of St Clement’s,”
Pease Porridge Hot — lyrics and origin
United KingdomEnglish
“Pease porridge hot, pease porridge cold,”
Pop Goes the Weasel — lyrics and origin
United KingdomEnglish
“Half a pound of tup’ny rice, half a pound of treacle…”
Pussy Cat, Pussy Cat, Where Have You Been? — lyrics and origin
United KingdomEnglish
“Pussy cat, pussy cat, where have you been?”
Ride a Cock Horse to Banbury Cross — lyrics and origin
United KingdomEnglish
“Ride a cock horse to Banbury Cross,”
Ring a Ring o’ Roses — lyrics and origin
United KingdomEnglish
“Ring-a-ring-a-roses, a pocket full of posies…”
Sing a Song of Sixpence — lyrics and origin
United KingdomEnglish
“Sing a song of sixpence, a pocket full of rye,”
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star — lyrics and origin
United KingdomEnglish
“Twinkle, twinkle, little star, how I wonder what you are…”
Two Little Blackbirds — lyrics and origin
United KingdomEnglish
“Two little blackbirds sitting on a wall,”
A Tisket, A Tasket — lyrics and origin
United StatesEnglish
“A tisket, a tasket, a green and yellow basket.”