A Tisket, A Tasket — lyrics and origin
United StatesEnglish
“A tisket, a tasket, a green and yellow basket.”
Songs in English
The English-language songs in the collection: nursery rhymes, counting songs and lullabies from Britain, America and Australia, each with its full lyrics, its history, and sources.
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Are You Sleeping, Brother John? — lyrics and origin
United KingdomEnglish
“Are you sleeping, are you sleeping,”
Baa, Baa, Black Sheep — lyrics and origin
United KingdomEnglish
“Baa, baa, black sheep, have you any wool?”
Diddle Diddle Dumpling — lyrics and origin
United KingdomEnglish
“Diddle diddle dumpling, my son John,”
Do Your Ears Hang Low? — lyrics and origin
United KingdomEnglish
“Do your ears hang low? Do they wobble to and fro?”
Five Green and Speckled Frogs — lyrics and origin
United StatesEnglish
“Five green and speckled frogs,”
Five Little Ladybugs — lyrics and origin
United StatesEnglish
“Five little ladybugs climbing up a door,”
Five Little Monkeys Swinging in a Tree — lyrics and origin
United StatesEnglish
“Five little monkeys swinging on a tree,”
Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes — lyrics and origin
United KingdomEnglish
“Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes.”
Hey Diddle Diddle — lyrics and origin
United KingdomEnglish
“Hey diddle diddle, the cat and the fiddle,”
If You're Happy and You Know It — lyrics and origin
United StatesEnglish
“If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands! (clap clap)”
Itsy Bitsy Spider — lyrics and origin
United StatesEnglish
“The itsy bitsy spider climbed up the water spout.”
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,”
Old MacDonald Had a Farm — lyrics and origin
United StatesEnglish
“Old MacDonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O!”
Sing a Song of Sixpence — lyrics and origin
United KingdomEnglish
“Sing a song of sixpence, a pocket full of rye,”
The Cookie Jar — lyrics and origin
United StatesEnglish
“Group: (Tony) stole the cookie from the cookie jar!”
The Wheels on the Bus — lyrics and origin
United StatesEnglish
“The wheels on the bus go round and round,”
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,”
Two Little Feet — lyrics and origin
United StatesEnglish
“Two little feet go stamp, stamp, stamp, stamp.”
