A Tisket, A Tasket — lyrics and origin
United StatesEnglish
“A tisket, a tasket, a green and yellow basket.”
Traditional songs for children
These are songs with no single author, shaped over generations by everyone who sang them. Words drift between regions and verses get added or lost, so the version a family sings is often subtly its own.
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Alle Leute gehen jetzt nach Haus — lyrics and origin
GermanyGerman
“Alle Leut, alle Leut gehn jetzt nach Haus,”
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?”
Enkrat je bil en škrat — lyrics and origin
SloveniaSlovenian
“Enkrat, enkrat, enkrat je bil en majhen škrat.”
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,”
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,”
Old MacDonald Had a Farm — lyrics and origin
United StatesEnglish
“Old MacDonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O!”
Petelinček je na goro šel — lyrics and origin
SloveniaSlovenian
“Petelinček je na goro šel, kikirikiki,”
Sing a Song of Sixpence — lyrics and origin
United KingdomEnglish
“Sing a song of sixpence, a pocket full of rye,”
Sreča na vrvici — lyrics and origin
SloveniaSlovenian
“Tjaram-da-dam, zlat je ta dan, steci z mano kam.”
The Cookie Jar — lyrics and origin
United StatesEnglish
“Group: (Tony) stole the cookie from the cookie jar!”
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.”
