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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A-Hunting We Will Go — lyrics and origin
United KingdomEnglish
“A hunting we will go, a hunting we will go,”
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
FranceEnglish
“Are you sleeping, are you sleeping,”
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…”
Čin, čin, čin, Drežnica — lyrics and origin
SloveniaSlovenian
“Čin, čin, čin Drežnica, kje so kozice?”
Diddle Diddle Dumpling — lyrics and origin
United KingdomEnglish
“Diddle diddle dumpling, my son John,”
Do Your Ears Hang Low? — lyrics and origin
United StatesEnglish
“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.”
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,”
Kekčeva pesem — lyrics and origin
SloveniaSlovenian
“Jaz pa pojdem in zasejem dobro voljo pri ljudeh.”
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,”
One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Once I Caught a Fish Alive — lyrics and origin
UnknownEnglish
“One, two, three, four, five, once I caught a fish alive,”
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,”
Petelinček je na goro šel — lyrics and origin
SloveniaSlovenian
“Petelinček je na goro šel, kikirikiki,”
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…”
She’ll Be Coming ’Round the Mountain — lyrics and origin
United StatesEnglish
“She’ll be coming ’round the mountain when she comes,”
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
UnknownEnglish
“Group: (Tony) stole the cookie from the cookie jar!”
The Farmer in the Dell — lyrics and origin
UnknownEnglish
“The farmer in the dell, the farmer in the dell…”
The Grand Old Duke of York — lyrics and origin
UnknownEnglish
“O, the grand old Duke of York, he had ten thousand men…”
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.”