Tag: Poetry
-
Mother Goose: GOOSEY, GOOSEY, GANDER
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.
-
Mother Goose: Pins
PINSSee a pin and pick it up,All the day you’ll have good luck.See a pin and let it lay,Bad luck you’ll have all the day.
-
Mother Goose: HUMPTY DUMPTY
HUMPTY DUMPTY Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall,Humpty Dumpty had a great fall;All the King’s horses, and all the King’s menCannot put Humpty Dumpty together again.
-
Mother Goose: CURLY-LOCKS
CURLY-LOCKSCurly-locks, Curly-locks, wilt thou be mine?Thou shalt not wash the dishes, nor yet feed the swine;But sit on a cushion, and sew a fine seamAnd feed upon strawberries, sugar, and cream.
-
Mother Goose: A Candle
A CANDLELittle Nanny EtticoatIn a white petticoat,And a red nose;The longer she standsThe shorter she grows.
-
Mother Goose: The Black Hen
THE BLACK HENHickety, pickety, my black hen,She lays eggs for gentlemen;Gentlemen come every dayTo see what my black hen doth lay.
-
Mother Goose: DIDDLE DIDDLE DUMPLING
DIDDLE DIDDLE DUMPLINGDiddle diddle dumpling, my son JohnWent to bed with his breeches on,One stocking off, and one stocking on;Diddle diddle dumpling, my son John.
-
Mother Goose: Doctor Foster
DOCTOR FOSTERDoctor Foster went to Glo’ster, In a shower of rain;He stepped in a puddle, up to his middle, And never went there again.
-
Mother Goose: A Little Man
A LITTLE MANThere was a little man, and he had a little gun, And his bullets were made of lead, lead, lead;He went to the brook, and saw a little duck, And shot it right through the head, head, head. He carried it home to his old wife Joan, And bade her a fire to make, make, make.To…
-
Mother Goose: THREE BLIND MICE
THREE BLIND MICEThree blind mice! See how they run!They all ran after the farmer’s wife,Who cut off their tails with a carving knife.Did you ever see such a thing in your lifeAs three blind mice?