Evening red
Evening red and morning grey,
Set the traveller on his way.
Evening grey and morning red,
Bring the rain upon his head.
Escape at Bedtime
The lights from the parlour and kitchen shone out
Through the blinds and the windows and bars;
And high overhead and all moving about,
There were thousands of millions of stars.
There ne’er were such thousands of leaves on a tree,
Nor of people in church or the Park,
As the crowds of the stars that looked down upon me,
And that glittered and winked in the dark.
The Dog, and the Plough, and the Hunter, and all,
And the star of the sailor, and Mars,
These shown in the sky, and the pail by the wall
Would be half full of water and stars.
They saw me at last, and they chased me with cries,
And they soon had me packed into bed;
But the glory kept shining and bright in my eyes,
And the stars going round in my head.
Elsie Marley
Elsie Marley’s grown so fine,
She won’t get up to feed the swine,
But lies in bed ’til eight or nine!
Lazy Elsie Marley.
Elizabeth
Elizabeth, Elspeth, Betsy, and Bess,
They all went together to seek a birdâ??s nest;
They found a birdâ??s nest with five eggs in,
They all took one, and left four in.
Elizabeth Elspeth Betsey and Bess
Elizabeth, Elspeth, Betsey, and Bess,
They all went together,
To seek a bird’s nest;
They found a bird’s nest,
With five eggs in,
They all took one,
And left four in.
Eenie, meeny, miney, mo
Eenie, meeny, miney, mo
Catch a tiger by the toe,
If he hollers, let him go
Eenie, meenie, miney, mo.
The dusty miller
Margaret wrote a letter,
Sealed it with her finger,
Threw it in the dam
For the dusty miller.
Dusty was his coat,
Dusty was the siller,
Dusty was the kiss
Iâ??d from the dusty miller.
If I had my pockets
Full of gold and siller,
I would give it all
To my dusty miller.
Ducks and drakes
A duck and a drake,
And a halfpenny cake,
With a penny to pay the old baker.A hop and a scotch
Is another notch,
Slitherum, slatherum, take her.
Dribble
Dribble, dribble, trickle, trickle,
What a lot of sawdust!
My dollyâ??s had an accident
And has lost a lot of sawdust!
Dressing a baby
Little man in coal pit goes
Knock, knock, knock,
Up he comes, up he comes,
Out the top!
Draw a pail of water
Draw a pail of water
For my ladyâ??s daughter;
Her fatherâ??s a king and her motherâ??s a queen,
Her two little sisters are dressed in green,
Stamping grass and parsley,
Marigold-leaves and daisies.
One rush, two rush!
Pray thee, fine lady, come under my bush.
Down by the bay
Down by the bay,
Where the watermelons grow.
Back to my home,
I dare not go.
Because if I do,
My mother will say,
“Did you ever see a bear combing his hair?”
Down by the bay.
Down by the bay,
Where the watermelons grow.
Back to my home,
I dare not go.
Because if I do,
My mother will say,
“Did you ever see a goose kissing a moose?”
Down by the bay.
Down by the bay,
Where the watermelons grow.
Back to my home,
I dare not go.
Because if I do,
My mother will say,
“Did you ever see a whale with a polka dot tail?”
Down by the bay.
Down by the bay,
Where the watermelons grow.
Back to my home,
I dare not go.
Because if I do,
My mother will say,
“Did you ever see a pig wearing a wig?”
Down by the bay.
Down by the bay,
Where the watermelons grow,
Back to my home,
I dare not go.
Because if I do,
My mother will say,
“Did you ever see a cat wearing a hat?”
Down by the bay.
Down by the bay,
Where the watermelons grow,
Back to my home,
I dare not go.
Because if I do,
My mother will say,
“Did you ever see a dragon pulling a wagon?”
Down by the bay.
Down by the bay,
Where the watermelons grow,
Back to my home,
I dare not go.
Because if I do,
My mother will say,
“Did you ever see a goat wearing a coat?”
Down by the bay.
Down by the bay,
Where the watermelons grow,
Back to my home,
I dare not go.
Because if I do,
My mother will say,
“Did you ever have a time-
when you couldn’t find a rhyme?”
Down by the bay.
Down at the bus stop
Down at the Bus Stop,
Early in the morning.
See the yellow Buses,
Standing in a row.
Starting up the engine.
Ding, Ding, Ding, Ding!
And off we go!
Down at the Garage,
Early in the morning.
See the big lorries,
Standing in a row.
See the lorry driver,
Loading up the boxes.
Broom, Broom, Broom, Broom!
And off we go!
Down at the Post Office,
Early in the morning.
See all the post vans,
Waiting in a row.
See the Postman loading,
All the sacks of letters,
Bib, Bib,Bip,Bib!
And off we go!
Down at the Harbour,
Early in the morning.
See all the Fishing Boats,
Tied up in a row.
See the Ship’s Captain,
Pull a little lever.
“Full steam ahead!”, he calls,
And off we go!
Down at the airport,
Early in the morning.
See the big Aeroplanes,
All in a row.
See the Hostess showing,
How to fasten up our seat belts.
Speeding down the runway,
And off we go!
The dove and the wren
The dove says coo, coo, what shall I do?
I can scarce maintain two.
Pooh, pooh! says the wren, Iâ??ve got ten,
And keep them all like gentlemen.
Doodle, doodle, doo
Doodle, doodle, doo,
The princess lost her shoe;
Her highness hopped
The fiddler stopped,
Not knowing what to do
Donâ??t care
Donâ??t care didnâ??t care,
Donâ??t care was wild:
Donâ??t care stole plum and pear
Like any beggarâ??s child.
Donâ??t care was made to care,
Donâ??t care was hung:
Donâ??t care was put in a pot
And boiled till he was done.
The donkey
Donkey, donkey, old and gray,
Ope your mouth and gently bray;
Lift your ears and blow your horn,
To wake the world this sleepy morn.
Donkey donkey
Donkey, donkey, old and gray,
Ope your mouth and gently bray;
Lift your ears and blow your horn,
To wake the world this sleepy morn.
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