From a railway carriage

Faster than fairies, faster than witches,
Bridges and houses, hedges and ditches;
And charging along like troops in a battle
All through the meadows the horses and cattle:
All of the sights of the hill and the plain
Fly as thick as driving rain;
And ever again, in the wink of an eye,
Painted stations whistle by.

Here is a child who clambers and scrambles,
All by himself and gathering brambles;
Here is a tramp who stands and gazes;
And here is the green for stringing the daisies!
Here is a cart run away in the road
Lumping along with man and load;
And here is a mill, and there is a river:
Each a glimpse and gone forever!

Frere Jacques - Japanese version

Frère Jacques.
Frère Jacques.

Dormez vous?
Dormez vous?

Sonnez les matines.
Sonnez les matines.

Ding, Ding, Dong.
Ding, Ding, Dong.

Frere Jacques - English version

Brother John.
Brother John.

Are you sleeping?
Are you sleeping?

Morning bells are ringing.
Morning bells are ringing.

Ding, Ding, Dong.
Ding, Ding, Dong.

Four currant buns

Four currant buns in a Baker’s shop,
Round and fat with Sugar on the top.
Along came a Boy with a penny one day,
Bought a currant bun and took it away.

Three currant buns in a Baker’s shop,
Round and fat with Sugar on the top.
Along came a Boy with a penny one day,
Bought a currant bun and took it away.

Two currant buns in a Baker’s shop,
Round and fat with Sugar on the top.
Along came a Boy with a penny one day,
Bought a currant bun and took it away.

One currant buns in a Baker’s shop,
Round and fat with Sugar on the top.
Along came a Boy with a penny one day,
Bought a currant bun and took it away.

No currant buns in a Baker’s shop,
Round and fat with Sugar on the top.
Along came a Boy with a penny one day,
“I’m sorry”, said the Baker,
“There are no buns today”.

Foreign lands

Up into the cherry tree
Who should climb but little me?
I held the trunk with both my hands
And looked abroad in foreign lands.

I saw the next door garden lie,
Adorned with flowers, before my eye,
And many pleasant places more
That I had never seen before.

I saw the dimpling river pass
And be the sky’s blue looking-glass;
The dusty roads go up and down
With people tramping in to town.

If I could find a higher tree
Farther and farther I should see,
To where the grown-up river slips
Into the sea among the ships,

To where the roads on either hand
Lead onward into fairy land,
Where all the children dine at five,
And all the playthings come alive.

Foreign Children

Little Indian, Sioux, or Crow,
Little frosty Eskimo,
Little Turk or Japanee,
Oh! don’t you wish that you were me?

You have seen the scarlet trees
And the lions over seas;
You have eaten ostrich eggs,
And turned the turtles off their legs.

Such a life is very fine,
But it’s not so nice as mine:
You must often as you trod,
Have wearied NOT to be abroad.

You have curious things to eat,
I am fed on proper meat;
You must dwell upon the foam,
But I am safe and live at home.

Little Indian, Sioux or Crow,
Little frosty Eskimo,
Little Turk or Japanee,
Oh! don’t you wish that you were me?

Four ducks on a pond

Four ducks on a pond,
A grass bank beyond,
A blue sky of spring,
White clouds on the wing:
What a little thing
To remember for years,
To remember with tears!

Four and twenty tailors

Four and twenty tailors went to kill a snail;
The best man amongst them durst not touch her tail;
She put out her horns like a little Kyloe cow;
Run, tailors, run, or sheâ??ll kill you all eâ??en now!

Forehead eyes cheeks nose mouth and chin

Here sits the Lord Mayor,
Here sit his two men,
Here sits the cock,
Here sits the hen,
Here sit the little chickens,
Here they run in.
Chin-chopper, chin-chopper, chin chopper, chin!

For want of a nail

For want of a nail the shoe was lost.
For want of a shoe the horse was lost.
For want of a horse the rider was lost.
For want of a rider the battle was lost.
For want of a battle the kingdom was lost.
And all for the want of a horseshoe nail.

For every evil

For every evil under the sun
There is a remedy or there is none.
If there be one, seek till you find it;
If there be none, never mind it.

Five toes

This is the man that broke the barn,
This is the man that stole the corn,
This is the man that stood and saw,
This is the man that ran away,
And this is the man that paid for aâ??.

Five nails

Every lady in this land
Has five nails upon each hand,
Twenty on her hands and feet;
All this is true, without deceit.

Five little snowmen

Five little snowmen standing in a line.
One, Two, Three, Four, Five,
So fine.
Melt in the sunshine with a sigh.
We’ll see you nexy year.
Bye Bye!

Four little snowmen standing in a line.
One, Two, Three, Four,
So fine.
Melt in the sunshine with a sigh.
We’ll see you nexy year.
Bye Bye!

Three little snowmen standing in a line.
One, Two, Three,
So fine.
Melt in the sunshine with a sigh.
We’ll see you nexy year.
Bye Bye!

Two little snowmen standing in a line.
One, Two,
So fine.
Melt in the sunshine with a sigh.
We’ll see you nexy year.
Bye Bye!

One little snowmen standing in a line.
One,
So fine.
Melt in the sunshine with a sigh.
We’ll see you nexy year.
Bye Bye!

Five little monkeys jumping on the bed

Five little monkeys jumping on the bed,
One fell off and bumped his head.
Mummy called the doctor and the doctor said,
“No more monkeys jumping on the bed!”

Four little monkeys jumping on the bed,
One fell off and bumped his head.
Mummy called the doctor and the doctor said,
“No more monkeys jumping on the bed!”

Three little monkeys jumping on the bed,
One fell off and bumped his head.
Mummy called the doctor and the doctor said,
“No more monkeys jumping on the bed!”

Two little monkeys jumping on the bed,
One fell off and bumped his head.
Mummy called the doctor and the doctor said,
“No more monkeys jumping on the bed!”

One little monkey jumping on the bed,
He fell off and bumped his head.
Mummy called the doctor and the doctor said,
“No more monkeys jumping on the bed!”

No little monkeys jumping on the bed,
None fell off and bumped their head.
Mummy called the doctor and the doctor said,
“That’s what you get for jumping on the bed!”

Five little ducks

Five little ducks went swimming one day,
Over the hill and far away,
Mother duck said â??Quack, quack, quack,â??
And only four little ducks came back.

Four little ducks went swimming one day,
Over the hill and far away,
Mother duck said â??Quack, quack, quack,â??
And only three little ducks came back.

Three little ducks went swimming one day,
Over the hill and far away,
Mother duck said â??Quack, quack, quack,â??
And only two little ducks came back.

Two little ducks went swimming one day,
Over the hill and far away,
Mother duck said â??Quack, quack, quack,â??
And only one little duck came back.

One little duck went swimming one day,
Over the hill and far away,
Mother duck said â??Quack, quack, quack,â??
And five little ducks came back.

Five little astronauts

There were five little astronauts
Going to the moon
One stayed to close the door
And that left only four

There were four little astronauts
Going to the moon
One stayed to make some tea
And that left only three

There were three little astronauts
Going to the moon
One couldnâ??t find his shoe
And that left only two

There were two little astronauts
Going to the moon
One couldnâ??t get her spacesuit on
And that left only one

One little astronaut
Did go to the moon
10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1,
BLAST OFF!
But she didnâ??t like it very much
So she came back home quite soon

Five Green and speckled frogs

Five Green and speckled frogs,
Sitting on a hollow log,
Eating some most delicious bugs,
Yum, Yum.
One frog jumped in the pool,
Where it was nice and cool,
Now there are only four speckled frogs,
Glub, glub.

Four Green and speckled frogs,
Sitting on a hollow log,
Eating some most delicious bugs,
Yum, Yum.
One frog jumped in the pool,
Where it was nice and cool,
Now there are only three speckled frogs,
Glub, glub.

Three Green and speckled frogs,
Sitting on a hollow log,
Eating some most delicious bugs,
Yum, Yum.
One frog jumped in the pool,
Where it was nice and cool,
Now there are only two speckled frogs,
Glub, glub.

Two Green and speckled frogs,
Sitting on a hollow log,
Eating some most delicious bugs,
Yum, Yum.
One frog jumped in the pool,
Where it was nice and cool,
Now there is only one speckled frog,
Glub, glub.

One Green and speckled frog,
Sitting on a hollow log,
Eating some most delicious bugs,
Yum, Yum.
One frog jumped in the pool,
Where it was nice and cool,
Now there are no speckled frogs,
Glub, glub.

Five Fluffy Little Robins

Five Fluffy Little Robins,
Looked up at the sky.
It was time to leave the nest,
And find out how to fly.

Four flitter-fluttered off,
But one was full of fear.
He said, “It’s far too high,
I think I’ll stay right here!”

“Come on!”, said the others,
Flying freely in the sun.
So their little brother tried it
And found that it was fun.

Five fat sausages

Five fat sausages sizzling in a pan
one went pop the other went bang.

Four fat sausages sizzling in a pan
one went pop the other went bang.

Three fat sausages sizzling in a pan
one went pop the other went bang.

Two fat sausages sizzling in a pan
one went pop the other went bang.

One fat sausage sizzling in a pan
one went pop the other went bang.

No fat sausages sizzling in a pan.