“Jack and Jill”
Jack and Jill went up the hill
To fetch a pail of water.
Jack fell down and broke his crown,
And Jill came tumbling after.
“Little Miss Muffet”
Little Miss Muffet
Sat on a tuffet,
Eating her curds and whey;
There came a big spider,
Who sat down beside her
And frightened Miss Muffet away.
“Ladybird, Ladybird”
Ladybird, ladybird,
Fly away home.
Your house is on fire,
And your children are gone.
All except one,
And her name is Ann,
For she hid under the baking pan.
“What Are Little Boys Made Of?”
What are little boys made of?
What are little boys made of?
Snips and snails,
And puppy-dogs’ tails.
That’s what little boys are made of.
What are little girls made of?
What are little girls made of?
Sugar and spice,
And everything nice.
That’s what little girls are made of.
“Alouette”
Alouette, gentille alouette
Alouette, je te plumerai
Je te plumerai la tête
Je te plumerai la tête
Et la tête, et la tête
Alouette, Alouette
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Alouette, gentille alouette
Alouette, je te plumerai
Je te plumerai le bec
Je te plumerai le bec
Et le bec, et le bec
Et la tête, et la tête
Alouette, Alouette
Oh, oh, oh, oh
. . .
“I Had a Little Nut Tree”
I had a little nut tree,
Nothing would it bear,
But a silver nutmeg
And a golden pear.
The King of Spain’s daughter
Came to visit me,
And all for the sake
Of my little nut tree.
Her dress was made of crimson,
Jet black was her hair,
She asked me for my nutmeg
And my golden pear.
I said, “So fair a princess
Never did I see,
I’ll give you all the fruit
From my little nut tree.”
“Itsy Bitsy Spider”
The itsy bitsy spider
Climbed up the waterspout.
Down came the rain
And washed the spider out.
Out came the sun
And dried up all the rain.
And the itsy bitsy spider
Climbed up the spout again.
“The More We Get Together”
The more we get together,
Together, together,
The more we get together,
The happier we’ll be.
‘Cause your friends are my friends,
And my friends are your friends.
The more we get together,
The happier we’ll be.
Our Stories in Verses
“Our Stories in Verses” reimagines childhood nursery rhymes through the lens of modern womanhood, revealing how these sing-song tales whispered in our earliest days may have quietly shaped who we have become.
