The term "nursery rhyme" emerged in the 1820s, although this type of children's literature previously existed with different names such as Tommy Thumb Songs and Mother Goose Songs.[1] The first known book containing a collection of these texts was Tommy Thumb's Pretty Song Book, which was published by Mary Cooper in 1744.[2] The works of several scholars and collectors helped document and preserve these oral traditions as well as their histories. These include Iona and Peter Opie, Joseph Ritson, James Orchard Halliwell, and Sir Walter Scott.[3]

Nursery rhymes

The following is a list of nursery rhymes.

TitleOther titlesPlace of originDate first recorded
Ah! vous dirai-je, maman 'Oh! Shall I tell you, Mama' France 18th century
Aiken DrumScotland1825
Apple Pie ABC'Apple Pie ABC'England17th century/1672
Akka bakka bonka rakka Norway 1888
Apples and BananasNorth America1985
Arthur o' BowerEnglandLate 18th century
A Sailor Went To Sea 'The Sailor Song', 'A Sailor Went To The Sea Sea Sea', 'A Father Went To The Sea', 'A Father Went To The Sea Sea Sea' England 1885
A Wise Old OwlUSA1915
A-Tisket, A-Tasket'A Tisket A Tasket'USAc. 1879
A-Hunting We Will Go England 1777
Akai Kutsu '赤い靴' or 'Red Shoes' Japan 1922
Alphabet Song 'ABC' USA 1835
Alouette 'Lark' Canada 1870
Animal Fair USA 1898
Ants Go Marching 'When Johnny Comes Marching Home' USA 1863
As I was going by Charing Cross'As I was going to Charing Cross'England17th century
As I was going to St IvesEnglandc. 1730
Baa, Baa, Black SheepEnglandc. 1744
Baby Shark Korea or Germany 2007
Backe, backe Kuchen 'Bake a Cake, Bake a Cake' Germany 1850
Bahay Kubo 'Field House' Philippines
Baloo Baleerie Scotland 1949
Billy BoyEngland1912
BingoEnglandc. 1780
Bobby Shafto's Gone to Sea'Bobby Shafto'England1805
Bye, Baby BuntingEngland1784
Can you count the starsGermany1837
The Cat Sat Asleep by the Side of the Fire England
Chizhik-Pyzhik 'Чи́жик-Пы́жик' Russia 1994
Christmas Is Coming USA
Cock-a-Doodle DooEngland1765
Come Follow Me (To the Redwood Tree) 'Come Follow Me' USA
Daisy Bell or Daisy DaisyEngland1882
Dandini Dandini Dastana 'Dan-dini Dan-dini Dastana', 'Dandini', 'Dan-dini' Turkey
Did You Ever See a Lassie?USA or Scotland1895-1900
Diddle, Diddle, Dumpling, My Son JohnEngland1797
Ding Dong BellEngland1580
Do Your Ears Hang Low? England
Doctor FosterEngland1844
Dong, Dong, Dongdaemun '동, 동, 동대문' Korea
Donkey, Donkey I Beg YouEnglandc.1780s
Down By The Station 'Down At The Station' England 1948
Down Down Baby 'The Roller Coaster Song' USA mid 20th century
Eeny, Meeny, Miny, Moe'Eenie, Meenie, Minie, Mo'Britain, USA or Finland1888
Eeper Weeper'Heeper Peeper'Englandlate 19th early 20th century
Five Little Ducks'May Limang Pato Akong Nakita'Philippines1921
Five Little Monkeys'5 Little Monkeys', 'Five Little Monkeys Jumping On The Bed', '5 Little Monkeys Jumping On The Bed'USA1871
Five Little Speckled Frogs'5 Green & Speckled Frogs'USA20th century
For He's a Jolly Good Fellow 'The Bear Went Over The Mountain' England 1709
Foxy's HoleEngland16th century
Frère Jacques'Brother John', 'Are You Sleeping', 'Are you sleeping, Brother John?'Francec. 1780
Frog Went A-Courting'Frog Wen A-Courtin''England1549-1611
Georgie PorgieEnglandc. 1850
Girls and Boys Come Out To Play'Boys and Girls Come Out to Play'England1708
Goosey Goosey GanderEngland1784
Green Gravel England c. 1835
Green Grow The Rushes, OEngland
Happy Birthday To You 'Birthday Song' USA 1893
Hark, Hark! The Dogs Do Bark England
Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes England 1961, pre 1960
Here Comes an Old Soldier from Botany Bay 'Here Comes an Old Soldier' or 'Old Soldier USA, Australia or British Isles Late 19th Century
Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush'Mulberry Bush', 'This Is the Way'Englandc. 1850
Hey Diddle DiddleEnglandc. 1765
Hickory Dickory Dock'Hickety Dickety Dock'Englandc. 1744
The Hokey Cokey 'Hokey Pokey' England 1826
Horsey, Horsey England 1937
Hot Cross BunsEngland1797
How Many Miles to Babylon?Scotland1801
Humpty DumptyEngland1803
Hush Little BabyUSAbefore 1918
Ichinensei Ni Nattara '一年生になったら' or 'When I Become A First Grader' Japan 1966
If Wishes Were Horses, Beggars Would Ride'If wishes were horses'Britain1605
If You're Happy and You Know ItUSA1916
I Do Not Like Thee, Doctor FellEngland1680
I Had a Little Nut TreeEngland1789
I Have Two HandsPhilippinesearly 20th century
I'm a Little TeapotUSA1939
I'll Tell Me Ma'The Wind'England, adapted in Ireland1988
I've Been Working On The Railroad USA 1894
I Love Little Pussy'I Love Little Kitty'England1830
It's Raining, It's PouringUSA1939
Itsy Bitsy Spider'Eensy Weensy Spider', 'Insey Winsey Spider', 'Incy Wincy Spider'USA1910
Jack and JillEnglandc. 1765
Jack-a-NoryEnglandc. 1760
Jack Be NimbleEnglandc. 1815
Jack SpratEngland1639
John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt USA or Canada 19th century
Johnny Johnny Yes PapaBritish Empire20th century
Kookaburra 'Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree' Australia 1932
Ladybird Ladybird'Ladybug Ladybug'Britainc. 1744
Land of the Silver Birch Canada 1920s
Lavender's Blue'Lavender Blue'Englandlate 17th century
Little Arabella MillerUSA20th century
Little Bo-PeepEnglandc. 1805
Little Boy BlueEnglandc. 1744
Little Bunny Foo Foo England
Little Chickens 'Little Chickies' or 'Los Pollitos Dicen' Spain 1875
Little Jack HornerEngland1725
Little Miss MuffetEngland1805
Little Poll ParrotEngland1853
Little Robin RedbreastEnglandc. 1744
Little Tommy TuckerEnglandc. 1744
London Bridge Is Falling Down'My Fair Lady' or 'London Bridge'Englandc. 1744
Lucy LocketEngland or USA1842
Mary Had a Little LambUSA1830
Mary, Mary, Quite ContraryEnglandc. 1744
Malbrough s'en va-t-en guerre 'Marlborough has left for the war', 'Mort et convoi de l'invincible Malbrough', 'The death and burial of the invincible Marlborough' France 1709
Matthew, Mark, Luke and John"Black Paternoster"Britain1656
Monday's ChildEngland1838
Needles and PinsEngland1843
Nuts in May'Gathering Nuts in May'England1894
Oh Dear! What Can the Matter Be? 'Johnny's So Long at the Fair' England 1770s
Old King ColeEngland1708-1709
Old MacDonald Had a Farm'Old McDonald Had a Farm', 'Old MacDonald', 'Old McDonald', 'Ol' McDonald', 'Ol' McDonald Had a Farm', 'Ol' MacDonald', 'Ol' MacDonald'USA1917
Old Mother HubbardEngland1805
On Top of Old SmokyUSA1951
One for SorrowBritainc. 1780
One for the Money USA 1820s
One Potato, Two Potato 'One Potato, Two Potatoes' England 1870
One, Two, Buckle My ShoeUSA1805
One, Two, Three, Four, Five'1, 2, 3, 4, 5', '1, 2, 3, 4, 5, Once I Caught A Fish Alive', 'One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Once I Caught A Fish Alive'Englandc. 1765
Oranges and LemonsEnglandc. 1744
Pat-a-Cake, Pat-a-Cake, Baker's Man"Pat-a-cake", "patty-cake" or "pattycake"England1698
Pease Porridge Hot'Peas Porridge Hot' or 'Pease Pudding Hot'Englandc. 1765
Peter Peter Pumpkin EaterUSAc. 1825
Peter PiperEngland1813
Polly Put the Kettle OnEngland1803
Poor Mary'Poor Jenny' or 'Poor Sally'England1880s
Pop Goes the WeaselEngland1850s
Pretty Little Dutch GirlUSA1940s
The Queen of HeartsBritain1782
Pussy Cat Pussy CatBritain1805
Rain Rain Go AwayEngland17th century or earlier
Ride a Cock Horse to Banbury Cross'Ride a Cock Horse'England1784
Ring-a-Ring o' Roses'Ring Around the Rosie'England1881
Rock-a-bye BabyHush a bye BabyEnglandc. 1765
Roses Are RedEngland1784
Round and Round the GardenBritain1940s
Row, Row, Row Your BoatUSA1852
Rub-a-Dub DubEngland1798
See Saw Margery DawBritainc. 1765
Sea shanty 'chantey' or 'chanty' Britain, Scotland Or Ireland
Shabondama 'シャボン玉' or 'Soap Bubbles' Japan 1922
Simple SimonEngland1764
Sing a Song of SixpenceEnglandc. 1744
Skidamarink 'Skinnamarink', 'Ski-dy-mer-rink-adink-aboomp', 'Skiddy-Mer-Rink-A-Doo' USA 1910
Solomon GrundyBritain1842
Soft Kitty USA
Star Light, Star BrightUSAlate 19th century
Sticks and StonesBritainbefore 1872
Sur le Pont d'AvignonFrance15th Century
Taffy was a WelshmanEnglandc. 1780
Ten Green BottlesUK1830
Ten Little IndiansUSA1868
The Farmer in the Dell'The Farmer's in his Den'Germany1820
The Grand Old Duke of York'The Noble Duke of York'England1642
The Lion and the UnicornEngland1708-1709
The More We Get TogetherUSA1679
The Moon Has Been ArisenGermany1779
The Muffin ManEnglandc. 1820
The Old Woman and her Pig 'The Old Woman who found a Silver Penny' England
The Three Jovial Huntsmen Britain 1880
The Wheels on the Bus'The Bus'USA1939
There Was a Crooked ManBritain1842
There Was a Man in Our Town 'The Wondrous Wise Man' or 'There Wan a Man in Thessaly' England 1897
There Was An Old Woman Who Flew In A Basket'There Wan An Old Woman Who Tossed Up In A Basket'Ireland1981
There was an Old Woman Who Lived in a ShoeEngland1794
There Was an Old Woman Who Lived Under a HillEngland1714
This Is The House That Jack Built'The House That Jack Built'England1755
This Little Piggy'This Little Pig'Englandc. 1760
This Old Man'Nick Nack Paddy Whack', 'Knick Knack Paddywhack', 'Nick Nack Paddywhack', 'Knick Knack Paddy Whack'England1906
Three Blind MiceEngland1609
Three Little KittensUSA1843
Three Wise Men of GothamEnglandc. 1765
Thumbelina USA 1951
Tinker, TailorEngland1695
To Market, to MarketEngland1611
Tom, Tom, the Piper's SonBritain1795
Tweedledum and TweedledeeBritain1805
The Twelve Days of Christmas England Or Britain c. 1780
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star (Lyrics)France1806
Two Little Dickie Birds'Two Little Black Birds'Britainc. 1765
Two Tigers 'Two Little Tigers' or 'Liang Zhi Lao Hu' China 1845
Weddings and Funerals England
Wee Willie WinkieScotland1841
What Are Little Boys Made Of?'What Are Little Girls Made Of?'Britainc. 1820
When I was a Bachelor England c. 1833[4]
When the Boat Comes InNorth East England1826
Where, O Where Has My Little Dog Gone?'Der Deitcher's Dog'Germany1846
Who Killed Cock Robin?'The Cock Robin Song'Englandc. 1744
Who stole the cookie from the cookie jar? 'Who stole the cookie'. 'Who took the cookie', 'Who took the cookie from the cookie jar?', 'Cookie jar song' England
Wind the Bobbin UpEngland1890s
Wynken, Blynken, and NodUSA1889
Yankee DoodleUSA1780s
Yon Yonson 'Jon Jonson', 'Jan Jansen', 'Yan Yansen', 'Yohn Yohnson', 'John Johnson' USA 1890

References

  1. Holden, Robert (1992). Twinkle, Twinkle, Southern Cross: The Forgotten Folklore of Australian Nursery Rhymes. Canberra: National Library Australia. p. 1. ISBN 064210560X.
  2. Bathroom Readers' Institute (2011). Uncle John's Endlessly Engrossing Bathroom Reader. New York: Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9781607104599.
  3. Styles, Morag (1997). From the Garden to the Street: Three Hundred Years of Poetry for Children. London: Cassell. p. 84. ISBN 0304332240.
  4. "When I Was a Little Boy I Lived by Myself: Nursery Rhyme". Retrieved 20 July 2022.
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