Hey Diddle Diddle
Best-known nonsense verse in the English language, which gave rise to the phrase “over the moon”.
Monday’s Child
Nursery rhyme supposed to foretell a child’s character or future from their day of birth.
Jack and Jill
English nursery rhyme, the earliest known version of which was published in about 1765.
As I was going to St. Ives
Nursery rhyme in the form of a puzzle, to which the correct answer is open to debate.
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
English poem and nursery rhyme by Jane Taylor, first published in 1806 under the title “The Star”.
Jack Sprat
English nursery rhyme first recorded in the form we know it today in 1670.
Baa, Baa, Black Sheep
English nursery rhyme the earliest known version of which appears in 1784, perhaps referring to a tax on wool introduced in 1275.
Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary
English nursery rhyme that may be about Queen Mary I.
Wee Willie Winkie
Nursery rhyme about the best-known of the British sleep spirits, first published in 1841.
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