Top 20 Rhymes and Chants

 

Little Bo Peep she searched for her sheep

But didn’t quite know how to find them

 

 

1.   There was an old lady who swallowed a fly

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There was an old lady who swallowed a fly.


I don't know why she swallowed the fly,


I guess she'll die.

 

There was an old lady who swallowed a spider,


that wiggled and wiggled and tickled inside her.


She swallowed the spider to catch the fly.


I don't know why she swallowed the fly.


I guess she'll die.

 

There was an old lady who swallowed a bird.


How absurd to swallow a bird.


She swallowed the bird to catch the spider,
that wiggled and wiggled and tickled inside her.


She swallowed the spider to catch the fly.


I don't know why she swallowed the fly.


I guess she'll die.

 

There was an old lady who swallowed a cat.


Imagine that, she swallowed a cat.


She swallowed the cat to catch the bird.
She swallowed the bird to catch the spider,
that wiggled and wiggled and tickled inside her.


She swallowed the spider to catch the fly.


I don't know why she swallowed the fly.


I guess she'll die.

 

There was an old lady who swallowed a dog.


My what a hog, to swallow a dog.


She swallowed the dog to catch the cat.
She swallowed the cat, to catch the bird,
She swallowed the bird to catch the spider,
that wiggled and wiggled and tickled inside her.


She swallowed the spider to catch the fly.


I don't know why she swallowed the fly.


I guess she'll die.

 

There was an old lady who swallowed a cow.


I don't know how she swallowed a cow.


She swallowed the cow to catch the dog.
She swallowed the dog, to catch the cat.
She swallowed the cat to catch the bird.


She swallowed the bird to catch the spider,
that wiggled and wiggled and tickled inside her.


She swallowed the spider to catch the fly.


I don't know why she swallowed the fly


I guess she'll die.

 

I know an old lady who swallowed a horse...

She's dead of course!

 

 

2.     Who Took the Cookie from the Cookie Jar?

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(Everyone is clapping and slapping their knees throughout this rhyme)

 

Everyone: Who took the cookie from the cookie jar?

 

Teacher: Mary (student’s name) took the cookie from the cookie jar.

 

Everyone: Mary took the cookie from the cookie jar!

 

Mary: Who me?

 

Everyone: Yes, you!

 

Mary: Not me.

 

Everyone: Then who?

 

Mary: Sam took the cookie from the cookie jar!

 

Sam: Who me?

 

Everyone: Yes, you.

 

Sam: Not me.

 

Everyone: Then who?

 

(Everyone repeats this until everyone in class has had a turn)

 

 

 

 

3.   Little Miss Muffet

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Little Miss Muffet

Sat on a tuffet,

Eating her curds and whey;

Along came a spider,

Who sat down beside her,

And frightened Miss Muffet away.

 

 

4.   Little Jack Horner

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Little Jack Horner

Sat in a corner

Eating his Christmas pie;

He put in his thumb,

And pull'd out a plum

And said, "What a good boy am I."

 

 

5.   It’s raining, it’s pouring

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It's raining, it's pouring;

The old man is snoring.

He went to bed and he

Bumped his head

And he couldn't get up in the morning.

 

 

6.   Paddy Cake, Paddy Cake

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Paddycake, Paddycake, baker’s man,


Bake me a cake as fast as you can;


Roll it, pat it, mark it with a B,


Put it in the oven for baby and me.

 

 

7.   1,2,3,4,5 Once I caught a fish alive

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One, two, three, four, five,

Once I caught a fish alive,

Six, seven, eight, nine, ten,

Then I let it go again.

Why did you let it go?

 

Because it bit my finger so.

Which finger did it bite?

This little finger on the right.

 

 

8.   One Potato

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One potato, two potato,
Three potato, four,


Five potato, six potato,
Seven potato, more!

 

 

9.    Ring Around the Rosie

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(Everyone should hold hands and form a circle as they sing)

Ring around the rosie,


A pocket full of posies,


Ashes! Ashes!
We all fall down!

(Everyone falls down)

 

10.Pease Porridge

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Pease porridge hot!


Pease porridge cold!


Pease porridge in the pot


Nine days old.

Some like it hot,


Some like it cold,


I like it in the pot


Nine days old!

 

 

11. Rock a Bye Baby

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Rock a bye baby, on the tree top,


When the wind blows the cradle will rock.


When the bough breaks the cradle will fall,


nd down will come baby, cradle and all.

 

 

12. This Little Piggie Went to the Market

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(This rhyme is usually done by pulling on each toe, but you can substitute a student’s fingers on one hand)

This little piggie went to market,


This little piggie stayed home,


This little piggie had roast beef,


This little piggie had none,


And this little piggie cried,

"Wee! Wee! Wee!"
All the way home.

 

 

13.A Tisket, A Tasket

 

A-tisket, a-tasket,


A green and yellow basket.


I wrote a letter to my love,


But on the way I dropped it.


I dropped it, I dropped it,


And, on the way I dropped it.


A little boy picked it up,


And put it in his pocket.

 

 

14.Where is Thumbkin?

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(Start out with both hands behind your back and bring out one hand and shake it, then the other – withdraw each hand one at a time)

Where is thumbkin?
Where is thumbkin?


Here I am (bring out one thumb)


Here I am (bring out the other thumb)

How are you today sir? (make thumb talk to the other thumb)


Very well; I thank you (and vice versa with this thumb)

Run A-way (put one thumb back behind your back)


Run A-way (put the other thumb back behind your back)

 

 

15.  I’m a little teapot

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I'm a little teapot


Short and stout


Here is my handle


Here is my spout

When I get all steamed up


Hear me shout


"Tip me over
and pour me out!"

 

 

25. How Much Wood Would a Wodchuck Chuck

 

How much wood would a woodchuck chuck


If a woodchuck could chuck wood?


A woodchuck would chuck all the wood he could


If a woodchuck could chuck wood!

 

 

26. Peter Piper

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Peter Piper picked a pack
 of pickled peppers;


A pack of pickled peppers
Peter Piper Picked

If Peter Piper picked a pack
 of Pickled peppers,


Where's the pack of pickled peppers
Peter Piper Picked?

 

 

27. Little Boy Blue

 

Little Boy Blue, come blow your horn.


The sheep's in the meadow, the cow's in the corn.


Where is the boy that looks after the sheep?


He's under the haystack, fast asleep.

 

28. Five Little Monkeys Swinging from a Tree

 

Five little monkey's swinging in the tree 


Teasing Mr Alligator can't catch me

Along came Mr Alligator quiet as can be 


And snapped that monkey out that tree 



 

Four little monkey's swinging in the tree 


Teasing Mr Alligator can't catch me

 
Along came Mr Alligator quiet as can be 


And snapped that monkey out that tree 



 

Three little monkey's swinging in the tree 


Teasing Mr Alligator can't catch me

 
Along came Mr Alligator quiet as can be 


And snapped that monkey out that tree 



 

Two little monkey's swinging in the tree 


Teasing Mr Alligator can't catch me 


Along came Mr Alligator quiet as can be 


And snapped that monkey out that tree 



 

One little monkey's swinging in the tree 


Teasing Mr Alligator can't catch me 


Along came Mr Alligator quiet as can be 


And snapped that monkey out that tree 



 

No more monkey's swinging in the tree!

 

29. Georgie Porgie

 

Georgie Porgie pudding and pie,


Kissed the girls and made them cry


When the boys came out to play,


Georgie Porgie ran away

 

30. Jack be Nimble

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Jack be nimble!


Jack be quick!


Jack jump over the candle stick