National Rhymes of the Nursery

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I love my love with an A, because he's Agreeable. I hate him because he's Avaricious. He took me to the Sign of the Acorn, And treated me with Apples. His name's Andrew, And he...

Over the water, and over the lea, And over the water to Charley, Charley loves good ale and wine, And Charley loves good brandy, And Charley loves a pretty girl, As sweet as sug...

In Egypt was a dragon dire With scales of steel, and breath of fire: And Egypt's Princess fair and good Was doomed to be the monster's food: St. George this fearful dragon slew,...

When they reached the door of Mousey's hall, Heigho, says Rowley, They gave a loud knock, and they gave a loud call. With a rowley powley, gammon and spinach, Heigho, says Antho...

Johnny Pringle had a little pig, It was very little, so not very big: As it was playing on a dunghill, In a moment poor piggy was killed. So Johnny Pringle, he sat down and crie...

Here comes a poor widow from Babylon, With six poor children all alone, One can bake, and one can brew, One can shape, and one can sew, One can bake a cake for the king. Come ch...

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