Nobody Loves Me, Everybody Hates Me
Nobody Loves Me, Everybody Hates Me, sometimes known as The Worm Song is a song with a self-explanatory title. The song describes the sentiment of feeling unloved and unwanted, and it is often used as …
Old Nursery Rhymes
Little Jack Horner
Little Jack Horner is a traditional English nursery rhyme that has been around for hundreds of years. The exact origins of the rhyme are unknown, but it is thought to be based on a real …
Ring a Ring o’ Roses
Ring a Ring o’ Roses is a traditional nursery rhyme and singing game. It is believed to have originated in England in the 18th century. The rhyme describes a group of children holding hands and …
Three Little Kittens
The historical tracings of The Three Little Kittens have led to Eliza Folen (1787-1860), an influential writer in the New England Unitarian Movement. This verse was published in her collection, New Nursery Songs for All …
Oranges and Lemons
In the Oranges and Lemons nursery rhyme, each of a number of London church bells calls out a short phrase. Several different interpretations of the text are possible, including onomatopoeia, regional/historical character, practices of children’s …
This is the House that Jack Built
This is the House That Jack Built has been a popular rhyme in Britain for a long time, with many generations of children enjoying trying to learn the words by heart. It is specifically recognized …
Round and Round the Garden
Round and Round the Garden is a nursery rhyme that’s popular with children but is also often sung to babies. Similarly to This Little Piggy, Round and Round the Garden is a rhyme that has …
Skip to My Lou
Skip to My Lou is often sung as a children’s skipping song, and is popular in the playground. It originated in the US and was written in 1844. It wasn’t originally a song for children; …
Here We Go Looby Loo
Here We Go, Looby Loo, is an English nursery rhyme that is sometimes known as Looby Loo, or Here We Go Loop de Loop. It has a tune that gets stuck in your head and …
How Many Miles to Babylon
How Many Miles to Babylon is a traditional nursery rhyme that dates back to at least 1801. The rhyme probably dates from Tudor times, but many scholars of nursery rhymes point to sayings such as …