BINGO Song
With a song about a dog and lots of clapping, what’s not to like? Perhaps this is the secret of the BINGO Song’s popularity as it’s been around for more than two centuries in one …
Old Nursery Rhymes
Hush Little Baby
Hush Little Baby is a traditional lullaby that has its origins in folk music. No one is exactly sure where it came from, but it’s believed to originate in the southern USA in the early …
She Sells Seashells
She Sells Seashells is a tongue twister that was made popular by Terry Sullivan in 1909. There are many claims online that the ditty is a tribute to Mary Anning, a pioneering paleontologist from the …
Over the River and Through the Woods
Over the River and Through the Woods has its roots in Thanksgiving, with the original version by Lydia Maria Child published in 1844. The lyrics are the author’s own recollections of visiting family during childhood …
One Two Buckle My Shoe
One Two Buckle My Shoe is one of the oldest nursery rhymes which is still popular today. It can be traced back to Massachusetts in around 1780, but it wasn’t until 1805 that it was …
The Muffin Man
Some nursery rhymes are thinly veiled disguises for their true meaning, but that’s not the case with The Muffin Man – it really is about a man who sold muffins! Drury Lane is a real …
Queen of Hearts
The Queen of Hearts is a poem and nursery rhyme with a very interesting history.According to the Baring-Goulds in The Annotated Mother Goose, “The Queen of Hearts” nursery rhyme first appeared in print in 1782, …
I Saw a Ship A-Sailing
I Saw a Ship A-Sailing is one of the most fun nursery rhymes for kids to learn. Little is known about the origin of the song but there is substantial speculation that it is about …
Betty Botter
Better Botter is a tough tongue-twister that was originally written in 1899 by American poet Carolyn Wells. It was initially titled “the Butter Betty Bought” and over the coming decades, it was added to the …
Three Blind Mice
Three Blind Mice is a traditional nursery rhyme that first appeared in children’s literature in the 17th century. It was composed by Thomas Ravenscroft sometime around 1609. Although there is no definitive proof as to …