50+ Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes With Lyrics
Mother goose nursery rhymes are some of the most popular nursery rhymes of all time. These are rhymes that have been around for years and handed down through the generations.
You may not even realise, but you have probably been singing along to the mother goose nursery rhyme lyrics without even knowing it.
Here we have put together a list of mother goose nursery rhymes with lyrics so that you can learn the words and rhyme along with your kids.
Who is Mother Goose?
You are probably asking yourself “Who is Mother Goose”, or “Is Mother Goose a real person?
Well, no Mother Goose isn’t a real person, Mother Goose is actually a fictional character that represents and “old woman”. You will find that she is often shown as an elderly woman with a beak nose and sharp chin usually riding on the back of a flying gander.
Mother Goose nursery rhymes date back to the 1700’s when she was associated with an early collection of songs and lullabies.
Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes and Lyrics
Here we have put together a list of the best Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes with Lyrics so that you can learn the words and continue to pass these rhymes down the generations. Make sure to check out our other list: Best Nursery Rhymes for Kids
1. A Wise Old Owl – Lyrics
A wise old owl lived in an oak.
The more he saw the less he spoke.
The less he spoke the more he heard.
Why can’t we all be like that wise old bird?
2. Are you Sleeping – Lyrics
Are you sleeping?
Are you sleeping?
Brother John?
Brother John?
Morning bells are ringing.
Morning bells are ringing.
Ding, ding, dong.
Ding, ding, dong.
3. Baa Baa Black Sheep – Lyrics
Baa, baa, black sheep,
Have you any wool?
Yes, sir, yes, sir,
Three bags full;
One for the master,
And one for the dame,
And one for the little boy
Who lives down the lane.
4. Banbury Cross – Lyrics
Ride a cock-horse to Banbury Cross
To see a fine lady upon a white horse.
With rings on her fingers and bells on her toes
She shall have music wherever she goes.
5. Birds of a Feather – Lyrics
Birds of a feather flock together,
And so will pigs and swine.
Rats and mice have their choice,
And so will I have mine.
7. Cobbler Cobbler, mend my shoe -Lyrics
Cobbler, cobbler, mend my shoe.
Get it done by half past two.
Half past two is much too late.
Get it done by half past eight.
Stitch it up and stitch it down.
And I’ll give you half a crown.
8. Cock-A-Doodle-Do – Lyrics
Cock-a-doodle-doo,
My dame has lost her shoe.
My master’s lost his fiddlestick,
And knows not what to do.
9. Curly Locks – Lyrics
Curly Locks, Curly Locks,
Will you be mine?
You shall not wash dishes,
Nor feed the swine,
But sit on a cushion
And sew a fine seam,
And sup upon strawberries, sugar, and cream.
10. Diddle, diddle, dumpling – Lyrics
Diddle, diddle, dumpling, my son John,
Went to bed with his trousers on;
One shoe off, and the other shoe on,
Diddle, diddle, dumpling, my son John.
11. Georgie Porgie – Lyrics
Georgie Porgie, pudding, and pie,
Kissed the girls, and made them cry.
When the boys came out to play,
Georgie Porgie ran away.
12. Goosey, Goosey, Gander – Lyrics
Goosey, goosey, gander,
Wither shall I wander?
Upstairs and downstair
And in my lady’s chamber.
There I met an old man
Who would not say his prayers
I took him by the left leg
And threw him down the stairs.
13. Handy Spandy Jack-a-Dandy – Lyrics
Handy spandy Jack-a-dandy
Loves plum cake and sugar candy,
He bought some at the grocers shop
And out he came, hop, hop, hop.
14. Hey Diddle Diddle – Lyrics
Hey, diddle, diddle,
The cat and the fiddle,
The cow jumped over the moon.
The little dog laughed
To see such sport
And the dish ran away with the spoon.
15. Hickory Dickory Dock – Lyrics
Hickory, dickory, dock,
The mouse ran up the clock.
The clock struck one,
The mouse ran down!
Hickory, dickory, dock.
16. Hot Crossed Buns – Lyrics
Hot cross buns!
Hot cross buns!
One a penny, two a penny,
Hot cross buns!
If you have no daughters,
Give them to your sons.
One a penny, two a penny,
Hot cross buns!
17. Humpty Dumpty – Lyrics
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall.
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.
All the king’s horses and all the king’s men
Couldn’t put Humpty together again!
18. I had a Little Hen – Lyrics
I had a little hen,
The prettiest ever seen,
She washed up the dishes,
And kept the house clean.
She went to the mill
To fetch me some flour,
And always got home
In less than an hour.
She baked me my bread,
She brewed me my ale,
She sat by the fire
And she told a fine tale!
19. I see the moon – Lyrics
I see the moon, the moon sees me,
God bless the moon and God bless me:
There’s grace in the cottage and grace in the hall;
And the grace of God is over us all.
20. Itsy Bitsy Spider – Lyrics
Itsy bitsy spider climbed up the waterspout.
Down came the rain
and washed the spider out.
Out came the sun
and dried up all the rain
and so itsy bitsy spider climbed up the spout again.
(This mother goose rhyme uses actions to climb the spider up the spout using your fingers and then when the rain comes down you wiggle your fingers coming down)
20. It’s Raining, It’s Pouring – Lyrics
It’s raining, it’s pouring
The old man is snoring
He bumped his head
And went to bed
And didn’t get up till morning.
21. Jack Be Nimble – Lyrics
Jack be nimble
Jack be quick
Jack jump over the candlestick
Jack jumped high
Jack jumped low
Jack jumped over and burned his toe
21. Jack and Jill
Jack and Jill
Went up the hill
To fetch a pail of water.
Jack fell down
And broke his crown
And Jill came tumbling after.
22. Lady Bug, Lady Bug – Lyrics
Ladybug, ladybug (Ladybird, Ladybird),
fly away home.
Your house is on fire,
And your children are gone.
All except one, And her name is Ann,
And she hid under the baking pan.
23. Little Bo-Peep – Lyrics
Little Bo-Peep has lost her sheep,
And doesn’t know where to find them;
Leave them alone,
And they’ll come home,
Wagging their tails behind them.
24. Little Boy Blue – Lyrics
Little Boy Blue,
Come blow your horn.
The sheep’s in the meadow;
The cow’s in the corn.
Where is the boy who looks after the sheep?
He’s under a haycock, fast asleep.
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25. Little Jack Horner – Lyrics
Little Jack Horner
Sat in the corner
Eating a Christmas pie;
He put in his thumb
And pulled out a plum
And said, “What a good boy am I!”
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26. Little Miss Muffet – Lyrics
Little Miss Muffet
Sat on a tuffet,
Eating her curds and whey;
There came a big spider
Who sat down beside her
And frightened Miss Muffet away.
27. London Bridge – Lyrics
London Bridge is falling down
Falling down, falling down
London Bridge is falling down
My fair lady
Build it up with iron bars
Iron bars, iron bars
Build it up with iron bars
My fair lady
Iron bars will bend and break
Bend and break, bend and break
Iron bars will bend and break
My fair lady
Build it up with gold and silver
Gold and silver, gold and silver
Build it up with gold and silver
My fair lady
London Bridge is falling down
Falling down, falling down
London Bridge is falling down
M-y f-a-i-r l-a-d-y
28. Mary Had a Little Lamb – Lyrics
Mary had a little lamb
Its fleece was white as snow
And everywhere that Mary went
The lamb was sure to go.
It followed her to school one day
That was against the rule.
It made the children laugh and play
To see a lamb at school.
29. Mary Mary – Lyrics
Mary, Mary, quite contrary,
How does your garden grow?
With silver bells, and cockle shells,
And pretty maids all in a row.
30. Old King Cole – Lyrics
Old King Cole was a merry old soul
And a merry old soul was he;
He called for his pipe, and he called for his bowl
And he called for his fiddlers three.
Every fiddler he had a fiddle,
And a very fine fiddle had he;
Oh there’s none so rare, as can compare
With King Cole and his fiddlers three
31. Old Mother Hubbard – Lyrics
Old Mother Hubbard
Went to the cupboard,
To fetch her poor dog a bone;
But when she came there
The cupboard was bare
And so the poor dog had none.
32. Pat-a-Cake – Lyrics
Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, baker’s man,
Bake me a cake as fast as you can.
Roll it, and prick it, and mark it with a “B”
And put it in the oven for Baby and me!
33. Peter Piper – Lyrics
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked.
If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers,
Where’s the peck of pickled peppers that Peter Piper picked?
34. Peter Pumpkin Eater – Lyrics
Peter, Peter, pumpkin eater,
Had a wife and couldn’t keep her.
He put her in a pumpkin shell
And there he kept her, very well.
35. Polly Put the Kettle On – Lyrics
Polly put the kettle on,
Polly put the kettle on,
Polly put the kettle on,
We’ll all have tea.
Sukey take it off again,
Sukey take it off again,
Sukey take it off again,
They’ve all gone away.
36. Pop! Goes the weasel – Lyrics
Half a pound of tuppenny rice,
Half a pound of treacle.
That’s the way the money goes,
Pop! goes the weasel.
Up and down the City road,
In and out the Eagle,
That’s the way the money goes,
Pop! goes the weasel.
37. Queen of Hearts – Lyrics
The Queen of Hearts she made some tarts
All on a summer’s day;
The Knave of Hearts he stole those tarts
And took them quite away.
38. Round and Round the Garden – Lyrics
Round and round the garden
Like a teddy bear
One step, two steps,
And tickly under there
(This mother goose rhyme has actions. Use your finger to go round and round on your child’s hand and then step up the arm and tickle the underarm)
39. Ring Around the Rosie – Lyrics
Ring-a-round the rosie,
A pocket full of posies,
Ashes! Ashes!
We all fall down.
The cows in the meadows
Eating buttercups
A-tishoo! A-tishoo!
We all jump up.
40. Rock-a-bye-Baby – Lyrics
Rock-a-bye, Baby, in the tree top,
When the wind blows the cradle will rock;
When the bough breaks the cradle will fall,
Down tumbles cradle and Baby and all.
(This mother goose nursery rhyme is great for putting little ones to sleep)
41. Sing a Song of Sixpence – Lyrics
Sing a song of sixpence,
A pocket full of rye.
Four and twenty blackbirds,
Baked in a pie.
When the pie was opened
The birds began to sing;
Wasn’t that a dainty dish,
To set before the king.
42. Star Light Star Bright – Lyrics
Star light, star bright,
First star I see tonight,
I wish I may, I wish I might,
Have this wish I wish tonight.
(This mother goose rhyme is great to recite just before bed)
43. Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear – Lyrics
Teddy bear, teddy bear,
Touch the ground.
Teddy bear, teddy bear,
Turn around.
Teddy bear, teddy bear,
Walk upstairs.
Teddy bear, teddy bear,
Say your prayers.
Teddy bear, teddy bear,
Turn out the light.
Teddy bear, teddy bear,
Say good night.
44. There Was A Crooked Man – Lyrics
There was a crooked man,
And he walked a crooked mile,
He found a crooked sixpence
Against a crooked stile;
He bought a crooked cat,
Which caught a crooked mouse,
And they all lived together
In a little crooked house.
45. There was an Old Woman – Lyrics
There was an old woman who lived in a shoe.
She had so many children, she didn’t know what to do;
She gave them some broth without any bread;
Then kissed them all soundly and put them to bed.
46. This Little Piggy – Lyrics
This little piggy went to market,
This little piggy stayed home,
This little piggy had roast beef,
This little piggy had none,
And this little piggy cried “wee wee wee” all the way home.
(These mother goose rhyme lyrics are great using actions too. Use your little one’s toes for each piggy ending with the little one.)
47. Three Blind Mice – Lyrics
Three blind mice. Three blind mice.
See how they run. See how they run.
They all ran after the farmer’s wife,
Who cut off their tails with a carving knife,
Did you ever see such a sight in your life,
As three blind mice?
48. Twinkle, twinkle, little star – Lyrics
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are.
Up above the world so high,
Like a diamond in the sky.
49. Wee Willie Winkie – Lyrics
Wee Willie Winkie runs through the town,
Up stairs and down stairs in his night-gown,
Tapping at the window, crying at the lock,
Are the children in their bed, for it’s past ten o’clock?
50. Where is Thumbkin?
Where is Thumbkin?
Where is Thumbkin?
Here I am!
HereI am!
How are you today, Sir?
Very well I thank you.
Run away.
Run away.
(You can repeat these mother goose rhyme lyrics for each finger on your hand. Use Thumbkin for the thumb, then Pointer, Middle Man, Ring, and Pinky
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Hopefully these Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes lyrics will help you learn the words to some of the most classic rhymes of all time. Have a great time singing these Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes with your kids!
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