English folk song

Sing a song of sixpence

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
Oh wasn't that a dainty dish to set before the king!

The king was in his counting house counting out his money
The queen was in the parlour eating bread and honey
The maid was in the garden hanging out the clothes
When down came a blackbird and pecked off her nose!

One, two, three, four, five, once I caught a fish alive

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.

One, two, three, four, five,
Once I caught a crab 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.

London Bridge is falling down

London Bridge is falling down,
Falling down, falling down,
London Bridge is falling down,
My fair lady.

Build it up with wood and clay,
Wood and clay, wood and clay,
Build it up with wood and clay,
My fair lady.

Wood and clay will wash away,
Wash away, wash away,
Wood and clay will wash away,
My fair lady.

London Bridge is falling down,
Falling down, falling down,
London Bridge is falling down,
My fair lady.

It's raining, it's pouring

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.

Rain, rain, go away
Come again some other day
Rain, rain, go away
Come again some other day.

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.

Rain, rain, go away
Come again some other day
Rain, rain, go away
Come again some other day.

I am the baker man

I am the baker man,
I come from far away,
And I can bake,
What can you bake?
I can bake biscuits!
Crunchy, crunchy, crunchy, crunch,
Crunchy crunch, crunchy crunch,
Crunchy, crunchy, crunchy, crunch,
Crunchy, crunchy, crunch!

I am the baker man,
I come from far away,
And I can bake,
What can you bake?
I can bake cakes!
Yummy, yummy, yummy, yum,
Yummy yum, yummy yum,
Yummy, yummy, yummy, yum,
Yummy, yummy, yum!

Hickety Pickety my red hen

Hickety Pickety my red hen,
She lays eggs for Farmer Ben,
Farmer Ben comes every day,
To count how many eggs lie in the hay.

She's laid five eggs today!

Hickety Pickety my red hen,
She lays eggs for Farmer Ben,
Farmer Ben comes every day,
To count how many eggs lie in the hay.

She's laid three eggs today!

Hickety Pickety my red hen,
She lays eggs for Farmer Ben,
Farmer Ben comes every day,
To count how many eggs lie in the hay.

She's laid four eggs today!

The grand old Duke of York

Oh, the grand old Duke of York,
He had ten thousand men,
He marched them up to the top of the hill
And he marched them down again.

And when they were up they were up,
And when they were down they were down,
And when they were only half way up
They were neither up nor down.

They all marched up to the top of the hill,
With a hup, two, three, four, drilling their drill.

Oh, the grand old Duke of York,
He had ten thousand men,
He marched them up to the top of the hill
And he marched them down again.

Five little ducks went swimming one day

Five little ducks went swimming one day,
Over the hill and far away.
Mamma duck said: 'Quack, quack, quack, quack!'
And only four little ducks came back.

Four little ducks went swimming one day,
Over the hill and far away.
Mamma duck said: 'Quack, quack, quack, quack!'
And only three little ducks came back.

Three little ducks went swimming one day,
Over the hill and far away.
Mamma duck said: 'Quack, quack, quack, quack!'
And only two little ducks came back.

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