{"id":584,"date":"2015-07-01T09:09:02","date_gmt":"2015-07-01T09:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/WestfieldNursery\/?page_id=584"},"modified":"2020-03-30T21:37:47","modified_gmt":"2020-03-30T21:37:47","slug":"letters-and-rhymes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/WestfieldNursery\/letters-and-rhymes\/","title":{"rendered":"Sounds and Rhymes"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\u00a0 Five currant buns<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/span>FIVE currant buns in a baker\u201bs shop<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Round and fat with a cherry on top<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Along came a boy, with a penny one day<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Bought a currant bun and took it right away<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0Pat a Cake Pat a Cake<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Pat a cake, Pat a cake, baker’s man<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Bake me a cake as fast as you can;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Pat it and prick it and mark it with a ‘B’,<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

And put it in the oven for Baby and me.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00a0Old King Cole<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Old King Cole was a merry old soul,<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

And a merry old soul was he,<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

He called for his pipe and he called for his bowl,<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

And he called for his fiddlers three.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0Polly Put the Kettle On<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Polly put the kettle on,<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Polly put the kettle on,<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Polly put the kettle on,<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

We’ll all have tea.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Sukey take it off again,<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Sukey take it off again,<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Sukey take it off again,<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

They’ve all gone away.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00a0Round and Round the Garden<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Round and Round the garden <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Like a teddy bear,<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

One step, two step ,<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Tickly under there!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0Girls and Boys Come out to Play<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Girls and boys come out to play.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The moon doth shine as bright as day,<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Leave your supper and leave your sleep,<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

And join your playfellows in the street.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00a0London Bridge is Falling Down<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

London Bridge is falling down,<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Falling down, falling down,<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

London Bridge is falling down,<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

My fair Lady.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Build it up with wood and clay,<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Wood and clay, wood and clay,<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Build it up with wood and clay,<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

My fair Lady.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Build it up with bricks and mortar,<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Bricks and mortar, bricks and mortar,<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Build it up with bricks and mortar,<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

My fair Lady.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Build it up with iron and steel,<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Iron and steel, iron and steel,<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Build it up with iron and steel,<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

My fair Lady.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0Mary had a Little Lamb<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Mary had a little lamb its fleece was white as snow;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

And everywhere that Mary went, the lamb was sure to go.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

It followed her to school one day, which was against the rule;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

It made the children laugh and play, to see a lamb at school.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

And so the teacher turned it out, but still it lingered near,<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

And waited patiently about till Mary did appear.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

“Why does the lamb love Mary so?” the eager children cry;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

“Why, Mary loves the lamb, you know” the teacher did reply.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00a0Five Little Speckled Frogs<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

FIVE little speckled frogs,<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Sat on a speckled log,<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Eating some most delicious bugs – yum, yum!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

One jumped into the pool,<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Where it was nice and cool,<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Then there were FOUR speckled frogs – glug, glug!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0Two Little Dicky Birds<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Two Little Dicky Birds sitting on a wall,<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

One named Peter, the other named Paul,<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Fly away Peter! Fly away Paul!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Come back, Peter! Come back, Paul!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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One, Two, Three, Four, Five<\/strong><\/p>\n

One, two, three, four, five<\/p>\n

Once I caught a fish alive,<\/p>\n

Six, seven, eight, nine, ten,<\/p>\n

Then I let it go again.<\/p>\n

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Why did you let it go,<\/p>\n

Because it bit my finger so,<\/p>\n

Which finger did it bite,<\/p>\n

This little finger on my right.<\/p>\n

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One, Two, Buckle My Shoes<\/strong><\/p>\n

One, two buckle my shoe,<\/p>\n

Three, four, knock at the door,<\/p>\n

Five, six, pick up sticks<\/p>\n

Seven, eight, lay them straight<\/p>\n

Nine, ten, a big fat hen<\/p>\n

Eleven, twelve, dig and delve<\/p>\n

Thirteen, fourteen, maids a-courting<\/p>\n

Fifteen, sixteen, maids in the kitchen<\/p>\n

Seventeen, eighteen, maids in waiting<\/p>\n

Nineteen, twenty, my plate’s empty<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Baa, Baa, Black Sheep<\/strong><\/p>\n

Baa, baa, black sheep have you any wool?<\/p>\n

Yes sir, yes sir, three bags full,<\/p>\n

One for the master and one for my dame,<\/p>\n

And one for the little boy who lives down the lane.<\/p>\n

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When Goldilocks went to the House of the Bears<\/strong><\/p>\n

When Goldilocks went to the house of the bears,<\/p>\n

Oh what did her two eyes see?<\/p>\n

A bowl that was huge,<\/p>\n

A bowl that was small,<\/p>\n

A bowl that was tiny and that was all,<\/p>\n

She counted them: one, two, three.<\/p>\n

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When Goldilocks went to the house of the bears,<\/p>\n

Oh what did her two eyes see?<\/p>\n

A chair that was huge,<\/p>\n

A chair that was small,<\/p>\n

A chair that was tiny and that was all,<\/p>\n

She counted them: one, two, three.<\/p>\n

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When Goldilocks went to the house of the bears,<\/p>\n

Oh what did her two eyes see?<\/p>\n

A bed that was huge,<\/p>\n

A bed that was small,<\/p>\n

A bed that was tiny and that was all,<\/p>\n

She counted them: one, two, three.<\/p>\n

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When Goldilocks ran from the house of the bears,<\/p>\n

Oh what did her two eyes see?<\/p>\n

A bear that was huge,<\/p>\n

A bear that was small,<\/p>\n

A bear that was tiny and that was all,<\/p>\n

They growled at her: grr, grr, grr!
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\u00a0I\u2019m a Little Teapot<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

I\u2019m a little teapot, short and stout,<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Hers\u2019s my handle; here\u2019s my spout,<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

When I get the steam up, hear me shout,<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Tip me up and pour me out.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0Three Blind Mice<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Three Blind Mice, see how they run!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

They all ran after the farmer\u2019s wife,<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Who cut off their tails with a carving knife,<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Did you ever see such a thing in your life,<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

As three blind mice?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00a0Hickory, Dickory, Dock<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Hickory, dickory, dock<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The mouse ran up the clock,<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The clock struck one,<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The mouse ran down,<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Hickory, dickory, dock.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0Humpty Dumpty <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall,<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

All the King’s horses, And all the King’s men<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Couldn’t put Humpty together again!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Humpty Dumpty sat on the ground,<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Humpty Dumpty looked all around,<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Gone were the chimneys and gone were the roofs,<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

All he could see was horses and hooves.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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