Mother Goose Poems
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Goose, Mother
Little Nanny EtticoatIn a white petticoat,And a red nose;The longer she standsThe shorter she grows. ...Read more of this...
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Goose, Mother
There was a little man, and he had a little gun, And his bullets were made of lead, lead, lead;He went to the brook, and saw a little duck, And shot it right through the head, head, head.He carried it home to his old wife Joan, And bade her a fire to make, make, make.To roast the little duck he had...Read more of this...
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Goose, Mother
There was a little man, Who wooed a little maid,And he said, "Little maid, will you wed, wed, wed? I have little more to say, So will you, yea or nay,For least said is soonest mended-ded, ded, ded." The little maid replied, "Should I be your little bride,Pray what must we have for to eat, eat, eat? Will the flame that you're so rich in Light a...Read more of this...
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Goose, Mother
Flour of England, fruit of Spain, Met together in a shower of rain;Put in a bag tied round with a string; If you'll tell me this riddle, I'll give you a ring....Read more of this...
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Goose, Mother
Higher than a house, higher than a tree.Oh! whatever can that be?...Read more of this...
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Goose, Mother
A sunshiny showerWon't last half an hour....Read more of this...
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Goose, Mother
Great A, little a, Bouncing B!The cat's in the cupboard, And can't see me....Read more of this...
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Goose, Mother
Lives in winter, Dies in summer,And grows with its roots upward!...Read more of this...
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Goose, Mother
For want of a nail, the shoe was lost;For want of the shoe, the horse was lost;For want of the horse, the rider was lost;For want of the rider, the battle was lost;For want of the battle, the kingdom was lost,And all for the want of a horseshoe nail....Read more of this...
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Goose, Mother
If all the seas were one sea,What a great sea that would be!And if all the trees were one tree,What a great tree that would be!And if all the axes were one axe,What a great axe that would be!And if all the men were one man,What a great man he would be!And if the great man took the great axe,And...Read more of this...
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Goose, Mother
Jerry Hall, he was so small,A rat could eat him, hat and all....Read more of this...
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Goose, Mother
As the days grow longerThe storms grow stronger....Read more of this...
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Goose, Mother
Ride away, ride away, Johnny shall ride,And he shall have pussy-cat Tied to one side;And he shall have little dog Tied to the other,And Johnny shall ride To see his grandmother....Read more of this...
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Goose, Mother
The greedy man is he who sits And bites bits out of plates,Or else takes up an almanac And gobbles all the dates. ...Read more of this...
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Goose, Mother
The Lion and the Unicorn were fighting for the crown,The Lion beat the Unicorn all around the town.Some gave them white bread, and some gave them brown,Some gave them plum-cake, and sent them out of town....Read more of this...
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Goose, Mother
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. ...Read more of this...
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Goose, Mother
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Goose, Mother
Thirty days hath September,April, June, and November;February has twenty-eight alone,All the rest have thirty-one,Excepting leap-year, that's the timeWhen February's days are twenty-nine....Read more of this...
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Goose, Mother
Wee Willie Winkie runs through the town,Upstairs and downstairs, in his nightgown;Rapping at the window, crying through the lock,"Are the children in their beds? Now it's eight o'clock."...Read more of this...
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Goose, Mother
What are little boys made of, made of?What are little boys made of?"Snaps and snails, and puppy-dogs' tails;And that's what little boys are made of."What are little girls made of, made of?What are little girls made of?"Sugar and spice, and all that's nice;And that's what little girls are made of."...Read more of this...