- Miss Muffett
- Miss Molly and the Little Fishes
Oh, sweet Miss Molly, You're so fond Of Fishes in a little Pond. And perhaps they're glad To see you stare With such bright eyes Upon them there. And when your fingers and your thumbs Drop slowly in the small white crumbs I hope they're happy. Only this— When you've looked long enough, sweet miss. Then, most beneficent young giver, Restore them to their native river. - Ring-A-Ring
Ring-A-Ring Ring-a-ring of little boys. Ring-a-ring of girls; All around—all around, Twists and twirls. You are merry children; "Yes, we are." Where do you come from? "Not very far. "We live in the mountain, We live in the tree; And I live in the river-bed, And you won't catch me!" - When we went out with Grandmamma
When we went out with Grandmamma— Mamma said for a treat— Oh, dear, how stiff we had to walk As we went down the street. One on each side we had to go, And never laugh or loll; I carried Prim, her Spaniard dog, And Tom—her parasol. If I looked right—if Tom looked left— "Tom—Susan—I'm ashamed; And little Prim, I'm sure, is shocked, To hear such naughties named." She said we had no manners, If we ever talked or sung; "You should have seen," said Grandmamma, "Me walk, when I was young." She told us—oh, so often— How little girls and boys, In the good days when she was young, Never made any noise. She said they never wished then To play—oh, indeed! They learnt to sew and needlework, Or else to write and read. he said her mother never let Her speak a word at meals; "But now," said Grandmamma, "you'd think That children's tongues had wheels "So fast they go—clack, clack, clack, clack; Now listen well, I pray, And let me see you both improve From what I've said to-day." - Sister Kate
WHERE ARE YOU GOING? Where are you going, sister Kate? I’m going to swing on the garden gate, And watch the fairy gypsies dance Their tim-tam-tum on the cabbage-plants— The great big one with the purple nose, And the tiny tad with the pinky toes. Where are you going, brother Ben? I’m going to build a tiger-pen. I’ll get iron and steel and ’lectric wire And build it a hundred feet, or higher, And put ten tigers in it too, And a big wildcat, and—mebbe—you. Where are you going, mother mine? I’m going to sit by the old grapevine, And watch the gliding swallow bring Clay for her nest from the meadow spring— Clay and straw and a bit of thread To weave it into a baby’s bed. Where are you going, grandma dear? I’m going, love, where the skies are clear, And the light winds lift the poppy flowers And gather clouds for the summer showers, Where the old folks and the children play On the warm hillside through the livelong day. - A lady and an unhappy little girl walking along in their winter outfits
A lady and an unhappy little girl walking along in their winter outfits - Dressed up warm
Two girls dressed up in winter coats with fur and muffs - Two boys eyeing some apples on a tree
Two boys eyeing some apples on a tree - sixpence
- Lady pulling two girls in a wagon
Lady pulling two girls in a wagon - Hush-a-bye
- Two girls skipping along
Two girls skipping along - An old lady talking to a young lady and a little girl
An old lady talking to a young lady and a little girl - Girl and boy in the garden
Girl and boy in the garden - flinders foots
- Tip-A-Toe
Tip-a-Toe, See them go; One, two, three— Chloe, Prue, and me; Up and down, To the town. A Lord was there, And the Lady fair. And what did they sing? Oh, "Ring-a-ding-ding;" And the Black Crow flew off With the Lady's Ring. - Boys
Boys - Lady preparing food
- Four little girls and a boy
Four little girls and a boy - Crab Fishing
Crab Fishing - Nobody
- Cupid and the lovebirds
Cupid and the lovebirds - Wishes
Wishes - When you and I grow up
When you and I Grow up—Polly— I mean that you and me, Shall go sailing in a big ship Right over all the sea. We'll wait till we are older, For if we went to-day, You know that we might lose ourselves, And never find the way. - From Market
Oh who'll give us Posies, And Garlands of Roses, To twine round our heads so gay? For here we come bringing You many good wishes to-day. From market—from market—from market— We all come up from market. - Pretty Maid
- The Blue Song
The Blue Song Hot mush and molasses all in a blue bowl— Eat it, it’s good for you, sonny. ’T will make you grow tall as a telephone pole— Eat it, it’s good for you, sonny. Fresh fish and potatoes all on a blue plate— Eat it up smart now, my sonny. ’T will make you as jolly and fat as Aunt Kate— Eat it up quick now, my sonny. Sweet milk from a nanny-goat in a blue cup— Drink it, it’s good for you, sonny, ’T will fill you, expand you, and help you grow up, And make a real man of you, sonny. - Three girls and old lady
- Bird on a gate
- Cake
Little boy eating some cake while his dog looks on - Making cookies
Young girl doing some baking while her cat looks on - The Dancing Family
Pray let me introduce you to This little dancing family; For morning, afternoon, and night They danced away so happily. They twirled round about, They turned their toes out; The people wondered what the noise Could all be about. They danced from early morning, Till very late at night; Both in-doors and out-of-doors, With very great delight. And every sort of dance they knew, From every country far away; And so it was no wonder that They should keep dancing all the day. So dancing—dancing—dancing, In sunshine or in rain; And when they all left off, Why then—they all began again. - Seven children
- School
School - Red headed girl in blue dress
Little red headed girl standing in blue dress in the garden. - Boy with Christmas basket
Boy with Christmas basket - Daydreaming
Boy daydreaming - Young girl reading to old lady
- Three children listening to old lady
- Cupid in the love boat
Cupid in the love boat - Boy with baskets
Boy in flat peaked cap at counter with two baskets - The Cooking Lesson
The Cooking Lesson - Two girls and a boy talking to old lady
- Two boys and old lady
Two boys and old lady - Good Children
Good Children - Tea Party
- Two old ladies preparing a cup of tea
- Lady with a pitcher of lemonade
Lady walking with a pitcher of drink - Sad Little boy in nightgown
Sad Little boy in nightgown - The Animal Show
The Animal Show Father and mother and Bobbie will go To see all the sights at the animal show. Where lions and bears Sit on dining room chairs, Where a camel is able To stand on a table, Where monkeys and seals All travel on wheels, And a Zulu baboon Rides a baby balloon. The sooner you’re ready, the sooner we’ll go. Aboard, all aboard, for the Animal Show! - Boy in bathtub with his clothes on
Wet little boy in bathtub - Naughty Children
Naughty Children - Boy and Girl
Boy and Girl - Boy with apple bank
Boy with apple bank - Girl frowning
Girl frowning - Lady and boy discuss a kite
Lady and boy discuss a kite - I'm Reading
Little girl "reading" a newspaper - Pensive boy
Sad girl holding a bird - Two little girls blowing bubbles in the garden
Two little girls blowing bubbles in the garden - Girl with umbrella
Girl holding closed umbrella