Nursery rhymes and songs

Singing is a wonderful way for children to express themselves and learn new words. We have listed some of children’s favourites below, just click on the links and get singing together at home.

Baa, baa, black sheep, have you any wool?

Baa, baa, black sheep, have you any wool?
Yes sir, yes sir, three bags full.
One for the master, one for the dame,
And one for the little boy who lives down the lane.
Baa, baa, black sheep, have you any wool?
Yes sir, yes sir, three bags full.
One for the master, one for the dame,
And one for the little boy who lives down the lane.

Listen to: Baa, baa black sheep

The wheels on the bus

The wheels on the bus go round and round
Round and round, round and round
The wheels on the bus go round and round
All day long!
The bell on the bus goes DING DING DING
DING DING DING, DING DING DING
The bell on the bus goes DING DING DING
All Day long!
The wipers on the bus go SWISH SWISH SWISH
SWISH SWISH SWISH, SWISH SWISH SWISH
The wipers on the bus go SWISH SWISH SWISH
All Day long.
The driver on the bus says
“Any more fares, any more fares, any more fares.”
The driver on the bus says: “any more fares”
All day long!

Listen to: The wheels on the bus

Heads, shoulders, knees and toes

Heads, shoulders, knees and toes
Knees and toes
Heads, shoulders, knees and toes
Knees and toes
And eyes and ears and mouth and nose
Heads, shoulders, knees and toes
Knees and toes
Heads, *********, knees and toes
Knees and toes
Heads, *********, knees and toes
Knees and toes
And eyes and ears and mouth and nose
Heads, *********, knees and toes
Knees and toes
Heads, shoulders, knees and toes
Knees and toes
Heads, shoulders, knees and toes
Knees and toes
And eyes and ears and ***** and nose
Heads, shoulders, knees and toes
Knees and toes
Heads, *********, ***** and toes
***** and toes
Heads, *********, ***** and toes
***** and toes
And eyes and ears and mouth and nose
Heads, *********, ***** and toes
***** and toes
Heads, shoulders, knees and toes
Knees and toes
Heads, shoulders, knees and toes
Knees and toes
And eyes and ears and mouth and nose
Heads, shoulders, knees and toes
Knees and toes
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Incy wincy spider

Incy wincy spider climbed up the water spout,
Down came the rain and washed poor Incy out,
Out came the sunshine and dried up all the rain,
So Incy wincy spider climbed up the spout again.
Incy wincy spider climbed up the water spout,
Down came the rain and washed poor Incy out,
Out came the sunshine and dried up all the rain,
So Incy wincy spider climbed up the spout again.

Listen to: Incy wincy spider

Miss Molly had a dolly

Miss Molly had a dolly
Who was sick, sick, sick
So she called for the doctor
To come quick, quick, quick
The doctor came
With his bag and his hat
And he knocked on the door
With a rat-a-tat-tat.
He looked at the dolly
And he shook his head,
And he said ‘Miss Molly,
Put her straight to bed.’
He wrote on the paper
For a pill, pill, pill
‘I’ll be back in the morning
For the bill, bill, bill.’
Miss Molly had a dolly
Who was sick, sick, sick
So she called for the doctor
To come quick, quick, quick
The doctor came
With his bag and his hat
And he knocked on the door
With a rat-a-tat-tat.

Listen to: Miss molly had a dolly

Wind the bobbin up

Wind the bobbin up
Wind the bobbin up
Pull, pull, clap, clap, clap
Wind the bobbin up
Wind the bobbin up
Pull, pull, clap, clap, clap
Point to the ceiling
Point to the floor
Point to the window
Point to the door
Clap your hands together now
One, two, three
Slap your hands upon your knee
Wind the bobbin up
Wind the bobbin up
Pull, pull, clap, clap, clap
Wind the bobbin up
Wind the bobbin up
Pull, pull, clap, clap, clap
Point to the ceiling
Point to the floor
Point to the window
Point to the door
Clap your hands together now
One, two, three
Slap your hands upon your knee
Wind the bobbin up
Wind the bobbin up
Pull, pull, clap, clap, clap
Wind the bobbin up
Wind the bobbin up
Pull, pull, clap, clap, clap

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Five currant buns

FIVE currant buns in a baker‛s shop
Round and fat with a cherry on top
Along came a boy, with a penny one day
Bought a currant bun and took it away.
FOUR currant buns in a baker‛s shop
Round and fat with a cherry on top
Along came a girl, with a penny one day
Bought a currant bun and took it away.
THREE currant buns in a baker‛s shop
Round and fat with a cherry on top
Along came a boy, with a penny one day
Bought a currant bun and took it away.
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TWO currant buns in a baker‛s shop
Round and fat with a cherry on top
Along came a girl, with a penny one day
Bought a currant bun and took it away.
ONE currant bun in a baker‛s shop
Round and fat with a cherry on top
Along came a boy, with a penny one day
Bought a currant bun and took it away.

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Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall

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.
He fell off the wall – from the highest high – so high!
He had a great fall – from the highest high – high!
All the king’s horses and all the king’s men,
Couldn’t put Humpty together again.
Humpty Dumpty sat on the ground.
Humpty Dumpty looked all around.
Gone were the chimneys and gone were the roofs,
All he could see were horses and hooves.
He fell off the wall – from the highest high – so high!
He had a great fall – from the highest high – high!
All the king’s horses and all the king’s men,
Couldn’t put Humpty together again.

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