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Full lyrics to 64+ classic nursery rhymes and children's songs — with composer info and who wrote them.

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Nursery Rhymes

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

Jane Taylor · 1806

Twinkle, twinkle, little star,…

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Nursery Rhymes

Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed

Traditional · Unknown

Five little monkeys jumping on the bed,…

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Baby Songs

Five Little Ducks

Traditional · Unknown

Five little ducks went out one day,…

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Learning Songs

Wheels on the Bus

Verna Hills · 1939

The wheels on the bus go round and round,…

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Animal Songs

Old MacDonald Had a Farm

Traditional · c. 1917

Old MacDonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O!…

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ABC Songs

ABC Song (Alphabet Song)

Charles Bradlee (publisher) · 1835

A B C D E F G,…

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Nursery Rhymes

Itsy Bitsy Spider

Traditional · c. 1910

The itsy bitsy spider…

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Nursery Rhymes

Mary Had a Little Lamb

Sarah Josepha Hale · 1830

Mary had a little lamb,…

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Nursery Rhymes

Row Row Row Your Boat

Eliphalet Oram Lyte (attr.) · 1852

Row, row, row your boat,…

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Nursery Rhymes

Baa Baa Black Sheep

Traditional · c. 1731

Baa, baa, black sheep,…

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Learning Songs

Head Shoulders Knees and Toes

Traditional · c. 1920s

Head, shoulders, knees and toes,…

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Nursery Rhymes

Humpty Dumpty

Traditional · c. 1797

Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall,…

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Nursery Rhymes

Jack and Jill

Traditional · c. 1765

Jack and Jill went up the hill…

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Nursery Rhymes

London Bridge Is Falling Down

Traditional · c. 1744

London Bridge is falling down,…

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Nursery Rhymes

Hickory Dickory Dock

Traditional · c. 1744

Hickory dickory dock,…

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Learning Songs

If You're Happy and You Know It

Traditional · c. 1900s

If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands!…

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Patriotic Songs

Yankee Doodle

Traditional · c. 1755

Yankee Doodle went to town,…

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Nursery Rhymes

Rain Rain Go Away

Traditional · c. 1659

Rain, rain, go away,…

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Learning Songs

Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush

Traditional · c. 1840s

Here we go round the mulberry bush,…

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Nursery Rhymes

Hot Cross Buns

Traditional · c. 1733

Hot cross buns!…

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Learning Songs

One Two Three Four Five (Once I Caught a Fish Alive)

Traditional · c. 1888

One, two, three, four, five,…

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Baby Songs

Pat-a-Cake

Traditional · c. 1698

Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, baker's man,…

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Nursery Rhymes

Ding Dong Bell

Traditional · c. 1580

Ding, dong, bell,…

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Nursery Rhymes

Little Bo Peep

Traditional · c. 1810

Little Bo Peep has lost her sheep,…

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Patriotic Songs

The Ballad of Davy Crockett

Thomas W. Blackburn · 1954

Born on a mountain top in Tennessee,…

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Learning Songs

This Old Man

Traditional · c. 1906

This old man, he played one,…

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Nursery Rhymes

Old Mother Hubbard

Sarah Catherine Martin · 1805

Old Mother Hubbard…

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Nursery Rhymes

Peter Piper

Traditional · c. 1813

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.…

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Nursery Rhymes

Little Miss Muffet

Traditional · c. 1805

Little Miss Muffet…

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Learning Songs

One Two Buckle My Shoe

Traditional · c. 1805

One, two, buckle my shoe,…

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Nursery Rhymes

Cobbler Cobbler Mend My Shoe

Traditional · c. 1800s

Cobbler, cobbler, mend my shoe,…

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Nursery Rhymes

Georgie Porgie

Traditional · c. 1841

Georgie Porgie, pudding and pie,…

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Nursery Rhymes

Simple Simon

Traditional · c. 1764

Simple Simon met a pieman…

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Nursery Rhymes

Polly Put the Kettle On

Traditional · c. 1797

Polly, put the kettle on,…

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Nursery Rhymes

To Market To Market

Traditional · c. 1611

To market, to market, to buy a fat pig,…

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Nursery Rhymes

Diddle Diddle Dumpling My Son John

Traditional · c. 1797

Diddle, diddle, dumpling, my son John,…

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Bedtime Songs

Wee Willie Winkie

William Miller · 1841

Wee Willie Winkie runs through the town,…

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Bedtime Songs

Star Light Star Bright

Traditional · c. 1800s

Star light, star bright,…

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Nursery Rhymes

Lavender Blue (Dilly Dilly)

Traditional · c. 1680

Lavender's blue, dilly dilly,…

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Bedtime Songs

Hush Little Baby

Traditional · c. 1800s

Hush, little baby, don't say a word,…

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Bedtime Songs

Sleep Baby Sleep

Traditional · c. 1800s

Sleep, baby, sleep.…

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Baby Songs

Skinnamarink

Al Piantadosi & Felix F. Feist · 1910

Skinnamarink a-dink a-dink,…

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Learning Songs

The Farmer in the Dell

Traditional · c. 1820s

The farmer in the dell,…

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Nursery Rhymes

Ring Around the Rosie

Traditional · c. 1881

Ring around the rosie,…

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Nursery Rhymes

Oranges and Lemons

Traditional · c. 1744

Oranges and lemons,…

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Nursery Rhymes

Pease Porridge Hot

Traditional · c. 1797

Pease porridge hot,…

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Animal Songs

Over in the Meadow

Traditional (Olive A. Wadsworth, attr.) · c. 1870

Over in the meadow, in the sand, in the sun,…

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Learning Songs

Go In and Out the Window

Traditional · c. 1800s

Go in and out the window,…

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Bedtime Songs

Are You Sleeping (Brother John / Frère Jacques)

Traditional · c. 1780

Are you sleeping, are you sleeping,…

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Bedtime Songs

Rock-a-Bye Baby

Traditional · c. 1765

Rock-a-bye baby, on the treetop,…

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Nursery Rhymes

Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary

Traditional · c. 1744

Mary, Mary, quite contrary,…

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Learning Songs

Bingo

Traditional · c. 1780

There was a farmer had a dog,…

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Nursery Rhymes

Pop Goes the Weasel

Traditional · c. 1853

All around the mulberry bush,…

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Learning Songs

Skip to My Lou

Traditional · c. 1844

Skip, skip, skip to my Lou,…

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Learning Songs

She'll Be Coming 'Round the Mountain

Traditional · c. 1899

She'll be coming 'round the mountain when she comes,…

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Bedtime Songs

You Are My Sunshine

Jimmie Davis / Charles Mitchell · 1940

You are my sunshine, my only sunshine,…

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Learning Songs

Oh! Susanna

Stephen Foster · 1848

I came from Alabama with my banjo on my knee,…

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Learning Songs

I've Been Working on the Railroad

Traditional · c. 1894

I've been working on the railroad,…

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Animal Songs

Kookaburra

Marion Sinclair · 1932

Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree,…

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Nursery Rhymes

Go Tell Aunt Rhody

Traditional · c. 1750

Go tell Aunt Rhody,…

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Bedtime Songs

All the Pretty Horses

Traditional · c. 1800

Hush-a-bye, don't you cry,…

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Learning Songs

Michael Row the Boat Ashore

Traditional (African American spiritual) · c. 1865

Michael, row the boat ashore, hallelujah!…

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Learning Songs

Home on the Range

Brewster Higley / Daniel Kelley · 1872

Oh, give me a home where the buffalo roam,…

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Learning Songs

What Shall We Do with the Drunken Sailor

Traditional Sea Shanty · c. 1839

What shall we do with the drunken sailor,…

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About Our Kids Song Lyrics

Every song on this page includes the full original lyrics, composer information, year of publication, and copyright status. Most classic nursery rhymes are in the public domain, meaning they are free to use and share.

From Twinkle Twinkle Little Star (Jane Taylor, 1806) to Wheels on the Bus (Verna Hills, 1939), each song page also links to the matching video on KidSongsTV so children can sing along.