Facts in JinglesMARJORY DAWReading editionChapter navigation269 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterINTRODUCTIONA GREAT SURPRISEBRIDGET MAKES SPLIT PEA SOUPTHE CAREFUL MOTHERGROWING THINGSGRANDPA'S HEAD TUMS FREW HIS HAIRSUSAN REWARDED FOR TWENTY YEARS' SERVICEA WONDROUS GROWING BABYA JOKE ON ONKLO KARLOTHE PEARL OF LAKESTHE MUSEUM'S FAT LADYPATTI LOU AT THE ZOOFURS LINED WITH KITTENSMUCH LEARNING SAVES IGNATIUSTWILIGHTA FIVE-FOOT SHELF OF SUMMER BOOKSTHE CAT EXTINCTED THE CANARYA BONY SONGLET THE BUMBLE BEGRANDMA TURKEY'S LAMENTANSWERS, NOT QUESTIONS, CAUSE TROUBLEROOSEVELT COMPLIMENTS MAMA LIONWEE WILLIE'S FIRST HAIR CUTTHE TIME OF HIS LIFETHE WINKING STARTOO MANY DOLLSLAST OF MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMBWOES CAUSED BY WHOOPING BUGSGOOD B'S AND BAD T'SA BOY'S COMPLAINTKING TEDDY, THE FEARLESSTHE GROUCH-BUGKIND HEARTSHENSNISSEN, THE SANTA CLAUS OF NORWAYA CHRISTMAS WISH FOR ALL MY FRIENDSSANTA'S REINDEER IN THE SKYALL DENTISTS GO TO HEAVENMABEL AT THE BUTCHER SHOPTHANKSGIVING IN 20,000 A. D.ON THANKSGIVINGTHE PETS' CHRISTMAS CAROLONLY NAUGHTY CHILDREN SEE "SPOOKS" ON HALLOWE'ENMY EASTER WISHA WHINGWANG SONNET OF AN EASTER BONNETMIDSUMMER JOYSAFTER THE FOURTH WAS OVERTO MY VALENTINETHE WONDERLAND OF MATEMATIKOEASTER GREETINGA SKILLET IN SOCIETY (ALIAS A CHAFING DISH)THE GIANT ARITHMOSTHE PURE-BLOODED PUPA KITTEN GONE TO WASTEPRIDEJOB SMARTER THAN MODERN BABIESTHE NEW YEAR BABENERVOUS JELLYA BOY WHO WAS HERO AND VILLAINAUTOS CHANGE GOOD LUCKMY CHRISTMAS WISHA BOY'S DESCRIPTION OF A GOATAUTUMN, QUEEN OF YEARTHE TERSEST BATHING SUITEASTER GREETING TO MY FRIENDTAKE THAT GUM FROM YOUR MOUTH AND PUT YOUR FEET RIGHT INGOOD WEATHER ASSUREDALL THE WORLD CRIESHOPETHE YOUNG MAIL CARRIERA RIDDLETHE FIRST MATCHTHE NEW BABYGOOD-BYE TO TEDDY BEARSSLEEPERS IN WESTMINSTER ABBEYLAZY WHITE MEN SIT WHILE FLYING THROUGH THE AIRTOO TICKLISH TO COUNT HIS RIBSIT TAKES A CIGAR A LONG TIME TO WEAR OUTA PICKERINO—THE COOK'S FATETHE FIRST METAL PLOWLEGENDS OF THE CORONATION STONEPLEASE, GRANDPA, CROAKTO SAVE HIM FROM A WHIPPINGTHE FIRST FORKSTHE KING'S QUESTIONSENGLAND'S KINGS IN RHYMEBRUNETTES ALL THE RAGECATS A KISSIN' (CATECHISM)INFORMATION BY PHONEOUR PRESIDENTSSIX IN THE CEMETERYCOULD ONLY ASK QUESTIONSSEEKING BARGAINSCULTUS MITLITEHER TURN COMINGWHEN WILL WE BE OLD ENOUGH?JOHNNIE'S CONUNDRUMTITANIC'S NOBLE BANDHOW TO BE HAPPYREVENGE ON AN ACHING TOOTHAN OLD-TIME AND A MODERN SONGLEGEND OF WESTMINSTER ABBEYHOW MOTHER LEARNED NATURAL HISTORYTHE DAYS OF CHIVALRYON MIDSUMMER NIGHTBEWARE OF THE WETTO MODERN KNIGHTSA SONG OF THE WOODSBRICK VERSUS WATCHKOPPA AFTER PITHE PAST AND PRESENT EVEMY IMPRESSIONS OF NEWSPAPER MENPETER VISITS AN EPISCOPAL CHURCHA GHOST STORYAN ESPERANTO POEM PLAIN TO ALLTHE WINDS OF MARCHA BACHELOR'S OPINION OF A BABYMY COUNTRYGREEDY IMPSTO FRIENDS WHO REMEMBERED ME WHEN I WAS ILLGREETINGS TO NORFOLKORIENTAL METAPHORA TORPID LIVER 'SPLODED HIMTHE SOUL OF A MISERLEARNING THE FRENCH ALPHABETDANS MA MAISONDANS MON JOLI JARDINDANS MA CUISINEUN PETIT BARBARE POUWISE REPLIESI PREFER A LAZY BEEWHEN WOMEN VOTEAN OLD GARDENSPELLING WRONG "RONG"LET MA VOTEA SONG OF HOMETHEN AND NOWTHE FIVE BEST FAIRIESAN EQUAL FRANCHISE VALENTINEBEWARE OF STINGS'NEATH NIAGARA FALLSGRAMMAR IN A NUTSHELLHOW SIMPLE SIMON BECAME WISETHE B. O. K. FAIRYPAPA'S SAINTED LEGAN APPEAL TO THE FAIRIESIN INDIATHE BEST MONTH OF ALLA PLEA TO KNIGHTS AND LADIES FAIRSAYING HIS SPEECHA PLEA TO EDITORSTASMANIAESPERANTO GRAMMARTHE ARMADILLOFIVE GOOD GIANTSA BOOK MARKUNCLE SAM'S PITTSBURGH ARSENALDUX FEMINA VIAA BIRTHDAY WISHTHE MILLER ON THE DEEBAA! BAA! BLACK SHEEPTHE OLD WOMAN, MOTHER GOOSESIX LITTLE MICE SAT DOWN TO SPINTHREE WISE MEN OF GOTHAMBO-PEEPTHE LITTLE MAN WITH THE LITTLE GUNPRETTY MAID, WHERE ARE YOU GOING?A FROG WHO WOULD A-WOOING GOGOOSEY, GOOSEY GANDERLITTLE MISS MUFFETKITTY, WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?ROCK-A-BYE, BABYJACK SPRATTSIMPLE SIMONMOTHER HUBBARDLITTLE BOY BLUEMULTIPLICATION IS VEXATIONPETER PUMPKIN EATERDOCTOR FOSTERJACK BE NIMBLESING JOYFULLY ON YOUR WAYPUSSEY IN THE WELLPEAS PUDDING HOTTOM THE PIPER'S SONLITTLE MARY WITH HER CANARYMARY, QUITE CONTRARYBUTCHER, BAKER, CANDLE-STICK MAKERRAIN, RAIN, GO AWAYSING A SONG OF SIXPENCETHE OLD WOMAN IN A SHOETHE LITTLE BOY AND THE LITTLE SPARROWSNAIL, SNAIL, COME OUT OF YOUR HOLEPATTI CAKETHREE BLIND MICEOLD KING COLEMY SON JOHNDICKORY DOCKBARBER, BARBER, SHAVE A PIGJACK AND JILLOLD MOTHER GOOSELITTLE TOM TUCKERHARK! HARK! THE DOGS DO BARKJACK SPRATTTAFFY WAS A THIEFCURLY LOCKSHOT CROSS BUNSFIVE LITTLE PIGSHUMPTY DUMPTYTO MARKETOH, PRETTY LITTLE GIRL, WHERE ARE YOU GOING?THE MAN IN THE MOONMARJORY DAWWHO IS MOTHER GOOSE?MARY HAD A LAMB SONGMY BLACK HENGREAT A, LITTLE AMARY HAD A LITTLE LAMBPRETTY LITTLE MAID WITH PRETTY LITTLE BONNETONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVETHE LITTLE GIRL WITH THE LITTLE CURLA GERMAN JINGLETTETHE GLORIOUS OADAM'S FUNNY BONEQUEEN OF FLOWERHOODNORTH POLE JINGLEAN EATABLE ALPHABETAT EASTERTHE GIRLS' ALPHABETTO MY LEAP YEAR VALENTINEI'M GLAD I'M NOT AN EXOTHREE CHEERS FOR TYPEWRITERSTHE WORLD'S A MIRRORA MEMORY JOGGER FOR YOUR DESKWILMINGTON'S SANTA CLAUSWILMINGTON'S GOOD FAIRYMOTHER WOTSAT, OF WANAMAKERLANDTITANIA'S TOYLANDTHE FAIRY CENTAPHRASETHE CHILDREN'S PRAYERAN ODE TO A FAITHFUL DOG DUBBED PICKLESPEACE FORERUNNER—"LOVE MANKIND."MUSICROBERT FRANZNATURE'S MUSICFRÉDÉRIC FRANÇOIS CHOPINTHE GREATEST KINGS OF MUSIC LANDGEORGE FREDERICK HANDELLUDWIG VON BEETHOVENJOHANNES BRAHMSJOHANN SEBASTIAN BACHFRANZ JOSEPH HAYDNWOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZARTWILHELM RICHARD WAGNERFRANZ PETER SCHUBERTROBERT SCHUMANNGIUSEPPE VERDIFRANZ LISZTANTON RUBINSTEINCHRISTOPHER WILLIBALD GLÜCKLOUIS HECTOR BERLIOZKARL MARIA FRIEDRICH ERNST VON WEBERJAKOB LUDWIG FELIX MENDELSSOHNLOUIS MOREAU GOTTSCHALKJOHANN STRAUSSALESSANDRO SCARLATTIKARL CZERNYARE ALL ANGELS BLONDS?GOOD PEOPLE EVERYWHEREPrevious chapter ←THE MAN IN THE MOONNext chapter →WHO IS MOTHER GOOSE?All chapters and sections (269)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsINTRODUCTIONA GREAT SURPRISEBRIDGET MAKES SPLIT PEA SOUPTHE CAREFUL MOTHERGROWING THINGSGRANDPA'S HEAD TUMS FREW HIS HAIRSUSAN REWARDED FOR TWENTY YEARS' SERVICEA WONDROUS GROWING BABYA JOKE ON ONKLO KARLOTHE PEARL OF LAKESTHE MUSEUM'S FAT LADYPATTI LOU AT THE ZOOFURS LINED WITH KITTENSMUCH LEARNING SAVES IGNATIUSTWILIGHTA FIVE-FOOT SHELF OF SUMMER BOOKSTHE CAT EXTINCTED THE CANARYA BONY SONGLET THE BUMBLE BEGRANDMA TURKEY'S LAMENTANSWERS, NOT QUESTIONS, CAUSE TROUBLEROOSEVELT COMPLIMENTS MAMA LIONWEE WILLIE'S FIRST HAIR CUTTHE TIME OF HIS LIFETHE WINKING STARTOO MANY DOLLSLAST OF MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMBWOES CAUSED BY WHOOPING BUGSGOOD B'S AND BAD T'SA BOY'S COMPLAINTKING TEDDY, THE FEARLESSTHE GROUCH-BUGKIND HEARTSHENSNISSEN, THE SANTA CLAUS OF NORWAYA CHRISTMAS WISH FOR ALL MY FRIENDSSANTA'S REINDEER IN THE SKYALL DENTISTS GO TO HEAVENMABEL AT THE BUTCHER SHOPTHANKSGIVING IN 20,000 A. D.ON THANKSGIVINGTHE PETS' CHRISTMAS CAROLONLY NAUGHTY CHILDREN SEE "SPOOKS" ON HALLOWE'ENMY EASTER WISHA WHINGWANG SONNET OF AN EASTER BONNETMIDSUMMER JOYSAFTER THE FOURTH WAS OVERTO MY VALENTINETHE WONDERLAND OF MATEMATIKOEASTER GREETINGA SKILLET IN SOCIETY (ALIAS A CHAFING DISH)THE GIANT ARITHMOSTHE PURE-BLOODED PUPA KITTEN GONE TO WASTEPRIDEJOB SMARTER THAN MODERN BABIESTHE NEW YEAR BABENERVOUS JELLYA BOY WHO WAS HERO AND VILLAINAUTOS CHANGE GOOD LUCKMY CHRISTMAS WISHA BOY'S DESCRIPTION OF A GOATAUTUMN, QUEEN OF YEARTHE TERSEST BATHING SUITEASTER GREETING TO MY FRIENDTAKE THAT GUM FROM YOUR MOUTH AND PUT YOUR FEET RIGHT INGOOD WEATHER ASSUREDALL THE WORLD CRIESHOPETHE YOUNG MAIL CARRIERA RIDDLETHE FIRST MATCHTHE NEW BABYGOOD-BYE TO TEDDY BEARSSLEEPERS IN WESTMINSTER ABBEYLAZY WHITE MEN SIT WHILE FLYING THROUGH THE AIRTOO TICKLISH TO COUNT HIS RIBSIT TAKES A CIGAR A LONG TIME TO WEAR OUTA PICKERINO—THE COOK'S FATETHE FIRST METAL PLOWLEGENDS OF THE CORONATION STONEPLEASE, GRANDPA, CROAKTO SAVE HIM FROM A WHIPPINGTHE FIRST FORKSTHE KING'S QUESTIONSENGLAND'S KINGS IN RHYMEBRUNETTES ALL THE RAGECATS A KISSIN' (CATECHISM)INFORMATION BY PHONEOUR PRESIDENTSSIX IN THE CEMETERYCOULD ONLY ASK QUESTIONSSEEKING BARGAINSCULTUS MITLITEHER TURN COMINGWHEN WILL WE BE OLD ENOUGH?JOHNNIE'S CONUNDRUMTITANIC'S NOBLE BANDHOW TO BE HAPPYREVENGE ON AN ACHING TOOTHAN OLD-TIME AND A MODERN SONGLEGEND OF WESTMINSTER ABBEYHOW MOTHER LEARNED NATURAL HISTORYTHE DAYS OF CHIVALRYON MIDSUMMER NIGHTBEWARE OF THE WETTO MODERN KNIGHTSA SONG OF THE WOODSBRICK VERSUS WATCHKOPPA AFTER PITHE PAST AND PRESENT EVEMY IMPRESSIONS OF NEWSPAPER MENPETER VISITS AN EPISCOPAL CHURCHA GHOST STORYAN ESPERANTO POEM PLAIN TO ALLTHE WINDS OF MARCHA BACHELOR'S OPINION OF A BABYMY COUNTRYGREEDY IMPSTO FRIENDS WHO REMEMBERED ME WHEN I WAS ILLGREETINGS TO NORFOLKORIENTAL METAPHORA TORPID LIVER 'SPLODED HIMTHE SOUL OF A MISERLEARNING THE FRENCH ALPHABETDANS MA MAISONDANS MON JOLI JARDINDANS MA CUISINEUN PETIT BARBARE POUWISE REPLIESI PREFER A LAZY BEEWHEN WOMEN VOTEAN OLD GARDENSPELLING WRONG "RONG"LET MA VOTEA SONG OF HOMETHEN AND NOWTHE FIVE BEST FAIRIESAN EQUAL FRANCHISE VALENTINEBEWARE OF STINGS'NEATH NIAGARA FALLSGRAMMAR IN A NUTSHELLHOW SIMPLE SIMON BECAME WISETHE B. O. K. FAIRYPAPA'S SAINTED LEGAN APPEAL TO THE FAIRIESIN INDIATHE BEST MONTH OF ALLA PLEA TO KNIGHTS AND LADIES FAIRSAYING HIS SPEECHA PLEA TO EDITORSTASMANIAESPERANTO GRAMMARTHE ARMADILLOFIVE GOOD GIANTSA BOOK MARKUNCLE SAM'S PITTSBURGH ARSENALDUX FEMINA VIAA BIRTHDAY WISHTHE MILLER ON THE DEEBAA! BAA! BLACK SHEEPTHE OLD WOMAN, MOTHER GOOSESIX LITTLE MICE SAT DOWN TO SPINTHREE WISE MEN OF GOTHAMBO-PEEPTHE LITTLE MAN WITH THE LITTLE GUNPRETTY MAID, WHERE ARE YOU GOING?A FROG WHO WOULD A-WOOING GOGOOSEY, GOOSEY GANDERLITTLE MISS MUFFETKITTY, WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?ROCK-A-BYE, BABYJACK SPRATTSIMPLE SIMONMOTHER HUBBARDLITTLE BOY BLUEMULTIPLICATION IS VEXATIONPETER PUMPKIN EATERDOCTOR FOSTERJACK BE NIMBLESING JOYFULLY ON YOUR WAYPUSSEY IN THE WELLPEAS PUDDING HOTTOM THE PIPER'S SONLITTLE MARY WITH HER CANARYMARY, QUITE CONTRARYBUTCHER, BAKER, CANDLE-STICK MAKERRAIN, RAIN, GO AWAYSING A SONG OF SIXPENCETHE OLD WOMAN IN A SHOETHE LITTLE BOY AND THE LITTLE SPARROWSNAIL, SNAIL, COME OUT OF YOUR HOLEPATTI CAKETHREE BLIND MICEOLD KING COLEMY SON JOHNDICKORY DOCKBARBER, BARBER, SHAVE A PIGJACK AND JILLOLD MOTHER GOOSELITTLE TOM TUCKERHARK! HARK! THE DOGS DO BARKJACK SPRATTTAFFY WAS A THIEFCURLY LOCKSHOT CROSS BUNSFIVE LITTLE PIGSHUMPTY DUMPTYTO MARKETOH, PRETTY LITTLE GIRL, WHERE ARE YOU GOING?THE MAN IN THE MOONMARJORY DAWWHO IS MOTHER GOOSE?MARY HAD A LAMB SONGMY BLACK HENGREAT A, LITTLE AMARY HAD A LITTLE LAMBPRETTY LITTLE MAID WITH PRETTY LITTLE BONNETONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVETHE LITTLE GIRL WITH THE LITTLE CURLA GERMAN JINGLETTETHE GLORIOUS OADAM'S FUNNY BONEQUEEN OF FLOWERHOODNORTH POLE JINGLEAN EATABLE ALPHABETAT EASTERTHE GIRLS' ALPHABETTO MY LEAP YEAR VALENTINEI'M GLAD I'M NOT AN EXOTHREE CHEERS FOR TYPEWRITERSTHE WORLD'S A MIRRORA MEMORY JOGGER FOR YOUR DESKWILMINGTON'S SANTA CLAUSWILMINGTON'S GOOD FAIRYMOTHER WOTSAT, OF WANAMAKERLANDTITANIA'S TOYLANDTHE FAIRY CENTAPHRASETHE CHILDREN'S PRAYERAN ODE TO A FAITHFUL DOG DUBBED PICKLESPEACE FORERUNNER—"LOVE MANKIND."MUSICROBERT FRANZNATURE'S MUSICFRÉDÉRIC FRANÇOIS CHOPINTHE GREATEST KINGS OF MUSIC LANDGEORGE FREDERICK HANDELLUDWIG VON BEETHOVENJOHANNES BRAHMSJOHANN SEBASTIAN BACHFRANZ JOSEPH HAYDNWOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZARTWILHELM RICHARD WAGNERFRANZ PETER SCHUBERTROBERT SCHUMANNGIUSEPPE VERDIFRANZ LISZTANTON RUBINSTEINCHRISTOPHER WILLIBALD GLÜCKLOUIS HECTOR BERLIOZKARL MARIA FRIEDRICH ERNST VON WEBERJAKOB LUDWIG FELIX MENDELSSOHNLOUIS MOREAU GOTTSCHALKJOHANN STRAUSSALESSANDRO SCARLATTIKARL CZERNYARE ALL ANGELS BLONDS?GOOD PEOPLE EVERYWHEREKun Margarito Daŭ Sur la balancilo, Mi sidas babilante,— Kiel bela veturilo!◇← THE MAN IN THE MOONWHO IS MOTHER GOOSE? →