The Big Book of Nursery RhymesMORE ABOUT JACK JINGLEReading editionChapter navigation291 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterINTRODUCTIONTHE QUEEN OF HEARTSSAINT SWITHIN'S DAYDANCE TO YOUR DADDIETHE MAN IN THE MOONSIMPLE SIMONTOAD AND FROGLITTLE JACK HORNERTHE WOOINGHANDY PANDYTHE KILKENNY CATSBLOW WIND BLOWONE, TWO, THREE, AND FOUR LEGSBLUE BELL BOYCOCK-A-DOODLE-DOJOHN COOK'S GREY MAREBUZ AND HUMTOMMY TITTLEMOUSEA AND B AND SEEDOCTOR FOSTERDAFFY DOWN DILLYQUEEN ANNEHO MY KITTENLAVENDER BLUETHE QUARRELSOME KITTENSTHE FLY AND THE HUMBLE-BEECAT AND DOGBOBBY SHAFTTHE LITTLE CLOCKLITTLE MAIDBAT, BATCHRISTMASPETER WHITESLEEP BABY SLEEPUP PIPPEN HILLA FALLING OUTTOM, THE PIPER'S SONPEGA DIFFICULT RHYMETHE OLD WOMAN TOSSED IN A BASKETPOOR OLD ROBINSON CRUSOETWO LITTLE DOGSSATURDAY, SUNDAYMERCHANTS OF LONDONTHE OWL IN THE OAKGEORGY PORGYTO MARKETTHE LITTLE GUINEA-PIGA NICK AND A NOCKPANCAKE DAYHUSH-A-BYE BABYIN MARBLE HALLSJACK SPRAT'S PIGROBIN-A-BOBINBANDY-LEGSA APPLE PIETHE PUMPKIN EATERHUSH-A-BYE, BABYBIRDS OF A FEATHERCOCK-A-DOODLE-DOHUSH, BABY, MY DOLLYI HAD A LITTLE PONYSNAILMY LADY WINDLITTLE JENNY WRENPOOR ROBINPUSSY CATDANCE, LITTLE BABYOF WASHINGDICKERY, DICKERY, DARETHE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILTA FROG HE WOULD AWOOING GOTHE MOUSE AND THE MILLERLITTLE BETTY BLUEOF THE CUTTING OF NAILSTHE ORANGE STEALERI LOVE SIXPENCEDIDDLEY-DIDDLEY-DUMPTYSAMMY SOAPSUDSTHE ROSE IS REDTHE WINDA WARNINGFINGERS AND TOESCOCK-CROWMY MAID MARYROBIN AND WRENBUY ME A MILKING-PAILHUMPTY-DUMPTYWHAT ARE LITTLE BOYS MADE OF?THERE WAS A LITTLE MANA MEDLEYTHE WISE MEN OF GOTHAMTO THE BIRDSHEY! DIDDLE, DIDDLETWO LITTLE BIRDSTHE LITTLE COCK SPARROWDAME TROTIFHOW DO YOU DO?THERE WAS A LITTLE BOYTHE MAN IN THE WILDERNESSTHOMAS A'TATTAMUSLITTLE GIRL, LITTLE GIRLOLD KING COLELENGTHENING DAYSHARK, HARK! THE DOGS DO BARKBESSY BELL AND MARY GRAYWEE WILLIE WINKIEBAA, BAA, BLACK SHEEPEARLY RISINGTHE TAILORS AND THE SNAILBUTTONSSULKY SUEHECTOR PROTECTORJERRY AND JAMES AND JOHNTHE OLD WOMAN WHO LIVED IN A SHOENEEDLES AND PINSTHE SONG OF MYSELFTIT-TAT-TOETHE WAY TO LONDON TOWNCÆSAR'S SONGGREEN GRAVELWASH ME AND COMB METEN FINGERSTHE CODLIN WOMANOF PIGSGOOD KING ARTHURSOLOMON GRUNDYTHREE BLIND MICECROSS-PATCHYANKEE DOODLETWINKLE, TWINKLE, LITTLE STARBOYS AND GIRLSSING IVYPUSSYCAT MEWGOOSEY, GOOSEY, GANDERTHE MAN AND HIS CALFRIDE A COCK-HORSESEEKING A WIFEDOCTOR FAUSTUSPOLLY, PUT THE KETTLE ONTHE BLACKSMITHTHE FOUNT OF LEARNINGOF ARITHMETICOVER THE WATER TO CHARLEYTHREE JOLLY WELSHMENTHE DAYS OF THE MONTHA VARIED SONGA DILLER, A DOLLAR.A PIE SAT ON A PEAR-TREETHE GIRL IN THE LANETHREE MEN IN A TUBLITTLE MISS MUFFETTHE BOY AND THE OWLCOCK ROBIN'S COURTINGFOR EVERY EVILWHEN I WAS A LITTLE BOYANDREWMARY'S CANARYTHE CUCKOOA SWARM OF BEESROBIN AND RICHARDTHE DEATH AND BURIAL OF COCK ROBINLADY-BIRD, LADY-BIRDTHE LOVING BROTHERSNOTHING-AT-ALLFORTUNE-TELLING BY CHERRY-STONESLITTLE BO-PEEPTO BED!OF GOING TO BEDGRACE BEFORE MEATTHERE WAS A BUTCHERWINTER HAS COMEMONDAY'S CHILDJACK AND JILLCHARLEY, CHARLEYTHE PIPER'S COWSHAVE A PIGTONGSGOING TO ST. IVESMERRY ARE THE BELLSMORE ABOUT JACK JINGLEROBIN, THE BOBBINALL FOR WANT OF A NAILCURLY LOCKSST. VALENTINE'S DAYTHE KING OF FRANCETHE LATEST NEWSTHE LIGHT-HEARTED FAIRYI LIKE LITTLE PUSSYPUNCH AND JUDYTHE OBSTINATE PIGBOW-WOW, SAYS THE DOGTHE BURNY BEEDANTY BABYTHE DOVE AND THE WRENTOMMY'S CAKETHE MAN OF THESSALYCUSHY COWTHERE WAS AN OLD WOMANTELL-TALE-TITELIZABETH, ELSPETH, BETSY, AND BESSSING A SONG OF SIXPENCETHREE CHILDREN SLIDINGRIDE AWAY, RIDE AWAYMOTHER GOOSEDEAR, DEAR!THE LION AND THE UNICORNTHE LITTLE MOUSETHE NUT-TREEPOLLY FLINDERSBRIAN O'LINMARGERY DAWNONSENSEANOTHER FALLING OUTLITTLE BOY BLUELITTLE TOM TUCKEROLD WOMAN, OLD WOMANUP HILL AND DOWN DALELUCY LOCKETFORTUNE-TELLING BY DAISY PETALSBABY BUNTINGTHE MOUSE RAN UP THE CLOCKONE MISTY MOISTY MORNINGTHE LITTLE HUSBANDTO THE HAYFIELDTHE MONTHS OF THE YEARTHE LITTLE MOPPETSIMON BRODIE'S COWA CARRION CROWNANNY ETTICOATGOOD-FRIDAY SONGI SAW A SHIP A SAILINGONE, TWO.LITTLE ROBIN REDBREASTDIDDLE DIDDLE DUMPLINGMARY, MARYJACK JINGLEBETTY WINKLE'S PIGTHREE BRETHREN OUT OF SPAINWHAT CARE I?THE THREE KITTENSTHE LADY AND THE SWINETHE JOLLY MILLERFEETIKINSTOM THE PIPER'S SONDOCTOR FELLTHE FIFTH OF NOVEMBERBILLY, BILLYMATTHEW, MARK, LUKE, AND JOHNJOHNNYSING, SING!PETER PIPERNANCY DAWSONLONDON BRIDGEMASTER I HAVEROCK-A-BY, BABYTHE FARMER AND HIS DAUGHTERA STRANGE SIGHTI'LL TRYTHE FOX AND THE GOOSEWHERE ARE YOU GOING?THE DIVISION OF LABOURKING PIPPIN'S HALLIFCOFFEE AND TEAA WONDERFUL THINGMY BOY TAMMIETHE LITTLE MAN WITH A GUNIF WISHES WERE HORSESCLAP HANDIESTAFFY WAS A WELSHMANTHERE WAS A MANJACK'S FIDDLEA WAS AN ARCHERTHREE SHIPSTHE CROOKED SONGA, B, CCOMICAL FOLKDING, DONG, BELLBOBBY SNOOKSSIX LITTLE MICEWING, WANG, WADDLE, OHTHE HARTOLD CHAIRS TO MENDSEE, SEE!OLD MOTHER HUBBARDTO BABYLONMY BLACK HENI'LL TELL YOU A STORYPrevious chapter ←MERRY ARE THE BELLSNext chapter →ROBIN, THE BOBBINAll chapters and sections (291)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsINTRODUCTIONTHE QUEEN OF HEARTSSAINT SWITHIN'S DAYDANCE TO YOUR DADDIETHE MAN IN THE MOONSIMPLE SIMONTOAD AND FROGLITTLE JACK HORNERTHE WOOINGHANDY PANDYTHE KILKENNY CATSBLOW WIND BLOWONE, TWO, THREE, AND FOUR LEGSBLUE BELL BOYCOCK-A-DOODLE-DOJOHN COOK'S GREY MAREBUZ AND HUMTOMMY TITTLEMOUSEA AND B AND SEEDOCTOR FOSTERDAFFY DOWN DILLYQUEEN ANNEHO MY KITTENLAVENDER BLUETHE QUARRELSOME KITTENSTHE FLY AND THE HUMBLE-BEECAT AND DOGBOBBY SHAFTTHE LITTLE CLOCKLITTLE MAIDBAT, BATCHRISTMASPETER WHITESLEEP BABY SLEEPUP PIPPEN HILLA FALLING OUTTOM, THE PIPER'S SONPEGA DIFFICULT RHYMETHE OLD WOMAN TOSSED IN A BASKETPOOR OLD ROBINSON CRUSOETWO LITTLE DOGSSATURDAY, SUNDAYMERCHANTS OF LONDONTHE OWL IN THE OAKGEORGY PORGYTO MARKETTHE LITTLE GUINEA-PIGA NICK AND A NOCKPANCAKE DAYHUSH-A-BYE BABYIN MARBLE HALLSJACK SPRAT'S PIGROBIN-A-BOBINBANDY-LEGSA APPLE PIETHE PUMPKIN EATERHUSH-A-BYE, BABYBIRDS OF A FEATHERCOCK-A-DOODLE-DOHUSH, BABY, MY DOLLYI HAD A LITTLE PONYSNAILMY LADY WINDLITTLE JENNY WRENPOOR ROBINPUSSY CATDANCE, LITTLE BABYOF WASHINGDICKERY, DICKERY, DARETHE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILTA FROG HE WOULD AWOOING GOTHE MOUSE AND THE MILLERLITTLE BETTY BLUEOF THE CUTTING OF NAILSTHE ORANGE STEALERI LOVE SIXPENCEDIDDLEY-DIDDLEY-DUMPTYSAMMY SOAPSUDSTHE ROSE IS REDTHE WINDA WARNINGFINGERS AND TOESCOCK-CROWMY MAID MARYROBIN AND WRENBUY ME A MILKING-PAILHUMPTY-DUMPTYWHAT ARE LITTLE BOYS MADE OF?THERE WAS A LITTLE MANA MEDLEYTHE WISE MEN OF GOTHAMTO THE BIRDSHEY! DIDDLE, DIDDLETWO LITTLE BIRDSTHE LITTLE COCK SPARROWDAME TROTIFHOW DO YOU DO?THERE WAS A LITTLE BOYTHE MAN IN THE WILDERNESSTHOMAS A'TATTAMUSLITTLE GIRL, LITTLE GIRLOLD KING COLELENGTHENING DAYSHARK, HARK! THE DOGS DO BARKBESSY BELL AND MARY GRAYWEE WILLIE WINKIEBAA, BAA, BLACK SHEEPEARLY RISINGTHE TAILORS AND THE SNAILBUTTONSSULKY SUEHECTOR PROTECTORJERRY AND JAMES AND JOHNTHE OLD WOMAN WHO LIVED IN A SHOENEEDLES AND PINSTHE SONG OF MYSELFTIT-TAT-TOETHE WAY TO LONDON TOWNCÆSAR'S SONGGREEN GRAVELWASH ME AND COMB METEN FINGERSTHE CODLIN WOMANOF PIGSGOOD KING ARTHURSOLOMON GRUNDYTHREE BLIND MICECROSS-PATCHYANKEE DOODLETWINKLE, TWINKLE, LITTLE STARBOYS AND GIRLSSING IVYPUSSYCAT MEWGOOSEY, GOOSEY, GANDERTHE MAN AND HIS CALFRIDE A COCK-HORSESEEKING A WIFEDOCTOR FAUSTUSPOLLY, PUT THE KETTLE ONTHE BLACKSMITHTHE FOUNT OF LEARNINGOF ARITHMETICOVER THE WATER TO CHARLEYTHREE JOLLY WELSHMENTHE DAYS OF THE MONTHA VARIED SONGA DILLER, A DOLLAR.A PIE SAT ON A PEAR-TREETHE GIRL IN THE LANETHREE MEN IN A TUBLITTLE MISS MUFFETTHE BOY AND THE OWLCOCK ROBIN'S COURTINGFOR EVERY EVILWHEN I WAS A LITTLE BOYANDREWMARY'S CANARYTHE CUCKOOA SWARM OF BEESROBIN AND RICHARDTHE DEATH AND BURIAL OF COCK ROBINLADY-BIRD, LADY-BIRDTHE LOVING BROTHERSNOTHING-AT-ALLFORTUNE-TELLING BY CHERRY-STONESLITTLE BO-PEEPTO BED!OF GOING TO BEDGRACE BEFORE MEATTHERE WAS A BUTCHERWINTER HAS COMEMONDAY'S CHILDJACK AND JILLCHARLEY, CHARLEYTHE PIPER'S COWSHAVE A PIGTONGSGOING TO ST. IVESMERRY ARE THE BELLSMORE ABOUT JACK JINGLEROBIN, THE BOBBINALL FOR WANT OF A NAILCURLY LOCKSST. VALENTINE'S DAYTHE KING OF FRANCETHE LATEST NEWSTHE LIGHT-HEARTED FAIRYI LIKE LITTLE PUSSYPUNCH AND JUDYTHE OBSTINATE PIGBOW-WOW, SAYS THE DOGTHE BURNY BEEDANTY BABYTHE DOVE AND THE WRENTOMMY'S CAKETHE MAN OF THESSALYCUSHY COWTHERE WAS AN OLD WOMANTELL-TALE-TITELIZABETH, ELSPETH, BETSY, AND BESSSING A SONG OF SIXPENCETHREE CHILDREN SLIDINGRIDE AWAY, RIDE AWAYMOTHER GOOSEDEAR, DEAR!THE LION AND THE UNICORNTHE LITTLE MOUSETHE NUT-TREEPOLLY FLINDERSBRIAN O'LINMARGERY DAWNONSENSEANOTHER FALLING OUTLITTLE BOY BLUELITTLE TOM TUCKEROLD WOMAN, OLD WOMANUP HILL AND DOWN DALELUCY LOCKETFORTUNE-TELLING BY DAISY PETALSBABY BUNTINGTHE MOUSE RAN UP THE CLOCKONE MISTY MOISTY MORNINGTHE LITTLE HUSBANDTO THE HAYFIELDTHE MONTHS OF THE YEARTHE LITTLE MOPPETSIMON BRODIE'S COWA CARRION CROWNANNY ETTICOATGOOD-FRIDAY SONGI SAW A SHIP A SAILINGONE, TWO.LITTLE ROBIN REDBREASTDIDDLE DIDDLE DUMPLINGMARY, MARYJACK JINGLEBETTY WINKLE'S PIGTHREE BRETHREN OUT OF SPAINWHAT CARE I?THE THREE KITTENSTHE LADY AND THE SWINETHE JOLLY MILLERFEETIKINSTOM THE PIPER'S SONDOCTOR FELLTHE FIFTH OF NOVEMBERBILLY, BILLYMATTHEW, MARK, LUKE, AND JOHNJOHNNYSING, SING!PETER PIPERNANCY DAWSONLONDON BRIDGEMASTER I HAVEROCK-A-BY, BABYTHE FARMER AND HIS DAUGHTERA STRANGE SIGHTI'LL TRYTHE FOX AND THE GOOSEWHERE ARE YOU GOING?THE DIVISION OF LABOURKING PIPPIN'S HALLIFCOFFEE AND TEAA WONDERFUL THINGMY BOY TAMMIETHE LITTLE MAN WITH A GUNIF WISHES WERE HORSESCLAP HANDIESTAFFY WAS A WELSHMANTHERE WAS A MANJACK'S FIDDLEA WAS AN ARCHERTHREE SHIPSTHE CROOKED SONGA, B, CCOMICAL FOLKDING, DONG, BELLBOBBY SNOOKSSIX LITTLE MICEWING, WANG, WADDLE, OHTHE HARTOLD CHAIRS TO MENDSEE, SEE!OLD MOTHER HUBBARDTO BABYLONMY BLACK HENI'LL TELL YOU A STORYNOW what do you think Of little Jack Jingle? Before he was married He used to live single.◇← MERRY ARE THE BELLSROBIN, THE BOBBIN →
