List of Nursery Rhymes, Alphabetically
Below you will find all nursery rhymes in alphabetical order.
It is a lot of recommended nursery rhymes here - so take your time! Why not place your kid(s) on your lap and sing these rhymes together? Many of them were also sung by your grandparents, and maybe even your great-great-great-grandparents. So keep the tradition alive...
List of Nursery Rhymes:
| A | |
| A Sailor Went To Sea | Popular clapping game. The "A Sailor Went To Sea" clapping game is pretty easy to learn. |
| A-Tisket, A-Tasket | Traditional American nursery rhyme that was recorded by Ella Fitzgerald. |
| A Wise Old Owl | Wise words from a wise old owl. |
| A, You're Adorable | Funny alphabet song. This nursery rhyme is very popular. |
| ABC Song | Popular Alphabet song that illustrates each letter with different objects. |
| Aiken Drum | A weird but very fun nursery rhyme. Recommended! |
| Alice The Camel | Nursery rhyme and counting song about a camel (or was it a horse?) :) |
| All That Pretty Horses | Beautiful lullaby that is recommended by NurseryRhymes.org. |
| Alphabet Song | This is the classical Alphabet Song. It is great for teaching the alphabet. |
| Animal Alphabet Song | A funny alphabet song with different animals. |
| Animal Fair, The | A fun nursery rhyme sung by American sailors in 1898... |
| Apple On a Stick | Popular hand clapping game. |
| Apple Pie ABC | A classic ABC-song that is great for learning the letters. |
| Apple Pie ABC Short Version | A shorter version of Apple Pie ABC. |
| B | |
| Baa Baa Black Sheep | Maybe the most popular nursery rhyme of all times? |
| Baby Bumble Bee | Popular nursery rhyme about a child who was stung by a bee. |
| Betty Botter | A funny "tongue twister" about Betty Botter that bought some butter. |
| Billy Boy | Long, traditional American nursery rhyme. In British English often called "My Billy Boy". |
| Bingo (B-I-N-G-O) | Funny nursery rhyme about a dog called Bingo. |
| Blow Wind, Blow | Rhyme that in a great way illustrates the relationship between energy and food (!) |
| Bobby Shaftoe's Gone To The Sea | English nursery rhyme first time published in 1805. |
| Brahms Lullaby | This beautiful lullaby is a true classic! |
| Brother John | Brother John is a true classic! Old nursery rhyme that is still popular. |
| Brush, Brush, Brush Your Teeth | Short song about toothbrushing. |
| Brush-Your-Teeth-Song | Quite funny nursery rhyme about toothbrushing. |
| Bye Baby Bunting | Popular lullaby. Bye Baby Bunting has been used for generations. |
| C | |
| Cheeks of Rose | Cheeks of Rose, Tiny Toes (also called Our Baby). Cute nursery rhyme and lullaby |
| Chubby Cheeks | Nusery rhyme about rosy lips, curly hair and lovely eyes. But who is this beauty? |
| Cobbler, Cobbler | Old nursery rhyme about a cobbler. |
| Cock A Doodle Doo | The rhyme Cock A Doodle Doo is almost 250 years old, but it is still popular. |
| Cold And Raw The North Wind Doth Blow | This old nursery rhyme is perfect to sing in the winter! |
| Cotton-Eyed Joe | Traditional American folk song and nursery rhyme. |
| Cradle Song | Lullaby published in 1603 that is used in The Beatles' song Golden Slumbers. |
| D | |
| Daisy Bell | Cute nursery rhyme about marriage (and a bicycle made for two). |
| Days of the Week | Educational song that is great to help kids learn the days of the week. |
| Did You Ever See a Lassie? | Nursery rhyme from 1909 that is aslo used as a "circle singing game". |
| Diddle Diddle Dumpling | Nursery rhyme about a boy who went to bed with his trousers on |
| Ding Dong Little Bell | Ding Dong Little Bell is very old nursery rhyme (from 1580). |
| Doctor Foster | Old, traditional English nursery rhyme. Short, but fun! |
| Down Down Baby | Fun clapping games that is popular in schoolyards all over the USA and in UK. |
| E | |
| Early to Bed | You can use this rhyme if the children don't want to go to bed. |
| Eeny, Meeny, Miny, Moe | Nursery rhyme that is so fun to sing... |
| F | . |
| Finger Family Song | Finger play with all the fingers. Each with their own name. |
| Five Fat Sausages | A funny rhyme about five fat sausages frying in the pan. |
| Five Little Ducks | Popular nursery rhymes about ducks that is great for teaching counting. |
| Five Little Monkeys | Five Little Monkeys is a very popular nursery rhyme. Children simply love it! |
| Five Little Snowmen | Nursery rhyme about snowmen that also is great for teaching counting. |
| Five Little Speckled Frogs | Repetitive nursery rhyme about frogs. This rhyme is ideal for teaching counting. |
| For He's a Jolly Good Fellow | Very popular party and birthday song! Both American and British English Versions. |
| For Want of a Nail | Very old nursery rhyme (dates back to the 14th century). About horseshoes and horses. |
| Frere Jacques | A true classic! French nursery rhyme that is sung for generations. Translated into many languages. Know as Brother John in english speaking countries. |
| Frog Went A-Courting | (Or Frog Went a-courtin). Very old nursery rhyme about a frog and a mouse. Funny stuff! |
| G | |
| Georgie Porgie | Traditional English nursery rhyme that still is used in many preschools. |
| Girls and Boys Come Out to Play | Old nursery rhyme (over 300 years old) about playing in the moonlight. |
| Go Bananas, Peel Bananas... | ...or "The Banana Song". Very fun nursery rhyme and camp song! The kids simply love this! |
| Good Habits Song | "The perfect helper for teaching your kids good habits! |
| Good Morning To All | "The mother of" the most sung English song in the world - Happy Birthday To You. Great song to sing in the morning! |
| Goosey Goosey Gander | Fun nursery rhyme about a goose walking around - indoor! |
| Grandfather's Clock | Thoughtful and nice song about grandfather's clock... |
| H | . |
| Hand Washing Song | Teach good habits with Happy Hand Washing Song. |
| Happy Birthday To You | A great birthday song - and actually the most sung song in the world (english language) (!) |
| Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes | Funny nursery rhyme about the body. |
| Hello Operator (Miss Susie Had a Steamboat) | Fun schoolyard rhyme/clapping game for the oldest kids! |
| Here is The Beehive | Here is the beehive. But where are the bees? This nursery rhyme is great for teaching counting. |
| Hey Diddle Diddle | Popular rhyme where a cat plays the fiddle and a cow is jumping over the moon. |
| Hickety Pickety | Nursery rhyme about a black hen called Hickety Pickety. |
| Hickory Dickory Dock | Hickory Dickory Dock is a nursery rhyme about a mouse that ran up the clock. |
| Hokey Pokey | Very funny dance! You better try this... |
| Horsey Horsey | Nursery rhyme about horses. |
| Hot Cross Buns | This is a very old nursery rhyme about buns. |
| Humpty Dumpty | an traditional English nursery rhyme about an egg. Short but fascinating. |
| Hush, Little Baby | A beautiful lullaby that makes you sleepy in no time... |
| I | . |
| I Do Not Like Thee Doctor Fell | Old English nursery ryme from 1680 about thee (or tea). |
| I Had a Little Nut Tree | Short nursery rhyme about a nut tree, a boy and a Spanish princess... |
| I Hear Thunder | Nursery rhyme about thunder and lightning. |
| I Love The Mountains | I Love The Mountains is a classic - and the children simply love it! |
| I'm a little snowman | Short but popular nursery rhyme about a little snowman. |
| I'm a Little Teapot | This nursery rhyme is perfect to sing when the children are having "tea party". |
| I'm a Pretty Little Dutch Girl | Old American song that is often used as a clapping game. |
| I Saw a Ship A-Sailing | Nursery rhyme that is great for kids' creativity. |
| I've Been Working On the Railroad | Kids love trains. So singing a nursery rhyme about building railroads should be perfect! This rhyme is an old american folk song. |
| If I Had a Donkey | Why not sing about "the best little donkey that ever was born"? |
| If All the World Were Paper | Short nursery rhyme that the kids simply love. Just imagine if all the world actually were paper! |
| If Wishes Were Horses | What if wishes were horses... |
| If You're Happy And You Know It | Very popular kids' song. Is it possible not to get happy? |
| It's Raining, It's Pouring | Traditional nursery rhyme that is perfect to sing when the rain is pouring down. |
| Itsy Bitsy Spider | Popular nursery rhyme about a spider climbing up the water spout. |
| J | |
| Jack and Jill | Traditional English nursery rhyme from 1765 that is still popular. |
| Jack Be Nimble | Short but popular nursery rhyme from England. |
| John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt | Old nursery rhyme that originates from the United States. The name is long and diffucult, but this song is popular among the kids! |
| Johny Johny | Nursery rhyme about parenting and lies. |
| K | |
| K-I-S-S-I-N-G | Sitting in a tree K-I-S-S-I-N-G... Embarrassing schoolyard rhyme / playground song about kissing. :) |
| L | |
| Ladybug, Ladybug | Classic nursery rhyme about ladybugs. (Ladybird, Ladybird in UK). |
| Lavender's Blue | Very old nursery rhyme (almost 350 years old!) |
| Little Arabella Miller | Nursery rhyme and fingerplay. |
| Little Bo Peep | Fascinating rhyme that the children find very exciting. |
| Little Boy Blue | Little boy blue, come blow your horn... |
| Little Bunny Foo Foo | In this long, repetitive nursery rhyme we meet a little bunny and some birds. Exciting story! |
| Little Jack Horner | Old nursery rhyme about Little Jack who is eating with bad manners. |
| Little Miss Muffet | Old rhyme about little Miss Muffet who was frightened by a spider. |
| Little Peter Rabbit | Nursery rhyme about a little rabbit. Often used in Easter Celebrations. |
| Little Poll Parrot | Popular song about a parrot eating toast and tea(!) |
| Little Robin Redbreast | Nursery rhyme about a little bird and a pussycat hunting for him. |
| Little Tommy Tucker | Little Tommy Tucker, sings for his supper... |
| London Bridge is Falling Down | Very popular nursery rhyme and singing game. |
| Lucy Locket | Nursery rhyme about Lucy Locket who lost her pocket... |
| M | |
| Marching Game | Fun song and marching game! |
| Mary Had a Little Lamb | A very cosy nursery rhyme about Mary and her little lamb. |
| Mary Mack (Miss Mary Mack) | Maybe the most popular clapping game (English speaking) Worldwide. |
| Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary | A popular nursery rhyme about gardening in a "fantasy garden". |
| Miss Polly Had a Dolly | Rhyme about Miss Polly who had a sick Dolly |
| Miss Susie Had a Steamboat (Hello Operator) | Fun schoolyard rhyme/clapping game for the oldest kids! |
| Monday's Child | A cute and popular nursery rhyme about children born on different days of the week. |
| Mulberry Bush | Here We Go Around The Mulberry Bush... A popular nursery rhyme. |
| My Bonnie Lies Over The Ocean | Quite sad but beautiful rhyme. Said to be the most popular and Scottish nursery rhymes of all time |
| N | Teach good habits with Happy Hand Washing Song. |
| Needles And Pins | Very short but popular nursery rhyme. |
| O | |
| Oats, Peas, Beans and Barley Grow | Nursery rhyme about growing food. Let the kids learn how their food is produced. |
| Oh Where, Oh Where Has My Little Dog Gone? | Old American nursery rhyme about a missing dog. |
| Old King Cole | Who was Old King Cole? Maybe you find out in this old nursery rhyme? |
| Old McDonald Had a Farm | A true classic about the different animals on the farm. Very popular among children. |
| Old Mother Hubbard | Old nursery rhyme (from 1805). And the Old Mother Hubbard lyrics have remained unchanged all these years! |
| Once I Saw a Little Bird | Short but popular nursery rhyme. Perfect to sing if you see a bird outside the window. |
| One Finger, One Thumb (Keep Moving) | Fun song and dance – with different body parts involved. |
| One For Sorrow | One For Sorrow (Two For Joy) is a great counting rhyme. |
| One Misty, Moisty Morning | Old English nursery rhyme that is perfect to sing if it is a misty, moisty morning outside. |
| One Potato, Two Potatoes | Short rhyme about potatoes. A true classic that is great for teching counting (1-10) |
| One Two Buckle My Shoe | Counting nursery rhyme - from one to nineteen! |
| One Two Three Four | Short Counting Rhyme that is popular among the kids. Goes from 1 to 8. |
| One Two Three Four Five | Nursery Rhyme that is great for teaching counting. |
| Oranges and Lemons | English rhyme that mentions several different places in London. |
| P | |
| Pat-a-cake | Maybe the oldest nursery rhyme still in use(!) But Pat-a-cake is still popular! |
| Pease Porridge Hot | Nursery Rhyme that is perfect to sing while the children are eating their porridge! |
| Peter Peter Pumpkin Eater | This is a strange but popular nursery rhyme about Peter Pumpkin-eater. |
| Peter Piper | Tounge twister! Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers... |
| Polly Put The Kettle On | Old English nursery rhyme about making tea. |
| Pop Goes The Weasel | Funny song that has been used for over 150 years. |
| Pussycat, Pussycat | Nursery rhyme about a pussycat, a Queen and a mouse. |
| Q | |
| Queen of Hearts | Old, English nursery rhyme that is still popular. |
| R | |
| Rain on the Green Grass | Cute little rhyme about the rain. Perfect to sing when it is pouring down outside. |
| Rain Rain Go Away | This is the perfect song to sing when the rain is pouring down outside! |
| Ride a Cock-Horse to Banbury Cross | Perfect rhyme to sing while the kids are playing with a playhorse/cockhorse |
| Rig a Jig Jig | A popular nursery rhyme about friendship that is very fun to sing. |
| Ring A Ring O'Roses | This is still a very popular singing game. |
| Rock-a-bye Baby | Popular lullaby that is over 240 years old! |
| Rockin' Robin | Funny song about a bird rockin' around in the tree tops. |
| Roses are Red | Roses are Red (Violets are blue). A cute nursery rhyme. |
| Round and Round The Garden | Ranked as Englands second most popular nursery rhyme by Guardian. |
| Row Row Row Your Boat | "Row" your "boat" while you are singing! |
| Rub A Dub Dub | Short but fun nursery rhyme. |
| S | |
| Sailing, Sailing | Short but popular nursery rhyme about sailing. |
| See Saw Margery Daw | Old, short nursery rhyme about earning money. |
| Simple Simon | Old nursery rhyme that is perfect when going to the seaside. |
| Sing a Song of Sixpence | Sing a song of sixpence! Not about the hat, but about the English coin (also called "tanner" or "half-shilling"). |
| Skip To My Lou | Old, but still popular nursery rhyme. This song is fun to sing! |
| Sleep, Baby, Sleep | Beautiful, traditional lullaby that is sung in different versions. We give you the most common versions - enjoy! |
| Sleeping Bunnies | Cute nursery rhyme about sleeping bunnies. Can you wake them up? |
| Solomon Grundy | Solomon Grundy is a quite dramatic nursery rhyme about the days of the week. |
| Star Light Star Bright | Long but very nice lullaby and nursery rhyme. |
| T | |
| Take Me Out to the Ballgame | Song about baseball. Often called "the anthem of American baseball". |
| Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear | Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear is a cosy nursery rhyme about a teddy bear. |
| Ten Green Bottles | Nursery rhyme that is great for teaching counting backwards. |
| Ten In a Bed | Nursery rhyme that can be used for teaching counting or as a lullaby. |
| Ten Little Indians | Nursery rhyme about Indians. Great for teaching counting! |
| Ten Little Fingers | Popular rhyme about different body parts. |
| The Bear Went Over The Mountain | Very popular nursery rhyme about a bear that went over the mountain. So, what did he find there? |
| The Farmer In The Dell | Very popular singing game. |
| The Grand Old Duke Of York | "The grand old Duke of York, he had ten thousand men". Old, English nursery rhyme. |
| The Lion And The Unicorn | Nursery rhyme about the official symbols of United Kingdom! |
| The More We Get Together... | ...The happier we'll be. Old, traditional children's folk song and nursery rhyme. |
| The Muffin Man | Do you know the Muffin Man? This song can make you hungry... |
| The Seasons | Short but very cosy rhyme about the seasons. |
| The Skye Boat Song | A beautiful Scottish folk song. Used as a lullaby world wide. |
| The Wheels On The Bus | The Wheels on the bus is a popular children's song that is perfect sing on journeys. |
| This is The House That Jack Built | This nursery rhyme is a so called cummulative tale (chain tale). It is long, but the kids find it very fascinating! |
| This Little Piggy | Nursery rhyme that is perfect to count-out on kid's toes. |
| This Old Man | A long nursery rhyme that is great for learning counting. Popular among children! |
| There Was A Crooked Man | Strange (but fun) nursery rhyme about a crooked man who walked a crooked mile. |
| There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly | Fun cumulative tale about an old lady who swallowed a fly. Is that a bit strange? :) |
| There Was An Old Woman Who Lived In a Shoe | Weird but fun nursery rhyme about an old woman living in a shoe! |
| Three Blind Mice | Old but popular nursery rhyme about three blind mice. |
| Three Little Kittens | American nursery rhyme about three little kittens who lost their mittens. |
| To Bed, To Bed | Old nursery rhyme written in Great Britain. This rhyme is perfect singing while preparing for bed, but it can also be used as a lullaby. |
| To Market, To Market | One of the oldest nursery rhymes out there. This short, fun rhyme from 1611 (!) is still popular! |
| Tom, Tom, The Piper's Son | Nursery rhyme has been sung since 1795 (!). Let it go on! |
| Tommy Thumb Is Up | Rhyme and finger play about Tommy Thumb and his finger family. |
| Tommy Thumb Where Are You | Fun nursery rhyme about Tommy Thumb and the rest of the finger family. |
| Toyland | Beautiful song about toys and the playful childhood. |
| Tweededum and Tweedledee | Old nursery rhyme that actually is the "mother of" the expression "Tweedledum and Tweedledee". |
| Twinkle Twinkle Little Star | A beautiful lullaby that is recommended by NurseryRhymes.org. |
| Two Little Dicky Birds | Old nursery rhyme and finger play about two little birds named Peter and Paul. |
| W | Song about baseball. Often called "the anthem of American baseball". |
| Wee Willie Winkie | Old, cute rhyme and lullaby. First time published in 1841. |
| What Are Little Boys Made Of | Traditional nursery rhyme that dates back to the 19th century. |
| Where is Thumbkin? | Very popular nursery rhyme that can be used as a "finger play". |
| Wind The Bobbin Up | Popular rhyme with a dance. |
| Y | |
| Yankee Doodle | American nursery rhyme first time published in the 1780s. Cosy song that is still popular. |