Posts by Samantha

Frere Jacques is a nursery rhyme of French origin that talks about waking up someone that's overslept. You might know the song under a different name Brother John, which is the English version. It is...

Dem Bones is now known as a children's song inspired by the story of the prophet Ezekiel in the Bible. However it has been and always will be an African American Song. The song is sometimes called...

This Little Piggy is an English nursery rhyme first recorded in print in 1728. The song involves finger play, where the singer touches the toes of a toddler's or child foot while singing. Like...

Five Little Monkeys Swinging in a Tree is an interactive and fun counting chant that resembles other songs with five monkey characters. However, this nursery rhyme differs in many ways and is a great...

There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly is a nonsensical children's rhyme of a type of song known as a cumulative rhyme. The song talks of an old lady swallowing animals, starting with a fly and...

There was an Owl lived in an Oak is an old poem or rhyme possibly originating in the USA. Possibly because of the second verse a newer version of the rhyme has been developed which you can view here...