In this post you’ll find 25 popular English nursery rhymes lyrics with pictures for your baby, toddler or kid.
One of the favourite toddler activities at home is the nursery rhymes and songs as they are great way to encourage language development, and to bond with your little one.
They also lay the foundation for learning to read and spell, improve memory and concentration, spatial intelligence and thinking skills.
Popular English nursery rhymes lyrics with pictures:
1- star nursery rhymes lyrics:
Twinkle, Twinkle, little star
How I wonder what you are!
Up above the sky so high
Like a diamond in the sky!
Twinkle, Twinkle, little star
How I wonder what you are!
2- sheep nursery rhymes lyrics:
Little Bo Peep has lost her sheep
And can’t tell where to find them;
Leave them alone,
And they’ll come home,
Wagging their tails behind them!
3- Garden nursery rhymes lyrics:
Mary, Mary, quite contrary,
How does your garden grow?
With silver bells and cockleshells,
And pretty maids all in a row!
4- Boat nursery rhymes lyrics:
Row, row, row your boat,
Gently down the stream.
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily
Life is but a dream!
5- Shoe nursery rhymes lyrics:
One, two, buckle my shoe;
Three, four, shut the door;
Five, six, pick up sticks;
Seven, eight, lay them straight;
Nine, ten, a big, fat hen!
6- Are you sleeping nursery rhymes lyrics:
Are you sleeping
Are you sleeping
Brother John, Brother John?
Morning bells are ringing
Morning bells are ringing!
Ding ding dong!
Ding Ding dong!
7- little miss muffet nursery rhymes lyrics:
Little miss muffet
Sat on a tuffet
Watching the blue birds play
Along came a spider,
Who sat down beside her
And brightened miss Muffet’s day!
8- Hey diddle diddle nursery rhymes lyrics:
Hey diddle diddle
The cat and the fiddle
The cow jumped over the moon!
The little dog laughed
To see such a sport
And the dish ran away with the spoon!
9- Mary had a little lamb nursery rhymes lyrics:
Mary had a little lamb,
Whose fleece as white as snow
And everywhere that Mary went,
The lamb was sure to go.
It followed her to school one day,
Which was against the rules.
It made the children laugh and play,
To see a lamb at school.
And so the teacher turned it out,
But still it lingered near.
And waited patiently about,
Till Mary did appear.
( why does the lamb love Mary so?)
The eager children cry.
( why, Mary loves the lamb, you know)
The teacher did reply.
10- Pop goes the bubble nursery rhymes lyrics:
Round and round
The mulberry bush
The monkey chased the bubble.
The monkey thought
twas all in fun.
Pop! Goes the bubble.
11- A tisket a tasket nursery rhymes lyrics:
A tisket, a tasket
A green and yellow basket
I wrote a letter to my friend
And on the way I dropped it.
I dropped it, I dropped it,
And on the way I dropped it.
A little boy, he picked it up,
And put it in his pocket.
12- I have a little frog nursery rhymes lyrics:
I have a little frog,
His name is Tiny Tim.
I put him in the bathtub,
To see if he could swim.
He drank up all the water,
He gobbled up the soap.
And when he tried to talk,
He had a bubble in his throat!
13- Humpty Dumpty nursery rhymes lyrics:
Humpty Dumpty
Sat on the wall
Humpty Dumpty
Had a great fall
All the king’s horses
And all the king’s men
Couldn’t put Humpty together again!
14- Nut tree nursery rhymes lyrics:
I had a little nut tree
Nothing would it bear
But a silver nutmeg
And a golden pear.
The king of Spain’s daughter
Came to visit me.
And all for the sake
Of my little nut tree.
15- Chubby cheeks nursery rhymes lyrics:
Chubby cheeks, dimple chin,
Rosy lips, teeth within,
Curly hair, very fair,
Eyes are blue, lovely too,
Teacher’s pet, is that you?
Yes, yes, yes!
16- Once I caught a fish alive nursery rhymes lyrics:
One, two, three, four, five,
Once I caught a fish a live
Six, seven, eight, nine, ten,
Then I let it go again.
Why did you let it go?
Because it bit my finger so.
Which finger did it bite?
This little finger on my right!
17- A sailor went to sea nursery rhymes lyrics
A sailor went to sea, sea, sea,
To see what he could see, see, see
But all that he could see, see, see
Was the bottom of the deep blue sea, sea, sea!
A sailor went to knee, knee, knee
To see what he could knee, knee, knee
But all that he could knee, knee, knee
Was the bottom of the deep blue knee, knee, knee!
Sea, sea, sea
A sailor went to chop, chop, chop
To see what he could chop, chop, chop
But all that he could chop, chop, chop
Was the bottom of the deep blue chop, chop, chop!
Knee, knee, knee, sea, sea, sea!
18- A B C nursery rhymes lyrics:
A b c d e f g
H I j k l m n o p
Q r s t u v
W x y and z
Now I know my ABCs
Next time won’t you sing with me!
19- Baa Baa black sheep nursery rhymes lyrics :
Baa, baa black sheep
Have you any wool?
Yes sir, yes sir
Three bags full.
One for the master
And one for the dame
And one for the little boy
Who lives down the lane!
20- Bingo nursery rhymes lyrics:
There was a farmer who had a dog,
And bingo was his name-O
B-I-N-G-O!
B-I-N-G-O!
B-I-N-G-O!
And bingo was his name-O
There was a farmer who had a dog,
And bingo was his name-O
Clap-I-N-G-O!
Clap-I-N-G-O!
Clap-I-N-G-O!
And bingo was his name-O
There was a farmer who had a dog,
And bingo was his name-O!
Clap-clap-N-G-O
Clap-clap-N-G-O
Clap-clap-N-G-O
And bingo was his name-O
There was a farmer who had a dog,
And bingo was his name-O!
Clap-clap-clap-G-O
Clap-clap-clap-G-O
Clap-clap-clap-G-O
And bingo was his name-O!
There was a farmer who had a dog,
And bingo was his name-O!
Clap-clap-clap-clap-O
Clap-clap-clap-clap-O
Clap-clap-clap-clap-O
And bingo was his name-O!
There was a farmer who had a dog,
And bingo was his name-O!
Clap-clap-clap-clap-clap
Clap-clap-clap-clap-clap
Clap-clap-clap-clap-clap
And bingo was his name-O!
21- Five little ducks nursery rhymes lyrics:
Five little ducks
Went out one day
Over the hill and far away
Mother duck said
Quack, quack, quack, quack
But only four little ducks came back
Four little ducks
Went out one day
Over the hill and far away
Mother duck said
Quack, quack, quack, quack
But only three little ducks came back
Three little ducks
Went out one day
Over the hill and far away
Mother duck said
Quack, quack, quack, quack
But only two little ducks came back
Two little ducks
Went out one day
Over the hill and far away
Mother duck said
Quack, quack, quack, quack
But only one little duck came back
One little ducks
Went out one day
Over the hill and far away
Mother duck said
Quack, quack, quack, quack
But none of the fivd little ducks came back
Sad mother duck
Went out one day
Over the hill and far away
The sad mother duck said
Quack, quack, quack
And all of the five little ducks came back!
22- Brush your teeth nursery rhymes lyrics:
Brush brush brush your teeth,
Brush it everyday!
Father, mother, brother, sister,
Brush it every day!
Brush brush brush your teeth,
Brush it everyday!
Father, mother, brother, sister,
Brush it every day!
23- Head shoulders nursery rhymes lyrics:
Head, shoulders, knees, and toes,
Knees, and toes.
Head, shoulders, knees, and toes,
Knees, and toes.
And eyes, and ears, and mouth, and nose
Head, shoulders, knees, and toes,
Knees, and toes.
( repeat)
24- Hickory Dickory dock nursery rhymes lyrics:
Hickory Dickory dock
The mouse ran up the clock
The clock struck one
The mouse ran down
Hickory Dickory dock
Hickory Dickory dock
The mouse ran up the clock
The clock struck two
The mouse went ( boo!)
Hickory Dickory dock
25- If you happy nursery rhymes lyrics:
If you happy and you know it, clap your hands!
If you happy and you know it, clap your hands!
If you happy and you know it and you really want to show it,
If you happy and you know it, clap your hands!
If you happy and you know it, stamp your feet!
If you happy and you know it, stamp your feet!
If you happy and you know it and you really want to show it,
If you happy and you know it, stamp your feet!
If you happy and you know it, say hooray!
If you happy and you know it, say hooray!
If you happy and you know it and you really want to show it,
If you happy and you know it, say hooray!
If you happy and you know it, do all three!
If you happy and you know it, do all three!
If you happy and you know it and you really want to show it,
If you happy and you know it, do all three!
