Mother Goose




The Cat and the Fiddle
 

Hey, diddle diddle
The cat and the fiddle
The cow jumped over the moon
The little dog laughed to such sport
And the dish ran away with the moon.

Three Little Kittens

Three little kittens,
they lost their mittens,
And they began to cry:
"O mother dear,
We very much fear,
That we have lost our mittens."
Lost your mittens!
You naughty kittens!
Then you shall have no pie.
"Meow, meow, meow."
No, you shall not have pie.
"Meow, meow, meow."

The three little kittens,
they found their mittens,
And they began to cry:
"O mother dear,
See here, see here!
See! We have found our mittens."
Put on your mittens
You silly kittens,
And you may have some pie.
"Purrr, purrr, purrr,
O let us have the pie.
Purrr, purrr, purrr."

The three little kittens
put on their mittens,
And soon ate up the pie;
"O mother dear,
We greatly fear,
That we have soiled our mittens."
Soiled your mittens!
You naughty kittens!
Then they began to sigh,
"Meow, meow, meow."

The three little kittens,
they washed their mittens,
And hung them out to dry;
"O mother dear,
Do you not hear,
That we have washed our mittens?"
Washed your mittens!
Oh, you're good kittens.
But I smell a mouse close by;
Hush! Hush! "meow, meow.
We smell a mouse close by,
"Meow, meow, meow."



Dame Trot and her Cat

Dame Trot and her cat
Led a peaceable life,
When they were not troubled
With other folks' strife.

When Dame had her dinner
Pussy would wait,
And was sure to receive
A nice piece from her plate.



Pussy-Cat and the Queen

"Pussy-cat, pussy-cat,
Where have you been?"
"I've been to London
To look at the Queen."

"Pussy-cat, pussy-cat,
What did you there?"
"I frightened a little mouse
Under the chair."



My Kitten

Hey, my kitten, my kitten,
And hey, my kitten, my deary!
Such a sweet pet as this
Was neither far nor neary.



The Lion and the Unicorn

The Lion and the Unicorn were fighting for the crown,
The Lion beat the Unicorn all around the town.
Some gave them white bread, and some gave them brown,
Some gave them plum-cake, and sent them out of town.



Little Pussy

I like little Pussy,
Her coat is so warm,
And if I don't hurt her

She'll do me no harm;
So I'll not pull her tail,

Nor drive her away,
But Pussy and I

Very gently will play.



Two Gray Kits

The two gray kits,
And the gray kits' mother,
All went over
The bridge together.

The bridge broke down,
They all fell in;
"May the rats go with you",
Says Tom Bolin.



Pussy-Cat Mew

Pussy-cat Mew jumped over a coal,
And in her best petticoat burnt a great hole.
Poor pussy's weeping, she'll have no more milk
Until her best petticoat's mended with silk.



The Kilkenny Cats

There were once two cats of Kilkenny.
Each thought there was one cat too many;
So they fought and they fit,
And they scratched and they bit,
Till, excepting their nails,
And the tips of their tails,
Instead of two cats, there weren't any.


Pussy-Cat and the Dumplings

Pussy-cat ate the dumplings, the dumplings,
Pussy-cat ate the dumplings.
Mamma stood by, and cried, "Oh, fie!
Why did you eat the dumplings?"



Pussy-Cat by the Fire

Pussy-cat sits by the fire;
How can she be so fair?
In walks the little dog;
Says: "Pussy are you there?
How do you do, Mistress Pussy?
Mistress Pussy, how d'ye do?"
"I thank you kindly, little dog,
I fare as well as you!"