Little Bo Peep




Little Bo Peep

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

Little Bo-Peep fell fast asleep,
And dreamt she heard them bleating; But when she awoke, she found it a joke,
For still they all were fleeting.

Then up she took her little crook, Determined for to find them;
She found them indeed, but it made her heart bleed,
For they'd left all their tails behind 'em!

It happened one day, as Bo-peep did stray
Unto a meadow hard by--
There she espied their tails, side by side, All hung on a tree to dry.
She heaved a sigh and wiped her eye, And over the hillocks she raced;
And tried what she could, as a shepherdess should,
That each tail should be properly placed.


Little Bo Peep Posters



Filed Under: Nursery Rhymes about People


« A Tree | Nursery Rhymes | Little Boy Blue »


Nursery Rhyme Categories





About Nursery Rhymes Online

An archive of 1355 nursery rhymes, nursery songs, and Mother Goose rhymes, collected by syndicated columnist Barbara J. Feldman. Read her latest comments in What's New? Ms. Feldman's other sites include Coloring Pages, Jokes By Kids, Make Play Dough, Alphabet Coloring, Old Picture Books, Education Quotes, Learn Chess, Only Dog Beds, and Birthday Party Central, Kids, Kids Toy Depot, Kids Games.

Forward to a Friend


Privacy Pledge: We won't share your information with anyone.