Nursery Rhymes

Nursery Rhymes About Money




All Around the Mulberry Bush

All around the mulberry bush The monkey chased the weasel. The monkey thought 'twas all in fun. Pop! goes the weasel. A penny for a spool of thread, A penny for a needle. That's the way the money goes. Pop! goes the weasel. Up and down the City Road, In and out of the Eagle, That's the way the money goes. Pop! goes the weasel. Half a pound of tuppenney rice, Half a pound of treacle, Mix it up and make it nice, Pop! goes the weasel.

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Christmas is Coming

Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat Please put a penny in the old man's hat If you haven't got a penny, a ha'penny will do If you haven't got a ha'penny, a farthing will do If you haven't got a farthing then God bless you!

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A Diller A Dollar

A diller, a dollar, a ten o'clock scholar! What makes you come so soon? You used to come at ten o'clock; Now you come at noon.

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Lend Me Thy Mare To Ride A Mile.

"Lend me thy mare to ride a mile." "She is lamed, leaping over a stile." "Alack, and I must keep the fair! I'll give the money for thy mare." "Oh, oh! Say you so? Money will make the mare to go!"

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If I'd As Much Money As I Could To Spend

If I'd as much money as I could to spend, I never would cry "Old chairs to mend, Old chairs to mend, Old chairs to mend;" I never would cry "Old chairs to mend." If I'd as much money as I could tell, I never would cry "Old clothes to sell, Old clothes to sell, Old clothes to sell;" I never would cry "Old clothes to sell."

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Sing A Song Of Sixpence

Sing a song of sixpence, A pocket full of rye; Four and twenty blackbirds Baked in a pie. When the pie was opened, They all began to sing. Now, wasn't that a dainty dish To set before the King? The King was in his countinghouse, Counting out his money; The Queen was in the parlor Eating bread and honey. The maid was in the garden, Hanging out the clothes. Along there came a big black bird And snipped off her nose!

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The Bells

"You owe me five shillings," Say the bells of St. Helen's. "When will you pay me?" Say the bells of Old Bailey. "When I grow rich," Say the bells of Shoreditch. "When will that be?" Say the bells of Stepney. "I do not know," Says the great Bell of Bow. "Two sticks in an apple," Ring the bells of Whitechapel. "Halfpence and farthings," Say the bells of St. Martin's. "Kettles and pans," Say the bells of St. Ann's. "Brickbats and tiles," Say the bells of St. Giles. "Old shoes and slippers," Say the bells of St. Peter's. "Pokers and tongs,"

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Christmas

Christmas is coming, the geese are getting fat, Please to put a penny in an old man's hat; If you haven't got a penny a ha'penny will do, If you haven't got a ha'penny, God bless you.

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The Crooked Sixpence

There was a crooked man, and he went a crooked mile, He found a crooked sixpence beside a crooked stile; He bought a crooked cat, which caught a crooked mouse, And they all lived together in a little crooked house.

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I Love Sixpence

I love sixpence, a jolly, jolly sixpence, I love sixpence as my life; I spent a penny of it, I spent a penny of it, I took a penny home to my wife. Oh, my little fourpence, a jolly, jolly fourpence, I love fourpence as my life; I spent twopence of it, I spent twopence of it, And I took twopence home to my wife.

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Money And The Mare

"Lend me thy mare to ride a mile." "She is lamed, leaping over a stile." "Alack! and I must keep the fair! I'll give thee money for thy mare." "Oh, oh! say you so? Money will make the mare to go!"

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Old Chairs To Mend

If I'd as much money as I could spend, I never would cry old chairs to mend; Old chairs to mend, old chairs to mend; I never would cry old chairs to mend. If I'd as much money as I could tell, I never would cry old clothes to sell; Old clothes to sell, old clothes to sell; I never would cry old clothes to sell.

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Young Lambs To Sell

If I'd as much money as I could tell, I never would cry young lambs to sell; Young lambs to sell, young lambs to sell; I never would cry young lambs to sell.

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Jingle, Jingle, Jack

Jingle, jingle, Jack, A copper down a crack. Twenty men and all their wives, With sticks and picks and pocket knives, Digging for their very lives To get the copper back. Leroy F. Jackson

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A Man with a Nickel

A man with a nickel, A sword, and a sickle, A pipe, and a paper of pins Set out for the Niger To capture a tiger— And that’s how my story begins. When he saw the wide ocean, He soon took a notion ’T would be nicer to stay with his friends. So he traded his hat For a tortoise-shell cat— And that’s how the chronicle ends.

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When I’m As Rich As Uncle Claus

When I’m as rich as Uncle Claus, With whiskers on my chin, I’m going to have a great big house To put my people in. I’ll never let them wander out Or ride with me to town; They’ll come a-running when I shout And tremble when I frown. I’ll have some men in soldier tents, A pirate and his mate, And wildcats all around the fence, And mad dogs on the gate. Leroy F. Jackson

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Consolation

A dime and a dollar Took me by the collar And whispered this word in my ear: “We must leave you to-morrow, But prithee don’t sorrow, We’ll come back to see you next year.” Leroy F. Jackson

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Margery Daw

See saw, Margery Daw, Jenny shall have a new master; She shall have but a penny a-day, Because she can't work any faster.

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A Dillar A Dollar

A dillar, a dollar, A ten o’clock scholar; What makes you come so soon? You used to come at ten o’clock, But now you come at noon!

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