Goosey Goosey Gander where shall I wander,
Upstairs, downstairs and in my lady's chamber
There I met an old man who wouldn't say his prayers,
I took him by the left leg and threw him down the stairs.
This one is about the life and times of
the rich, and in particular Catholic priests who hid away in Priest
Holes in those large English mansions.
Sang to the Protestant
children, it tells the story of the Ladies who would discover a
these Catholic priests even in their chamber (Toilet).
If you found to be hiding Catholic
priests you could be executed, therefore you would throw out any
Catholic priests. This rhyme tells people to say their prayers (In
English) and not in Latin as spoken by the Catholic priests.
Rhymes Thirty Days
Wise Old Owl Tom Piper
House Jack Built
Seesaw Margery Daw
Bo Peep Little Piggy
Boy Blue Jack Sprat
Jack Horner Miss Muffet
Tommy Tucker Ladybug
Mary Mary quite contrary
Old King
Cole Cry Baby Bunting
Hush A Bye Baby
Doctor Foster
Georgie Porgie
Goosey Gander
The Grand Old Duke Of York
An Apple A Day St Ives
Baa
Baa Black Sheep Old Mother
Hubbard Robin Red Brest
Oranges And Lemon
Banbury Cross
Jack Be Nibble
Twinkle Star
Dicky Birds
Willie Winker
Sugar and Spice
Cock Robin Old Women
Diddle Diddle
Hickory Dickory
Hot Cross Buns
Humpty Dumpty
Ding Dong Bells
Itsy Bitsy Spider
Jack and Jill
Christmas is coming
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