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Who wants to play nursery rhyme segue?

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Thistledew · 19/05/2021 20:00

I amuse myself when singing nursery rhymes to DD by making one nursery rhyme segue to the next by some sort of theme. So for instance, I might start with London Bridge is Falling Down, then go:

London's Burning (London connection)
Jack and Jill (water)
Miss Polly had a Dolly (medical treatment)
Polly put the kettle on (Polly)
I'm a little tea pot (tea)

And on the basis that I find 'I'm a little tea pot' to be a tough one to follow on from, who wants to play? Just add the song that you would go to from the previous poster's suggestion.

OP posts:
35andThriving · 30/05/2021 11:39

As I went up the apple tree
All the apple fell on me.
Bake a pudding,
Bake a pie.
Did you ever tell a lie?
Yes you did!
You know you did!
You broke your mother's teapot lid.
L I D.... That spells lid.
Out you must go!

35andThriving · 30/05/2021 11:40
  • all the apples fell on me.
JPduck · 30/05/2021 17:39

Peas pudding hot
Peas pudding cold
Peas pudding in the pot 5 days old

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MarieVanGoethem · 30/05/2021 18:10

Hot-cross buns!
Hot-cross buns!
One a penny, two a penny,
Hot-cross buns!

If you have no daughters,
Give them to your sons;
One a penny, two a penny,
Hot-cross buns!

35andThriving · 30/05/2021 18:47

Christmas is coming,
The geese are 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
Then God bless you.

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 30/05/2021 21:21

A penneth of chips.
A penneth of peas
And Don't forget the vinegar Please

Scarby9 · 30/05/2021 21:28

Jack and Jill
Went up the hill
To fetch a pail of water
....
Up Jack got and home did trot
As fast as he could caper
Went to bed
To mend his head
With vingar and brown paper.

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 30/05/2021 21:45

Three little monkeys jumping on the bed
One fell off and bumped his head.
Mummy phoned The Doctor and The Doctor said
"No more monkeys jumping on the bed"
Two little monkeys jumping on the bed
On fell off and bumped her head
Mummy phoned The Doctor and The Doctor said.
"No more monkeys jumping on the bed'
One little monkey was jumping on the bed. He fell off and bumped his head
Mummy called the Doctor and The Doctor said
" Stop those monkeys jumping on the bed"

35andThriving · 30/05/2021 21:52

Miss Polly had a dolly
Who was sick, sick, sick
So she called for the Doctor
To come, quick, quick, quick

The Doctor came
With his bag and his hat
And he knocked on the door
With a rat-a-tat-tat.

He looked at the dolly
And he shook his head.
He said "Miss Polly, put her straight to bed".

He wrote on his paper,
For a pill, pill , pill
"I'll be back in the morning,
With my bill, bill, bill"

MrsMackesy · 31/05/2021 00:16

Polly, put the kettle on
Polly, put the kettle on
Polly, put the kettle on
We'll all have tea

Sukey, take it off again
Sukey, take it off again
They've all gone away.

Gremlinsateit · 31/05/2021 01:39

Tom, Tom, the piper’s son
Stole a pig and away did run
And the only tune that he could play
Was over the hills and far away

(which I know is mixing up 2 different rhymes, but that was the way we sang it :) )

safariboot · 31/05/2021 03:01

Two little dickie birds sitting on a wall
One named Peter one named Paul
Fly away Peter! Fly away Paul!
Come back Peter! Come back Paul!

Gremlinsateit · 31/05/2021 04:45

Taba naba naba norem
Tugi penai siri
Dinghy e naba we
Miko keimi
Sere re naba we
Taba naba norem

Come on let's go to the reef
Get into the dinghy when the morning tide is low
Let us row to the edge of the reef
Come on let's go to the reef

JPduck · 31/05/2021 07:39

Row row row the boat
Gently to the shore

safariboot · 31/05/2021 11:19

She sells sea shells on the sea shore.

Scarby9 · 31/05/2021 11:28

A sailor went to sea sea sea
Tosee what he could see see see
But all that he could see see see
Was the bottom of the deep blue sea sea sea

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 31/05/2021 14:19

Lavenders blue dilly dilly lavenders green
When I am King dilly dilly you will be Queen.

safariboot · 31/05/2021 14:26

I'm the king of the castle
And you're the dirty rascal.

Hovverry · 31/05/2021 18:24

The queen of hearts
She made some tarts

35andThriving · 31/05/2021 20:36

Pussy cat, pussy cat,
Where have you been?
"I've been up to London,
To visit The Queen".

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

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 31/05/2021 23:21

Up and down up and down.
All the way to London town
Swish swash swish swash
All the way to Knotty Ash.
Heel toe heel toe
All the way to Mexico.
Leg swing leg swing
All the way to Ding a ling.

MrsMackesy · 01/06/2021 00:01

London's burning, London's burning
Fetch the engines, fetch the engines
Fire, fire! Fire, fire!
Pour on water, pour on water...

JPduck · 01/06/2021 06:19

I'm a little teapot short and stout.
Here's my handle here's my spout
When I get all steamed up
Hear me shout
Tip me up and pour me out

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 01/06/2021 14:29

Higgledy piggeldy my black hen.
She lays eggs for Gentlemen.
Sometimes nine and sometimes ten.
Higgledy piggledy my black hen

35andThriving · 01/06/2021 16:16

I had a lot of chickens, a large chicken run
But owing to conditions I'm now down to one
I give her all the tit-bits the dear little thing
And just to keep her up to scratch, I go to her and sing:

Hey little hen, when, when, when
Will you lay me an egg for my tea?
Hey little hen, when, when, when
Will you try to supply one for me?
Get into your nest,
Do your little best,
Get it off your chest,
I can do the rest.
Hey little hen, when, when, when
Will you lay me an egg for my tea?

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