Short Rhymes and Nursery Rhymes

Short Rhymes Can Be Just As Fun!

How many lines might it take to rhyme?

Another?

As you'll soon see, you can do quite a lot with only 2 lines.
And, you'll probably agree, short rhymes can be as much fun as any.

To Market

To market, to market, to buy a penny bun,
Home again, home again, market is done.

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Lady Bird

Lady-bird, Lady-bird Fly away home,
Your house is on fire, your children will burn.

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Charley Wag

Charley Wag,
Ate the pudding and left the bag.

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Sing Sing

Sing, Sing!—What shall I sing?
The Cat's run away with the Pudding-Bag String.

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Mama's Dishes

When I was a little boy, I washed my mammy's dishes,
Now I am a great boy I roll in golden riches.

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Round About

Round about, round about,Gooseberry Pie,
My father loves good ale, And so do I.

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Old Woman

There was an old woman lived under the hill,
And if she's not gone she lives there still.

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Daffy Down Dilly

Daffy-down-dilly is new come to town,
With a petticoat green, and a bright yellow gown.

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Honey Bee

The honey’s in the hive with the bumble bee
The Cat's in the cupboard, and she can't see.

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Little Old Woman

A little old woman baked cranberry pies,
And she's the old woman that never told lies.

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Baby Wants to Play

Hop away, skip away, my baby wants to play.
My baby wants to play every day.

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Bow Wow Wow

Bow, wow, wow, whose dog art thou?
Little Tom Tinker's dog, bow, wow, wow.

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Hey Ding a Ding

Hey ding a ding, ding, I heard a bird sing,
The parliament soldiers are gone to the king.

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About the Bush

About the bush, Willie, about the bee hive,
About the bush, Willie, I'll meet thee alive.

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Is there a rhyme that you can do?
Remember, though, lines only two.


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