We have put together a list of popular Nursery Rhymes with chords and lyrics which are ideal for sing-a-longs especially with toddlers and young children. Whether you play them for fun or in a group with family and young ones, they guarantee loads of fun with toe-tapping tunes that have been around for centuries and still remain popular to this very day.
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Lyrics: Jane Taylor Published: 1806 Written: England
Time Signature: 4/4
Key Signature: C Major
C C/G F C
1. Twin-kle, twin-kle lit-tle star
F C G C
How I won-der what you are
C F C G
Up a-bove the world so high
C F C G
Like a dia-mond in the sky
C C/G F C
Twin-kle, twin-kle lit-tle star
C C/G F C
How I won-der what you are
Old MacDonald
Author: Unknown Published: 1917 Written: US
Time Signature: 4/4
Key Signature: D Major
D G D A7 D
1. Old Mac-Don-ald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O!
D G D A7 D
And on that farm he had a cow, E-I-E-I-O!
D
With a moo-moo here, and a moo-moo there
Here a moo, there a moo, ev'-ry-where a moo-moo
D G D A7 D
Old Mac-Don-ald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O!
D G D A7 D
2. And on that farm he had some chicks, E-I-E-I-O!
D
With a cluck-cluck here, and a cluck-cluck there
Here a cluck, there a cluck, ev'-ry-where a cluck-cluck
D G D A7 D
Old Mac-Don-ald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O!
[Continue in this vein changing animals and the sounds they make]DUCK - quackPIG - oinkDOG - woofSHEEP - baaaHORSE - neighTURKEY - gobbleMOUSE - eekCAT - meow
Baa Baa Black Sheep
Author: Traditional Published: 1744 Written: England
Time Signature: 2/4
Key Signature: D Major
D G D
1. Baa, baa, black sheep Have you a-ny wool?
A7 D A7 D
Yes sir, yes sir Three bags full;
D G D A7
One for the mas-ter And one for the dame,
D G D A7 D
And one for the lit-tle boy Who lives down the lane.
Itsy Bitsy Spider
Author: Traditional Published: ~ 1910 Written: US
Time Signature: 6/8
Key Signature: G Major
G D7 G
1. The it-sy bit-sy spi-der climbed up the wa-ter-spout.
G D7 G
Down came the rain and washed the spi-der out.
G D7 G
Out came the sun and dried up all the rain
G D7 G
And the it-sy bit-sy spi-der climbed up the spout a-gain.
Humpty Dumpty
Author: Traditional Published: 1797 Written: England
Time Signature: 6/8
Key Signature: D Major
D A7 D
1. Hump-ty Dump-ty sat on a wall,
D G A7
Hump-ty Dum-pty had a great fall.
D A7 D
All the king's hors-es and all the king's men
G A7 D
Could-n't put Hump-ty to-geth-er a-gain
[The following verses have been added]D A7 D
2. Hump-ty Dump-ty sat on the ground
D G A7
Hump-ty Dump-ty looked all a-round
D A7 D
Gone were the chim-neys Gone were the roofs
G A7 D
All he could see were buck-les and hooves.
D A7 D
3. Hump-ty Dump-ty count-ed to ten
D G A7
Hump-ty Dump-ty took out a pen
D A7 D
All the King's hors-es and all the King's men
G A7 D
Were hap-py that Hump-ty's to-geth-er a-gain.
This Old Man
Author: Traditional Published: 1906 Written: England
Time Signature: 4/4
Key Signature: C Major
C C
1. This old man, he played one, 6. This old man, he played six
F G7 F G7
He played knick-knack on my thumb; He played knick-knack on my sticks;
C C
With a knick-knack pad-dy-whack, With a knick-knack pad-dy-whack,
Give the dog a bone, Give the dog a bone,
G C G7 C G C G7 C
This old man came roll-ing home. This old man came roll-ing home.
C C
2. This old man, he played two, 7. This old man, he played seven,
F G7 F G7
He played knick-knack on my shoe; He played knick-knack up in heaven;
C C
With a knick-knack pad-dy-whack, With a knick-knack pad-dy-whack,
Give the dog a bone, Give the dog a bone,
G C G7 C G C G7 C
This old man came roll-ing home. This old man came roll-ing home.
C C
3. This old man, he played three, 8. This old man, he played eight,
F G7 F G7
He played knick-knack on my knee; He played knick-knack on my gate;
C C
With a knick-knack pad-dy-whack, With a knick-knack pad-dy-whack,
Give the dog a bone, Give the dog a bone,
G C G7 C G C G7 C
This old man came roll-ing home. This old man came roll-ing home.
C C
4. This old man, he played four, 9. This old man, he played nine,
F G7 F G7
He played knick-knack on my door; He played knick-knack on my spine;
C C
With a knick-knack pad-dy-whack, With a knick-knack pad-dy-whack,
Give the dog a bone, Give the dog a bone,
G C G7 C G C G7 C
This old man came roll-ing home. This old man came roll-ing home.
C C
5. This old man, he played five, 10. This old man, he played ten,
F G7 F G7
He played knick-knack on my hive; He played knick-knack once again;
C C
With a knick-knack pad-dy-whack, With a knick-knack pad-dy-whack,
Give the dog a bone, Give the dog a bone,
G C G7 C G C G7 C
This old man came roll-ing home. This old man came roll-ing home.
London Bridge Is Falling Down
Author: Traditional Published: 1744 Written: England
Time Signature: 2/4
Key Signature: C Major
C C
1. Lon-don Bridge is fall-ing down, 8. Iron and steel will bend and bow,
G7 C G7 C
Fall-ing down, fall-ing down. Bend and bow, bend and bow,
Lon-don Bridge is fall-ing down, Iron and steel will bend and bow,
G7 C G7 C
My fair la-dy. My fair la-dy.
C C
2. Lon-don Bridge is bro-ken down, 9. Build it up with silver and gold,
G7 C G7 C
Bro-ken down, bro-ken down. Sil-ver and gold, silver and gold,
C C
Lon-don Bridge is bro-ken down, Build it up with silver and gold,
G7 C G7 C
My fair l-ady. My fair la-dy.
C C
3. Build it up with wood and clay, 10. Sil-ver and gold will be stolen away,
G7 C G7 C
Wood and clay, wood and clay, Sto-len a-way, sto-len away,
C C
Build it up with wood and clay, Silver and gold will be sto-len away,
G7 C G7 C
My fair la-dy. My fair la-dy.
C C
4. Wood and clay will wash a-way, 11. Set a man to watch all night,
G7 C G7 C
Wash a-way, wash a-way, Watch all night, watch all night,
C C
Wood and clay will wash a-way, Set a man to watch all night,
G7 C G7 C
My fair la-dy. My fair la-dy.
C C
5. Build it up with bricks and mor-tar, 12. Sup-pose the man should fall asleep,
G7 C G7 C
Bricks and mor-tar, bricks and mor-tar, Fall a-sleep, fall asleep,
C C
Build it up with bricks and mor-tar, Sup-pose the man should fall asleep?
G7 C G7 C
My fair la-dy. My fair la-dy.
C C
6. Bricks and mor-tar will not stay, 13. Give him a pipe to smoke all night,
G7 C G7 C
Will not stay, will not stay, Smoke all night, smoke all night,
C C
Bricks and mor-tar will not stay, Give him a pipe to smoke all night,
G7 C G7 C
My fair la-dy. My fair la-dy.
C
7. Build it up with iron and steel,
G7 C
Iron and steel, iron and steel,
Build it up with iron and steel,
G7 C
My fair la-dy.
Mary Had A Little Lamb
Authors: Sarah Josepha Hale/John Roulstone
Published: 1830 Written: USA
Time Signature: 2/4
Key Signature: C Major
C G7 C
1. Ma-ry had a litle lamb Lit-tle lamb, lit-tle lamb
C G7 C
Ma-ry had a lit-tle lamb It's fleece was white as snow.
C G7 C
2. And ev'-ry-where that Ma-ry went Ma-ry went, Ma-ry went
C G7 C
And ev'-ry-where that Ma-ry went The lamb was sure to go.
C G7 C
3. It followed her to school one day, School one day, school one day.
C G7 C
It followed her to school one day, Which was against the rules.
C G7 C
4. It made the children laugh and play, Laugh and play, laugh and play.
C G7 C
It made the children laugh and play, To see a lamb at school.
C G7 C
5. "Why does the lamb love Mary so? Mary so, Mary so?
C G7 C
Why does the lamb love Mary so?" The eager children cry.
C G7 C
6. "Why, Mary loves the lamb, you know, Lamb, you know, lamb, you know,
C G7 C
Mary loves the lamb, you know," The teacher did re-ply.
C C/G F C 1. Twin-kle, twin-kle lit-tle star F C G C How I won-der what you are C F C G Up a-bove the world so high C F C G Like a dia-mond in the sky C C/G F C Twin-kle, twin-kle lit-tle star C C/G F C How I won-der what you are
D G D A7 D 1. Old Mac-Don-ald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O! D G D A7 D And on that farm he had a cow, E-I-E-I-O! D With a moo-moo here, and a moo-moo there Here a moo, there a moo, ev'-ry-where a moo-moo D G D A7 D Old Mac-Don-ald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O! D G D A7 D 2. And on that farm he had some chicks, E-I-E-I-O! D With a cluck-cluck here, and a cluck-cluck there Here a cluck, there a cluck, ev'-ry-where a cluck-cluck D G D A7 D Old Mac-Don-ald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O! [Continue in this vein changing animals and the sounds they make] DUCK - quack PIG - oink DOG - woof SHEEP - baaa HORSE - neigh TURKEY - gobble MOUSE - eek CAT - meow
D G D 1. Baa, baa, black sheep Have you a-ny wool? A7 D A7 D Yes sir, yes sir Three bags full; D G D A7 One for the mas-ter And one for the dame, D G D A7 D And one for the lit-tle boy Who lives down the lane.
G D7 G 1. The it-sy bit-sy spi-der climbed up the wa-ter-spout. G D7 G Down came the rain and washed the spi-der out. G D7 G Out came the sun and dried up all the rain G D7 G And the it-sy bit-sy spi-der climbed up the spout a-gain.
D A7 D 1. Hump-ty Dump-ty sat on a wall, D G A7 Hump-ty Dum-pty had a great fall. D A7 D All the king's hors-es and all the king's men G A7 D Could-n't put Hump-ty to-geth-er a-gain [The following verses have been added] D A7 D 2. Hump-ty Dump-ty sat on the ground D G A7 Hump-ty Dump-ty looked all a-round D A7 D Gone were the chim-neys Gone were the roofs G A7 D All he could see were buck-les and hooves. D A7 D 3. Hump-ty Dump-ty count-ed to ten D G A7 Hump-ty Dump-ty took out a pen D A7 D All the King's hors-es and all the King's men G A7 D Were hap-py that Hump-ty's to-geth-er a-gain.
C C 1. This old man, he played one, 6. This old man, he played six F G7 F G7 He played knick-knack on my thumb; He played knick-knack on my sticks; C C With a knick-knack pad-dy-whack, With a knick-knack pad-dy-whack, Give the dog a bone, Give the dog a bone, G C G7 C G C G7 C This old man came roll-ing home. This old man came roll-ing home. C C 2. This old man, he played two, 7. This old man, he played seven, F G7 F G7 He played knick-knack on my shoe; He played knick-knack up in heaven; C C With a knick-knack pad-dy-whack, With a knick-knack pad-dy-whack, Give the dog a bone, Give the dog a bone, G C G7 C G C G7 C This old man came roll-ing home. This old man came roll-ing home. C C 3. This old man, he played three, 8. This old man, he played eight, F G7 F G7 He played knick-knack on my knee; He played knick-knack on my gate; C C With a knick-knack pad-dy-whack, With a knick-knack pad-dy-whack, Give the dog a bone, Give the dog a bone, G C G7 C G C G7 C This old man came roll-ing home. This old man came roll-ing home. C C 4. This old man, he played four, 9. This old man, he played nine, F G7 F G7 He played knick-knack on my door; He played knick-knack on my spine; C C With a knick-knack pad-dy-whack, With a knick-knack pad-dy-whack, Give the dog a bone, Give the dog a bone, G C G7 C G C G7 C This old man came roll-ing home. This old man came roll-ing home. C C 5. This old man, he played five, 10. This old man, he played ten, F G7 F G7 He played knick-knack on my hive; He played knick-knack once again; C C With a knick-knack pad-dy-whack, With a knick-knack pad-dy-whack, Give the dog a bone, Give the dog a bone, G C G7 C G C G7 C This old man came roll-ing home. This old man came roll-ing home.
C C 1. Lon-don Bridge is fall-ing down, 8. Iron and steel will bend and bow, G7 C G7 C Fall-ing down, fall-ing down. Bend and bow, bend and bow, Lon-don Bridge is fall-ing down, Iron and steel will bend and bow, G7 C G7 C My fair la-dy. My fair la-dy. C C 2. Lon-don Bridge is bro-ken down, 9. Build it up with silver and gold, G7 C G7 C Bro-ken down, bro-ken down. Sil-ver and gold, silver and gold, C C Lon-don Bridge is bro-ken down, Build it up with silver and gold, G7 C G7 C My fair l-ady. My fair la-dy. C C 3. Build it up with wood and clay, 10. Sil-ver and gold will be stolen away, G7 C G7 C Wood and clay, wood and clay, Sto-len a-way, sto-len away, C C Build it up with wood and clay, Silver and gold will be sto-len away, G7 C G7 C My fair la-dy. My fair la-dy. C C 4. Wood and clay will wash a-way, 11. Set a man to watch all night, G7 C G7 C Wash a-way, wash a-way, Watch all night, watch all night, C C Wood and clay will wash a-way, Set a man to watch all night, G7 C G7 C My fair la-dy. My fair la-dy. C C 5. Build it up with bricks and mor-tar, 12. Sup-pose the man should fall asleep, G7 C G7 C Bricks and mor-tar, bricks and mor-tar, Fall a-sleep, fall asleep, C C Build it up with bricks and mor-tar, Sup-pose the man should fall asleep? G7 C G7 C My fair la-dy. My fair la-dy. C C 6. Bricks and mor-tar will not stay, 13. Give him a pipe to smoke all night, G7 C G7 C Will not stay, will not stay, Smoke all night, smoke all night, C C Bricks and mor-tar will not stay, Give him a pipe to smoke all night, G7 C G7 C My fair la-dy. My fair la-dy. C 7. Build it up with iron and steel, G7 C Iron and steel, iron and steel, Build it up with iron and steel, G7 C My fair la-dy.
C G7 C 1. Ma-ry had a litle lamb Lit-tle lamb, lit-tle lamb C G7 C Ma-ry had a lit-tle lamb It's fleece was white as snow. C G7 C 2. And ev'-ry-where that Ma-ry went Ma-ry went, Ma-ry went C G7 C And ev'-ry-where that Ma-ry went The lamb was sure to go. C G7 C 3. It followed her to school one day, School one day, school one day. C G7 C It followed her to school one day, Which was against the rules. C G7 C 4. It made the children laugh and play, Laugh and play, laugh and play. C G7 C It made the children laugh and play, To see a lamb at school. C G7 C 5. "Why does the lamb love Mary so? Mary so, Mary so? C G7 C Why does the lamb love Mary so?" The eager children cry. C G7 C 6. "Why, Mary loves the lamb, you know, Lamb, you know, lamb, you know, C G7 C Mary loves the lamb, you know," The teacher did re-ply.
