Title |
Other titles |
Place of origin |
Date first recorded
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Ah! vous dirai-je, maman
|
'Oh! Shall I tell you, Mama'
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France
|
18th century
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Aiken Drum |
|
Scotland |
1825
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Apple Pie ABC |
'Apple Pie ABC' |
England |
17th century/1672
|
Akka bakka bonka rakka
|
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Norway
|
1888
|
All The Pretty Little Horses
|
'All the Pretty Horses', 'Hush-a-bye'
|
USA
|
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Apples and Bananas |
|
North America |
1985
|
Arthur o' Bower |
|
England |
Late 18th century
|
A Sailor Went To Sea
|
'The Sailor Song', 'A Sailor Went To The Sea Sea Sea', 'A Father Went To The Sea', 'A Father Went To The Sea Sea Sea'
|
England
|
1885
|
A Wise Old Owl |
|
USA |
1915
|
A-Tisket, A-Tasket |
'A Tisket A Tasket' |
USA |
c. 1879
|
A-Hunting We Will Go
|
|
England
|
1777
|
Akai Kutsu
|
'赤い靴' or 'Red Shoes'
|
Japan
|
1922
|
Alphabet Song
|
'ABC', 'The Alphabet Song', 'The ABC Song'
|
USA
|
1835
|
Alouette
|
'Lark'
|
Canada
|
1870
|
Animal Fair
|
|
USA
|
1898
|
Ants Go Marching
|
'When Johnny Comes Marching Home', 'The Ants Go Marching', 'The Animals Went in Two by Two'
|
USA
|
1863
|
As I was going by Charing Cross |
'As I was going to Charing Cross' |
England |
17th century
|
As I was going to St Ives |
|
England |
c. 1730
|
Baa, Baa, Black Sheep |
|
England |
c. 1744
|
Baby Shark
|
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Korea or Germany
|
2007
|
Backe, backe Kuchen
|
'Bake a Cake, Bake a Cake'
|
Germany
|
1850
|
Bahay Kubo
|
'Field House'
|
Philippines
|
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Baloo Baleerie
|
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Scotland
|
1949
|
Billy Boy |
|
USA |
1912
|
Bingo |
'B-I-N-G-O', 'B-I-N-G-O with his name-O', 'Bingo with his name O' |
England |
c. 1780
|
Bobby Shafto's Gone to Sea |
'Bobby Shafto' |
England |
1805
|
Bye, Baby Bunting |
|
England |
1784
|
Can you count the stars |
|
Germany |
1837
|
The Cat Sat Asleep by the Side of the Fire
|
|
England
|
|
Chizhik-Pyzhik
|
'Чи́жик-Пы́жик'
|
Russia
|
1994
|
Christmas Is Coming
|
|
USA
|
|
Cock-a-Doodle Doo |
|
England |
1765
|
Come Follow Me (To the Redwood Tree)
|
'Come Follow Me'
|
USA
|
|
Daisy Bell or Daisy Daisy |
|
England |
1882
|
Dandini Dandini Dastana
|
'Dan-dini Dan-dini Dastana', 'Dandini', 'Dan-dini'
|
Turkey
|
|
Did You Ever See a Lassie? |
|
USA or Scotland |
1895-1900
|
Diddle, Diddle, Dumpling, My Son John |
|
England |
1797
|
Ding Dong Bell |
'Ding Dong Dell' |
England |
1580
|
Do Your Ears Hang Low?
|
|
England
|
|
Doctor Foster |
|
England |
1844
|
Dong, Dong, Dongdaemun
|
'동, 동, 동대문'
|
Korea
|
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Down By the Bay
|
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USA or UK
|
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Down By The Station
|
'Down at the Station', 'Down by the station early in the morning'
|
USA or England
|
1948
|
Down Down Baby
|
'The Roller Coaster Song'
|
USA
|
mid 20th century
|
Down by the Station |
|
America |
1931
|
Eeny, Meeny, Miny, Moe |
'Eenie, Meenie, Minie, Mo' |
Britain, USA or Finland |
1888
|
Eeper Weeper |
'Heeper Peeper' |
England |
late 19th early 20th century
|
Five Little Ducks |
'May Limang Pato Akong Nakita' |
Philippines |
1921
|
Five Little Monkeys |
'5 Little Monkeys', 'Five Little Monkeys Jumping On The Bed', '5 Little Monkeys Jumping On The Bed' |
USA |
1871
|
Five Little Speckled Frogs |
'5 Green & Speckled Frogs' |
USA |
20th century
|
For He's a Jolly Good Fellow
|
'The Bear Went Over The Mountain'
|
England
|
1709
|
Foxy's Hole |
|
England |
16th century
|
Frère Jacques |
'Brother John', 'Are You Sleeping', 'Are you sleeping, Brother John?' |
France |
c. 1780
|
Frog Went A-Courting |
'Frog Wen A-Courtin'' |
England |
1549-1611
|
Georgie Porgie |
|
England |
c. 1850
|
Girls and Boys Come Out To Play |
'Boys and Girls Come Out to Play' |
England |
1708
|
Goosey Goosey Gander |
|
England |
1784
|
Green Gravel
|
|
England
|
c. 1835
|
Green Grow the Rushes, O |
|
England |
|
Happy Birthday To You
|
'Birthday Song', 'Happy Birthday'
|
USA
|
1893
|
Hark, Hark! The Dogs Do Bark
|
|
England
|
|
Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes
|
'Head and Shoulders, Knees and Toes', 'Head and Shoulders'
|
England and USA
|
1961, pre 1960
|
Here Comes an Old Soldier from Botany Bay
|
'Here Comes an Old Soldier' or 'Old Soldier
|
USA, Australia or British Isles
|
Late 19th Century
|
Here We Go Looby Loo
|
'Looby Loo', 'Loopty Loo', 'Loop de Loo', 'Here We Go Loopty Loo'
|
USA
|
|
Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush |
'Mulberry Bush', 'This Is the Way', 'This is the way (we)' |
England |
c. 1850
|
Hey Diddle Diddle |
|
England |
c. 1765
|
Hickory Dickory Dock |
'Hickety Dickety Dock' |
England |
c. 1744
|
The Hokey Cokey
|
'Hokey Pokey'
|
England
|
1826
|
Horsey, Horsey
|
|
England
|
1937
|
Hot Cross Buns |
|
England |
1797
|
How Many Miles to Babylon? |
|
Scotland |
1801
|
Humpty Dumpty |
|
England |
1803
|
Hush Little Baby |
'Hush Little baby, don't say a word' |
USA |
before 1918
|
I Can Sing a Rainbow
|
'Sing a Rainbow', 'I Can see a Rainbow'
|
USA
|
1955
|
Ichinensei Ni Nattara
|
'一年生になったら' or 'When I Become A First Grader'
|
Japan
|
1966
|
If Wishes Were Horses, Beggars Would Ride |
'If wishes were horses' |
Britain |
1605
|
If You're Happy and You Know It |
'If You Are Happy and You're Know it', 'If You're Happy and You're Know it, Clap Your Hands' |
USA |
1916
|
I Do Not Like Thee, Doctor Fell |
|
England |
1680
|
I Had a Little Nut Tree |
|
England |
1789
|
I Have Two Hands |
|
Philippines |
early 20th century
|
I'm a Little Teapot |
|
USA |
1939
|
I'll Tell Me Ma |
'The Wind' |
England, adapted in Ireland |
1988
|
I've Been Working On The Railroad
|
'Working on the Railroad', 'I Have Been Working on the Railroad'
|
USA
|
1894
|
I Love Little Pussy |
'I Love Little Kitty' |
England |
1830
|
It's Raining, It's Pouring |
|
USA |
1939
|
Itsy Bitsy Spider |
'Eensy Weensy Spider', 'Insey Winsey Spider', 'Incy Wincy Spider', 'The Itsy Bitsy Spider' |
USA |
1910
|
Jack and Jill |
|
England |
c. 1765
|
Jack-a-Nory |
|
England |
c. 1760
|
Jack Be Nimble |
|
England |
c. 1815
|
Jack Sprat |
|
England |
1639
|
John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt
|
|
USA or Canada
|
19th century
|
Johnny Johnny Yes Papa |
|
British Empire |
20th century
|
Kookaburra
|
'Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree'
|
Australia
|
1932
|
Ladybird Ladybird |
'Ladybug Ladybug' |
Britain |
c. 1744
|
Land of the Silver Birch
|
|
Canada
|
1920s
|
Lavender's Blue |
'Lavender Blue' |
England |
late 17th century
|
Lazy Mary
|
'Lazy Mary Will You Get Up'
|
USA or UK
|
|
Little Arabella Miller |
|
USA |
20th century
|
Little Bo-Peep |
'Little Bo-Peep has lost her sheep' |
England |
c. 1805
|
Little Boy Blue |
|
England |
c. 1744
|
Little Bunny Foo Foo
|
|
England
|
|
Little Chickens
|
'Little Chickies' or 'Los Pollitos Dicen'
|
Spain
|
1875
|
Little Jack Horner |
'Little Jack Horner sat in a corner' |
England |
1725
|
Little Miss Muffet |
'Little Miss Muffet sat on a tuffet' |
England |
1805
|
Little Poll Parrot |
|
England |
1853
|
Little Robin Redbreast |
|
England |
c. 1744
|
Little Tommy Tucker |
|
England |
c. 1744
|
London Bridge Is Falling Down |
'My Fair Lady' or 'London Bridge' |
England |
c. 1744
|
Lucy Locket |
'Lucy Locket lost her pocket' |
England or USA |
1842
|
Mary Had a Little Lamb |
'Mary had a Little Lamb, Little Lamb, Little Lamb' |
USA |
1830
|
Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary |
|
England |
c. 1744
|
Malbrough s'en va-t-en guerre
|
'Marlborough has left for the war', 'Mort et convoi de l'invincible Malbrough', 'The death and burial of the invincible Marlborough'
|
France
|
1709
|
Matthew, Mark, Luke and John |
"Black Paternoster" |
Britain |
1656
|
Miss Polly had a Dolly
|
'Miss Molly Had a Dolly', 'Miss Polly', 'Miss Polly had a little dolly', 'Miss Polly had a dolly who was sick, sick, sick', 'Miss Molly had a dolly who was sick, sick, sick'
|
USA
|
1865
|
Monday's Child |
|
England |
1838
|
Needles and Pins |
|
England |
1843
|
Nuts in May |
'Gathering Nuts in May' |
England |
1894
|
Oh Dear! What Can the Matter Be?
|
'Johnny's So Long at the Fair'
|
England
|
1770s
|
Old King Cole |
|
England |
1708-1709
|
Old MacDonald Had a Farm |
'Old McDonald Had a Farm', 'Old MacDonald', 'Old McDonald', 'Ol' McDonald', 'Ol' McDonald Had a Farm', 'Ol' MacDonald', 'Ol' MacDonald' |
USA |
1917
|
Old Mother Hubbard |
|
England |
1805
|
On Top of Old Smoky |
|
USA |
1951
|
One for Sorrow |
|
Britain |
c. 1780
|
One for the Money
|
|
USA
|
1820s
|
One Potato, Two Potato
|
'One Potato, Two Potatoes'
|
England
|
1870
|
One, Two, Buckle My Shoe |
'1, 2, Buckle My Shoe' |
USA or UK |
1805
|
One, Two, Three, Four, Five |
'1, 2, 3, 4, 5', '1, 2, 3, 4, 5, Once I Caught A Fish Alive', 'One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Once I Caught A Fish Alive' |
England |
c. 1765
|
Oranges and Lemons |
|
England |
c. 1744
|
Pat-a-Cake, Pat-a-Cake, Baker's Man |
"Pat-a-cake", "patty-cake" or "pattycake" |
England |
1698
|
Pease Porridge Hot |
'Peas Porridge Hot' or 'Pease Pudding Hot' |
England |
c. 1765
|
Peter Peter Pumpkin Eater |
|
USA |
c. 1825
|
Peter Piper |
|
England |
1813
|
Polly Put the Kettle On |
|
England |
1803
|
Polly Wolly Doodle
|
|
USA
|
|
Poor Mary |
'Poor Jenny' or 'Poor Sally' |
England |
1880s
|
Pop Goes the Weasel |
|
England |
1850s
|
Pretty Little Dutch Girl |
|
USA |
1940s
|
The Queen of Hearts |
|
Britain |
1782
|
Pussy Cat Pussy Cat |
|
Britain |
1805
|
Rain Rain Go Away |
'Rain, Rain Go Away, come again another day' |
England |
17th century or earlier
|
Ride a Cock Horse to Banbury Cross |
'Ride a Cock Horse', 'Ride a White Horse to Banbury Cross' |
England |
1784
|
Ring-a-Ring o' Roses |
'Ring Around the Rosie' |
England |
1881
|
Rock-a-bye Baby |
'Hush a bye Baby', 'Rock a Bye Baby on the treetop' |
England |
c. 1765
|
Roses Are Red |
|
England |
1784
|
Round and Round the Garden |
|
Britain |
1940s
|
Row, Row, Row Your Boat |
|
USA |
1852
|
Rub-a-Dub Dub |
|
England |
1798
|
See Saw Margery Daw |
|
Britain |
c. 1765
|
Sea shanty
|
'chantey' or 'chanty'
|
Britain, Scotland Or Ireland
|
|
Shabondama
|
'シャボン玉' or 'Soap Bubbles'
|
Japan
|
1922
|
She'll Be Coming Round The Mountain
|
'When She Comes', 'She'll be Coming Around the Mountain (When she comes)', 'She will be coming round (around) the mountain (when she comes)'
|
USA
|
|
Simple Simon |
|
England |
1764
|
Sing a Song of Sixpence |
|
England |
c. 1744
|
Skidamarink
|
'Skinnamarink', 'Ski-dy-mer-rink-adink-aboomp', 'Skiddy-Mer-Rink-A-Doo'
|
USA
|
1910
|
Skip to my Lou
|
'Skip to my Lou, My Darling', 'Skip to the Lou'
|
USA
|
|
Solomon Grundy |
|
Britain |
1842
|
Soft Kitty
|
|
USA
|
|
Star Light, Star Bright |
|
USA |
late 19th century
|
Sticks and Stones |
|
Britain |
before 1872
|
Sur le Pont d'Avignon |
|
France |
15th Century
|
Taffy was a Welshman |
|
England |
c. 1780
|
Ten in the Bed
|
'There were ten in the Bed', '10 in the Bed', 'There were 10 in the bed'
|
USA
|
|
Ten Green Bottles |
'Ten Green Bottles hanging on the wall', '10 Green Bottles hanging on the Wall', '10 Green Bottles' |
UK |
1830
|
Ten Little Indians |
|
USA |
1868
|
The Farmer in the Dell |
'The Farmer's in his Den' |
Germany |
1820
|
The Grand Old Duke of York |
'The Noble Duke of York' |
England |
1642
|
The Lion and the Unicorn |
|
England |
1708-1709
|
The More We Get Together |
|
USA |
1679
|
The Moon Has Been Arisen |
|
Germany |
1779
|
The Muffin Man |
'Do you know the muffin man?' |
England |
c. 1820
|
The Old Woman and her Pig
|
'The Old Woman who found a Silver Penny'
|
England
|
|
The Three Jovial Huntsmen
|
|
Britain
|
1880
|
The Wheels on the Bus |
'The Bus', 'The Wheels on the Bus go Round and Round', 'Wheels on the bus go round and round' |
USA |
1939
|
There Was a Crooked Man |
|
Britain |
1842
|
There Was a Man in Our Town
|
'The Wondrous Wise Man' or 'There Wan a Man in Thessaly'
|
England
|
1897
|
There was an Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe |
|
England |
1794
|
There Was an Old Woman Who Lived Under a Hill |
|
England |
1714
|
This Is The House That Jack Built |
'The House That Jack Built' |
England |
1755
|
This Little Light of Mine
|
'This Little Light of Mine, I’m gonna let it shine'
|
USA
|
This Little Piggy |
'This Little Pig' |
England |
c. 1760
|
This Old Man |
'Nick Nack Paddy Whack', 'Knick Knack Paddywhack', 'Nick Nack Paddywhack', 'Knick Knack Paddy Whack' |
England |
1906
|
Three Blind Mice |
|
England |
1609
|
Three Little Kittens |
|
USA |
1843
|
Three Wise Men of Gotham |
|
England |
c. 1765
|
Thumbelina
|
|
USA
|
1951
|
Tinker, Tailor |
|
England |
1695
|
To Market, to Market |
|
England |
1611
|
Tom, Tom, the Piper's Son |
|
Britain |
1795
|
Tweedledum and Tweedledee |
|
Britain |
1805
|
The Twelve Days of Christmas
|
|
England Or Britain
|
c. 1780
|
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star (Lyrics) |
|
France, UK |
1806
|
Two Little Dickie Birds |
'Two Little Black Birds' |
Britain |
c. 1765
|
Two Tigers
|
'Two Little Tigers' or 'Liang Zhi Lao Hu'
|
China
|
1845
|
Walking, Walking
|
'Walking, Walking, hop, hop, hop'
|
USA
|
|
Weddings and Funerals
|
|
England
|
|
Wee Willie Winkie |
|
Scotland |
1841
|
What Are Little Boys Made Of? |
'What Are Little Girls Made Of?' |
Britain |
c. 1820
|
When I was a Bachelor
|
|
England
|
c. 1833[4]
|
When the Boat Comes In |
|
North East England |
1826
|
When the Saints Go Marching in
|
|
USA
|
|
Where is Thumbkin
|
|
USA
|
|
Where, O Where Has My Little Dog Gone? |
'Der Deitcher's Dog' |
Germany |
1846
|
Who Killed Cock Robin? |
'The Cock Robin Song' |
England |
c. 1744
|
Who stole the cookie from the cookie jar?
|
'Who stole the cookie'. 'Who took the cookie', 'Who took the cookie from the cookie jar?', 'Cookie jar song'
|
England
|
|
Wind the Bobbin Up |
|
England |
1890s
|
Wynken, Blynken, and Nod |
|
USA |
1889
|
Yankee Doodle |
|
USA |
1780s
|
Yon Yonson
|
'Jon Jonson', 'Jan Jansen', 'Yan Yansen', 'Yohn Yohnson', 'John Johnson'
|
USA
|
1890
|
Finger
Family
|
|
USA
|
|