Nursery Rhymes - Alphabetical Index
Nursery Rhyme Lyrics and Chlidrens Songs
A nursery rhyme and was once consider the equivalent of the modern day pop song. They would be written by hawkers or Ballard men, many of them would be based upon things in everyday life, often incorporating scandalous events to make them more entertaining. Additionally some of the most famous and well loved nursery rhymes today were made and sung centuries ago, and not always for fun, but often to tell the story of events. In many cases the history of these songs is now unclear. Today we enjoy most of them for fun. LanternTree collects lyrics to hundreds of popular nursery rhymes and childrens songs. Many of these have been passed down from generation to generation. Use our Nursery Rhyme Lyric and Childrens Songs search or alphabetical index to find all Nursery Rhyme Lyrics and words to childrens songs. Entertain and teach kids lyrics to nursery rhymes that you remember as child and keep up the tradition of passing down lyrics to rhymes.
Index
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B
C to D
E to F
G to H
I to K
L to M
N to R
Nursery Rhymes - History, Origins and Meanings of Lyrics
S to Te
Th
Ti to Z
Some more nursery rhymes to enjoy
A Candle (Little Nanny Etticote)
Little Nanny Etticoat
In a white petticoat,
And a red nose;
The longer she stands
The shorter she grows.
This nursery rhyme based on a petticoat, a ladies undergarment with lace trimmings popularly worn in the 1950’s, is actually an Old English riddle where the red nose is the flame, and the petticoat is a candle - the answer to the riddle. Like in many other countries, people used riddles based on actual things, people and events to entertain themselves.
