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"Miss Polly Had a Dolly" also known as "Miss Polly had a little dolly", "Miss Polly" or "Miss Molly had a Dolly" is an English-language nursery rhyme, folk song, children's song and action song of Scottish origin. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 16289. [1]
The terms "nursery rhyme" and "children's song" emerged in the 1820s, although this type of children's literature previously existed with different names such as Tommy Thumb Songs and Mother Goose Songs. [1] The first known book containing a collection of these texts was Tommy Thumb's Pretty Song Book, which was published by Mary Cooper in 1744 ...
It is commonly used to teach the alphabet to children in English-speaking countries. "The ABC Song" was first copyrighted in 1835 by Boston music publisher Charles Bradlee. The melody is from a 1761 French music book and is also used in other nursery rhymes like "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star", while the author of the lyrics is unknown. Songs ...
"The Grand Old Duke of York" is an English children's nursery rhyme, often performed as an action song. The eponymous duke has been argued to be a number of the bearers of that title, particularly Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany (1763–1827), and its lyrics (where the duke marches ten thousand soldiers up and down a hill for no apparent reason) have become proverbial for futile action.
"Row, Row, Row Your Boat" is an English language nursery rhyme and a popular children's song, of American origin, often sung in a round. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 19236. Lyrics
Pages in category "English children's songs" The following 163 pages are in this category, out of 163 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Action Two little dickie birds sitting on a wall: Both of the exposed, marked, fingers are wiggled to attract attention One named Peter: Wiggle one marked finger, Peter, to attract attention One named Paul: Wiggle other marked finger, Paul, to attract attention Fly away Peter: The Peter hand is quickly drawn back alongside the adult's head.
The song was performed on the American children's television show Curiosity Shop (ABC). In the television series Quantum Leap episode Another Mother , Al ( Dean Stockwell ) sang it as a lullaby. It was used in a 1995 episode of the UK television programme BBC Horizons entitled "Nanotopia", during a segment explaining the "assemblers" of Eric ...