Nursery rhymes for baby boys
15 Classic Baby Nursery Rhymes Songs in English With Lyrics
Nursery rhymes form an important part of your baby’s cognitive development. The lyrics of these rhymes help your child to learn about alphabets, numbers, animals and various day-to-day elements. Nursery rhymes are a great way of helping your baby to know and learn a language.
As a child, you must have heard a few rhymes from your parents, and your parents may, in turn, have heard from their parents. This means singing nursery rhymes to a baby has been in practice for generations, and this practice has proven helpful in many aspects. Here are some of the best nursery rhymes for your baby and also the various benefits of singing rhymes to your baby.
Video: Humpty Dumpty – A Nursery Rhyme for Babies & Toddlers
What Is a Nursery Rhyme?
A nursery rhyme is a small rhyming song or a poem that tells a lesson or a story in an amusing way. Nursery rhymes are made for young children to engage and improve their speech and cognitive skills using words and music. Nursery rhymes are full of exclamations and repetitions that excite kids and keep them engaged.
Benefits of Nursery Rhymes for Infants
Nursery rhymes have immense benefits for your baby because they are not only melody-filled pieces that will help you soothe your baby, but they are also very informative and educational. Here are some of the benefits that your baby can derive from nursery rhymes:
- Getting a baby involved in nursery rhymes is one of the best ways of entertaining him while teaching him something interesting at the same time. Singing nursery rhymes with a group of your toddler’s friends is an excellent way of engaging in a fun group activity.
- Singing the traditional age-old nursery rhymes with your baby helps your baby keep your cultural values and traditions intact. What you would have sung as a baby can be taught to your little one, along with its relevance. It is an absolute delight to see your toddler following your footsteps.
- It is also observed that nursery rhymes make babies smarter. This is because babies who are exposed to reading and singing at a younger age become better readers when they grow, in comparison to babies who do not listen to or sing nursery rhymes. It also helps the babies to focus better.
- Another benefit of nursery rhymes that cannot be ignored is the immense bond it develops between the parent and the baby. If seen as a learning experience more than a small task, it serves its true purpose.
- Nursery rhymes can also help the baby create mental images in his head with every line of the rhyme. This helps him develop his imaginative skills.
Most Popular Nursery Rhymes for Babies
What is a criterion for a good nursery rhyme? The most important aspect of nursery rhymes for a one-year-old baby is its catchy melody and lyrics, apart from others.
If you are looking for rhymes to teach your little one, then look no more, as we have compiled a perfect list of nursery rhymes that will improve children’s vocabulary and speech. Here are some famous nursery rhymes with actions for babies that your baby will surely enjoy.
1. Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star
Twinkle, twinkle, little star
How I wonder what you are
Up above the world so high
Like a diamond in the sky
Twinkle, twinkle little star
How I wonder what you are
When the blazing sun is gone
When he nothing shines upon
Then you show your little light
Twinkle, twinkle, all the night
Twinkle, twinkle, little star
How I wonder what you are
2. Row, Row, Row Your Boat
Row, row, row your boat
Gently down the stream
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily
Life is but a dream
Row, row, row your boat
Gently up the creek If you see a little mouse
Don’t forget to squeak!
Row, row, row your boat
Gently down the stream If you see a crocodile
Don’t forget to scream!
Row, row, row your boat
Gently to the shore
If you see a lion
Don’t forget to roar!
3.
Humpty DumptyHumpty Dumpty sat on a wall.
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.
All the king’s horses and all the king’s men
couldn’t put Humpty together again. (x3)
4. Wheels on the Bus
The wheels on the bus go round and round,
round and round,
round and round.
The wheels on the bus go round and round,
all through the town.
(Roll hands around each other)
The wipers on the bus go swish, swish, swish;
Swish, swish, swish;
Swish, swish, swish.
The wipers on the bus go swish, swish, swish,
all through the town.
(“Swish” hands in front of you like windshield wipers)
The horn on the bus goes beep, beep, beep;
Beep, beep, beep;
Beep, beep, beep.
The horn on the bus goes beep, beep, beep,
all through the town.
(Slap palm in front of you like honking a horn)
The doors on the bus go open and shut;
Open and shut;
Open and shut.
The doors on the bus go open and shut;
all through the town.
(Push hands back and forth in front of you)
The Driver on the bus says, “Move on back,
move on back, move on back;”
The Driver on the bus says, “Move on back”,
all through the town.
(Point thumb over your shoulder)
The babies on the bus say, “Wah, wah, wah;
Wah, wah, wah;
Wah, wah, wah”.
The babies on the bus say, “Wah, wah, wah”,
all through the town.
(Rub fists in front of eyes)
The mommies on the bus say, “Shush, shush, shush;
Shush, shush, shush;
Shush, shush, shush.”
The mommies on the bus say, “Shush, shush, shush”
all through the town.
(Hold index finger in front of mouth as if saying shhh)
5. Old Mac Donald Had a Farm
Old Mac Donald had a farm
E-I-E-I-O
And on his farm he had a cow
E-I-E-I-O
With a moo moo here
And a moo moo there
Here a moo, there a moo
Everywhere a moo moo
Old Mac Donald had a farm
E-I-E-I-O
Old Mac Donald had a farm
E-I-E-I-O
And on his farm he had a pig
E-I-E-I-O
With a oink oink here
And a oink oink there
Here a oink, there a oink
Everywhere a oink oink
Old MacDonald had a farm
E-I-E-I-O
Old Mac Donald had a farm
E-I-E-I-O
And on his farm he had a duck
E-I-E-I-O
With a quack quack here
And a quack quack there
Here a quack, there a quack
Everywhere a quack quack
Old MacDonald had a farm
E-I-E-I-O
Old Mac Donald had a farm
E-I-E-I-O
And on his farm he had a horse
E-I-E-I-O
With a neigh neigh here
And a neigh neigh there
Here a neigh, there a neigh
Everywhere a neigh neigh
Old MacDonald had a farm
E-I-E-I-O
Old Mac Donald had a farm
E-I-E-I-O
And on his farm he had a lamb
E-I-E-I-O
With a baa baa here
And a baa baa there
Here a baa, there a baa
Everywhere a baa baa
Old MacDonald had a farm
E-I-E-I-O
Old Mac Donald had a farm
E-I-E-I-O
And on his farm he had some chickens
E-I-E-I-O
With a cluck cluck here
And a cluck cluck there
Here a cluck, there a cluck
Everywhere a cluck cluck
With a baa baa here
And a baa baa there
Here a baa, there a baa
Everywhere a baa baa
With a neigh neigh here
And a neigh neigh there
Here a neigh, there a neigh
Everywhere a neigh neigh
With a quack quack here
And a quack quack there
Here a quack, there a quack
Everywhere a quack quack
With a oink oink here
And a oink oink there
Here a oink, there a oink
Everywhere a oink oink
With a moo moo here
And a moo moo there
Here a moo, there a moo
Everywhere a moo moo
Old Mac Donald had a farm
E-I-E-I-OOOOOOO………
6.
One, Two, Three, Four, FiveOne, two, three, four, five,
Once I caught a fish alive,
Six, seven, eight, nine, ten,
Then I let it go again.
Why did you let it go?
Because it bit my finger so.
Which finger did it bite?
This little finger on the right.
7. Incy, Wincy Spider
Incy Wincy spider climbed up the water spout
Down came the rain and washed the spider out
Out came the sunshine and dried up all the rain
And Incy Wincy spider climbed up the spout again (x2)
8. Hey, Diddle Diddle
Hey diddle diddle, the cat and the fiddle,
The cow jumped over the moon,
The little dog laughed to see such sport,
And the dish ran away with the spoon.
9. Grand Old Duke of York
Oh, the grand old Duke of York,
He had ten thousand men,
He marched them up to the top of
Everyone stands up
The hill and he marched
Them down again.
Everyone sits down
And when they were up they were up.
Everyone stands up
And when they were down they were down.
Everyone sits down
And when they were only halfway up,
They were neither up nor down.
Everyone half-way up
10. Zoom, Zoom, Zoom
Zoom, Zoom, Zoom
(rub hands together, back and forth while pointing them up in the air)
We’re going to the moon.
Zoom, Zoom, Zoom
We’re going to the moon.
If you want to take a trip,
Climb aboard my rocket ship.
Zoom, Zoom, Zoom
We’re going to the moon.
5, 4, 3, 2, 1,
(hold 5 fingers up and count down)
Blast off!
(toss child up gently in the air)
11. Ring-a-Ring O’roses
Ring-a-ring o’roses,
A pocketful of posies,
Atishoo, atishoo,
We all fall down.
12. Eeny, Meeny, Miny, Moe
Eenie, Meenie, Minie, Mo,
Catch A Piggy By The Toe.
If He Hollers, Let Him Go,
Eenie, Meenie, Minie, Mo.
Eenie, Meenie, Minie, Mo,
Catch A Tiger By The Toe.
If He Hollers, Let Him Go,
Eenie, Meenie, Minie, Mo.
13. London Bridge Is Falling Down
London Bridge is falling down,
Falling down, falling down.
London Bridge is falling down,
My fair lady.
Build it up with wood and clay,
Wood and clay, wood and clay,
Build it up with wood and clay,
My fair lady.
Wood and clay will wash away,
Wash away, wash away,
Wood and clay will wash away,
My fair lady.
Build it up with iron and steel,
Iron and steel, iron and steel,
Build it up with iron and steel,
My fair lady.
Iron and steel will bend and bow,
Bend and bow, bend and bow,
Iron and steel will bend and bow,
My fair lady.
Build it up with silver and gold,
Silver and gold, silver and gold,
Build it up with silver and gold,
My fair lady.
14. Baa Baa Black Sheep
Baa baa black sheep, have you any wool?
Yes sir, yes sir, three bags full!
One for the master, one for the dame,
And one for the little boy who lives down the lane.
15. Hickory Dickory Dock
Hickory dickory dock (Gently bounce baby to the beat)
The mouse ran up the clock (run your fingers from your baby’s toes to their chin)
The clock struck one (clap once)
The mouse ran down (run your fingers down to your baby’s toes)
Hickory dickory dock.
Hickory dickory dock (Gently bounce baby to the beat)
The mouse ran up the clock (run your fingers from your baby’s toes to their chin)
The clock struck two (clap twice)
The mouse went “boo!” (cover baby’s eyes with your hands then pull them away on boo!)
Hickory dickory dock.
Three… the mouse went weeee (lift baby in the air on weeee)
Four…The mouse went “no more!” (shake your finger no more!)
FAQ
1. At what age does a baby start singing nursery rhymes?
Toddlerhood is the age when young children are exposed to all types of rhymes and songs and try to sing them at around two to three years of age. This is the age of exposure, learning, and singing simple rhymes. By the age of four or five, young children are able to sing longer nursery rhymes and also be in line with the rhyme’s tune.
2. Which is the easiest nursery rhyme for babies?
Some easy nursery rhymes for children to start with are “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star”, “Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear”, “Old McDonald Had a Farm”, “Wheels on the Bus”, etc.
3. Which is the oldest nursery rhyme?
Ding Dong Bell is the earliest known nursery rhyme recorded in 1580 by John Lange.
The above-mentioned nursery rhymes are a few of the popular rhymes that have been exciting kids for generations.
You can sing some of these to your little one and spend quality time with him in the process!
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Nursery Rhymes and Songs for Babies With Lyrics
Your baby loves singing and chanting — the more, the better. Here are some beloved nursery rhymes and simple actions and games to enjoy with your little one.
"This Little Piggy Went to Market"This little piggy went to market. (touch big toe)
This little piggy stayed home. (touch next biggest toe, and so on)
This little piggy had roast beef.
This little piggy had none.
And this little piggy cried, "Wee, wee, wee!"
All the way home. (tickle him all over)
Chant this classic nursery rhyme while changing your newborn's diaper. Touch each toe as you go, starting with the biggest and moving down the row.
When you get to the word "home," tickle your baby all over, and watch him squeal with delight.
Round and round the garden (draw circle on your baby's tummy)
Goes the teddy bear.
One step, two steps... (walk your fingers up his chest)
Tickle him under there! (tickle under his chin)
Your newborn will love this action rhyme because it ends with a surprise tickle. Start by drawing an imaginary circle on your newborn's tummy, "round and round." Then with "one step, two steps," walk your fingers up his chest, and then tickle him under his chin and arms.
"Jack in the Box"Jack in the box (cover your eyes)
Sits so still.
Won't you come out?
Yes, I will! (throw up your arms)
Babies love this exuberant game of hide-and-seek. Show your baby how to cover his eyes, and then say the first couple of lines in a low voice to set the mood.
Add some anticipation with the third line, and then throw up your hands and shout out the last line. Your baby will love quietly waiting, waiting... and then watching you pop up like a jack-in the-box!
Row, row, row your boat (rock back and forth)
Gently down the stream.
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily
Life is but a dream.
Your baby loves doing as much possible with you, including riding in a boat. Sit down on the floor and settle your baby in your lap so she's facing you. Be sure her neck and head are supported. Hold both her hands with yours, and rock back and forth in time to the song. Vary the tempo for a fast boat ride or a slow one. Take advantage of the easy rhythm by substituting some of your own words (wash, wash, wash your face; roll, roll, roll the ball...). You'll both end up giggling.
"Old McDonald Had a Farm"Old McDonald had a farm,
E-I-E-I-O!
And on this farm he had a cow,
E-I-E-I-O!
With a moo, moo here
And a moo, moo there.
Here a moo, there a moo
Everywhere a moo, moo.
Old McDonald had a farm,
E-I-E-I-O!
You can continue with whatever animals you like, such as duck ("quack, quack"), dog ("woof, woof"), cat ("meow, meow"), sheep ("baa, baa"), and horse("neigh, neigh").
This song is so engaging it can make a baby feel as if she's actually singing the words. The sounds are fun to make, and the words help your baby learn the names of many animals. Sing it on the way to the zoo or to a farm, or when you read a picture book that features animals, and then make the sounds when you see the animals. Your child will be thrilled to find it all so familiar.
"Humpty Dumpty"Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall.
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. (tip baby back slightly)
All the king's horses and all the king's men
Couldn't put Humpty together again.
"Trot, Trot, Trot"Trot, trot, trot to London.
Trot, trot, trot to Dover.
Look out, ____, (baby's name)
Or you might fall OVER! (tip baby to the side)
What could be better than a knee-bouncing action rhyme? Sit your baby on your lap so she's facing you. Hold her under her arms, lift your heels, and let the gentle bouncing begin. This game is best for older babies whose neck muscles are strong enough to support their head.
Children's poems. Poems for children
Collection of children's poems: poems for the holidays, teaching and developing poems, author's and thematic poems for children.
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For the smallest
- for babies
- Pour and Pesti for babies
- Cycle toys Agnia Barto
- Good poems Berestov for the smallest
- for the smallest
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Family
- Poems
- Poems for Dad
- Poems for grandmother
- Poems for grandfathers
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Children's classics
Tsvetaeva - Lermontov
- Blok
- Tyutchev
- Nekrasov
- Fet
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Educational rhymes
- tongue twisters
- Counters
- Pour
- MIRILIKA
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Animal world
- Poems about animals
- Patterns about fish
- Poems about insects
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nature and seasons
9000 9000 - Poems about cosmos
- Poems about winter
- Poems about spring
- Poems about summer
- Poems about autumn
- Poems about flowers
- Poems about vegetables and fruits
- Poems about mushrooms
- Poems about the sea
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Other authors
- Valentin Bereestov
- Henry Sapgir
- Elena Blaginina 9000
- Poems for St.
Valentine's Day - Poems about February 23
- Poems for March 8
- Poems about Maslenitsa
- Poems for Easter
- Poems by May 9
- Poems for September 1
- Poems to the Day of Teacher
- Poems to Mother Day
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New Year
- Poems
- New Year verses for the smallest 9000,000
- Poems about Santa Claus
- Poems about the Snow Maiden
- Poems about snowflakes
- Poems about the snowman
- Poems about the New Year tree
- Poems for Christmas
Holidays
Train your child's memory!
Not every child can patiently listen to the end of a fairy tale or other prose story. Whereas children's poems do not tire with monotony, the rhyme in them jumps as if over bumps, easily holding the attention of a small listener. It's amazing how quickly children memorize rhymes, it's worth saying a few times, as they already agree on the ending with you. Be sure to use this ability, training memory from childhood, you will greatly simplify your child's schooling.
Start with the poems of Agnia Barto in the “Toys” section, look for small quatrains, they are perfectly remembered. Most of them you yourself still remember by heart. So right?
How to learn a poem for the holiday?
In kindergarten and school, your child will often face the need to recite poems in front of the public. It can be a New Year's party or an ordinary lesson, in any case, it is important that he is not afraid of this. But all you need to do is pay a little attention to it.
The poem must be learned in advance and repeated at home as if in between times, without focusing on the importance of the event. For example, you can say: “Remember, you and I learned a great rhyme? Well, tell it to me." Children's poems are usually simple and the child will quickly remember them. You can rehearse by telling a poem to dad or mom, grandfather or grandmother. You need to ask to speak loudly and with expression, but in no case should you lecture or interrupt during the speech.
How your peers and you react to the first performance of a small artist is of great importance, so it is better to start with relatives. Having told a few rhymes to familiar people and, having received a benevolent reaction, you will give confidence to the baby. Poems for children at matinees perfectly train public speaking skills.
Poems for babies
Babies develop rapidly, instantly absorbing information about everything that is happening around. Music, fairy tales and poems come to the aid of mothers. All poems in the collection are selected taking into account age characteristics. Their heroes are familiar and familiar toys, baby animals or the same children as a small listener. With such verses for kids it is easy to interest even the biggest fidget.
One of the important tasks of poems for kids is to make life more interesting. After all, it is much more fun to wash your face in the morning when mom tells a rhyme. Yes, and porridge will be tastier, and compote is sweeter.
And the rainiest weather will not seem so gloomy if you choose the right words.
Clubfoot bear
Clubfoot bear
Walks through the forest,
(We walk briskly)
Collects cones,
Sings songs.
(Squatting - collecting bumps)
The bump bounced off
Right in the bear's forehead.
(Hold hands on the forehead)
The bear got angry
And with the foot - top!
(Stomp our feet)
Gray bunny
Gray bunny sit
(We sit like a bunny)
And move our ears,
Just like that, like that!
(We move our ears-palms)
Bunny is cold to sit,
Warm up the paws,
Clap-clap, clap-clap.
(Clap your hands)
Bunny is cold to stand,
Bunny needs to jump.
Hop-hop, skip-hop.
(Let's jump like a bunny)
Two funny sheep
Two funny sheep
Played near the river.
Jump-jump, jump-jump!
(Jumping merrily)
White sheep jumping
Early in the morning near the river.
Jump-jump, jump-jump!
Up to the sky, down to the grass.
Up to the sky, down to the grass.
(We get up on our legs, stretch up. We squat, we lower our hands down)
And then we circled
(We spin)
And fell into the river.
(Falling)
A horned goat is walking
A horned goat is walking
(Putting "horns" to the head)
After the little guys.
Legs - top-top!
(Stomp our feet)
Eyes - clap-clap!
(We close our eyes and open our eyes)
Who doesn't eat porridge?
Who doesn't drink milk?
(We threaten with a finger)
Gore, gore!
(Butting heads)
Two bugs
Two bugs in the clearing
Hopak danced:
(Dancing, hands on the belt)
Right leg top, top!
(Stomp with the right foot)
With the left foot top, top!
(Left foot stomp)
Handles up, up, up!
Who will raise above all?
(Stand on tiptoes, stretch up)
Top-top - Learning to walk!
Legs, legs,
Run along the path,
Pick peas.
Big feet
Walked on the road:
Top-top-top-top-top,
Top-top-top-top-top.
Little feet
Run along the path:
Top-top-top-top-top,
Top-top-top-top-top.
Teeth
Like Masha has two teeth.
Don't bite them, daughter!
Don't bite, eat,
Listen to mom and dad.
E. Grigoryeva
Naughty spoon
Our spoon is naughty!
Instead of a mouth, I got into my ear!
Ai-ai-ai! - what a spoon!
I'll punish her a little.
Lazgdyn
While falling asleep
Sleeping eyes and sleeping cheeks
Tired babies.
Eyelashes and palms sleep,
Bellies and legs sleep.
And tiny ears
Sweetly doze on the pillow.
The curls are sleeping, the hands are sleeping,
Only the noses are sniffling.
I. Gurina
Stomper
Stomp, stomp -
Stomp!
And I'll trample -
I'll stop trampling!
I won't go on the heels,
After all, there are only slippers left!
And I'll go, I'll go again
I stomp on my heels!
A.
