Sunday 28 April 2013

Has anyone seen my baby

Here's another rhyme from my nan that I can't find on the Internet. 

Has anyone seen my baby 

She's the sweetest dearest pet 
Her eyes are as blue as cornflowers 
In glistening dew drops set 
You should see her silken lashes 
And brow of purest cream 
She's like a fairy that has just stepped out of a dream 
She is only a tiny baby 
And can't yet play with me 
But as she is growing daily 
My playmate she soon will be 
And I will teach her all her lessons, to read and write and sew 
And daily round the garden, with a laugh we gaily will go

Thursday 18 April 2013

The land of I dunno where

I can't find this rhyme anywhere on the Internet, my nan said her dad used to say it and he performed it in the theatre. Again, I'm not sure of the proper title but I've called it 'The land of I dunno know where'. There is more to this rhyme than my nan can remember, she can recall something about 'when you make a call' and 'it rains ginger beer'. If anyone knows the rest of it I would love to hear it. 


There's a land unknown to the man from cooks
A land not found in the wise men's books
Children fly to this unknown clime when they've been to a party or a pantomime
A land where the children fly off in their dreams
A land where the trees grow chocolate creams
And no-ones surprised at this wonderful thing for its ruled by a jolly king
Well, where is the land of I dunno where?
Sleep is the driver that takes you there
You jump in his cart and away you start
And he won't charge much for the fare
When you get to the land of I dunno where don't be surprised at the wonders there
There's a blue moon on high and pigs that can fly
Where? I dunno where

Sunday 14 April 2013

I had a little garden

Hello and welcome to this first post. I hope to put up the rhymes my nan used to tell us when we were younger. Some I have found on the Internet but some aren't so I thought it would be nice to preserve them.

I'm not sure what the proper title of this one is but I've called it 'I had a little garden'. 


I had a little garden

I dug it with my spade
I raked it with my little rake
And then three holes I made
In one I put a penny
In one I put a bean
And in the other one I put a button which was green
Now I wait quite patiently
To see what each will grow to be