Sing-Song: a nursery rhyme book
Christina Rossetti
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Length 1 h 16 min
Chapters 126
First published 1893
One hundred and twenty six beautifully written poems about babies and childhood that capture the marvelous wonders of that age. - Summary by Maggie Travers
Chapters
1
Angels at the foot Read by Maggie Travers 0:27
2
Love me, --I love you Read by Elizabeth Travers 0:34
3
My baby has a father and a mother Read by Maggie Travers 0:32
4
Our little baby fell asleep Read by Elizabeth Travers 0:30
5
"Kookoorookoo! kookoorookoo!" Read by Maggie Travers 0:41
6
Baby cry Read by Elizabeth Travers 0:24
7
Eight o'clock Read by Maggie Travers 0:29
8
Bread and milk for breakfast Read by Elizabeth Travers 0:25
9
There's snow on the fields Read by Maggie Travers 0:35
10
Dead in the cold, a song-singing thrush Read by Elizabeth Travers 0:31
11
I dug and dug amongst the snow Read by Maggie Travers 0:41
12
A city plum is not a plum Read by Elizabeth Travers 0:30
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Your brother has a falcon Read by Maggie Travers 0:36
14
Hear what the mournful linnets say Read by Elizabeth Travers 0:35
15
A baby's cradle with no baby in it Read by Maggie Travers 0:33
16
Hop-o'-my-thumb and little Jack Horner Read by Elizabeth Travers 0:28
17
Hope is like a harebell trembling from its birth Read by Maggie Travers 0:45
18
O wind, why do you never rest Read by Elizabeth Travers 0:26
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Crying, my little one, footsore and weary? Read by Maggie Travers 0:50
20
Growing in the vale Read by Elizabeth Travers 0:32
21
A linnet in a gilded cage Read by Maggie Travers 0:37
22
Wrens and robins in the hedge Read by Elizabeth Travers 0:24
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My baby has a mottled fist Read by Maggie Travers 0:31
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Why did baby die Read by Elizabeth Travers 0:27
25
If all were rain and never sun Read by Maggie Travers 0:30
26
O wind, where have you been Read by Elizabeth Travers 0:28
27
Brownie, Brownie, let down your milk Read by Maggie Travers 0:36
28
On the grassy banks Read by Elizabeth Travers 0:27
29
Rushes in a watery place Read by Maggie Travers 0:34
30
Minnie and Mattie Read by Elizabeth Travers 1:05
31
Heartsease in my garden bed Read by Maggie Travers 0:39
32
If I were a Queen Read by Elizabeth Travers 0:27
33
What are heavy? sea-sand and sorrow Read by Maggie Travers 0:38
34
Stroke a flint, and there is nothing to admire Read by Elizabeth Travers 0:25
35
There is but one May in the year Read by Maggie Travers 0:43
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The summer nights are short Read by Elizabeth Travers 0:32
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The days are clear Read by Maggie Travers 0:35
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Twist me a crown of wind-flowers Read by Elizabeth Travers 0:38
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Brown and furry Read by Maggie Travers 0:40
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A toadstool comes up in a night Read by Elizabeth Travers 0:24
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A pocket handkerchief to hem Read by Maggie Travers 0:42
42
If a pig wore a wig Read by Elizabeth Travers 0:28
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Seldom "can't" Read by Maggie Travers 0:24
44
One and one are two Read by Maggie Travers 1:20
45
How many seconds in a minute? Read by Maggie Travers 1:04
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What will you give me for my pound? Read by Maggie Travers 0:34
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January cold desolate Read by Maggie Travers 0:55
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What is pink? a rose is pink Read by Elizabeth Travers 0:50
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Mother shake the cherry tree Read by Maggie Travers 0:37
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A pin has a head, but has no hair Read by Elizabeth Travers 0:55
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Hopping frog, hop here and be seen Read by Maggie Travers 0:43
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Where innocent bright-eyed daisies are Read by Maggie Travers 0:29
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The city mouse lives in a house Read by Maggie Travers 0:39
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What does the donkey bray about? Read by Maggie Travers 0:48
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Three plum buns Read by Maggie Travers 0:33
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A motherless soft lambkin Read by Maggie Travers 0:37
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Dancing on the hill-tops Read by Maggie Travers 0:44
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When fishes set umbrellas up Read by Elizabeth Travers 0:24
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The peacock has a score of eyes Read by Maggie Travers 0:41
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Pussy has a whiskered face Read by Elizabeth Travers 0:25
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The dog lies in his kennel Read by Maggie Travers 0:38
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If hope grew on a bush Read by Elizabeth Travers 0:30
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I planted a hand Read by Maggie Travers 0:33
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Under the ivy bush Read by Elizabeth Travers 0:28
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I am a King Read by Maggie Travers 0:50
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There is one that has a head without an eye Read by Elizabeth Travers 0:30
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If a mouse could fly Read by Maggie Travers 0:41
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Sing me a song Read by Elizabeth Travers 0:37
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The lily has an air Read by Maggie Travers 0:33
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Margaret has a milking-pail Read by Elizabeth Travers 0:32
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In the meadow--what in the meadow? Read by Maggie Travers 0:42
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A frisky lamb Read by Elizabeth Travers 0:29
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Mix a pancake Read by Maggie Travers 0:30
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The wind has such a rainy sound Read by Elizabeth Travers 0:35
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Three little children Read by Maggie Travers 0:41
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Fly away, fly away over the sea Read by Elizabeth Travers 0:29
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Minnie bakes oaten cakes Read by Maggie Travers 0:36
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A white hen sitting Read by Elizabeth Travers 0:34
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Currants on a bush Read by Maggie Travers 0:26
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Playing at bob cherry Read by Elizabeth Travers 0:39
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I have but one rose in the world Read by Maggie Travers 0:32
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Rosy maiden Winifred Read by Elizabeth Travers 0:40
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Blind from my birth Read by Maggie Travers 0:41
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When the cows come home the milk is coming Read by Elizabeth Travers 0:34
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Roses blushing red and white Read by Maggie Travers 0:43
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"Ding a ding" Read by Elizabeth Travers 0:28
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A ring upon her finger Read by Maggie Travers 0:39
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Ferry me across the water Read by Elizabeth Travers 0:37
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When a mounting skylark sings Read by Maggie Travers 0:36
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Who has seen the wind? Read by Elizabeth Travers 0:33
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The horses of the sea Read by Maggie Travers 0:33
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O sailor, come ashore Read by Maggie Travers 0:32
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A diamond or a coal? Read by Maggie Travers 0:37
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An emerald is as green as grass Read by Maggie Travers 0:38
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Boats sail on the rivers Read by Maggie Travers 0:43
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The lily has a smooth stalk Read by Maggie Travers 0:44
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Hurt no living thing Read by Maggie Travers 0:36
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I caught a little ladybird Read by Maggie Travers 0:46
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All the bells were ringing Read by Maggie Travers 0:34
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Wee wee husband Read by Maggie Travers 0:32
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I have a little husband Read by Maggie Travers 0:33
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The dear old woman in the lane Read by Maggie Travers 0:41
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Swift and sure the swallow Read by Maggie Travers 0:28
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I dreamt I caught a little owl Read by Maggie Travers 0:37
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What does the bee do? Read by Maggie Travers 0:34
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I have a Poll parrot Read by Maggie Travers 0:34
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A house of cards Read by Maggie Travers 0:32
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The rose with such a bonny blush Read by Maggie Travers 0:28
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The rose that blushes rosy red Read by Maggie Travers 0:28
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Oh, fair to see Read by Maggie Travers 0:39
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Clever little Willie wee Read by Maggie Travers 0:35
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The peach tree on the southern wall Read by Maggie Travers 0:41
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A rose has thorns as well as honey Read by Maggie Travers 1:04
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Is the moon tired? she looks so pale Read by Maggie Travers 0:37
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If stars dropped out of heaven Read by Maggie Travers 0:36
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"Goodbye in fear, goodbye in sorrow" Read by Maggie Travers 0:41
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If the sun could tell us half Read by Maggie Travers 0:31
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If the moon came from heaven Read by Maggie Travers 0:35
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O Lady moon, your horns point toward the east Read by Maggie Travers 0:32
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What do the stars do? Read by Maggie Travers 0:35
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Motherless baby and babyless mother Read by Maggie Travers 0:24
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Crimson curtains round my mother's bed Read by Maggie Travers 0:28
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Baby lies so fast alseep Read by Maggie Travers 0:38
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I know a baby, such a baby Read by Maggie Travers 0:41
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Lullaby, oh, lullaby! Read by Maggie Travers 0:42
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Lie a-bed Read by Maggie Travers 0:32
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