Name of Rhyme | Author / Origin | Published Year |
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star | Ann Taylor (1782-1866) and Jane (Taylor(1783-1824) | 1806 |
Baa Baa Black Sheep
| The slave trade; medieval wool tax | 1744 |
Ring Around the Rosy
| Black Death (1348) or The Great Plague (1665) | 1881 |
London Bridge Is Falling Down
| Not Known | 1744 |
Ding Dong Bell
| Not Known | 1580 |
Hickory Dickory Dock
| Reports claim that the rhyme was written by Oliver Goldsmith | 1765 |
Hot Cross Buns Rhyme
| Not Known | 1798 |
Humpty Dumpty | Richard III of England; Cardinal Wolseyand a cannon from the English Civil War | 1810 |
Itsy Bitsy Spider Rhyme | Not Known | Not Known |
Jack and Jill | Cullen Boltey | 1765 |
Mary had a little lamb | Sarah Josepha Hale (American Origin) | 1830 |
London Bridge is broken down / Falling Down | Lady Lee (Not sure) | Not Known |
Star light, star bright, | Not Known (American Origin) | Late 19thC |
Pussy cat, pussy cat | Not Known (England) | 1805 |
Rain rain go away | Not Known (England) | 17th C or earlier |
Row, row, row your boat, | Not Known (American Origin) | 1852 |
This little piggy | Not Known (England) | 1760 |
Three Blind Mice | Mary I of England | 1744 |
Old MacDonald had a farm | F. T. Nettleingham (Original Version) | 1917 |
One, Two, Buckle My Shoe | Not Known (Origin London) | 1805 |
johnny johnny yes papa | Not Known | Not Known |
Above is the list of some famous nursery rhymes i came across, i was amazed to see i was not able to find most of the poet behind the rhymes if you think you have a rhyme to add with author and date leave it in comment section i will add it to the table asap.
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