Having grown up in a different country from where I live now, I am finding myself having to learn new nursery rhymes all over again. The ones I learned to sing as a boy are nowhere to be heard on this little island called England.
Yet this is bringing a surprising joy. Is it wrong that I really do enjoy singing along with the nursery rhymes? As a special treat to our readers – and a first here on chickenmonkeydog – I have posted a version of my favourite English nursery rhyme below. I’ve also included the lyrics so that you can sing along!
The Grand Old Duke of York
The Grand Old Duke of York
Oh, the Grand Old Duke of York
He had 10,000 men.
He marched them up to the top of the hill
and he marched them down again.
And when they were up, they were up.
And when they were down, they were down.
And when they were only half way up,
they were neither up nor down.
(Repeat once)
So, what’s your favourite nursery rhyme? Send us an MP3 of you singing it and we’ll be sure to turn it into a future post.
Hmmm, I must be an anomaly because I learned this nursery rhyme as a child here in the States!
Me too. Maybe Liam is the anomaly?
Learned that one here in the States too.
That makes four of us who learned it in the States.
Good one though. Nice singing.
@ Meghan, Maire, Noel + Conall:
Really?! Did I miss out a quintessential nursery rhyme in my childhood? How did that happen?
How about this one?
Ring around the rosie,
Pocket full of posies,
A tissue, a tissue,
We all fall down!
Am I the only one who learned a slightly different version of that song?
It was sung at 2232 as The king of France had 40,000 men.
I learned that as well in the states. the ring around the rosy is different but I have heard that version.
I learned this as a child in Canada.
@ Rowena –
Ah, yes, but did you sing it as well as I have done here? Ha-ha!