Nursery Rhymes Claire Ward Nursery Rhymes Claire Ward

The Grand Old Duke of York (the Rest of the Story)

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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.

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One poor chap disappeared
A quick trip to the loo
When he came back he said to the Duke
β€œLucky there wasn’t a queue!”

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Another chap looked rather ill
He sat down by a tree
All that he wanted was a little lie down
And a nice hot cup of tea

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This chap who liked drinking tea
Had a second, a third and then
Before he could think of having a fourth
It was off to the loo again.

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There was much complaining
About the Duke of York
And it was even suggested
That frankly he was a dork

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Peppercorn Tree

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The King is up a peppercorn tree
The King is up a peppercorn tree
The King is up a peppercorn tree
What a silly old King is he.
The Queen of Spain has come again,
She sits and waits,
It’s getting rather late, and still …

The King is up a peppercorn tree
The King is up a peppercorn tree
The King is up a peppercorn tree
What a silly old King is he.

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Fairy Tales, Food, Narrative Claire Ward Fairy Tales, Food, Narrative Claire Ward

Goldilocks and the Porridge

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I wonder who lives inside
It is a strange looking house
The owners must be very near
I’ll be as quiet as a mouse
I’ll be as quiet as a mouse.

As I look all around this room
Some things seem to be very tall
Some things seem to be very short
Some things aren’t large or small
Some things aren’t large or small.

Lovely smells coming from the kitchen
Hot steaming porridge all in a cup
Boy am I feeling very hungry –
Oh dear – I have drunk it all up.

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Cumulative, Nonsense Claire Ward Cumulative, Nonsense Claire Ward

Another Cup of Tea

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Jack and Jill dropped in
Only just the other day
They stayed a while then said
They had best be on their way.
We really ought to go – o
No, no. no, no, no – o – so

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Jack and Jill said let’s have
Another cup of tea
They sat down at the table
To take a sip with me – when

The telephone rang
We really ought to go - o
No, no. no, no, no – o – so

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The telephone rang
The baby cried
We really ought to go - o
No, no. no, no, no – o – so

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The telephone rang
The baby cried
The lightning flashed
We really ought to go - o
No, no. no, no, no – o – so

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The telephone rang
The baby cried
The lightning flashed
The rain came down
We really ought to go - o
No, no. no, no, no – o – so

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The telephone rang
The baby cried
The lightning flashed
The rain came down
The dog ran out
We really ought to go - o
No, no. no, no, no – o – so

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The telephone rang
The baby cried
The lightning flashed
The rain came down
The dog ran out
The duck came in
We really ought to go - o
No, no. no, no, no – o – so

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The telephone rang
The baby cried
The lightning flashed
The rain came down
The dog ran out
The duck came in
The television exploded!

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