Xist Publishing - We Love Bugs: Classic Poems for Children of All Ages

Nursery Rhymes Ladybird, Ladybird Ladybird, ladybird, fly away home, Your house in on fire and your children are gone, All except one and her name is Ann, And she crept under the frying pan. Fiddle Dee-Dee Fiddle-dee-dee, fiddle-dee-dee, The fly has married the bumblebee. Said the fly, said he, Will you marry me, And live with me sweet bumblebee? Fiddle-dee-dee, fiddle-dee-dee, The fly has married the bumblebee. Ladybugs I saw a little lady bug flying in the air, But when I tried to catch her, two bugs were there. Two little lady bugs flew up in a tree. I tiptoed very quietly, and then I saw three.

Three little lady bugs - I looked for one more. I saw one sitting on the ground, that made four. Four little lady bugs - another one arrived. I saw her sitting on a flower, and that made five. Five little lady bugs, all red and black - I clapped my hands and shouted, and they all flew back! I Know a Beetle I know a beetle, Who lives down a drain. His coats very shiny, But terribly plain.

When I take a bath, He comes up the pipe. Together we wash, Together we wipe. The Ants go Marching The ants go marching one by one, Hurrah! Hurrah! The ants go marching one by one, The little one stops to suck his thumb, And they all go marching on ... BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! The ants go marching two by two, Hurrah! Hurrah! The ants go marching two by two, The little one stops to tie his shoe, And they all go marching on ... BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! The ants go marching three by three, Hurrah! Hurrah! The ants go marching three by three, The little one stops to climb a tree, And they all go marching on ... BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! The ants go marching four by four, Hurrah! Hurrah! The ants go marching four by four, The little one stops to ask for more, And they all go marching on ...

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! The ants go marching five by five, Hurrah! Hurrah! The ants go marching five by five, The little one stops to jump and dive, And they all go marching on ... BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! The ants go marching six by six, Hurrah! Hurrah! The ants go marching six by six, The little one stops to pick up sticks, And they all go marching on ... BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! The ants go marching seven by seven, Hurrah! Hurrah! The ants go marching seven by seven, The little one stops to pray to heaven, And they all go marching on ... BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! The ants go marching eight by eight, Hurrah! Hurrah! The ants go marching eight by eight, The little one stops to shut the gate, And they all go marching on ... BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! The ants go marching nine by nine, Hurrah! Hurrah! The ants go marching nine by nine, The little one stops to check the time, And they all go marching on ... BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! The ants go marching ten by ten, Hurrah! Hurrah! The ants go marching ten by ten, But the little one stops to say ...

THE END! Little Miss Muffet Little Miss Muffet sat on a tuffet, Eating her curds and whey. There came a big spider, Who sat down beside her. And frightened Miss Muffet away! Itsy Bitsy Spider The Itsy Bitsy spider went up the water spout Down came the rain and washed the spider out. Out came the sun and dried up all the rain, Now Itsy Bitsy spider went up the spout again! There was an Old Lady There was an old lady who swallowed a fly, I dont know why she swallowed a fly. Perhaps shell die! There was an old lady who swallowed a spider, That wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her. She swallowed the spider to catch the fly, I dont know why she swallowed a fly.

Perhaps shell die! There was an old lady who swallowed a bird, How absurd to swallow a bird. She swallowed the bird to catch the spider, She swallowed the spider to catch the fly, I dont know why she swallowed a fly. Perhaps shell die! There was an old lady who swallowed a cat, Imagine that, she swallowed a cat. She swallowed the cat to catch the bird, She swallowed the bird to catch the spider, She swallowed the spider to catch the fly, I dont know why she swallowed a fly. Perhaps shell die! There was an old lady who swallowed a dog, Oh, what a hog to swallow a dog. She swallowed the dog to catch the cat, She swallowed the cat to catch the bird, She swallowed the bird to catch the spider, She swallowed the spider to catch the fly, I dont know why she swallowed a fly.

Perhaps shell die! There was an old lady who swallowed a goat, She just opened her throat and swallowed a goat! She swallowed the goat to catch the dog, She swallowed the dog to catch the cat, She swallowed the cat to catch the bird, She swallowed the bird to catch the spider, She swallowed the spider to catch the fly, I dont know why she swallowed a fly. Perhaps shell die! There was an old lady who swallowed a cow, Im not sure how she swallowed a cow. She swallowed the cow to catch the goat, She swallowed the goat to catch the dog, She swallowed the dog to catch the cat, She swallowed the cat to catch the bird, She swallowed the bird to catch the spider, She swallowed the spider to catch the fly, I dont know why she swallowed a fly. Perhaps shell die! There was an old lady who swallowed a horse. Shes dead, of course! Bees A swarm of bees in May, Is worth a load of hay. A swarm of bees in June, Is worth a silver spoon.

A swarm of bees in July, Isnt worth a fly. A Flea and a Fly A flea and a fly Flew up in a flue. Said the flea, Let us fly! Said the fly, Let us flee! So they flew through a flap in the flue. Poems

from Nonsense Alphabet Edward Lear A A was an ant Who seldom stood still, And who made a nice house In the side of a hill. a Nice little ant! The Spider Jane Taylor