Illustration © Rachel Bright. Rainy Day Rhymes from Down by the River: Afro-Caribbean Rhymes, Games, and Songs for Children. Copyright © Grace Hallworth 1996. Used by permission of Frances Lincoln Children’s Books. The Park Booktrust has acted in good faith with every effor t to trace copyright holders, obtain permission from them and to ensure that all credits are correct. We apologise for any inadvertent omissions, which will be corrected as soon as possible if notification is given to us in writing. Rickety Train Ride from Pip (Scholastic, 2002), copyright © Tony Mitton. Used by permission of the author. The Old Man of Peru, Kite, Billy is Blowing his Trumpet and A Bedtime Poem are all traditional or anonymous poems. Lyrics for The Wheels on the Bus, Hey Diddle, Diddle, Hickory, Dickory, Dock, Here We Go Round The Mulberry Bush, Five Little Ducks, Five Currant Buns, Row, Row, Row Your Boat, Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes, Ten in a Bed and Old MacDonald reproduced by permission of CYP Music Limited, The Fairway, Bush Fair, Harlow, Essex, CM18 6LY, www.kidsmusic.co.uk. © CYP Music Limited. © Bugs by Michael Rosen from Centrally Heated Knickers (© Michael Rosen 2000) is printed by permission of United Agents (www.unitedagents.co.uk) on behalf of the Author. © How To Write Poems reprinted by permission of United Agents on behalf of The Estate of the Late Adrian Mitchell. Five Currant Buns Five currant buns in a baker’s shop Big and round with a cherry on the top Along came Peter with a penny one day Bought a currant bun and took it right away Four currant buns in a baker’s shop Big and round with a cherry on the top Along came Rebecca with a penny one day Bought a currant bun and took it right away Three currant buns in a baker’s shop Big and round with a cherry on the top Along came Sam with a penny one day Bought a currant bun and took it right away Two currant buns in a baker’s shop Big and round with a cherry on the top Along came Rachel with a penny one day Bought a currant bun and took it right away One currant bun in a baker’s shop Big and round with a cherry on the top Along came David with a penny one day Bought a currant bun and took it right away. Old MacDonald Old MacDonald had a farm, e i e i o And on this farm he had some chicks, e i e i o With a cheep cheep and a cheep cheep Here a cheep, there a cheep everywhere a cheep cheep Old MacDonald had a farm e i e i o Old MacDonald had a farm, e i e i o, And on this farm he had some ducks, e i e i o With a quack quack and a quack quack Here a quack, there a quack everywhere a quack quack Old MacDonald had a farm e i e i o Old MacDonald had a farm, e i e i o, And on this farm he had some pigs, e i e i o With an oink oink and an oink oink Here an oink, there and oink, everywhere an oink oink Old MacDonald had a farm, e i e i o Old MacDonald had a farm, e i e i o And on this farm he had some cows, e i e i o With a moo moo and a moo moo Here a moo, there a moo, everywhere a moo moo Old MacDonald had a farm, e i e i o. Rickety Train Ride I’m taking the train to Ricketywick. Clickety clickety clack. I’m sat in my seat with a sandwich to eat as I travel the trickety track. It’s an ever so rickety trickety train and I honestly thinkety think that before it arrives at the end of the line it will tip up my drippety drink. Row, Row, Row Your Boat Row, row, row your boat Gently down the stream Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily Life is but a dream Row, row, row your boat Gently with the tide Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily To the other side. A Bedtime Poem Star light, star bright, First star I see tonight, I wish I may, I wish I might, Have the wish I wish tonight. Five Little Ducks Five little ducks went swimming one day Over the hills and far away Mummy duck said “quack, quack, quack, quack” And only four little ducks came back Four little ducks went swimming one day Three little ducks went swimming one day Two little ducks went swimming one day One little duck went swimming one day Over the hills and far away Mummy duck said “QUACK QUACK QUACK QUACK” And five little ducks came swimming back. Billy is Blowing his Trumpet Billy is blowing his trumpet; Bertie is banging a tin; Betty is crying for Mummy And Bob has pricked Ben with a pin. Baby is crying out loudly; He’s out on the lawn in his pram. I am the only one silent And I’ve eaten all of the jam. The Old Man of Peru There was an old man of Peru, Who dreamt he was eating his shoe. He woke in the night In a terrible fright, And found it was perfectly true. Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes And eyes and ears and mouth and nose Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes.