| Une berceuse est une chanson douce, habituellement chanté pour les jeunes enfants avant d'aller dormir, avec l'intention d'accélérer ce processus. En conséquence, ils sont souvent simples et répétitives. Berceuses peuvent être trouvés dans toutes les cultures et depuis la période antique. | |
| Fish n' chips and vinegar, Vinegar, vinegar, Fish n, chips and vinegar, Pepper, pepper, pepper, salt. Don't throw your junk in my backyard, My backyard, my backyard, my backyard, Don't throw your junk in my back yard My back yard is full! |
Sally go round the sun, Sally go round the moon, Sally go round the chimney pots On a Saturday afternoon. |
| There's a Hole in the Bucket The farmer in the dell, Hi-ho, the derry-o, The farmer in the dell. The farmer takes a wife, The farmer takes a wife, Hi-ho, the derry-o, The farmer takes a wife. The wife takes a child, The wife takes a child, Hi-ho, the derry-o, The wife takes a child. The child takes a nurse, The child takes a nurse, Hi-ho, the derry-o, The child takes a nurse. The nurse takes a cow, The nurse takes a cow, Hi-ho, the derry-o, The nurse takes a cow. The cow takes a dog, The cow takes a dog, Hi-ho, the derry-o, The cow takes a dog. The dog takes a cat, The dog takes a cat, Hi-ho, the derry-o, The dog takes a cat. The cat takes a rat, The cat takes a rat, Hi-ho, the derry-o, The cat takes a rat. The rat takes the cheese, The rat takes the cheese, Hi-ho, the derry-o,0 The rat takes the cheese. The cheese stands alone, The cheese stands alone, Hi-ho, the derry-o, The cheese stands alone. |
There's a Hole in the Bucket There's a hole in the bucket, dear Liza, dear Liza, There's a hole in the bucket, dear Liza, there's a hole. Then fix it dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry, Then fix it dear Henry, dear Henry, fix it. With what shall I fix it, dear Liza, dear Liza, With what shall I fix it, dear Liza, with what? With straw, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry, With straw, dear Henry, dear Henry, with straw. But the straw is too long, dear Liza, dear Liza, The straw is too long, dear Liza, too long. Then cut it dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry, Then cut it dear Henry, dear Henry, cut it. With what shall I cut it, dear Liza, dear Liza, With what shall I cut it, dear Liza, with what? With an ax*, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry, With an ax, dear Henry, dear Henry, an ax. But the ax is too dull, dear Liza, dear Liza, The ax is too dull, dear Liza, too dull. Then, sharpen it, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry, Then sharpen it dear Henry, dear Henry, sharpen it! With what shall I sharpen it, dear Liza, dear Liza, With what shall I sharpen, dear Liza, with what? With a stone, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry, With a stone, dear Henry, dear Henry, a stone. But the stone is too dry, dear Liza, dear Liza, The stone is too dry, dear Liza, too dry. Then wet it, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry, Then wet it dear Henry, dear Henry, wet it. With what shall I wet it, dear Liza, dear Liza, With what shall I wet it, dear Liza, with what? With water, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry, With water, dear Henry, dear Henry, with water. In what shall I carry it, dear Liza, dear Liza, In what shall I carry it, dear Liza, in what? In a bucket, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry, In a bucket, dear Henry, dear Henry, in a bucket! But there's a hole in the bucket, dear Liza, dear Liza, There's a hole in the bucket, dear Liza, a hole. |
| Row, row, row your boat, Gently down the stream, Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily, Life is but a dream. |
One potato, two potato, Three potato, four, Five potato, six potato, Seven potato, more! |
| Little Bunny Foo-Foo went hopping through the forest scooping up the field mice and bopping them on the head. Down came the good fairy and said Little Bunny Foo-Foo I don't want to see you scooping up the field mice and bopping them on the head. I'll give you three chances. Little Bunny Foo-Foo went hopping through the forest scooping up the field mice and bopping them on the head. Down came the good fairy and said Little Bunny Foo-Foo I don't want to see you scooping up the field mice and bopping them on the head. I'll give you two chances. Little Bunny Foo-Foo went hopping through the forest scooping up the field mice and bopping them on the head. Down came the good fairy and said Little Bunny Foo-Foo I don't want to see you scooping up the field mice and bopping them on the head. I'll give you one last chance. Little Bunny Foo-Foo went hopping through the forest scooping up the field mice and bopping them on the head. Down came the good fairy and said Little Bunny Foo-Foo I already told you to stop scooping up the field mice and bopping them on the head. Poof – you're a goon. The moral of this story is: "Hare today, goon tomorrow!" |
Ten Plump Peas in a pea pod pressed, One grew, two grew and so did all the rest And they grew and they grew and they grew and never stopped, They grew so fat that the pea pod POPPED! |