The Best Of
The finest nursery rhymes from our 275-song collection — iconic melodies and outstanding recordings by 50+ real musicians at Comfy Towers Studios.
30 songs
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ABCDEFG — The Alphabet Song
The classic alphabet song every child loves to sing
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Baa Baa Black Sheep
One of the oldest nursery rhymes in the English language
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Georgie Porgie
A cheeky rhyme with a surprisingly controversial history
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Hey Diddle Diddle
The most wonderfully surreal nursery rhyme ever written
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Hickory, Dickory, Dock
The mouse ran up the clock — and down again when it struck one
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Humpty Dumpty
The great fall that no one could undo — not even all the King's men
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Hush, Little Baby
Mama's gonna buy you a mockingbird — and then some
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Incy Wincy Spider
Up the water spout, washed out, dried out — and up again
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Jack and Jill
Up the hill they went for water — and down they came again
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Little Bo Peep
She's lost her sheep and doesn't know where to find them — leave them alone
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London Bridge Is Falling Down
Falling down, falling down — and rebuilt with everything from straw to stone
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Mary Had a Little Lamb
Everywhere that Mary went, the lamb was sure to go
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Mary Had a Little Lamb (Acoustic Version)
The beloved nursery classic in a warm acoustic arrangement
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Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary
Silver bells and cockle shells — and pretty maids all in a row
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Old MacDonald Had a Farm
Ee-i-ee-i-oh! Every animal on the farm gets its moment
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One Finger, One Thumb
Keep moving! The happiest cumulative action song in the nursery
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Oranges and Lemons
The bells of London with a chopper waiting at the end
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Pop Goes the Weasel
The money goes, the weasel pops — all around the cobbler's bench
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Ring a Ring o' Roses
The singing game that isn't about the plague
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Row, Row, Row Your Boat
Life is but a dream — and the crocodile is coming
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Sing a Song of Sixpence
Twenty-four blackbirds, a pecked-off nose, and a pocket full of rye
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Skye Boat Song
Speed, bonnie boat — carrying the lad born to be King over the sea
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The Animals Went in Two by Two
Two by two into the ark, to get out of the rain
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The Bonnie Banks O' Loch Lomond
A haunting Scottish love song born from the tragedy of Culloden
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The Wheels on the Bus
The classic action song with wheels, wipers, horns and a crying baby
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There's a Hole in My Bucket
Henry and Liza's circular argument about a leaky bucket
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Tommy Thumb
A finger play song introducing Tommy Thumb, Peter Pointer and all the fingers
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Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
The most beloved lullaby in the world, with all four original verses
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What Shall We Do With the Grumpy Pirate?
A pirate version of the drunken sailor song — make him smile, wobble the plank, tickle him
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Who Killed Cock Robin?
The solemn inquest into the death of Cock Robin — one of England's oldest rhymes
About This Collection
These are some of the finest recordings in the Nursery Rhymes Collections — the songs that represent everything the project set out to achieve. Thirty-one tracks selected for their combination of iconic status and the quality of the arrangement: the songs people grew up with, performed on real instruments by real musicians in ways that genuinely serve each melody.
You will find many of the most beloved nursery rhymes here. "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" in a tender, unhurried arrangement. The playful nonsense of "Hey Diddle Diddle." The timeless charm of "Incy Wincy Spider." The singalong joy of "Old MacDonald Had a Farm." The soaring beauty of "Skye Boat Song." Alongside the universally recognised rhymes are songs that may be less familiar but are equally rewarding: lullabies that have calmed children for centuries, folk songs with deep roots, and arrangements that find something genuinely new in very old material.
This collection is a good place to start if you are new to the Nursery Rhymes Collections, and an equally good place to return to once you know them all.