Mary Had A Little Lamb - The Nursery Rhyme Collections

The Nursery Rhymes Collections 1-4 contain a total of 277 children's songs. Each double CD album showcases the highest quality children's music ever recorded with a total playing time in excess of 10 hours!

Mary Had A Little Lamb (Full Audio and Lyrics)

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Mary had a little lamb,
A little lamb, oh a little lamb,
Mary had a little lamb,
Its fleece was white as snow

And everywhere that Mary went,
That Mary went, oh that Mary went,
Everywhere that Mary went
That lamb was sure to go

It followed her to school one day
School one day, school one day
It followed her to school one day
Which was against the rules.

It made the children laugh and play,
Laugh and play, laugh and play,
It made the children laugh and play
To see a lamb at school

And so the teacher turned it out,
Turned it out, oh he turned it out,
So the teacher turned it out,
But still it lingered near

And waited patiently about,
Patiently about, patiently about,
Waited patiently about
Till Mary did appear

"Why does the lamb love Mary so?"
Love Mary so? Love Mary so?
Why does the lamb love Mary so?"
The eager children cry

"Why? Mary loves the lamb, you know.
Loves the lamb, you know,
She loves the lamb, you know
Mary loves the lamb, you know."
The teacher did reply

Mary had a little lamb,
a Little lamb, a little lamb,
Mary had a little lamb,
Its fleece was white as snow


Words & Music: Traditional
Arrangement: Ian J Watts
Orchestral Arrangement: Rick Benbow

Origin and background

Another famous nursery rhyme. It was even covered by Paul McCartney.The song was written by Sarah Josepha Hale (Sterling, Massachusettes, 1788 - 1879), who was an American writer and also worked for the American Ladies' Magazine.

The book "Poems for Children", in which "Mary Had A Little Lamb" happened to be included, was first published in 1830. The song is said to bebased on the true story of a girl named Mary Sawyer. Sarah Josepha Hale became famous with her novel "A New England Tale", accusing slavery in the United States of America.

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