World of Rhymes

Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall,
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.
All the king’s horses and all the king’s men
Couldn’t put Humpty together again.

Note: The rhyme does not explicitly state that the subject is an egg because it probably was originally posed as a riddle.

Eeny, meeny, miny, moe
Catch a tiger by the toe
If he hollers let him go,
Eeny, meeny, miny, moe

Out goes one
Out goes two
Out goes another one
And that is you.

History: This is a counting rhyme that has been around in various forms since the 1850s, if not earlier. It is believed to be associated with the Celts words for counting. Since there have been counting rhymes before and counting rhymes since, it is most difficult to place exactly where this rhyme originated.

Eencey Weencey spider,
Climed up the water spout;
Down came the rain,
And washed poor Eencey out;
Out came the sun,
And dried up all the rain;
And the Eencey Weencey spider,
Climbed up the spout again.

Variation: Replace “Eencey Weencey spider” with “Itsy Bitsy spider”.