Welcome to All Info About Nursery Rhymes
Introduction
Nursery Rhymes have been recited to children
and by children for hundreds of years.
They
are a part of most people's childhoods, but
where did these rhymes originate from? What
is the meaning behind the words?
This site has over a hundred Nursery Rhymes
in it which can be read to your children
for enjoyment, and, if you choose, you can
also read the accompanying explanation as
to each one's origin.
Origins
Whilst the history and origins of the nursery rhymes featured here have been collected by me over a period of time, I'm sure there are others that I've not heard of.
Please don't forget that no matter how plausible an origin of a rhyme may seem, no one really knows for sure how any of them came into being. In the world of nursery rhymes and their origins common sense is king!
Copyright
I get many emails from people asking me if nursery rhymes are copyrighted, and the answer is NO. Feel free to copy the nursery rhymes from this site, however what you can't do is copy my origins text as this is my own work, my own labour of love and you should write your own just as I did!