Disclaimer: Sherlock, John, and related characters do not belong to me. Copyrights on the nursery rhymes that form the framework for my ramblings are long since lost along with the original authors.
Sherlock Put The Kettle On
Sherlock put the kettle on
The kettle on
The kettle on
Sherlock put the kettle on
A cup of brew for tea.
~o~
John took the kettle off
The kettle off
The kettle off
John took the kettle off
Strange bugs in brew we see
~o~
Now the moral of this rhyme seems clear to me
Check inside the kettle BEFORE you brew your tea!
~o~
A/N: Published in 1797 after the author observed his girls pretending to have a make-believe tea party in order to get their brothers to go away.
Polly put the kettle on,
Polly put the kettle on,
Polly put the kettle on,
We'll all have tea.
Sukey take it off again,
Sukey take it off again,
Sukey take it off again,
They've all gone away.
~o~
Diddle Diddle Dumpling
Diddle, diddle, dumpling my Sherlock,
Went to palace with one sheet on;
Pants were off, and wrapper on,
Diddle, diddle, dumpling, my Sherlock!
~o~
Diddle, diddle, dumpling, my friend John,
Went to bed with his jumper on;
One sock off, and one sock on,
Diddle, diddle, dumpling, my friend John!
~o~
A/N: Based on the very old rhyme "Diddle, Diddle, Dumpling".
Diddle, diddle, dumpling, my son John,
Went to bed with his trousers on;
One shoe off, and one shoe on,
Diddle, diddle, dumpling, my son John!
A/N: Anyone with ideas for alternate wording on the phrase, 'diddle, diddle, dumpling'?