Hanky Panky

Down by the banks of the hanky panky,
Where the bullfrogs jump from bank to banky,
With a hip, hop, hippity hop,
Jump off the lilypad,
And kerplop!

This is the way the ladies ride,
Nim, nim, nim, nim;
This is the way the gentlemen ride,
Trim, trim, trim, trim;
This is the way the farmers ride,
Trot, trot, trot, trot;
This is the way the huntsmen ride,
A-gallop, a gallop, a-gallop, a-gallop;
This is the way the ploughboys ride,
Hobbledy-gee, hobbledy-gee,
And down into the ditch.

A farmer went trotting upon his grey mare,
Bumpety, bumpety, bump!
With his daughter behind him so rosy and fair,
Lumpety, lumpety, lump!

A raven cried, 'Croak!' and they all tumbled down,
Bumpety, bumpety, bump!
The mare broke her knees and the farmer his crown,
Lumpety, lumpety, lump!

The mischevious raven flew laughing away,
Bumpety, bumpety, bump!
And vowed he would serve them the same the next day,
Lumpety, lumpety, lump!

Taken from 'Playtime Rhymes for Little People' - compiled by Clare Beaton

Father and Mother, and Uncle John
Went to market,
One by one.
Father fell off! (slip child to one side)
Mother fell off! (slip child to other side)
But Uncle John went on, and on,
And on, and on, and on!

(Ride a Cock-Horse - Ian Beck and Sarah Williams)