Nursery Rhyme Alphabet

Aunt Friendly's Picture Book. Sarah Schoonmaker Baker. 1880.

A for the Alphabet, A, B, C;
B for the Book that was given to me.

C for the Corn that stands in the stack;
D for the Donkey with cross on his back.

E for the Engine that's lighted with coke;
F for the Funnel that puffs out the smoke.

G for the Goose that swims on the pond;
H for the Hen, of her chickens so fond.

I for the Icicle, frosty and cold;
J for the Jackdaw, perky and bold.

K for the Kitten that plays with its tail;
L for the Letter that comes by the mail.

M for the Monkey, a comical thing;
N for the Nut that he cracks with a grin.

O for the Owl that sees in the dark;
P for the Pony that plays in the park.

Q for the Queen all seated in state;
R for the Regiment guarding the gate.

S for the Sun that sets in the west;
T for the Tomtit building its nest.

U for the Umbrella that keeps off the rain;
V for the Van that follows the train.

W for the Waggon that waits in the way;
X is for none of the words I can say.

Y for the Yew growing by the church wall;
Z is for Zero, that a nothing at all.

Tags - Literal - Alphabet - Book - Corn - Animal - Donnkey - Bird - Goose - Chicken - Hen - Owl - Cat - Kitten - Jackdaw - Tomtit - Nest - Primate - Ape - Pony - Nut - Wagon - Van - Train - Engine - Coke - Funnel - Smoke - Gate - Umbrella - Rain - Ice - Icicle - Park - Tree - Yew - Soldier - Regiment - Sun - West - Church - Wall - Nothing -

Origin - Europe - British Isles -