Mary Had a Little Lamb
Denslow's Mother Goose. William Wallace Denslow. 1901.
Mary had a little lamb,
Its fleece was white as snow;
And everywhere that Mary went,
The lamb was sure to go.
He followed, her to school one day;
That was against the rule;
It made the children laugh and play
To see a lamb at school.
And so the teacher turned him out,
But still he lingered near,
And waited patiently about
Till Mary did appear.
"What makes the lamb love Mary so?"
The eager children cry.
"Oh, Mary loves the lamb, you know."
The teacher did reply.
Mary had a little lamb,
It's fleece was white as snow;
And everywhere that Mary went,
The lamb was sure to go.
It followed her to school one day;
Which was against the rule.
It made the children laugh and play
To see a lamb at school.
And so the teacher turned it out,
but still it lingered near.
It waited patiently about
Until Mary did appear.
"Why does the lamb love Mary so?"
The eager children cry.
"Why, Mary loves the lamb, you know,"
The teacher did reply.
Mary had a little lamb,
It's fleece was white as snow;
And everywhere that Mary went,
The lamb was sure to go.
He followed her to school one day;
That was against the rule;
It made the children laugh and play
To see a lamb at school.
And so the teacher turned him out,
But still he lingered near.
And waited patiently about
Till Mary did appear.
"Why makes the lamb love Mary so?"
The eager children cry.
"Oh, Mary loves the lamb, you know."
The teacher did reply.
The Little Mother Goose. Jessie Willcox Smith. 1912.
Mary had a little lamb with fleece as white as snow,
And everywhere that Mary went the lamb was sure to go.
It followed her to school one day, that was against the rule.
It made the children laugh and play, to see a lamb at school.
And so the teacher turned it out, but still it lingered near,
And waited patiently about till Mary did appear.
"Why does the lamb love Mary so," the eager children cry,
"Why, Mary loves the lamb, you know!" the teacher did reply.
Tags - Songs - Animal - Sheep - Lamb - Children - Mary - School - Teacher -
Origin - Europe - British Isles -