London Bridge is falling down,
Falling down, falling down,
London Bridge is falling down,
Mary Jo Kopechne.
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Thanks to all who’ve contributed rhymes. They belong to me now, of course. Just so you know.
London Bridge is falling down,
Falling down, falling down,
London Bridge is falling down,
Mary Jo Kopechne.
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Thanks to all who’ve contributed rhymes. They belong to me now, of course. Just so you know.
Ride a cock-horse to Banbury Cross,
To see a fine lady upon a white horse;
Rings on her fingers and bells on her toes,
And John Kerry married her for her money.
Little Jack Horner
Sat in the corner
Naked and Humiliated
By Lyndie England
All of your rhyme are belong to us. – The New York Times
Baa Baa black sheep
Have you any wool?
Yes sir, yes sir,
Three bags full.
What about some lithium for Al Gore?
This old man, he played one;
He ran for the Senate after belonging to the Ku Klux Klan, but nobody cared
Wee Willie Clinton
Runs through the town
Upstairs and downstairs in his nightgown.
Rapping at the window, crying through the lock,
“Hey, Lyndie! Did I leave my pants here? What the… Hillary! What are you and Lyndie England doing to John Kerry? Ooh! Sexy Abu Ghraib Charades, eh? Mind if I play?”
Just what exactly is a cock-horse anyhow? I’m fairly certain, just guessing here, that it’s not something I would want to ride.
Roses are red
Violets are blue
Sugar is sweet
and so is that zipper pull.
Beck – Fairly Dickison University, which seems to have a link to Wroxton College in in Banbury, explains what a cock horse is –
“During medieval times, it was a horse ridden by two people, a knight in front, his lady behind; later, it was the name for a child
Beck again –
Here is a rather more exhaustive etymological adventure – The OED entry for cock-horse.
Asked and answered.