Best Nursery Quotations
174 Nursery quotes by 148 unique authors
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Very young children eat their books, literally devouring their contents. This is one reason for the scarcity of first editions of Alice in Wonderland and…
— A S W Rosenbach
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Baker, baker, can you explain, if truly his heart was made of icing.
— Tori Amos
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Boys like Peter are afraid of alot of things, like nuclear annihilation and flunking algebra, but they're not afraid of wolves.
— Al Yankovic
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Cinderella hoein' for the fellas, Mr. Roger was getting kind of jealous.
— Ice Cube
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Cinderella said to snow white, how does love get so off course? All I wanted was a white knight with a good heart, soft touch,…
— Faith Hill
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Fee fi foe fum, she's scratching on my back. Oh, here she comes.
— Eazy-E
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Hey there, Little Red Riding Hood, you sure are looking good. You're everything a big bad wolf could want.
— Sam the Sham
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Hickory dickory dock, I just want to be your clock. Just set me for a lifetime, and I'll wake you up every morning.
— Smokey Robinson
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Humpty Dumpty sat on the wall with a joint, drinking some eight-ball.
— Ice Cube
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I am the pedophiles dream, a messianic Peter Pan.
— Marilyn Manson
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I came across Mother Goose, so I turned her loose, she was screaming.
— Jethro Tull
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I wonder how many eggs are in the golden goose?
— Todd Rundgren
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If that mockingbird don't sing and that ring don't shine, I'm a break that birdie's neck.
— Eminem
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If you stretch your imagination, I'll tell you all a tale, about a time when everything wasn't up for sale.
— Tom Petty
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It's midnight Cinderella, but don't worry none. Cause I'm Peter the Pumpkin Eater and the party's just begun.
— Garth Brooks
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Jack be nimble, Jack be quick, Jack go under the limbo stick.
— Chubby Checker
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Jack be nimble, Jack be quick, Jack sat on a candle stick, cause fire is the devil's only friend.
— Don McLean
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Mother Goose is on the loose, stealing lines from Lenny Bruce.
— Phil Ochs
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Mother Goose, she's on the skids. Sure ain't happy, neither are the kids.
— Neil Young
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Now listen little pigs, I'm gonna let you off the hook if you open the door.
— Sam the Sham
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Sticks and stones may break bones, but the Gat will kill you quicker.
— The Notorious B.I.G.
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That's what love is made of, snakes, snails, and puppy dog tails, sugar, spice, and everything nice.
— Smokey Robinson
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The drinking bone is connected to the party bone, the party bone is connected to the staying out all night long.
— Tracy Byrd
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The only sound that's left after the ambulances go is Cinderella sweeping up on Desolation Row.
— Bob Dylan
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Ugly ducklings don't turn into swans and glide off down the lake. Whether your sunglasses are on or off, you only see the world you…
— Bonnie Raitt
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148 authors contributed a total of 174 Nursery Quotes, led by these top contributors: