Can You Complete These Nursery Rhymes?

"Rain Rain Go Away" is an English rhyme. There's at least one version from 1687 that's very similar to the modern iteration.

"Pease Porridge Hot" is an old nursery rhyme that no one knows the origin of. This dish, which was usually made from boiled peas, salt and bacon, was also called pease pottage in Middle English.

"Little Bo-Peep" is another classic. Some think it dates back to the Victorian era, while others believe it is older. "To play bo peep" originally meant, as of the 14th century, to be put in a pillory as a form of punishment.

"Little Miss Muffet" was first printed as a nursery rhyme in 1805, although, like many nursery rhymes, the origins are unknown. Curd and whey, however, are an old-fashioned way of saying cottage cheese.

"Bingo" is a classic nursery rhyme from Scotland. No one is sure of its origins, but it's thought to be a tool to help make kids more comfortable with simple spelling.

"Cock a Doodle Doo" was first published in its entirety in 1765, but lines from it were published as early as 1606 in England.

"Jack Be Nimble" is a nursery rhyme with a surprising origin. It is believed that it might be referred to the old time superstition which declared being able to jump over a candlestick a sign of luck.

"Eeny, Meeny, Miny, Moe" is a nursery rhyme that has been used in children's games for generations. It's thought to date back to the streets of New York City in the 19th century.

"I'm a Little Teapot" is a relatively modern American folk song. It was written in 1939 by George Harold Sanders and Clarence Z. Kelley for a children's dance school as an easy-to-perform song and dance.

"Jack and Jill" is a nursery rhyme that some suspect goes back to the early days of the English court. The names "Jack" and "Jill" were often used to reference "any man" or "any woman."

"Hey Diddle Diddle" might date back to 16th century England. A 1569 play, "A Lamentable Tragedy Mixed Ful of Pleasant Mirth, Conteyning the Life of Cambises King of Percia," mentions the phrase "hey-diddle-diddle" while also referencing a fiddle.

"Mary Had a Little Lamb" actually has an American origin. It was first published by Sarah Josepha Hale in 1830 and may have been inspired by a true story.

These are the opening lines of the classic nursery rhyme, "A-Tisket, A-Tasket," which was also part of a game played by children as early as 1938. Jazz musician, Ella Fitzgerald, went on to record a song based on the nursery rhyme.

"Itsy Bitsy Spider" dates back to the early 20th century when it was called, "The Spider Song." The words "itsy, bitsy" were originally "blooming, bloody," which was not as child-friendly.

Even though it is mentioned nowhere in the rhyme that "Humpty Dumpty" is an egg, and some believe that this rhyme is actually a reference to King Richard II of England, he is often depicted as an egg.

"Pat-a-Cake" or "Patty-Cake" is a common child's nursery rhyme. It was first seen recorded in a late 17th century play called "The Campaigners."

The nursery rhyme is English in origin, but can only be definitively traced back to 1731. It has been on the wrong end of a number of controversies about possible racial and racist undertones to the rhyme.

"London Bridge is Falling Down," also known as "My Fair Lady," might date all the way back to the Late Middle Ages, although a nearly-modern iteration was in print until the middle of the 18th century.

"Hickory Dickory Dock" dates back to "Tommy Thumb's Pretty Song Book." This was the very first collection of English nursery rhymes. It was published in 1744.

This nursery rhyme comes from an older one called "Ring a Ring O Roses," which was thought to be about the bubonic plague. People used to put flowers under their nose to hide the smell of death, hence the pocket full of posies.

This is the beginning of the nursery rhyme "Old Mother Hubbard," which is over a dozen stanzas long. It is from the early 1800s.

"Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary" is an old rhyme. It has been speculated that its roots lay with either the Scottish and English courts and their respective Marys; Mary, Queen of Scots or Mary I of England.

"Lucy Locket" is a popular English nursery rhyme. It dates back to the early 19th century and references the pockets that women of the time used. Instead of pockets being sewn into their skirts, they were worn on a string around the waist, and skirts had slits in the side to access the pockets.

"One Two Buckle My Shoe" is a counting rhyme that goes to 20. Its purpose is to help young children learn to count to 20. It seems to have originated from the late 18th century in Massachusetts.

"Little Boy Blue" was first published in the 1744 nursery rhyme collection "Tommy Thumb's Little Song Book." It probably dates back farther than this, however.

"Here We Go Round The Mulberry Bush" has a few names and variations, including "This is the Way" and "Mulberry Bush." It is often used as part of a children's' game. It was first recorded by James Orchard Halliwell.

"It's Raining, It's Pouring" has uncertain American origins. Part of it can be traced back to a rhyme published in 1912, but it wasn't recorded as a song in its modern iteration until 1939.

"Hot Cross Buns" was originally a street cry, or way of hawking one's wares, before it was standardized as an English nursery rhyme. It was usually shouted around the end of Lent, because that's when people traditionally ate hot cross buns.

There are several theories as to the origin of the "Jack Sprat" nursery rhyme. Some say it makes fun of King Charles I of England and his wife, Henrietta.

"Frere Jaques" is a popular nursery rhyme around the world. It is most popular in its original French version, even though it has been translated into many languages, including the English version, "Brother John."

No one is sure if the king referenced in "Old King Cole" is real or not. Some theorize it refers to the legendary Welsh King, Coel Hen.

This is the beginning of the rhyme and camp song, "Five Little Speckled Frogs." In some variations, more and more frogs jump off the log. This American rhyme is also often sung with matching hand motions.

This tune and rhyme evolved from a mid-19th century English dance. Today it is one of the most well-known nursery rhymes.

"One, Two, Three, Four, Five" is an old counting rhyme. It was first recorded in "Mother Goose's Melody" in 1765.