BySarah Josepha Hale Mary had a little lamb, Its 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, And waited patiently about AsI was born and bred in London my favourite nursery rhymes are London Bells and its counterpart 'Oranges and Lemons' which recreate the sound of the chimes of many old churches once in London, however now I know the origins of the lyrics for this nursery rhyme the true rhyme meaning and origins of the last sentences are even more sinister than I had imagined as a child. Maryhad a little sheep,
and with that sheep she went to sleep.
The sheep turned out to be a ram.
Mary had a little lamb. More options Report Add bookmark Share Afellow recited "Mary Had a Little Lamb" and followed that with "Old Mother Hubbard," but he made a mistake and ad-libbed: "Look at me. I don't know the song." That drew more laughs. Thesong's origin was inspired by a true story. The brother of a girl named Mary Sawyer dared her to take her lamb to school one day. Mary hid it under her desk and covered it with a shawl however when she was called to the front of the class to recite, the lamb followed behind her. While this amused the class and the teacher, Mary had to Maryhad a little lamb, Little lamb, little lamb, Mary had a little lamb, Its fleece was white as snow And everywhere that Mary went, Mary went, Mary went, Everywhere that Mary went The lamb was sure to go It followed her to school one day School one day, school one day It followed her to school one day Which was against the rules. It made the children laugh and play, Laugh and play, laugh and MaryHad a Little Lamb Alt ernative. Title Composer Diack, John Michael: I-Catalogue Number I-Cat. No. IJD 6 Key F major Movements/Sections Mov'ts/Sec's: 1 song First Pub lication. 1939 Librettist Wikipedia (lyrics) Navigation etc. "Part-Song for S.C" (not clear if this is a person -- it could also stand for "school choirs") u3aVJe.

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