What Are Little Girls Made of?
What Are Little Girls Made of?
Nursery Rhyme
What are little boys made of?
What are little boys made of?
Frogs and snails,
And puppy-dogs' tails;
That's what little boys are made of.
What are little girls made of?
What are little girls made of?
Sugar and spice,
And all that's nice;
That's what little girls are made of.
Notes
Here's the version that's recited in the mp3 recording:
What are little boys made of, made of?
What are little boys made of?
Snips and snails, and puppy-dogs' tails;
And that's what little boys are made of, made of.
What are little girls made of, made of?
What are little girls made of?
Sugar and spice, and all that's nice;
And that's what little girls are made of, made of.
Here's a long version of What Are Little Girls Made of? as found in The Baby's Opera by Walter Crane (circa 1877):
1. What are little boys made of?
What are little boys made of?
Frogs and snails and puppy-dog's tails,
And that are little boys made of.
2. What are little girls made of?
What are little girls made of?
Sugar and spice and all that's nice,
And that are little girls made of.
3. What are young men made of?
What are young men made of?
Sighs and leers, and crocodile tears,
And that are young men made of.
4. What are young women made of?
What are young women made of?
Ribbons and laces, and sweet pretty faces,
And that are young women made of.
2nd mp3 performed by 17 talented university student musicians who were sisters in the Sigma Alpha Iota International Music Fraternity for Women at California State University-Stanislaus in 2007. The musical score the recording is based on comes from Our Old Nursery Rhymes (1911) arranged by Alfred Moffat.
Thanks and Acknowledgements
The illustration comes from The Baby's Opera by Walter Crane (circa 1877), with a bit of editing by Mama Lisa. Other Illustration by H. Willebeck Le Mair from Our Old Nursery Rhymes (1911), arranged by Alfred Moffat.
Thanks so much!
