Here are my own versions of common nursery rhymes. I have adapted them to the theme Nursery rhymes for petrol heads.
Sources
The new nursery rhymes came out of my head;
The traditional nursery rhymes are as I remember them.
How to read or sing these nursery rhymes
Each of these nursery rhymes for petrol-heads is based on a well known traditional one. The rhythmic structures have been more-or-less carried over too. Just go with the classic four-beat rhythm and you should be fine.
Glossary
Words in italics in a nursery rhyme are explained in the Glossary at the back of each one.
List of nursery rhymes
1. By baby Bunting (By baby Bunting)
2. Red Ute (Ride a-cock horse)
3. Drag race (Sing a song of sixpence)
4. Turbo-diesel (Frère Jacques)
5. On Tyler Street (Little Boy Blue)6. Dougal Dougal (Mary Mary)
7. Mary had a panel van (Mary had a little lamb)
8. The great big four wheel drive (The grand old Duke of York)
9. Transmission history (Oranges and lemons)
10. Humpty Dumpty (Humpty Dumpty)
11. This is the way the learner drives (This is the way the Ladies ride)
12. Global warming (London’s burning)
13. Petrol in the tank (Georgie Porgie)
14. Electric performance (A chant)
15. Epilogue (Ride a-cock horse reprise)
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