Oh, we’re going down
to Rhyming Town,
going down to Rhyming Town.
Hey diddle diddle,
see the cat and the fiddle.
Old King Cole, he’s a merry old soul.
Pretty yellow bird, upon my word,
in the streets of Rhyming Town.
Oh, we’re going down
to Rhyming Town,
Going down to Rhyming Town.
Rub-a-dub-dub, three men in a tub,
hickory dickory dock,
there’s a mouse in the clock.
Birds in a pie and a pocket full of rye,
in the streets of Rhyming Town.
Oh, we’re going down
to Rhyming Town,
going down to Rhyming Town.
Jack-A-Dandy loves
a sugar plum candy.
Queen of Hearts is baking tarts.
Hark, hark the dogs do bark
in the streets of Rhyming Town.
Photograph by Joe Mazza / Brave Lux
“Rhyming Town” is a very sweet and gentle song in which Miss Natalie reminisces about all the colorful characters that she and the children have met in the Land of Make Believe. The song was written to gather all the different Mother Goose characters into one market street or village square. It describes an average day in the streets of Rhyming Town and all the friendly folk as they go about their busy imaginary lives. The song serves as a review of the rhymes and the video is a montage of favorite moments the children have shared with Miss Natalie. It also provides a thoughtful period of winding down before saying “goodbye.”
