Mother Gooseberg's Book of Jewish Nursery RhymesA witty, wry and refreshing new look at the classic nursery rhymes readers grew up with, reinterpreted with Jewish soul. Features nursery rhymes the way Mother Gooseberg created them, such as Rock-a-Bye Bubie, Mary Had a Little Lamden and Little Boy Bloom. |
Contents
There Was an Old Woman | 1 |
Old Mother Bisel | 11 |
DingDong Kvell | 25 |
Tom Tom the Rebbes Son | 37 |
Oui Willie Winkler | 51 |
Jack Fein on Herring Dined 55555 | 53 |
Hush Little Boychik | 67 |
Ride Kuck Im On 888 | 80 |
Common terms and phrases
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