Humpty Dumpty — Nursery Rhyme Lyrics
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall.
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.
All the king's horses and all the king's men
Couldn't put Humpty together again!
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Learning from "Humpty Dumpty"
Nursery rhymes are some of the best teachers of rhythm and rhyme. "Humpty Dumpty" uses 4 lines to create a memorable verse — proof that effective poetry doesn't need to be long. Pay attention to the meter: the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables is what makes the rhyme stick in your head.
Songwriters and poets can borrow these patterns. Try writing your own lyrics using the same rhyme scheme and line length as this nursery rhyme. You can also use words from the poem above as starting points — click any word to find rhymes or look up its definition, then build from there.
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- The lyrics to Humpty Dumpty are: Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall. / Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. / All the king's horses and all the king's men / Couldn't put Humpty together again!
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- "Humpty Dumpty" has 4 lines of verse.
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