Myself — Nursery Rhyme Lyrics
As I walked by myself,
And talked to myself,
Myself said unto me:
"Look to thyself,
Take care of thyself,
For nobody cares for thee."
I answered myself,
And said to myself
In the selfsame repartee:
"Look to thyself,
Or not look to thyself,
The selfsame thing will be."
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Nursery rhymes are some of the best teachers of rhythm and rhyme. "Myself" uses 12 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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- What are the words to Myself?
- The lyrics to Myself are: As I walked by myself, / And talked to myself, / Myself said unto me: / "Look to thyself, / Take care of thyself, / For nobody cares for thee." ... Read the full 12-line nursery rhyme at Rhyme Buster.
- How many lines does Myself have?
- "Myself" has 12 lines of verse.
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