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Hot Cross Buns (Nursery Rhyme)

Summary


"Hot Cross Buns" is a short children's nursery rhyme that captures the cheerful street cries of old-fashioned bakers selling their warm, spiced buns for just a penny. With its catchy, repetitive rhythm, the rhyme rolls along with an irresistible sing-song energy, offering the tasty treats first to daughters, then to sons. Simple and lively, it invites young readers to clap along and imagine the bustling sounds of a busy market day.

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Hot cross buns!
Hot cross buns!
One a penny, two a penny,
Hot cross buns!

If you have no daughters,
Give them to your sons.
One a penny, two a penny,
Hot cross buns!

Credits

Ririro is the in-house editorial team at Ririro.com, dedicated to bringing short poems, nursery rhymes, and stories to readers of all ages for free online. "Hot Cross Buns" is one of the oldest English nursery rhymes, with roots in 18th-century street vendor calls in London, where bakers would sing similar chants to sell their Easter spiced buns.

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