Round the Mulberry Bush
Nursery Rhyme from Mother Goose

First appearance in print: 1840s

Fact: Mulberries do not actually grow on bushes! The original lyrics may have used a bramble bush, but the song certainly doesn't sound as nice that way.

Hold hands and rotate in a circle.

Here we go round the mulberry bush,
The mulberry bush, the mulberry bush,
Here we go round the mulberry bush.
On a cold and frosty morning.

This is the way we wash our hands,
Wash our hands, wash our hands,
This is the way we wash our hands,
On a cold and frosty morning.

This is the way we wash our clothes,
Wash our clothes, wash our clothes,
This is the way we wash our clothes,
On a cold and frosty morning.

This is the way we go to school,
Go to school, go to school,
This is the way we go to school,
On a cold and frosty morning.

This is the way we come out of school,
Come out of school, come out of school,
This is the way we come out of school,
On a cold and frosty morning.

Round the Mulberry Bush appears in Blanche Fisher Wright's classic The Real Mother Goose collection.

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