Rhyming Repeating Poems And/or Songs

[shivvy]

I am looking for suggestions of songs or poems that have repeating lines. Examples are “There was an old woman who swallowed a fly” and “The 12 days of Christmas”.
It is for my mother who has alzheimers but has always loved poems, literature and music. Even though the dementia is at a very late stage she is still able to respond to poems if they are funny and rhyming. A recent one that she loves is “The Bloody Orkneys”.
She responds well to nursery rhymes because they are short, rhyming and often silly. All the better if they are older and she might remember them from years ago.
All suggestions will be gratefully received.

[shivvy]

Great suggestions Murdo - thanks :0)

[cupid04]

She'll be coming round the mountain when she comes

[Doof45]

This Old Man (Knick Knack Paddy Whack )

[Doof45]

Five little speckled frogs
Ten in the bed ( roll over)

[Quizproquo]

On Ilkley Moor Bar T'at

[MissLead]

As Christmas is nigh, how about "I saw three ships go sailing by"?

[scorpiojo]

5 Little men in a flying saucer

[susan1958]

Old McDonald had a farm. my interpretation of the pig going oink had my Daughter in peals of laughter =)

[Calibax]

Green Grow the Rushes, O

[scorpiojo]

The wheels on the bus

[shivvy]

All great suggestions - thanks everyone.

I have most nursery rhymes and childrens songs either in books or on cds so more poetry suggestions would be great please.

[MissLead]

Lear's The owl and the pussy-cat has repeated lines at the end of each verse.

[scorpiojo]

http://www.lyricsfreak.com/d/dr+seuss/green+eggs+and+ham_20208487.html

[EdmundD]

How much is that doggy in the window?

[shivvy]

Thank you for your suggestions everyone.

[jno]

how's her Greek...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nRlAPtoM0g

[jno]

if she doesn't object to Rolf

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ogEqCOEyl0

[shivvy]

Thanks for those ideas jno. The Rolf Harris one is close to what she would like but I don't think she knows it and (because her alzheimers is very advanced) there would be too many words for her to be able to manage it.

[jourdain2]

'Old MacDonald had a farm' might be good - or, perhaps better still , 'There was an old woman who swallowed a fly' that one builds up nicely. Good luck. :)