Fats Waller - (If I Had) Rhythm In My Nursery Rhymes lyrics

I could learn my ABC's Bring home A's instead of D's And my Ma and Dad I'd please If I had rhythm in my nursery rhymes In the corner on a stool I'd sit 'cause I broke a rule But I'd show them that I'm no fool If I had rhythm in my nursery rhymes Tra-la-la-la-la won't get me far Lately I've been thinkin' If I had a little bit of ryhthm I'd could be a Washington or a Lincoln Simple Simon at the fair Met a Pieman who was there About those two guys I don't care I need rhythm in my nursery rhymes Oh ! Mary had a little lamb Little lamb. Little lamb Mary had a little lamb Well, I need rhythm in my nursery rhymes My ! My !