儿歌在英语中被称为 nursery rhymes。它是专为幼儿创作的短小朗朗上口的歌曲，通常包含有节奏、韵律和简单易懂的语言。它们最早出现在16世纪，并在17世纪末期和18世纪初期变得非常流行。
一些著名的英文儿歌例句及其中文翻译如下：
1.Mary had a pttle lamb,
Its fleece was white as snow.
And everywhere that Mary went,
The lamb was sure to go.
玛丽有只小羊羔，
它的羊毛白如雪。
玛丽去哪里，
羊羔就跟哪里。
2.Jack and Jill went up the hill
To fetch a pail of water.
Jack fell down and broke his crown,
And Jill came tumbpng after.
杰克和吉尔上山去，
去拿水桶。
杰克摔倒了，打破了他的王冠，
吉尔也跟着滚了下来。
3.Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall,
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.
All the king's horses and all the king's men
Couldn't put Humpty together again.
滚瓜碎了，坐在墙上，
滚瓜碎了，摔了个大跟头。
国王的马和国王的士兵，
再也把滚瓜弄不起来了。
4.Rain, rain, go away,
Come again another day.
Little Johnny wants to play.
雨啊雨，走开啦，
明天再来吧。
小约翰想玩啦。