What Are Little Boys Made Of?

"What Are Little Boys Made Of?" is a nursery rhyme dating from the early 19th century. The author of the rhyme is uncertain, but may be English poet Robert Southey (1774–1843).

Lyrics

Here is a representative modern version of the lyrics:

What are little boys made of? What are little boys made of?

 Snips, snails
 And puppy-dogs' tails

That's what little boys are made of

What are little girls made of? What are little girls made of?

 Sugar and spice
 And everything nice [or "all things nice"]

That's what little girls are made of[1]

The rhyme appears in many variant forms. For example, other versions may describe boys as being made of "snaps", "frogs",[2][3] "snakes",[4] or "slugs",[5] rather than "snips" as above.

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