I Love Sixpence
Quick Answer
A bouncy rhyme about loving a few coins, spending some, and bringing some home. Itâs a simple sing-song that plays with counting and sharing.
Why This Story Works for Bedtime
Repetitive and predictableâperfect for calming young kids. You can read it slowly as a cozy âcountingâ rhyme before sleep.
Story at a Glance
RECOMMENDED AGES
2-6 years
READING TIME
1 min
Story Synopsis
âI Love Sixpenceâ is a traditional nursery rhyme built on cheerful repetition. The speaker loves a small amount of moneyâsixpence, then fourpence, and finally ânothingââand each time, some is spent and some is brought home. Itâs less about real economics and more about rhythm, counting, and the reassuring pattern of returning. At bedtime, it works well as a gentle counting verse: you can tap fingers to each line, slow the pace, and let the rhyme feel like a tiny routineâspend a little, save a little, and come home safe.
Story Excerpt
I love sixpence, a jolly, jolly sixpence, I love sixpence as my life ; I spent a penny of it, I spent a penny of it, I took a penny home to my wife. I love fourpence, a jolly, jolly fourpence, I love fourpence as my life ; I spent two pence of it, I spent two pence of it, And IâŠ
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In One Glance
âI Love Sixpenceâ is a repetitive nursery rhyme that plays with small coins, spending, and bringing something home. Its charm is rhythm and pattern rather than story, making it a calm counting-style bedtime verse for young children.
Frequently Asked Questions
A repetitive rhyme about small coinsâspending some and bringing some home.
Noâit's cheerful and gentle.
Ages 2â6.
Use it as a finger-counting rhyme and slow the rhythm to make it soothing.