A Man Went Hunting at Reigate Lyrics
A rider wants to jump a high gate, but the farmer who owns it has other ideas: go round, with your horse and your hound.
A Man Went Hunting at Reigate
A man went hunting at Reigate,
And wished to jump over a high gate;
Says the owner, "Go round,
With your horse and your hound,
For you never shall leap over my gate."
Printed from https://nurseryrhymes.co/a-man-went-hunting-at-reigate/
- Type
- Mother Goose
- Tune
- Spoken rhyme
- Best for ages
- 5 to 10 years
What Does A Man Went Hunting at Reigate Mean?
A rider out with his horse and hound (hunting dog) wants to leap over a farmer's high gate. The owner refuses and tells him to go round. It is a short limerick about asking permission and respecting other people's land.
History and Origin
This version comes from Mother Goose's Nursery Rhymes. Reigate is a town in Surrey, south of London. Riders crossing farmland could break gates and fences, so farmers were often unhappy to see them coming.
Learning Activities
- Manners talk: talk about asking before using someone else's things or land.
- Find Reigate: look for Reigate on a map of England.
- Limerick rhythm: clap the long, long, short, short, long pattern.