PUBLISHER'S NOTE:       Kate Greenaway used an early version of the rhyme to illustrate A APPLE PIE which was first published in 1886 and it will be noticed that there is no rhyme for the letter I.

The rhyme of A APPLE PIE is very ancient and reference is made to it as early as 1671 in one of the writings of John Eachard. In these early versions the letters I and J were not differentiated. The letter J as we know it to-day was the curved initial form of the letter I and was always used before a vowel.

Quick Links: A Apple Pie * B Bit It * C Cut It * D Dealt It * E Eat It * F Fought For It * G Got It * H Had It * I As J * J Jumped For It * K Knelt For It * L Longed For It * M Mourned For It * N Nodded For It * O Opened It * P Peeped In It * Q Quartered It * R Ran For It * S Sang For It  * T Took It  * UVWXYZ All Had A Large Slice And Went Off To Bed