Have you ever sung a song that is super old but still really fun? Today, we are going to learn about a very famous nursery rhyme called "Girls and Boys Come Out to Play." It is a song that people have been singing for hundreds of years, the first written version was in 1708. That is over 300 years ago!

Imagine you are standing in the middle of a busy London street over 150 years ago. Above the clip-clop of horse-drawn carriages and the shouts of street sellers, a magnificent sound fills the air—the ringing of great church bells!

The nursery rhyme "St Paul's Steeple," was published in Walter Crane's beautifully illustrated The Baby's Opera. This book provides a delightful glimpse into a simpler time.This playful set of verses inadvertently introduces us to the profound and often awe-inspiring world of bell ringing – specifically, the captivating effects of a peal of bells and the intricate beauty of a carillon.