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Springtime Music Fun
By: Daryl Heater Synowiec, MT-BC
Spring is the perfect time to enjoy the beautiful weather with the family, and what better way than by making music and sharing time together. Be creative; you can make musical instruments, such as drums out of your old pots and pans. A fun musical experience can include making homemade shakers, right out of materials you have in your kitchen.
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Put a couple of tablespoons of rice or other filling in the egg or one half of the paper plate. Put the egg or plate together and place tape along the edge. With the paper plate you can also staple it together around the edges. |
Suggestions:
Get together and see all of the wonderful opportunities that will possibly come out of this experience, the excitement, the back-and-forth communication and shared engagement.
"London Bridge"
"Shake, shake, shake up high,
Shake up high,
Shake up high.
Shake, shake, shake up high,
We can shake together."
- Make shakers with different fillings and have the children compare sounds.
- Be creative and silly, watch your child laugh when you put the egg on your head.
- Play a game by placing a basket a few feet in front of you and your child and toss the eggs in.
- You can play a game of catch and watch for when your child sustains eye contact with you.
- Shake the shakers and sing together, while one person keeps a steady beat on the drum/pots and pans.
- Then add some movement, look for how your child imitates you.
Favorite PCDA Children's Songs
Itsy Bitsy Spider
- Replace "spider" with other animals/insects (i.e. caterpillar, butterfly, etc.) or people (i.e. child's name, your name, etc.)
- Make it "The big, big, spider" and change your voice to make it lower in pitch and slower in tempo
- Instead of climbing up the water spout, replace the lyrics with going through the jungle, the forest, or up the child's leg
- Try creating your own lyrics in the moment! Be creative and have fun!
Optional Signs: Spider, Rain, Sun
The itsy bitsy spider went up the water spout.
Down came the rain, and washed the spider out.
Out came the sun, and dried up all the rain
And the itsy bitsy spider went up the spout again.
New verse:
The itsy-bitsy spider
Stuck out two spinnerets
Out came a web
made-up of tiny threads
Along came the wind
That blew so far away
Where the itsy-bitsy spider found
A brand new place to play!
And why do they do this?
The Very Busy Spider
- Replace "horse" with other animals (cow, dog, cat, etc.)
- Change "she" to "he" or child's name
- Put your arms in front of you, make two fists and spin arms in a small circle
- Add large body movement by having the child spin in a circle
Optional Signs: Spinning, Horse
Spinning, spinning, spinning my web
Spinning, spinning, spinning my web.
She sees the horse. The horse says neigh.
Neigh, neigh, says the horse
Neigh, neigh, says the horse, Want to go for a ride?
No, No, No! I am too busy.
Spinning, spinning, spinning my web
Spinning, spinning, spinning my web.
Zoo
- Replace Elephant with Crocodile, monkey, lion, etc.
- Replace the action (i.e. "swinging" and "ewing and awing") with new ones such as growling, stomping, etc.
- Add some emotions: We're so excited to be going to the zoo" or "We're so tired after being at the zoo"
Optional Signs: Mom, Dad, Crocodile, Monkey, Elephant, Lion
Mommy's (Daddy's) taking us to the zoo tomorrow,
Zoo tomorrow, zoo tomorrow;
Mommy's (Daddy's) taking us to the zoo tomorrow,
We can stay all day.
Chorus:
We're going to the zoo, zoo, zoo;
How about you, you, you?
You can come too, too, too.
We're going to the zoo, zoo, zoo.
See the elephant with the long trunk swingin',
Long trunk swinging, long trunk swingin',
See the elephant with the long trunk swingin';
And we can stay all day.
See all the monkeys ewing and awing,
Ew, ew, ew, ew, ewing and awing
Swinging' their arms and ewing and awing;
We can stay all day.
See the crocodiles, snap, snap snapping,
Snap, snap, snap, snap, snap snapping
See the crocodiles, snap, snap, snapping.
We can stay all day.
Teasing Mr. Crocodile
- Replace monkey's with a different animal (i.e. bird's, snakes, etc)
- Use fingers or toys to count how many monkeys are left after each verse
- Someone can be the monkey "swinging in the tree...teasing Mr. Crocodile" by adding movement and play while someone else can be the Mr. Crocodile trying to get the monkeys
Optional Signs: Tree, Monkey, Crocodile
Five little monkey's swinging in the tree
Teasing Mr. Crocodile can't catch me....(no) you can't catch me
Along came Mr. Crocodile quiet as can be
And snapped that monkey out that tree
Four little monkey's swinging in the tree
Teasing Mr. Crocodile can't catch me....(no) you can't catch me
Along came Mr. Crocodile quiet as can be
And snapped that monkey out that tree
Three little monkey's swinging in the tree
Teasing Mr. Crocodile can't catch me....(no) you can't catch me
Along came Mr. Crocodile quiet as can be
And snapped that monkey out that tree
Two little monkey's swinging in the tree
Teasing Mr. Crocodile can't catch me....(no) you can't catch me
Along came Mr. Crocodile quiet as can be
And snapped that monkey out that tree
One little monkey's swinging in the tree
Teasing Mr. Crocodile can't catch me....(no) you can't catch me
Along came Mr. Crocodile quiet as can be
And snapped that monkey out that tree
No more monkey's swinging in the tree!
Here is My Beehive
- Make a beehive out of a blanket and pretend to be a bee hiding underneath, then wait for the count of 5, jump out and fly around
Optional Signs: Hide, Bee, Where
Here is my beehive,
But where are all the bees?
Hidden away where nobody sees,
Watch and you'll see them come out of the hive.
1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Buuuuzzzzz
How Much is that Doggie
- Replace "doggie" with "kitty", "fish" or any other animal
- Add different animal noises (i.e. "meow" for the kitty or kissing noises for the fish) or experiment with making up your own silly sounds for each animal
Optional Signs: Dog, Cat, Fish
How much is that doggie in the window? (arf! arf!)
The one with the waggley tail
How much is that doggie in the window? (arf! arf!)
I do hope that doggie's for sale
I must take a trip to California (bye, bye)
And leave my poor sweetheart alone
If he has a dog, he won't be lonesome (oh, no)
And the doggie will have a good home
How much is that doggie in the window? (arf! arf!)
The one with the waggley tail
How much is that doggie in the window? (arf! arf!)
I do hope that doggie's for sale
I don't want a bunny or a kitty (meow)
I don't want a parrot that talks
I don't want a bowl of little fishies (splish, splash)
He can't take a goldfish for a walk
How much is that doggie in the window? (arf! arf!)
The one with the waggley tail
How much is that doggie in the window? (arf! arf!)
I do hope that doggie's for sale
Five Little Ducks
- Try using different animals and animal sounds, for example, instead of "ducks" use "cows"...mother cow said "Moo, moo, moo, moo", etc.
Optional Signs: Duck, Play
Five little ducks went out to play
Over the hill and far away
Mother duck said "Quack, quack, quack, quack."
But only four little ducks came swimming back.
Four little ducks went out to play
Over the hill and far away
Mother duck said "Quack, quack, quack, quack."
But only three little ducks came swimming back.
Three little ducks went out to play
Over the hill and far away
Mother duck said "Quack, quack, quack, quack."
But only two little ducks came swimming back.
Two little ducks went out to play
Over the hill and far away
Mother duck said "Quack, quack, quack, quack."
But only one little duck came swimming back.
One little duck went out to play
Over the hill and far away
Mother duck said "Quack, quack, quack, quack."
But no little ducks came swimming back.
Sad mother duck went out to play
Over the hill and far away
Mother duck said "Quack, quack, quack, quack"
And all of the five little ducks came swimming back.
Old MacDonald
- Sing: "Old MacDonald had a band" and add the names and sounds of instruments, for example, "And in his band he had a drum, E-I-E-I-O, with a boom, boom here and a boom, boom there"
- Pretend to be the animals on the farm, get down on the ground and move and make sounds like the animals. Have the child guess what animal you are.
Optional Signs: Cow, Pig, Horse
Old Macdonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O
And on his farm he had a cow, E-I-E-I-O
With a "moo-moo" here and a "moo-moo" there
Here a "moo" there a "moo"
Everywhere a "moo-moo"
Old Macdonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O
Old Macdonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O
And on his farm he had a pig, E-I-E-I-O
With a (snort) here and a (snort) there
Here a (snort) there a (snort)
Everywhere a (snort-snort)
Old Macdonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O
Old Macdonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O
And on his farm he had a horse, E-I-E-I-O
With a "neigh, neigh" here and a "neigh, neigh" there
Here a "neigh" there a "neigh"
Everywhere a "neigh-neigh"
Old Macdonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O
This is the Way
- This song can be used for feeding time, for example, "this is the way we eat our food" or "this is the way we drink our water."
- You can also use this song when introducing a novel activity or idea in your session using this song to help explain how to complete it together, for example, when playing with a new, more complicated puzzle sing "This is the way we make the puzzle..."
Optional Signs: Comb, Bath, Brush teeth
This is the way we comb our hair,
Comb our hair, comb our hair.
This is the way we comb our hair,
Early in the morning.
This is the way we take a bath,
Take a bath, take a bath
This is the way we take a bath,
Early in the morning.
This is the way we brush our teeth,
Brush our teeth, brush our teeth
This is the way we brush our teeth,
Early in the morning.
Noble Duke of York
- For small children place them on your lap with your legs stretched out in front of you, as the men march up, bend your knees up and as they go down, stretch your legs out in front of you again. During "Oh, a-hunting we will go" you can hold the child and have them gently fall to the ground.
- Use a blanket or parachute and have the child lay down on the blanket, have two adults hold the blanket and lift the child in the blanket up in the air as "he marched them up" and back down to the ground on "Marched them down again"
- Make a circle holding hands and during the first verse stand "up" and then "down". For the second verse march in a circle to the "left" and to the "right". During the last verse, on "Oh, a-hunting we will go", you can "catch" someone from the group in the middle of the circle.
Oh, the noble Duke of York
He had ten thousand men
He marched them up to the top of the hill and
Marched them down again.
And when you're up, you're up
And when you're down, you're down
And when you're only half way up
You're neither up nor down.
He marched them to the left
He marched them to the right
He marched them all the way upside down
Now what a funny sight.
Oh, a-hunting we will go
A-hunting we will go
We'll catch a little fox
And put him in a box
And then we'll let him go.
My Bonnie
- Put the child in your lap and sway side-to-side during "My Bonnie lies over the ocean. During "bring back, bring back" move back-and-forth, by leaning forward then back.
- While the child is laying in a bean bag, rock them side to side like they are swaying on a boat
- Use a blanket or parachute and have the child lay down on the blanket, have two adults hold the blanket and lift the child in the blanket up in the air and sway back-and-forth
- With two or more people, hold hands and sway arms back and forth. During "Bring back..." move into the center and back out.
- Replace "My Bonnie" with the child's name.
My Bonnie lies over the ocean
My Bonnie lies over the sea
My Bonnie lies over the ocean
Oh bring back my Bonnie to me
Bring back, bring back
Bring back my Bonnie to me, to me
Bring back, bring back
Bring back my Bonnie to me
Oh blow ye the winds o'er the ocean
And blow ye the winds o'er the sea
Oh blow ye the winds o'er the ocean
And bring back my Bonnie to me
Bring back, bring back
Bring back my Bonnie to me, to me
Bring back, bring back
Bring back my Bonnie to me
Little Red Wagon
- For small children place them on your lap with your legs stretched out in front of you and move your legs up and down during "Bumpin' up and down." During "One wheel's off and the axel's broken" move the child from side-to-side over your legs.
- Begin by forming a circle. During the "Bumpin" verse, jump up and down with two legs, then switch to jumping up and down on one leg during the "One wheel's off" verse. During the last verse "Let's get a hammer," make a large movement like you are swinging a large sledge hammer over your shoulder toward the ground.
Bumpin' up and down in our little red wagon
Bumpin' up and down in our little red wagon
Bumpin' up and down in our little red wagon
Won't you be my darling (friend)?
One wheel's off and the axle's broken.
One wheel's off and the axle's broken.
One wheel's off and the axle's broken.
Won't you be my darling (friend)?
Let's get a hammer and we'll fix it.
Let's get a hammer and we'll fix it.
Let's get a hammer and we'll fix it.
Won't you be my darling (friend)?
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Skip to My Lou
- Other possible movements include: hop, sway, stretch, dance, skate, clap and stomp
- Make a circle by holding hands and sing "Circle, circle, circle to my Lou"
- Add some of the child's senses to the experience "Hi Jackie, I see you" or "Hi Jackie, I hear you"
- Add body awareness by replacing lyrics with, "Hi arms, I feel you" while squeezing arms. Other possible body parts include: head, legs, back, shoulders, etc.
Lou, Lou, skip to my Lou,
Lou, Lou, skip to my Lou,
Lou, Lou, skip to my Lou,
Skip to my Lou, my darlin'.
Skip, skip, skip to my Lou,
Skip, skip, skip to my Lou,
Skip, skip, skip to my Lou,
Skip to my Lou, my darlin'.
Jump, jump, jump to my Lou,
Jump, jump, jump to my Lou,
Jump, jump, jump to my Lou,
Jump to my Lou, my darlin'.
Swing, swing, swing to my Lou,
Swing, swing, swing to my Lou,
Swing, swing, swing to my Lou,
Swing to my Lou, my darlin'.
Spin, spin, spin to my Lou,
Spin, spin, spin to my Lou,
Spin, spin, spin to my Lou,
Spin to my Lou, my darlin'.
Ring Around the Rosie
- As you say the chant, hold hands and walk in a circle. Everyone falls down on the words "We all fall down." Ask the children what their legs do when they fall down.
- During "Thunder, lightening" pat a fast rhythm, with your hands, on the ground to imitate thunder.
- During "Picking up the daisy's" pretend to pull up daisy's from the floor
- Pretend to smell them with your nose, utilizing the sign for flower
Ring around the rosies,
A pocketful of posies.
ashes, ashes.
We all fall down.
Cows in the meadows,
Eating buttercups,
Thunder, lightening
We all stand up.
Picking up the daisy's,
Picking up the daisy's,
Thunder, lightening
We all stand up.
Three Little Birds
- Add simple movements by swaying together during the chorus
- Use simple signs (i.e. birds, sun, singing) or adapted signs such as raising arms above head to form a "sun" or during the line "this is my message to you" try having everyone point to themselves ("my message") and then to a peer ("to you")
- Use the concept of moving in "slow motion" to the rhythm of the song
- Ask child about their "morning routine." Find out what they do when they "Rise up" each morning and add those movements, for example, stretching or yawning, etc.
Optional Signs: Birds, Sun, Singing
Artist: Cecilia Marley Booker
Album: Smilin' Island of Song
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Reggae & Calypso Music for Children
Don't worry about a thing,
'Cause every little thing is gonna be alright.
Singin' don't worry about a thing,
'Cause every little thing is gonna be alright.
Rise up this mornin',
Smiled with the risin' sun,
Three little birds,
Pitch by my doorstep.
Singin' sweet songs,
Of melodies pure and true,
Sayin', "This is my message to you-ou-ou:"
Simple Gifts
- Echo movements of facilitator or peer
- Improvised movement with scarves
- Breathing: taking deep breaths together as a group to the rhythm of the music, for example, "breath in..2..3.. and out..2..3.."
Artist: Raffi
Album: Bananaphone
'Tis the gift to be simple, 'tis the gift to be free,
'Tis the gift to come down where we ought to be,
And when we find ourselves in the place just right,
'Twill be in the valley of love and delight.
When true simplicity is gained,
To bow and to bend we shan't be ashamed.
To turn, turn will be our delight,
Till by turning, turning we come round right.
(Optional chorus)
Dance then, wherever you may be
I am the Lord of the Dance, said He!
And I'll lead you all, wherever you may be
And I'll lead you all in the Dance, said He!
'Tis the gift to have friends and a true friend to be,
'Tis the gift to think of others not to only think of "me",
And when we hear what others really think and really feel,
Then we'll all live together with a love that is real.
The Alphabet Song
A - B - C - D - E - F - G
H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P
Q - R - S - T - U and V,
W - X - Y and Z
Now I know my A - B - C's
Next time won't you sing with me?
Baa, Baa, Black Sheep
Baa, baa, black sheep,
Have you any wool?
Yes sir, yes sir,
Three bags full.
One for the master,
One for the dame,
And one for the little boy
Who lives down the lane.
Baa, baa, black sheep,
Have you any wool?
Yes sir, yes sir,
Three bags full.
One to mend the jerseys
one to mend the socks
and one to mend the holes in
the little girls' frocks.
Baa, baa, black sheep,
Have you any wool?
Yes sir, yes sir,
Three bags full.
Baby Beluga
Baby Beluga in the deep blue sea,
Swim so wild and you swim so free.
Heaven above, and the sea below,
And a little white whale on the go.
Baby beluga, baby Beluga, is the water warm?
Is your mama home with you, so happy.
Way down yonder where the dolphins play,
Where they dive and splash all day,
The waves roll in and the waves roll out,
See the water squirting out of your spout.
Baby beluga, baby Beluga, sing your little song,
Sing for all your friends, we like to hear you.
When it's dark, you're home and fed,
Curl up snug in your water bed.
Moon is shining and the stars are out,
Good night, little whale, goodnight.
Baby beluga, baby Beluga, with tomorrow's sun,
Another day's begun, you'll soon be waking.
Baby Beluga in the deep blue sea,
Swim so wild and you swim so free.
Heaven above and the sea below,
And a little white whale on the go.
You're just a little white whale on the go.
B-I-N-G-O
There was a farmer had a dog,
And Bingo was his name-o.
B-I-N-G-O!
B-I-N-G-O!
B-I-N-G-O!
And Bingo was his name-o!
There was a farmer had a dog,
And Bingo was his name-o.
(Clap)-I-N-G-O!
(Clap)-I-N-G-O!
(Clap)-I-N-G-O!
And Bingo was his name-o!
There was a farmer had a dog,
And Bingo was his name-o.
(Clap, clap)-N-G-O!
(Clap, clap)-N-G-O!
(Clap, clap)-N-G-O! And Bingo was his name-o!
There was a farmer had a dog,
And Bingo was his name-o.
(Clap, clap, clap)-G-O!
(Clap, clap, clap)-G-O!
(Clap, clap, clap)-G-O!
And Bingo was his name-o!
There was a farmer had a dog,
And Bingo was his name-o.
(Clap, clap, clap, clap)-O!
(Clap, clap, clap, clap)-O!
(Clap, clap, clap, clap)-O!
And Bingo was his name-o!
There was a farmer had a dog,
And Bingo was his name-o.
(Clap, clap, clap, clap, clap)
(Clap, clap, clap, clap, clap)
(Clap, clap, clap, clap, clap)
And Bingo was his name-o!
The Farmer in the Dell
The farmer in the dell
The farmer in the dell
Hi-ho,The derry-o
The farmer in the dell
The farmer takes a wife
The farmer takes a wife
Hi-ho,The derry-o
The farmer takes a wife
The wife takes a child
The wife takes a child
Hi-ho,The derry-o
The wife takes a child
The child takes a nurse
The child takes a nurse
Hi-ho,The derry-o
The child takes a nurse
The nurse takes a cow
The nurse takes a cow
Hi-ho,The derry-o
The nurse takes a cow
The cow takes a dog
The cow takes a dog
Hi-ho,The derry-o
The cow takes a dog
The dog takes a cat
The dog takes a cat
Hi-ho,The derry-o
The dog takes a cat
The cat takes a rat
The cat takes a rat
Hi-ho,The derry-o
The cat takes a rat
The rat takes the cheese
The rat takes the cheese
Hi-ho,The derry-o
The rat takes the cheese
The cheese stands alone
The cheese stands alone
Hi-ho,The derry-o
The cheese stands alone
I Love You, You Love Me
from the Barney cartoon show
I love you
You love me
We're a happy family
With a great big hug
And a kiss from me to you
Won't you say you love me too?
I love you
You love me
We're best friends
Like friends should be
With a great big hug
And a kiss from me to you
Won't you say you love me too?
If All the Little Raindrops
If all the little raindrops
Were lemon drops and lollipops
Oh, if all the little raindrops
Were lemon drops and lollipops
Oh, what a rain that would be!
Standing outside, with my mouth open wide
Singing La la la la, la la la,
La la la, la la la
La la la la, la la la,
La la la, la
If all the little snowflakes
Were candy bars and milkshakes
Oh, if all the little snowflakes
Were candy bars and milkshakes
Oh, what a snow that would be!
Standing outside, with my mouth open wide
Singing La la la la, la la la,
La la la, la la la
La la la la, la la la,
La la la, la
If all the little sunbeams
Were bubblegum and ice cream
Oh, if all the little sunbeams
Were bubblegum and ice cream
Oh, what a sun that would be!
Standing outside, with my mouth open wide
Singing La la la la, la la la,
La la la, la la la
La la la la, la la la,
La la la, la
(Version 2)
If all the raindrops
Were lemon drops and gumdrops
Oh, what a rain that would be!
Standing outside, with my mouth open wide
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah
If all the raindrops
Were lemon drops and gumdrops
Oh, what a rain that would be!
If all the snowflakes
Were candy bars and milkshakes
Oh, what a snow that would be!
Standing outside, with my mouth open wide
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah
If all the snowflakes
Were candy bars and milkshakes
Oh, what a snow that would be!
If all the sunbeams
Were bubblegum and ice cream
Oh, what a sun that would be!
Standing outside, with my mouth open wide
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah
If all the sunbeams
Were bubblegum and ice cream
Oh, what a sun that would be!
Its a Small World
It's a world of laughter
A world of tears
It's a world of hopes
And a world of fears
There's so much that we share
That it's time we're aware
It's a small world after all
There is just one moon
And one golden sun
And a smile means
Friendship to ev'ryone
Though the mountains divide
And the oceans are wide
It's a small world after all
It's a small world after all
It's a small world after all
It's a small world after all
It's a small, small world
It's Raining, It's Pouring
It's raining, it's pouring;
The old man is snoring.
He went to bed and he
Bumped his head
And he couldn't get up in the morning.
I've Been Working on the Railroad
I've been workin' on the railroad,
All the live long day.
I've been workin' on the railroad,
Just to pass the time away.
Don't you hear the whistle blowing?
Rise up so early in the morn.
Don't you hear the captain shouting
"Dinah, blow your horn?"
Dinah, won't you blow,
Dinah, won't you blow,
Dinah, won't you blow your horn?
Dinah, won't you blow,
Dinah, won't you blow,
Dinah, won't you blow your horn?
Someone's in the kitchen with Dinah.
Someone's in the kitchen, I know.
Someone's in the kitchen with Dinah
Strumming on the old banjo.
Fee, fie, fiddle-e-i-o.
Fee, fie, fiddle-e-i-o-o-o-o.
Fee, fie, fiddle-e-i-o.
Strumming on the old banjo.
London Bridge
London Bridge is falling down,
Falling down, falling down.
London Bridge is falling down,
My fair lady!
Build it up with iron bars,
Iron bars, iron bars.
Build it up with iron bars,
My fair lady!
Iron bars will bend and break,
Bend and break, bend and break.
Iron bars will bend and break,
My fair lady!
Build it up with needles and pins,
Needles and pins, needles and pins.
Build it up with needles and pins,
My fair lady!
Pins and needles rust and bend,
Rust and bend, rust and bend.
Pins and needles rust and bend,
My fair lady!
Build it up with penny loaves,
Penny loaves, penny loaves.
Build it up with penny loaves,
My fair lady!
Penny loaves will tumble down,
Tumble down, tumble down.
Penny loaves will tumble down,
My fair lady!
Build it up with silver and gold,
Silver and gold, silver and gold.
Build it up with silver and gold,
My fair lady!
Gold and silver I've not got,
I've not got, I've not got.
Gold and silver I've not got,
My fair lady!
Here's a prisoner I have got,
I have got, I have got.
Here's a prisoner I have got,
My fair lady!
What's the prisoner done to you,
Done to you, done to you?
What's the prisoner done to you,
My fair lady!
Stole my watch and broke my chain,
Broke my chain, broke my chain.
Stole my watch and broke my chain,
My fair lady!
What'll you take to set him free,
Set him free, set him free?
What'll you take to set him free,
My fair lady!
One hundred pounds will set him free,
Set him free, set him free.
One hundred pounds will set him free,
My fair lady!
One hundred pounds we have not got,
Have not got, have not got.
One hundred pounds we have not got,
My fair lady!
Then off to prison he must go,
He must go, he must go.
Then off to prison he must go,
My fair lady!
Row, Row, Row Your Boat
Row, row, row your boat
Gently down the stream.
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily,
Life is but a dream.
Shoo Fly
Shoo, fly, don't bother me,
Shoo, fly, don't bother me,
Shoo, fly, don't bother me,
For I belong to somebody.
I feel, I feel,
I feel like a morning star,
I feel, I feel,
I feel like a morning star.
Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star
Jane Taylor wrote the lyrics in 1806.
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are.
Up above the world so high,
Like a diamond in the sky.
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are!
When the blazing sun is gone,
When he nothing shines upon,
Then you show your little light,
Twinkle, twinkle, all the night.
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are!
Then the traveler in the dark
Thanks you for your tiny spark;
He could not see which way to go,
If you did not twinkle so.
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are!
In the dark blue sky you keep,
While you thro' my window peep,
And you never shut your eye,
Till the sun is in the sky,
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are!
(and here is new verse written by one of our visitors, Mr. Joel Hebets)
Softly shining silver moon,
Peeking at me in my room,
When you're in the sky at night,
The world around me glows so brightly,
Softly shining silver moon,
If you go, please come back soon.
Wheels on the Bus
(c)1992, Adapted by Judy and David Gershon (SOCAN)
The wheels on the bus go round and round,
round and round,
round and round.
The wheels on the bus go round and round,
all through the town.
The wipers on the bus go Swish, swish, swish;
Swish, swish, swish;
Swish, swish, swish.
The wipers on the bus go Swish, swish, swish,
all through the town.
The horn on the bus goes Beep, beep, beep;
Beep, beep, beep;
Beep, beep, beep.
The horn on the bus goes Beep, beep, beep,
all through the town..
The money on the bus goes, Clink, clink, clink;
Clink, clink, clink;
Clink, clink, clink.
The money on the bus goes, Clink, clink, clink,
all through the town.
The Driver on the bus says "Move on back,
move on back, move on back;"
The Driver on the bus says "Move on back",
all through the town.
The baby on the bus says "Wah, wah, wah;
Wah, wah, wah;
Wah, wah, wah".
The baby on the bus says "Wah, wah, wah",
all through the town.
The mommy on the bus says "Shush, shush, shush;
Shush, shush, shush;
Shush, shush, shush."
The mommy on the bus says "Shush, shush, shush"
all through the town.
Substitute these also:
The doors on the bus go open and shut.
The bell on the bus goes ding-ding-ding.
The lady on the bus says, "Get off my feet"...
The people on the bus say, "We had a nice ride"...
"Your name" on the bus says Let Me Off!