From Lantern Tree:
To market, to market, to buy a fat pig,
Home again, home again, jiggety-jig.To market, to market, to buy a fat hog,
Home again, home again, jiggety-jog.To market, to market, to buy a plum bun,
Home again, home again, market is done.
From Preschool Music:
Lou, Lou, skip to my Lou
Lou, Lou, skip to my Lou
Lou, Lou, skip to my Lou
Skip to my Lou, my darlin!Lost my partner, what’ll I do
Lost my partner, what’ll I do
Lost my partner, what’ll I do
Skip to my Lou, my darlin!Lou, Lou, skip to my Lou
Lou, Lou, skip to my Lou
Lou, Lou, skip to my Lou
Skip to my Lou, my darlin!I’ll find another one, prettier, too.
I’ll find another one, prettier, too.
I’ll find another one, prettier, too.
Skip to my Lou, my darlin!Lou, Lou, skip to my Lou
Lou, Lou, skip to my Lou
Lou, Lou, skip to my Lou
Skip to my Lou, my darlin!Can’t get a red bird, blue bird’ll do.
Can’t get a red bird, blue bird’ll do.
Can’t get a red bird, blue bird’ll do.
Skip to my Lou, my darlin!Lou, Lou, skip to my Lou
Lou, Lou, skip to my Lou
Lou, Lou, skip to my Lou
Skip to my Lou, my darlin!Flies in the sugarbowl, shoo, shoo, shoo.
Flies in the sugarbowl, shoo, shoo, shoo.
Flies in the sugarbowl, shoo, shoo, shoo.
Skip to my Lou, my darlin!
From Preschool Music, here is the London Bridge song. Everything after the first verse is new to me.
London Bridge is falling down,
Falling down, falling down,
London Bridge is falling down,
My fair Lady.Build it up with wood and clay,
Wood and clay, wood and clay,
Build it up with wood and clay,
My fair Lady.Wood and clay will wash away,
Wash away, wash away,
Wood and clay will wash away,
My fair Lady.Build it up with bricks and mortar,
Bricks and mortar, bricks and mortar,
Build it up with bricks and mortar,
My fair Lady.Bricks and mortar will not stay,
Will not stay, will not stay,
Bricks and mortar will not stay,
My fair Lady.Build it up with iron and steel,
Iron and steel, iron and steel,
Build it up with iron and steel,
My fair Lady.Iron and steel will bend and bow,
Bend and bow, bend and bow,
Iron and steel will bend and bow,
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.Silver and gold will be stolen away,
Stolen away, stolen away,
Silver and gold will be stolen away,
My fair Lady.Set a man to watch all night,
Watch all night, watch all night,
Set a man to watch all night,
My fair Lady.Suppose the man should fall asleep,
Fall asleep, fall asleep,
Suppose the man should fall asleep?
My fair Lady.Give him a pipe to smoke all night,
Smoke all night, smoke all night,
Give him a pipe to smoke all night,
My fair Lady.
Do you think kids are singing the last part now about smoking all night?
From the web site Sponder Works…
You put your right hand in
You put your right hand out
You put your right hand in and you shake it all about
You do the hokey pokey and you turn yourself about
That’s what it’s all about!
Verse #2 – left hand
Verse #3 – right foot
Verse #4 – left foot
Verse #5 – head
Verse #6 – whole body
According to Wikipedia and my memory too, this is the version that we sing today of this song:
Old MacDonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O.
And on that farm he had a [animal name], E-I-E-I-O,
With a [animal noise twice] here and a [animal noise twice] there
Here a [animal noise], there a [animal noise], everywhere a [animal noise twice]
Old MacDonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O.
Here is an example of a verse using a cow as an animal, and moo as the cow’s sound would be:
Old MacDonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O.
And on that 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.
I just ran into the name of this song – Baby Beluga – and starting singing it in my head. I know way more then I would have expected of this song.
Baby beluga in the deep blue sea,
Swim so wild and you swim so free.
Heaven above and the sea below, And a little whale on the go.Baby beluga, oh, baby beluga,
Is the water warm?
Is your mama home with you so happy?Way down yonder where the dolphins play,
Where you dive and splash all day.
Waves roll in and the waves roll out!
See the water squirtin’ out of your spout.Baby beluga, oh, baby beluga,
Sing your little song, sing for all your friends. We like to hear you.Baby beluga in the deep blue sea,
Swim so wild and you swim so free.
Heaven above and the sea below, And a little whale on the go.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, good night.Baby beluga, of, baby beluga,
With tomorrow’s sun, another day’s begun.
You’ll soon be waking.
Ah here is another one. It is funny what one can recall when looking at lyrics on the internet.
Skinna Marinky Dinky Dink
Skinna Marinky Do
I love youSkinna Marinky Dinky Dink
Skinna Marinky Do
I love youI love you in the morning
and in the afternoon
I love you in the evening
underneath the moon…..Skinna Marinky Dinky Dink
Skinna Marinky Do
I love you
Source: Kididdles
(Start with hands behind back)
Where is thumbkin?
Where is thumbkin?
Here I am
(Bring right hand to front, with thumb up)
Here I am.
(Bring left hand to front, with thumb up)
How are you this morning?
Very well, I thank you.
(Wiggle thumbs as if they’re ‘talking’ to each other)
Run away
(Hide right hand behind back)
Run away.
(Hide left hand behind back)
I recall this song ending with the line:
Run away. Run and play.
Check out this video found on YouTube with Cullen. She is so cool.
On another web site, Sponder Works, I see that there are other verses. I think I knew the pointer one but the others are new to me.
Where is thumbkin, where is thumkin?
Here I am, here I am
How are you today sir?
Very well I thank you
Run away, run awayWhere is pointer, where is pointer?
Here I am, here I am
How are you today sir?
Very well I thank you
Run away, run awayWhere is tall man, where is tall man?
Here I am, here I am
How are you today sir?
Very well I thank you
Run away, run awayWhere is ring man, where is ring man?
Here I am, here I am
How are you today sir?
Very well I thank you
Run away, run awayWhere is pinky, where is pinky?
Here I am, here I am
How are you today sir?
Very well I thank you
Run away, run awayWhere’s whole family, where’s whole family?
Here we are, here we are
How are you today?
Very well we thank you
Run away, run away
Sponder Works has another version to that goes:
Oh, where is thumbkin, where is thumbkin, where could thumbkin be?
Oh, here I am, oh here I am as you can plainly see
How are you today?
Very well I thank you
Run, run away
Row, row, row your boat,
Gently down the stream.
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily,
Life is but a dream.
Here is a great other verse.
Row, row, row your boat
Gently down the stream
If you see a crocodile
Don’t forget to scream!
I remember my grandmother teaching me this one.
Source: Wikipedia
Ring-a-ring-a-roses,
A pocket full of posies;
ashes! ashes!
we all fall down.
Take a look at the Wikipedia page for a troubling plague interpretation of the song.
I found this version on YouTube and it made me smile:
And here is another version about Rosie (not roses) from Sponder Works:
Ring around the Rosie
(walk in a circle holding hands)
A pocket full of posies,
Ashes, ashes, we all fall down!
(drop to the floor)
Source: National Institutes of Health
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!
Another…
Source: Kiddles
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.
(Roll hands over each other)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.
(Put arms together in front of you and ‘swish’ like windshield wipers)The door on the bus goes open and shut
Open and shut, open and shut
The door on the bus goes open and shut
All through the town.
(Cover eyes with hands on ‘shut’ and uncover them on ‘open’)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.
(Pretend to honk horn)The gas on the bus goes “Glug, glug, glug
Glug, glug, glug, glug, glug, glug”
The gas on the bus goes “Glug, glug, glug”
All through the town.
(Pretend to fill tank using pointer finger as gas nozzle)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.(Pretend to put money in cash box on bus)
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.(Fisted hands in front of eyes and rub them like baby crying)
The people on the bus say, “Shh, shh, shh,
Shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh”
The people on the bus say, “Shh, shh, shh”
All through the town.
(Put pointer finger to mouth to ‘shhh’)The mommy on the bus says, “I love you,
I love you, I love you”
The daddy on the bus says, “I love you, too”
All through the town.
(Point to self on ‘I’, right hand over heart on ‘love’, and point to other on ‘you’)
Here is a great video of a baby almost getting it right from YouTube.
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.
My mother in-law sings it like this:
Eensy Weensy Spider
A perky woman on YouTube, recorded this video. She shows the actions very well.
Preschool Music has it as:
Incy Wincy Spider
Miss Lucy's Playground Songs