Here are songs we've sung hundreds of times!
Most are from my own childhood.
The lyrics might not be exactly ‘correct’, but this is the way I sing them!
ABC Song
A—B—C—D—E—F—G
H—I—J—K, L-M-N-O-P
Q—R—S, T—U—V
W—X, Y and Z
Now I know my ABCs
Next time won't you sing with me?
Edelweiss
Edelweiss, edelweiss
Every morning you greet me
Small and white, clean and bright
You look happy to meet me
Blossom of snow may you bloom and grow
Bloom and grow forever
Edelweiss, edelweiss
Bless my home-land forever
Good Morning, Merry Sunshine!
Good morning, merry sunshine
How did you wake so soon?
You chased the little stars away
And shone away the moon!
I saw you go to sleep last night
Before I ceased my play
How did you get back overhead
To shine on me today?
I did not go to sleep, dear child
I just went round to see
The little children of the world
Who watch and wait for me
I shine upon the little birds
And flowers on my way
And then I come back overhead
to shine on you today
The Happy Wanderer
I love to go a-wandering
Along the mountain path
And as I go, I love to sing
My knapsack on my back
(Chorus)
My knapsack on my back
I love to wander by the stream
That dances in the sun
So joyously it calls to me
Come join my happy song
(Chorus)
Come join my happy song
I wave my hand to all I meet
And they wave back to me
And blackbirds call so loud and sweet
From every green wood tree
(Chorus)
CHORUS:
Val-der-ee, val-der-ah
Val-der-ah, val-der-ah-ha ha ha ha ha
Val-der-ee, val-der-ah
How Much is that Doggie in the Window?
CHORUS:
How much is that doggie in the window?
The one with the waggly tail
How much is that doggie in the window?
I do hope that doggie's for sale
I must take a trip to California
And leave my poor sweetheart alone
If she has a dog, he won't be lonesome
And the doggie will have a good home
(chorus)
I read in the papers there were robbers
With flashlights that shine in the dark
My love needs a doggie to protect her
And to scare them away with one bark
(chorus)
Hush Little Baby
Hush, little baby, don't say a word
Papa's gonna buy you a mocking bird
If that mocking bird don't sing
Papa's gonna buy you a diamond ring
If that diamond ring turns brass
Papa's gonna buy you a looking glass
If that looking glass gets broke
Papa's gonna buy you a billy goat
If that billy goat don't pull
Papa's gonna buy you a cart and bull
If that cart and bull turn over
Papa's gonna buy you a dog named Rover
If that dog named Rover don't bark
Papa's gonna buy you a horse and cart
And if that horse and cart fall down
You'll still be the prettiest little baby in town
I Love Little Pussy
I love little pussy, her coat is so warm,
And if I don't hurt her, she'll do me no harm
So I'll not pull her tail nor drive her away
And pussy and I very gently will play
I've Been Working on the Railroad
I've been working on the railroad, all the live-long day-hey-hey-heys.
I've been working on the railroad, just to pass the time away.
Can't you hear the whistle blowing? Rise up, so early in the morn (in the morn)!
Can't you hear the captain shouting? Dinah, blow your horn!
Dinah won't you blow, oh Dinah won't you blow, oh
Dinah, won't you blow your horn, your horn?
Dinah won't you blow, oh Dinah won't you blow, oh
Dinah won't you blow your horn!
Someone's in the kitchen with Dinah
Someone's in the kitchen I know-ho-ho-ho
Someone's in the kitchen with Dinah
Strumming on the 'ole banjo, and singing
Fee fi fiddly-eye oh,
Fee fi fiddly-eye oh-ho-ho-ho
Fee fi fiddly-eye oh,
Strumming on the 'ole banjo-jo-jo!
Let's Go Fly a Kite
With a tuppence for paper and string
You can have your own set of wings
With your feet on the ground, you're a bird in flight
(Chorus)
When you see it soaring up there
All at once you're lighter than air
You can dance on the breeze
Over houses and trees
(Chorus)
CHORUS:
With your fist holding tight
To the string of your kite
Oh, oh, oh!
Let's go fly a kite
Up to the highest height!
Let's go fly a kite
And send it soaring
Up through the atmosphere
Up where the air is clear
Oh, let's go fly a kite!
Miss Mary Mack
Miss Mary Mack Mack Mack
All dressed in black, black, black
With silver buttons, buttons, buttons
All down her back, back, back
She asked her mother, mother, mother
For 50 cents, cents, cents
To see the elephant, elephant, elephant
Jump over the fence, fence, fence
It jumped so high, high, high
It touched the sky, sky, sky
And never came back, back, back
Til the 4th of July, ly, ly
She went up stairs, stairs, stairs
To make the bed, bed, bed
But she bumped her head, head, head
On a piece of corn bread, bread, bread
It hurt so hard, hard, hard
That day she died, died, died
And that was the end, end, end
of Miss Mary Mack, Mack, Mack
Old MacDonald Had a Farm
Old MacDonald had a farm, ee-i-ee-i-o
And on his farm he had some cows, ee-i-ee-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, ee-i-ee-i-o
And on his farm he had some horses, ee-i-ee-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, ee-i-ee-i-o
And on his farm he had some pigs, ee-i-ee-i-o
With an oink-oink here, and an oink-oink there
Here an oink, there an oink, everywhere an oink-oink
Old MacDonald had a farm, ee-i-ee-i-o
Other possible animals:
chickens: cluck-cluck (or chicks: peep-peep)
sheep: baa-baa
ducks: quack-quack
dogs: woof-woof
cats: meow-meow
rabbits: hop-hop
a rooster: cock-a-doodle
owls: hoo-hoo
mice: squeak-squeak
frogs: ribbit-ribbit
goat: maah-maah
On Top of Spaghetti
On top of spaghetti
All covered with cheese
I lost my poor meatball
When somebody sneezed (ah-choo! ah-choo!)
It rolled off the table
And onto the floor
And then my poor meatball
Rolled out of the door
It rolled in the garden
And under a bush
And then my poor meatball
Was nothing but mush (mushy mushy mushy mush)
The mush was as tasty
As tasty could be
And early next summer
It grew into a tree
The tree was all covered
with beautiful balls
It grew lovely meatballs
And tomato sauce
So if you eat spaghetti
All covered with cheese (cheesy cheesy cheesy cheese)
Hold on to your meatballs
And don't ever sneeze (ah-choo! ah-choo!)
Rubber Duckie
Rubber duckie you're the one (do-do-do-do-do)
You make bath time lots of fun
Rubber duckie I'm awfully fond of you
Do—do do dee do
Rubber duckie joy of joys
When I squeeze you, you make noise
Rubber duckie you're my very best friend it's true
Every day when I make my way to the tubby
I find a little fellow who's cute and yellow and chubby
A-rub-a-dub-a-dubby
Rubber duckie, you're so fine
And I'm lucky that you're mine
Rubber duckie, I'm awfully fond of
Rubber duckie, I'd like a whole pond of
Rubber duckie, I'm awfully fond of you! (Quack! Quack!)
The Sea is so Wide
The sea is so wide
My boat is so small
Dear Lord I stand amazed at the wonder of it all
Adrift on a rolling sea with no guiding star in sight
I feel so alone in the darkness of the night
What is need is your hand
Will you walk by my side?
And see me as I am, my arms are open wide
We can hope and we can dream for the dawning of a brighter day
Dear Lord, be good to me
And help me find my way, I pray
There's a Hole in the Bottom of the Sea
There's a hole in the bottom of the sea
There's a hole in the bottom of the sea
(chorus)
There's a log in the hole in the bottom of the sea (twice)
(chorus)
There's a bump on the log in the hole in the bottom of the sea (twice)
(chorus)
There's a frog on the bump on the log in the hole in the bottom of the sea (twice)
There's a fly on the frog on the bump on the log in the hole in the bottom of the sea (twice)
There's a wing on the fly on the frog on the bump on the log in the hole in the bottom of the sea (twice)
There's a bee on the wing on the fly on the frog on the bump on the log in the hole in the bottom of the sea
CHORUS:
There's a hole, there's a hole
There's a hole in the bottom of the sea
Three Little Angels
Three little angels all dressed in white
(Chorus1)
Two little angels, all dressed in white
(Chorus1)
One little angel, all dressed in white
(Chorus1)
Three little devils, all dressed in red
(Chorus2)
Two little devils, all dressed in red
(Chorus2)
One little devil, all dressed in red
(Chorus2)
Don't get excited!
Don't lose your head!
Instead of going to heaven
They all went to ... bed!
CHORUS1:
Trying to get to heaven on the end of a kite.
The kite string broke and down they all fell,
Instead of going to heaven, they all went to...
CHORUS2:
Trying to get to heaven on the end of a thread.
The thread string broke and down they all fell,
Instead of going to heaven, they all went to...
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
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
(Works sort of like a round if a second person starts after ‘Twinkle twinkle’.)
Up With People
FIRST VERSE:
It happened just this mornin', I was walkin' down the street
The milkman and the postman and policemen I did meet
There in every window, on every single door
I recognized people I'd never noticed before
(Chorus)
SECOND VERSE:
Inside everybody there's some bad and there's some good
But don't let anybody start attacking people hood
You got to love them as they are, but fight for them to be
Great men and great women as God meant them to be
(Chorus)
CHORUS:
Up! Up with people!
You meet them wherever you go
Up! Up with people!
They're the best kind of folks you know
If more people were for people
All people everywhere
There'd be a lot less people to worry about
And a lot more people who care
There'd be a lot less people to worry about
And a lot more people who care
ROUNDS
Dona Nobis Pacem (3 part)
(1)
Dona nobis pacem, pacem
Dona nobis pacem
(2)
Dona nobis pacem
Dona nobis pacem
(3)
Dona nobis pacem
Dona nobis pacem
Fish and Chips and Vinegar (3 part)
(1)
Fish and chips and vinegar, vinegar, vinegar,
Fish and chips and vinegar, pepper-pepper-pepper-salt!
(2)
Don't throw your trash in my backyard, my backyard, my backyard,
Don't you throw your trash in my backyard, my backyard's full
(3)
One bottle pop, two bottle pop, three bottle pop, four bottle pop,
Five bottle pop, six bottle pop, seven bottle-bottle-pop!
Freres Jacques (4 part)
(in French)
(1)
Frere Jacques, frere Jacques
(2)
Dormez-vous? Dormez-vous?
(3)
Sonnez les matines, sonnez les matines
(4)
Din dan don, din dan don
(in English)
Are you sleeping? Are you sleeping?
Brother John, brother John
Morning bells are ringing, morning bells are ringing
Ding dang dong, ding dang dong