Weather songs

I Hear Thunder (to the tune of Frère Jacques)

I hear thunder, I hear thunder,
Hark don’t you, hark don’t you?
Pitter patter raindrops, pitter patter raindrops,
I’m wet through (yuk!), so are you.


The Rainbow Song

Take a little bit of red,
(Take a little bit of red,)
And a little bit of orange,
(A little bit of orange,)
Add a stripe of yellow,
(Add a stripe of yellow,)
And a stripe of green,
(And a stripe of green.)
A little bit of blue,
(A little bit of blue,)
A bit of indigo,
(A bit of indigo),
Don’t forget the violet,
(Don’t forget the violet,)
Then what do you know?
(Then what do you know?)
It’s a rainbow,
(It’s a rainbow.)
A little bit of rain, a little bit of sun;
When they come together, they make rainbow fun.
It’s a rainbow,
(It’s a rainbow.)
A wonderful, wonderful, magical, magical, colourful, colourful,
Shining rainbow,
(Shining rainbow.)

Travel songs

Were You Ever In Quebec?

Were you ever in Quebec,
Stowing timber on the deck,
Where there’s a king with a golden crown,
Riding on a donkey.
Hey-ho, and away we go,
Donkey riding, donkey riding,
Hey-ho, and away we go,
Riding on a donkey.

Here’s The Train

Here’s the train, here’s the train,
All aboard, all aboard,
Chug-a-chug-a-choo-choo,
Chug-a-chug-a-choo-choo,
Off we go, off we go.
Here’s the plane, here’s the plane,
All aboard, all aboard,
Chug-a-chug-a-zoom-zoom,
Chug-a-chug-a-zoom-zoom,
Off we go, off we go.
Here’s the boat, here’s the boat,
All aboard, all aboard,
Chug-a-chug-a-toot-toot,
Chug-a-chug-a-toot-toot,
Off we go, off we go.

The Traffic Lights Song

Beep, beep, beep,
I’m riding in my jeep,
Riding in my jeep,
Riding in my jeep.
Beep, beep, beep,
I’m riding in my jeep,
And I come to a traffic light.
It is green on the bottom,
And red on the top.
The green means go,
And the red means stop.
Stop! Stop!

Parts of the body songs

Roly-Poly

Roly-poly, out, out, out,
Roly-poly, in, in, in.
Roly-poly, up, up, up,
Roly-poly, down, down, down.
Roly-poly very slowly, slowly, slowly….
Faster, faster, faster!


You Brush Your Teeth

Oh, when you wake up in the morning,
At a quarter to one,
And you just want to have a little fun –
You brush your teeth,
Ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-ch,
You brush your teeth,
Ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-ch.

Oh, when you wake up in the morning,
At a quarter to two,
And you just can’t think of a thing to do –
You brush your teeth,
Ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-ch,
You brush your teeth,
Ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-ch.

Oh, when you wake up in the morning,
At a quarter to three,
And your mind starts humming, fiddle-dee-dee –
You brush your teeth,
Ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-ch,
You brush your teeth,
Ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-ch.

Oh, when you wake up in the morning,
At a quarter to four,
And you think you’ve just heard a knock on the door –
You brush your teeth,
Ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-ch,
You brush your teeth,
Ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-ch.

Oh, when you wake up in the morning,
At a quarter to five,
And you just want to feel a little alive –
You brush your teeth,
Ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-ch,
You brush your teeth,
Ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-ch.

Oh, when you wake up in the morning,
At a quarter to six,
And you’ve just had a bowl of Weetabix –
You brush your teeth,
Ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-ch,
You brush your teeth,
Ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-ch.

Number songs

Buckle My Shoe

1, 2, buckle my shoe,
2, 4, knock at the door,
5, 6, pick up sticks,
7, 8, lay them straight,
9, 10, begin again,
Begin again, and again, and again.
(Repeat ad infinitum)


Mary at the Cottage Door

1, 2, 3, 4, Mary at the cottage door,
5, 6, 7, 8, eating cherries off a plate.


Here is the Beehive

Here is the beehive,
But where are the bees?
Hiding inside where nobody sees.
Watch them creeping out of the hive,
1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ……Buzzzzzzzzzz.


The Baker’s Shop

Five currant buns in the baker’s shop,
Big and round with a cherry on the top,
Along came _____ with a kroner one day,
Bought a currant bun and took it right away.

Four currant buns, etc.

One currant bun in the baker’s shop,
Big and round with a cherry on the top,
Along came ____ with a kroner one day,
Bought a currant bun and ate it right away.

Food songs

Jelly on the Plate

Jelly on the plate,
Jelly on the plate;
Wibble, wobble, wibble, wobble,
Jelly on the plate.

Biscuits in the tin,
Biscuits in the tin;
Shake them up, shake them up,
Biscuits in the tin.


Pop Goes the Clown Man (to the tune of Pop Goes the Weasel)

Half a pound of tuppeny rice,
Half a pound of sticky jam,
Mix them up and make it nice;
Pop goes the clown man.

The Apple Tree

I had a little apple on my apple tree;
Small and round as an apple can be,
And then one day it started to grow.

I had a little apple on my apple tree;
Small and round as an apple can be,
And then one day it started to grow.

It got so big and red and round,
It just had to….fall down to the ground.

The Casserole Song

Chop, chop, choppety-chop,
Chop off the bottom and chop off the top,
Chop up the (carrot, tomatoes, etc.) to put in the pot,
Chop, chop, choppety-chop.
Stir up the casserole,
Diddle, diddle-oh,
Stir up the casserole,
The cold winds blow.

Colour Songs

What are you Wearing? (chant)

If you’re wearing red,
Put your hand upon your head.
If you’re wearing blue,
Put your finger on your shoe.
If you’re wearing black,
Put your finger on your back.
If you’re wearing white,
Hug your mummy/ daddy nice and tight.
If you’re wearing green,
Wave your hand so you can be seen.
If you’re wearing pink,
Put your finger where you think.
If you’re wearing yellow,
Shake hands with another fellow.

I see a Boy

I see a boy whose pants are blue,
Pants are blue, pants are blue,
I see a boy whose pants are blue,
Who are you?
I am …..
I see a girl whose shoes are green,
Shoes are green, shoes are green,
I see a girl whose shoes are green,
Who are you?
I am …….


The Traffic Lights Song

Beep, beep, beep,
I’m riding in my jeep,
Riding in my jeep,
Riding in my jeep.
Beep, beep, beep,
I’m riding in my jeep,
And I come to a traffic light.
It is green on the bottom,
And red on the top.
The green means go,
And the red means stop.
Stop! Stop!

One Potato

In my little garden

Promise you won’t laugh

I haven’t any flowers

And I haven’t any grass

But now I’m going to dig and plant

And soon I’ll have a show

With a bit of sun and a bit of rain

There’ll be a lovely row



One potato, two potatoes, three potatoes four

Five potatoes, six potatoes, seven potatoes more

One potato, two potatoes, three potatoes four

Five potatoes, six potatoes, seven potatoes more



I’m going to grow so many things

I’ll surely never starve

Cabbages and cauliflowers

I won’t do things by halves

I’ll plant a row of runner beans

That grow so very high

With a bit of sun and a bit of rain

They’ll reach up to the sky



One potato, two potatoes, three potatoes four

Five potatoes, six potatoes, seven potatoes more
One potato, two potatoes, three potatoes four

Five potatoes, six potatoes, seven potatoes more



So if you’re ever down my way

Please drop in for tea

We’ll have lettuces and radishes

They’ll all be grown by me

Tomatoes too and cucumbers

What a lovely spread

And if you do not like that you can always have



One potato, two potatoes, three potatoes four
Five potatoes, six potatoes, seven potatoes more

One potato, two potatoes, three potatoes four

Five potatoes, six potatoes, seven potatoes more

Animal songs

Six Little Ducks

Six little ducks that I once knew –
Fat ones, skinny ones, they were too –
But the one little duck with the feather on his back,
He led the others with a quack, quack, quack.
With a quack, quack, quack, a quack quack quack,
He led the others with a quack, quack, quack.

Down to the river they would go,
Wibble, wobble, wibble, wobble, to and fro.
But the one little duck with the feather on his back,
He led the others with a quack, quack, quack.
With a quack, quack, quack, a quack quack quack,
He led the others with a quack, quack, quack.


Here is the Beehive

Here is the beehive but where are the bees?
Hiding inside where nobody sees.
Watch them come creeping out of the hive,
One, two, three, four, five…
Buzzzzzzzzz.

(Bunny Movement)

See the little bunnies sleeping till it's nearly noon

Come and let us gently wake them

With a merry tune

Oh, so still? Are they ill?

Hop little bunnies, hop, hop, hop

Hop little bunnies, hop, hop, hop

Hop little bunnies, hop, hop, hop

Hop little bunnies, hop and stop!

The Little Green Frog

Galump went the little green frog one day (jumping motion)

Galump went the little green frog

Galump went the little green frog one day

and his eyes went glub, glub, glub! (close and open fingers on thumb)

and we all know frogs go ladidah di dah (sway hands from side to side)

ladidah di dah

ladidah di dah

we all know frogs go ladidah di dah

and his eyes go glub, glub, glub

Boom Boogie


Down in the jungle where nobody goes

There's a great big gorilla washing his clothes

With a rub-a-dub here and a rub-a-dub there

This is the way he washes his clothes


Boom boodie, boom boodie, boogie woogie boo!

Boom boodie, boom boodie, boogie woogie boo!

Boom boodie, boom boodie, boogie woogie boo!


That's the way he washes his clothes

Down in the jungle where nobody goes

There's a slithery snake washing his clothes

With a rub-a-dub here and a rub-a-dub there

This is the way he washes his clothes


Boom boodie, boom boodie, boogie woogie sss
Boom boodie, boom boodie, boogie woogie sss

Boom boodie, boom boodie, boogie woogie sss


That's the way he washes his clothes

Down in the jungle where nobody goes

There's a great big crocodile washing his clothes

A rub-a-dub here and a rub-a-dub there

This is the way he washes his clothes


Boom boodie, boom boodie, boogie woogie snap

Boom boodie, boom boodie, boogie woogie snap

Boom boodie, boom boodie, boogie woogie snap


That's the way he washes his clothes

Down in the jungle where nobody goes

There's a great big elephant washing his clothes

A rub-a-dub here and a rub-a-dub there

This is the way he washes his clothes


Boom boodie, boom boodie, boogie woogie bop

Boom boodie, boom boodie, boogie woogie bop

Boom boodie, boom boodie, boogie woogie bop


That's the way he washes his clothes

Boogie woogie woogie woogie woo!


Slippery fish

Slippery fish, slippery fish, sliding through the water,

Slippery fish, slippery fish, Gulp, Gulp, Gulp!

Oh, no! It’s been eaten by an …

Octopus, octopus, squiggling in the water

Octopus, octopus, Gulp, Gulp, Gulp!

Oh, no! It’s been eaten by a …

Tuna fish, tuna fish, flashing in the water,

Tuna fish, tuna fish, Gulp, Gulp, Gulp!

Oh, no! It’s been eaten by a …

Great white shark, great white shark, lurking in the water,

Great white shark, great white shark,
Gulp, Gulp, Gulp!
Oh, no! It’s been eaten by a …

Humongous whale, humongous whale, spouting in the water,

Humongous whale, humongous whale, 

Gulp! … Gulp! … Gulp! … BURP! 
Pardon me!