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SPRING SONGS :

2 4 6 8

2 4 6 8 Meet me at the garden gate.
If I'm late, do not wait.
2 4 6 8

BIG-EYED OWL
(From Tavie's Mom, a poem she remembered from childhood)

THERE'S A BIG-EYED OWL (thumb & pointer finger make owl eyes)
WITH A LONG POINTY NOSE (pointer fingers point down in triangle shape)
TWO POINTY EARS (hold up fingers like ears)
AND CLAWS FOR HIS TOES (hold all fingers down like claws)

HE SITS ON THE TREE (fold arms and look straight ahead)
AND LOOKS AT YOU (thumb and pointer finger, owl eyes again)
HE FLAPS HIS WINGS (arms out wide, flap slowly)
AND SAYS 'TWOO….TWOO..'
(make the sound softly, can stand up and fly around as well)

BLUEBELLS
Bluebells, cockle shells,
Eesy Isy over.

BRUSH YOUR TEETH

Brush your teeth, brush your teeth,
Brush your teeth after you eat.

BUTTERFLY

Butterfly, butterfly
Where do you roam
Who's lucky garden,
Do you call your home?

Butter fly, butterfly,
Why won't you stay?
Why are you always,
Fluttering away.

CANADA, THIS GREAT LAND

There's a Rainbow of colours in our faces.
Our ancestors came from many places.
And now we all live together in this great land called, Canada

Canada (clap clap clap), Canada (clap clap clap)
This great land called Canada (clap clap clap).

CANADA RAP
British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec
New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland & Labradour
Nunavut, Northwest Territories, Yukon Territories. CANADA!

DO A DEER

DO a deer, a female deer,
RE a drop of golden sun
MI a name I call myself
FA a long, long way to run.
SOL - a needle and a thread
LA - a note to follow sol
TI - I drink with jam and bread
. that will bring us back to
DO RE MI FA SOL LA TI DOH ..DOH

DOGGIE DOGGIE
Doggie doggie where's your bone? Someone took it from my home.
Who took your bone? I took your bone.

ENGINE #9
Engine Engine #9, Going down the CN line.
If the train goes off the track.
Will I get my money back.

ESTRELLITA (Twinkle in Spanish)
Estrellita donde estas,
Me pregunto que seras,
En el cielo, y en el mar,
Un diamante de verdad,
Estrellita donde estas,
Mr pregunto que seras.

FIVE LITTLE MONKEES
Five little monkees jumping on the bed.
One fell off and bumped his head.
Mama called the doctor and the doctor said,
"No more monkees jumping on the bed!"
(continue down to 'no little monkees')
At the end sing,
"PUT THOSE MONKEES STRAIGHT TO BED"

GOOSEY GANDER

Goosey goosey gander
Where do you wander?
Up stairs and down stairs
In my lady's chamber.

GROW GROW GROW

I dig a hole and plant a seed.
Cover it with dirt and pull a weed.
Down comes the rain. Out comes the sun.
I watch my plant grow, oh what fun!

HAPPY DAY DAY & YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE

Hey Hey, It's a Happy Day Day,
Hey Hey, It's a Happy Day Day Day
Hey Hey, It's a Happy Day Day
Hey, It's a Happy Day.

You are my sunshine, my only sunshine
You make me happy when skies are grey.
You'll never know dear how much I love you.
Please don't take my sunshine away.

HARUGA KITA
Traditiional Japanese Folk Song

Chorus: HARUGA KITA, HARUGA KITA,
DO KO NI, KITA
YA MA NI KITA, SA TO NI KITA
NO IN MO, KITA.

Verse 1 SPRING TIME HAS COME NOW,
SPRING TIME HAS COME NOW,
WHERE HAS SPRINGTIME COME?
UP ON THE MOUNTAIN, DOWN IN THE VALLEY,
AND HERE IN OUR HOME.

Chorus
Verse 2 FLOWERS ARE BLOOMING,
FLOWERS ARE BLOOMING,
WHERE DO FLOWERS BLOOM?
UP ON THE MOUNTAIN, DOWN IN THE VALLEY,
AND HERE IS OUR HOME.

Chorus
Verse 3 SPRING BIRDS ARE SINGING,
SPRING BIRDS ARE SINGING,
WHERE DO SPRING BIRDS SING?
UP ON THE MOUNTAIN, DOWN IN THE VALLEY,
AND HERE IN OUR HOME.
Chorus

HEAD & SHOULDERS

Head and shoulders knees and toes, knees and toes, knees and toes
Head and shoulders, knees and toes
Eyes ears mouth and nose

HEAD & SHOULDERS (in Spanish)

Cabeza, hombros, rodillas
y dos pies
Cabeza, hombros, rodillas
y dos pies
Ojos, oidos, boca y una nariz
Cabeza, hombros, rodillas
y dos pies

HOP OLD SQUIRREL
Hop Old Squirrel, Eideldum, Eideldum
Hop Old Squirrel, Eideldum dee.
Hop Old Squirrel, Eideldum, Eideldum
Hop Old Squirrel, Eideldum dee.

HOT CROSS BUNS
Hot cross buns, Hot cross buns
One a-penny, two a-penny
Hot Cross Buns.

IF YOU'RE HAPPY AND YOU KNOW IT
(IN Spansish)

Si tú estás feliz, applaude asi (clap, clap)
Si tú estás feliz, applaude asi (clap, clap)
Si tú estás feliz, y quieres demonstralo,
Si tú estás feliz, applaude asi (clap, clap)

Si tú estás feliz, pisa asi (stomp, stomp)
Si tú estás feliz, pisa asi (stomp, stomp)
Si tú estás feliz, y quieres demonstralo
Si tú estás feliz, pisa asi (stomp, stomp)

Si tú estás feliz, grita asi (hurrah!)
Si tú estás feliz, grita asi (hurrah!)
Si tú estás feliz, y quieres demonstralo
Si tú estás feliz, grita asi (hurrah!)

Si tú estás feliz, hace los tres
(Clap, Clap! Stomp, Stomp! Hurrah!)
Si tú estás feliz, hace los tres
(Clap, Clap! Stomp, Stomp! Hurrah!)
Si tú estás feliz, y quieres demonstrarlo
Si tú estás feliz, hace los tres
(Clap, Clap! Stomp, Stomp! Hurrah!)

I LIKE MY MOM (Judy Lea)

I like my mom, I like my Mom
If I had to pick a mom she'd be the one.
I like my Mom, I like my mom
She hugs me and she helps me and we have a lot of fun.

My Mom is great. She's really smart.
She answers my questions and takes me to the park.
She tucks me in bed and kisses me goodnight.
And helps me feel better when I get in a fright.

I like my mom, I like my Mom
If I had to pick a mom she'd be the one.
I like my Mom, I like my mom
She hugs me and she helps me and we have a lot of fun.
And I'm so lucky cause I like my Mom.

JOHNNY WORKS WITH ONE HAMMER

Johnny works with one hammer, one hammer, one hammer,
Then he works with two…

(Keep going till FIVE HAMMERS, ''then he has a rest!"

KNIVES & FORKS

These are Mother's Knives and forks.
This is Father's table.
This is sister's looking glass
This is baby's cradle.

LAVENDERS BLUE
(English Folk Song)

LAVENDERS BLUE, DILLY DILLY , LAVENDERS GREEN
WHEN I AM KING, DILLY DILLY, YOU SHALL BE QUEEN

WHO TOLD YOU SO DILLY DILLY, WHO TOLD YOU SO?
T'WAS MY OWN HEART , DILLY DILLY, THAT TOLD ME SO.

CALL UP YOUR MEN, DILLY DILLY, SET THEM TO WORK
SOME TO THE PLOUGH .DILLY DILLY, SOME TO THE FORK

SOME TO MAKE HAY, ,DILLY DILLY SOME TO REAP CORN
WHILST YOU AND I ,DILLY DILLY KEEP THE BED WARM

ROSES ARE RED, DILLY DILLY, VIOLETS ARE BLUE
BECAUSE YOU LOVE ME, DILLY DILLY, I WILL LOVE YOU

LET THE BIRDS SING, DILLY DILLY, LET THE LARKS PLAY
WE SHALL BE SAFE, DILLY DILLY, OUT OF HARM'S WAY.

LAVENDERS BLUE DILLY DILLY, LAVENDERS GREEN
WHEN I AM KING, DILLY DILLY, YOU SHALL BE QUEEN.
Note: We had the children play the notes, FEDC on the xylophone after each verse

LITTLE ROBIN RED-BREAST
Little Robin Red Breast sat upon a tree.
Up went the pussycat, down came he.

MAGIC PENNY

Love is something if you give it away, give it away, give it away,
Love is something if you give it away. You'll end up having more.

It's just like a magic penny. Hold it tight and you won't have any.
But lend it spend it and you'll have so many. They'll roll all over the floor, for,

Love is something if you give it away, give it away, give it away,
Love is something if you give it away, You'll end up having more.

NORTHERN LIGHTS

The moon is out the starts are bright.
It's quiet on this Winter's night.
And in the sky so cold and clear
The Northern LIghts start to appear:

Red lights sparkle
Orange lights sparkle
Yellow lights sparkle
Green lights sparkle
Blue lights sparkle
Purple lights sparkle
All the lights sparkle
These are the colours of the Northern Lights

But when the sun pokes out it's head
The Northern Lights all go to bed!

OLD MR. RABBIT
Old Mr. Rabbit You've got a nasty habit
Of Jumping in my garden and eating all my vegetables.
(can insert many types of vegetables)

PEASE PORRIDGE HOT

Pease porridge hot, Pease porridge cold,
Pease porridge in the pot, nine days old

Some like it hot, some like it cold,
Some like it in the pot, nine days old.

PUSSY WILLOW SONG

I know a little pussy. Her coat is silver grey
She lives out in the meadow, Not very far away.
She'll always be a pussy. She'll never be a cat.
She's a pussy willow. Now, what do you think of that?
Meow Meow Meow Meow Meow Meow Meow Meow - SCAT (clap hands)

RAIN RAIN

Rain Rain, go away, come again another day.
Rain Rain go away, Little Johnny wants to play.

It's raining it's pouring the old man is snoring.
Bumped his head when he went to bed and he couldn't get up in the morning.

ROW ROW YOUR BOAT

Row row row your boat
Gently down the stream.
Merrily Merrily, Merrily , Merrily
Life is but a dream.

ROUND THE GARDEN
Round and round the garden.
Like a teddy bear.
One step, two step
Tickle under there.

SI TU AIMES LE SOLEIL
(French version of 'IF YOU'RE HAPPY AND YOU KNOW IT')

SI TU AIMES LE SOLEIL TAPE DES MAINS (clap clap)
SI TU AIMES LE SOLEIL TAPE DES MAINS
SI TU AIMES LE SOLEIL SI TU AIME LE SOLEIL
SI TU AIMES LE SOLEIL TAPE DES MAINS

SI TU AIMES LE SOLEIL FRAPPE DU PIED (stomp stomp)
SI TU AIMES LE SOLEIL FRAPPE DU PIED
SI TU AIMES LE SOLEIL SI TU AIMES LE SOLEIL
SI TU AIMES LE SOLEIL FRAPPE DU PIED

SI TU AIMES LE SOLEIL CRIE HOURRA ! (Hur-rah!)
SI TU AIMES LE SOLEIL CRIE HOURRA !
SI TU AIMES LE SOLEIL SI TU AIMES LE SOLEIL
SI TU AIMES LE SOLEIL CRIE HOURRA!

SI TU AIMES LE SOLEIL FAIS LES TROIS
(clap clap, stomp stomp, Hur-rah)
SI TU AIMES LE SOLEIL FAIS LES TROIS
SI TU AIMES LE SOLEIL SI TU AIMES LE SOLEIL
SI TU AIME LE SOLEIL FAIS LES TROIS

Translation:
IF YOU LIKE THE SUN CLAP YOUR HANDS (clap clap)
……………………. STAMP YOUR FEET (stomp stomp)
…………………… SAY 'HURRAH!' (Hur-rah!, Arm uphigh)

FAIT LES TROIS - DO ALL THREE.

SNAKES IN THE GRASS

Snakes in the grass,
Snakes in the grass
Wiggle Waggle Wiggle Waggle
Snake in the grass.

(ask children what they would like to have in the grass?)

TEETER TOTTER

Teeter Totter, milk and water,
Brush your teeth with peanut butter (or 'with dirty water)

THERE IS MUSIC (RAffi)

There is music in my Mother's House.
There is music all around
There is music in my Mother's House.
And my heart is still full of the sound.

There is laughter in my Mother's House.

There is loving in my Mother's house.

There is Music in my Mother's house.

TINKER TAILOR

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Sailor
Rich man, Poor man, Beggar man, Thief!

THE TWO-TOED SLOTH (Mr. I)

THE TWO TOED SLOTH LIVES IN THE TREES
HIGH HIGH HIGH, WHERE NOBODY SEES

THE TWO TOED SLOTH IS VERY CUTE

He HANGS UPSIDE DOWN LIKE A PIECE OF FRUIT.

COME LOOK YOU CAN SEE HIM, IF YOU LOOK VERY CAREFULLY

THE GREEN ALGAE IN HIS FUR, MAKES HIM VERY HARD TO SEE

THE TWO TOED SLOTH DOESN'T MAKE A SOUND

HE EATS AND HE SLEEPS UPSIDE DOWN,

TWO CLAWS IN THE FRONT, THREE IN THE BACK

HE CAN HANG FOREVER LIKE A FURRY GREEN SACK
COME LOOK YOU CAN SEE HIM, IF YOU LOOK VERY CAREFULLY

HE'S MOVING LIKE A SNAKE, ALONG THE BRANCH SO SLOW-O-LY

THE TWO TOED SLOTH LIVES IN THE TREES

HIGH HIGH HIGH WHERE NOBODY SEES,

THE TWO TOED SLOTH, LIVES IN THE TREES,

HIGH HIGH HIGH, WHERE NOBODY SEES.

WHALE WHALE WHALE

Whale whale whale
Swimming in the sea
Whale whale whale
Teach me to be true
Whale whale whale
In the ocean blue
Whale whale whale
Teach me to be true.

WHEN I FIRST CAME TO THIS LAND/ THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND
Oscar Brand - TRO - Ludlow Music
D G D
WHEN I FIRST CAME TO THIS LAND,
G D A D
NOT MUCH MONEY IN MY HAND,
D G D G A D
SO I GOT MYSELF A FARM, AND I DID WHAT I COULD
G D
AND I CALLED MY FARM………….MUSCLE IN MY ARM
D G D G A D
BUT THE LAND WAS SWEET AND GOOD AND I DID WHAT I COULD.

WHEN I FIRST CAME TO THIS LAND, NOT MUCH MONEY IN MY HAND
SO I GOT MY SELF A ……….

SHACK………..BREAK MY BACK
HORSE. ………. TROUBLE OF COURSE
COW…………..NO MILK NOW
PIG…………….NOT VERY BIG
HEN…………..NO EGGS AGAIN
SHEEP………...NOT MUCH SLEEP
(All together at the end:SO I GOT MYSELF A SONG, And I Called My Song:

THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND
Woody Guthrie
D G
THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND,
D
THIS LAND IS MY LAND,
A D
FROM BONAVISTA, TO VANCOUVER ISLAND,
G
FROM THE ARCTIC CIRCLE
D Bm
TO THE GREAT LAKE WATERS,
G A D
THIS LAND WAS MADE FOR YOU AND ME.

AS I WAS WALKING, THAT RIBBON OF HIGHWAY,
I SAW ABOVE ME, THAT ENDLESS SKYWAY,
I SAW BELOW ME, THE GOLDEN VALLEY,
THIS LAND WAS MADE FOR YOU AND ME.

THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND
THIS LAND IS MY LAND,
FROM BONAVISTA, TO VANCOUVER ISLAND
FROM THE ARCTIC CIRCLE,
TO THE GREAT LAKE WATERS,
THIS LAND WAS MADE FOR YOU AND ME.
THIS LAND WAS MADE FOR YOU AND ME

WORMS ARE WONDERFUL
(Mr. I)
Chorus:WORMS ARE WONDERFUL (Wiggly, wiggly wiggly wiggly)
WORMS ARE WONDERFUL (Wiggly, wiggly wiggly)

WORMS IN THE GARDEN, WORMS IN THE GRASS
WORMS IN THE COMPOST , WORKING VERY FAST
TO MAKE NEW EARTH SO THAT PLANTS CAN GROW
I'M LEARNING 'BOUT WORMS, THERE'S A LOT TO KNOW.
Chorus
SOMETHING YOU NEED TO KNOW FROM THE START
EVERY WORM, HAS FIVE HEARTS
WORMS BREATHE AIR IN THROUGH THEIR SKIN
IF YOU WANT TO HAVE FUN THEN JOIN RIGHT IN.
Chorus
WHAT DO WORMS EAT - WORMS EAT FRUIT
WHAT DO WORMS EAT - VEGGIES TOO
IF THEY GET A NEWSPAPER, TELL ME DO THEY READ IT?
NO NO NO, THEY EAT IT!
(Repeat first verse and chorus)

YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE

You are my sunshine, my only sunshine,
You make me happy when skies are grey.
You'll never know (MOM) how much I love you.
Please don't take my sunshine away.

(blow a kiss)

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