Fall Song & Rhyme Lyrics: BACK
Scroll down to find your song. They are in alphabetical order.
First is a column for ALL LEVELS.
Then two seperate columns for 'RED & YELLOW' Levels and 'GREEN,
BLUE & PURPLE' levels,
(If there are lyrics missing that you need please send me a request through
email)
For ALL LEVELS:
DO RE MI
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 pulling 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.
THE GREAT BARRIER REEF
(Mr. I, August, 2001)
I'M AN ANGEL FISH, AND I LIVE IN THE GREAT BARRIER REEF
I'M A LION FISH, AND I LIVE IN THE GREAT BARRIER REEF
I'M A CLOWN FISH, AND I LIVE IN THE GREAT BARRIER REEF
I'M A SURGEON FISH, AND I LIVE IN THE GREAT BARRIER REEF
Chorus: THE GREAT BARRIER REEF, THE GREAT BARRIER REEF
OVER TWO THOUSAND KILOMETERS OF CORAL IN THE SEA
THE GREAT BARRIER REEF, THE GREAT BARRIER REEF
ZILLIONS OF POLYPS, ALIVE AND DEAD
OFF THE EAST COAST OF QUEENSLAND,
THE GREAT BARRIER REEF, THE GREAT BARRIER REEF
THE SHAPES AND THE COLOURS ARE BEYOND BELIEF
WHAT A SIGHT TO BEHOLD, THE GREAT BARRIER REEF
I'M A JELLY FISH, AND I LIVE IN THE GREAT BARRIER REEF
I'M A BUTTERFLY FISH, AND I LIVE IN THE GREAT BARRIER REEF
I'M A SCORPION FISH, AND I LIVE IN THE GREAT BARRIER REEF
I'M A CUTTLE FISH AND I LIVE IN THE GREAT BARRIER REEF
(Chorus)
Bridge:
FOUR HUNDRED TYPES OF CORAL, SOME ALIVE, SOME ARE DEAD
THE DEAD CORAL IS WHITE, THE ALIVE CORAL IS COLORFUL
PURPLE, BLUE, GREEN, YELLOW, ORANGE AND RED
Verse 3: I'M A SEA SLUG, AND I LIVE IN THE GREAT BARRIER REEF
I'M A SEA SNAKE, AND I LIVE IN THE GREAT BARRIER REEF
I'M A SEA TURTLE, AND I LIVE IN THE GREAT BARRIER REEF
WE'RE SEA WEED, AND WE LIVE IN THE GREAT BARRIER REEF
(Chorus)
Ending: THE GREAT BARRIER REEF, THE GREAT BARRIER REEF
(Stop)
Spoken: HEY! YOU DIDN'T MENTION THE BIRDS!
THAT'S RIGHT, MATE, LOTS OF BIRDS TOO.
And DOLPHINS, GIANT CLAMS, MANTA RAYS, SEALS, GROUPERS, SQUID…..
(Ocean waves and seabird sounds)
Happy Day Day (Mr. I)
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!
LIGHT A CANDLE FOR PEACE
Light a candle for peace. Light a candle for love
Light a candle that shines al the way around the world
Light a candle for me, Light a candle for you
So that our wish for world Peace. Will one day come true.
JOHNNY WORKS WITH ONE HAMMER
Johnny works with one hammer,
one hammer, one hammer.
Johnny works with one hammer
Then he works with two... etc
KITTY CAT
Kitty cat I hear a mouse. Pitter Patter through the house
Kitty hurry kitty run. Run or you will miss the fun!
Run run run run , run run run run -= STOP!
KOOKABURRA (Traditional Folk Song from Australia)
Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree
Merry, merry king of the bush is he
Laugh, Kookaburra, laugh Kookaburra
Gay your life must be.
Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree
Eating all the gum drops he can see
Stop, Kookaburra, Stop kookaburra
Save some there for me.
Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree
Counting all the monkeys he can see
Wait, Kookaburra, wait, kookaburra
That's not a monkey, That's me !
LIGHT A CANDLE FOR PEACE
Light a candle for peace,
Light a candle for love,
Light a candle that shines all the way
around the world.
Light a candle for me
Light a candle for you
That our wish for world peace
Will one day come true
Sing Peace around the world......
LITTLE JOHNNY ENGLAND
Traditional with added lyrics by Anise Abdula, Mr. I & Gary Huntbatch
LITTLE JOHNNY ENGLAND, HE WENT A WANDERING,
HE WENT A WANDERING, ALL DAY LONG,
HE WENT A WANDERING, WITH HIS LITTLE PANNIKIN
HE WENT A WANDERING , ALL DAY LONG.
THROUGH WESTERN AUSTRALIA, NORTHERN AUSTRALIA TOO
THROUGH QUEENSLAND AND NEW SOUTH WALES,
THROUGH SOUTH AUSTRALIA AND ON TO THE EAST
TO THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY TOO.
SWIMMING AT THE BARRIER REEF, GAZING AT AYERS ROCK
SINGING AT THE SYDNEY, OPERA
STROLLING THROUGH THE OUTBACK, LOOKING FOR SOME HOMESTEADS
MEETING ALL THE AUSSIES, AND ALL THE AUSSIES MATES
COME SEE AN EMU, COME SEE A KANGAROO,
COME SEE A SPINY ECHIDNA, SEE A WEBBED PLATYPUS,
SEE A FUZZY KOALA, COME SEE A WALLABEE
AND COME SEE A ….DUCK?
SALLY GO ROUND THE SUN
Sally go round the sun. Sally go round the moon.
Sally go round the chimney top. Every afternoon. BOOM!
SUNFLOWER
Oh, the sunflower starts with an itty bitty seed.
When it gets the rain and the sun that it needs.
It grows and it grows with amazing speed
Till it stands so tall like a smiling tree.
Sun sun sun sun sun sun sun sun - FLOWER!
WEE WILLIE WINKIE
Wee Willie Winkie runs through the town.
Upstairs and downstairs in his nightgown
Tapping at the window, crying through the lock
Are the children in their beds, for it's eight o'clock.
YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE
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.
RED & YELLOW LEVELS:
APPLES & BANANAS
I like to eat, eat eat apples & bananas
I like to eat, eat eat apples & bananas
(then change the vowel for each verse - A - E - I - O - U)
Exampe:
I LIKE TO ATE ATE ATE AYPLE & BAYNAYNAYS...
APPLE TREE
I climbed up an Apple Tree.
All the apples fell on me.
Apple pudding, apple Pie
Did you ever tell a lie?
BONES IN MY BODY
(Mr. I)
Bones Bones Bones, I've got bones in my body
(mrd, dd dd s, s,l. d d )
Toe bone, foot bone, ankle bone, calf bone
Bones bones bones, I've got bones in my body.
Knee bone, thigh bone, hip bone, pelvis
Bones bones bones, I've got bones in my body
Back bone, rib cage, neck bone, shoulders
Bones bones bones I've got bones in my body.
Arm bones, hand bones, lots and lots of finger bones.
Bones bones bones I've got bones in my body.
Oh no, …….
I'm filled with dread!
I forgot the bone
In my head.
I just might….
Have to yell.
It protects my brain
It's called my (make audience guess) SKULL!
BOUNCE HIGH
Bounce High, Bounce Low
Bounce the ball to Mr. I
DINGO DOG
(Yurgen Ilaender, Mr. I)
DINGO DOG, DINGO DOG, WHY CAN'T YOU BARK?
DID YOUR TONGUE GET BITTEN OFF, BY A SHARK?
DINGO DOG, DINGO DOG, THAT'S A FUNNY TAIL.
TELL ME, DID YOU TAKE IT,,,, FROM A WHALE?
DINGO DOG, DINGO DOG, WHAT A SILLY SMILE.
ARE YOU TRYING TO LOOK LIKE A . CROCODILE?
DINGO DOG, DINGO DOG, GO CATCH ME SOME FOOD,
I'M GETTING VERY HUNGRY, SHOO, SHOO SHOO!
EENY MEENY
Eeny Meeny Minee Mo
Catch a tiger by the toe.
If he hollers let him go
Eeny meeny minee mo.
ENGINE NUMBER NINE
Engine Engine number nine.
Going down the CN line.
If the train goes off the track.
Will I get my money back.
I CAN TURN MY BODY
I can turn my body round and round.
I can turn my body round and round
I can turn my body round and round
I can touch the sky.
I can touch the ground.
ICKA BACK
Icka backa soda cracker
Icka backa boo!
Icka backa soda cracker
Out goes you!
I'M A KOALA (Mr. I)
I'm a koala. I'm a happy fella
I eat eucalyptus leaves.
I'm a koala I'm a happy fella
I live in eucalyptus trees.
I am not a bear you know.
I'm what's called a marsupial
I carry babies in my pouch
In Australia way down south.
I'm a koala. I'm a happy fella
I eat eucalyptus leaves.
I'm a koala I'm a happy fella
I live in eucalyptus trees.
JOG JOG
Jog Jog, Jog along.
Round the park. Won't take long.
KANGAROO JUMP (Mr. I)
KANGAROO JUMP OVER THE STUMP, KANGAROO JUMP
JUMP JUMP JUMP
KANGAROO HOP OVER THE TOP, KANGAROO HOP
HOP HOP HOP
KANGAROO FLEE OVER THE TREE, KANGAROO FLEE
FLEE FLEE FLEE
KANGAROO FLY OVER THE SKY, KANGAROO FLY
FLY FLY FLY
KANGAROO RUN OVER THE SUN, KANGAROO RUN
RUN RUN RUN
KANGAROO ZOOM OVER THE MOON, KANGAROO ZOOM
ZOOM ZOOM ZOOM
KANGAROO JUMP OVER THE STUMP, KANGAROO JUMP
JUMP JUMP JUMP
(Now go ahead and invent your own)
MAGIC PENNY SONG:: (Malvina Reynolds)
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.
ONE POTATO
One potato, two potato, three potato, four
Five potato, Six potato, seven potato, more!
QUAKER QUAKER:
Quaker Quaker how is thee?
Very well, I thank thee.
How's thy neighbour next to thee?
I don't know. I'll go see.
STARLIGHT
Starlight, starlight, First star I've seen tonight
Wish I may, wish I might. Have the wish I wish tonight.
TEDDY BEAR
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear Go up stairs"
Teddy BEar, TEddy Bear, Say your prayers
TEddy Bear, TEddy Bear, Turn out the light
Teddy BEar, Teddy Bear, Say good night.
TELL ME THE CONTINENTS
Tell me the continents. Tell me the continents.
Tell me if you can.
North America, South America
Africa, Asia, Europe
Don't forget Australia
Don't forget Antarctica
Tell me the continents. Tell me the continents.
Tell me if you can.
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.
Twinkle twinkle star so bright
Winking at me in the night.
How I wish that I could fly
And visit you up in the sky.
I wish I may I wish I might
Have the wish I wish tonight.
WALK ON THE LEAVES
Some leaves stay green all year round.
While others change colours, yellow, orange, red and brown.
Leaves falling down gently to the ground.
To make a fancy carpet scattered colours on the ground.
Let's walk on the leaves. Let's walk on the leaves.
Let's walk on the leaves. Let's walk on the leaves.
Mother Nature's fancy carpet
Scattered colours on the ground.
WEE WILLIE WINKIE
Wee willlie winkie runs through the town
Upstairs and downstairs in his night gown
Tapping at the window, Calling through the locks
Are the children in their beds, for it's 8 o'clock.
WHALE WHALE WHALE
Whale Whale Whale, Swimming in the sea
Whale Whale Whale, Teach me to be free.
Whale Whale Whale, In the ocean blue.
Whale Whale Whale, Teach me to be true.
GREEN, BLUE & PURPLE LEVELS
AH POOR BIRD
Ah poor bird, Take your flight.
High above the sorrow of this sad night.
Ah poor bird, As you fly
Can you see the dawn of tomorrow's sky.
THE AUSTRALIAN CLOCK
(Mr. I & Gary Huntbatch)
TICK TOCK, IMAGINE AUSTRALIA AS A GREAT BIG CLOCK
ALICE SPRINGS, IS IN THE MIDDLE, RIGHT BESIDE AYER'S ROCK
EVERYBODY COUNT WITH ME, WE'LL NAME ALL THE CITIES
WE'RE STARTING AT DARWIN, AT THE TOP AT TWELVE O'CLOCK
1 O'CLOCK - CAIRNS, 2 O'CLOCK - McKAY, 3 O'CLOCK - BRISBAINE
4 O'CLOCK - SYDNEY 5 O'CLOCK - MELBOURNE 6 O'CLOCK - ADELAIDE
TICK TOCK, IMAGINE AUSTRALIA AS A GREAT BIG CLOCK
ALICE SPRINGS, IS IN THE MIDDLE, RIGHT BESIDE AYER'S ROCK
EVERYBODY COUNT WITH ME, WE'LL NAME ALL THE CITIES
WE'RE ON OUR WAY FROM ADELAIDE,
FROM THE BOTTOM AT 6 O'CLOCK
7 O'CLOCK - COOK 8 O'CLOCK - PERTH 9 O'CLOCK - CARNARVON
10 O'CLOCK - PORT HEDLAND 11 O'CLOCK - DERBY 12 O'CLOCK - DARWIN
TICK TOCK , IMAGINE AUSTRALIA AS A GREAT BIG CLOCK
ALICE SPRINGS , IS IN THE MIDDLE. RIGHT BESIDE AYER'S ROCK
EVERYBODY COUNT WITH ME, WE'LL TAKE A LITTLE TEST
I'LL SAY THE NUMBERS ON THE CLOCK,
YOU NAME THE CITY, DO YOUR BEST (TAKE A GUESS).
3 O'CLOCK, _______ 4 O'CLOCK __________ 5 O'CLOCK _________
8 O'CLOCK _________;
Spoken parts at the end: HOBART, TASMANIA
THE BAOBAB TREE
Yurgen Ilaender (Mr. I)
IT'S FAT ON THE BOTTOM AND THIN ON THE TOP
IT LOOKS LIKE A GREAT BIG BOTTLE OF POP
IT'S BRANCHES GROW FROM SIDE TO SIDE
IT HAS GREEN LEAVES AND IT'S VERY ALIVE
Chorus: IT'S THE BAOBAB TREE, THE BAOBAB TREE
GO TO AUSTRALIA AND YOU WILL SEE
THE BAOBAB TREE, THE BAOBAB TREE
IT LOOKS LIKE A BOTTLE, BUT IT'S NOT REALLY.
THERE ARE OTHER TREES AND HERE ARE SOME
IRONBANK, EUCALYPTUS AND THE RED GUM
LOTS OF TREES GROWING WILD,
BUT THE FUNNIEST TREE THAT WILL MAKE YOU SMILE
chorus
THERE'S ANOTHER TREE HAS A REALLY HOT NAME
BRIGHT RED FLOWERS AND IT LOOKS LIKE A FLAME
THIS IS CALLED A FLAME TREE
LOOKS REAL PRETTY BUT IT'S QUITE STINKY
chorus.
BUTTON YOU MUST WANDER
Button you must wander, wander, wander
Button you must wander everywhere.
Bright eyes will find you.
Sharp eyes will find you
Button you must wander everywhere.
CUT THE CAKE
Clap your hands together. Give yourself a shake.
Make a happy circle and then you cut the cake.
DINAH DINAH
No one's in the house but Dinah, Dinah,
No one's in the house but me I know.
No one's in the house but Dinah, Dinah
Strumming on the old Banjo!
DISCOVERING AUSTRALIA
(Gary Huntbatch) 2001
Chorus: DISCOVERING AUSTRALIA, DISCOVERING AUSTRALIA
DISCOVERING AUSTRALIA, WITH THE FAMOUS CAPTAIN COOK.
Verse 1: CAPTAIN COOK HE FOUND AUSTRALIA,
WITHOUT KNOWING IT WAS LOST
FINDING NEW ANIMALS, PLANTS AND PEOPLE
FROM ALL AROUND IT'S COAST.
KOALA, WALLABY, KANGAROO, AND THE COCKATOO TOO
WITH LOTS OF SHARKS AND CROCODILES ALL WAITING TO EAT YOU.
(I say, I say, did you say 'eat you'? Oops, yes I did. Sorry, I meant to say
'meet you', not eat you, sorry.)
Chorus
Verse 2: COOK ARRIVED IN 1770, HE HIT THE GREAT BARRIER REEF
HIS SHIP WAS CALLED THE ENDEAVOR, AND AND EVER DID IT LEAK!
HE MADE REPAIRS AND THEN SET SAIL, EXPLORING AS HE WENT
CLAIMING AUSTRALIA FOR ENGLAND, FROM WHERE HE HAD BEEN SENT
(I say, I say, From where he had been sent? Isn't that poor grammar. Uh, yes,
it is, but Grandma is feeling much better now, thank you.)
Chorus
Verse 3:
AUSTRALIA IS LIKE AN ISLAND, SURROUNDED BY THE SEA
BUT IT'S CALLED A CONTINENT, CAUSE IT'S BIG AS BIG CAN BE
IT HAS DESERTS AND RAIN FORESTS, HIGH MOUNTAINS LAKES AND RIVERS
WITH LOTS OF BIRDS AND REPTILES, AND NOT TO MENTION SPIDERS
(Spiders, did you say spiders?. Yes, I did , but I said not to mention them.)
Chorus
Hello To All The Children Of The World
Hello, Bonjour, Buenos Dias. G'day, Gutentag, Konichiwa.
Ciao, Shalom, Dobray Dayen. Hello to all the children of the world.
We live in different places from all around the world. We speak in many different
ways.
Tho some things might be different we're children just the same. And we all
like to sing and play.
(Repeat chorus)
There are children in the deserts and children in the towns.
And children who live down by the sea.
If we could meet each other to run and sing and play.
Then what good friends we all could be. (Repeat chorus).
I'M A 'ROO (Gary Huntbatch)
Chorus
I'm a 'roo , I'm tellin' you.
I'm a roo tee doo
tee di tee diddle-ee doo
Oh, tee diddle -ee I tee diddle-ee doo
And skiddle-ee I tee BOO!
I'm a roo tee diddle-ee doo, a kangaroo.
Well, they call me a Jack, but it's all the same if ya call me boomer.
They call me lady a Jill, but others may call her flyer.
They call our kid a joey, but he likes the name of Bob.
But when roo's all get together they calls us a mob.
Chorus
Well, there's forty -seven different kinds of kangaroos.
Thirty miles an hour we hop. It's true I'm tellin' you.
We're colourful too we're black or blue, red yellow grey or brown.
Jill has a pouch where Joey lives till he hops out on his own
Chorus
I'm a 'roo , I'm tellin' you.
I'm a roo tee doo
tee di tee diddle-ee doo
Oh tee diddle -ee I tee diddle-ee doo
And skiddle-ee I tee BOO!
I'm a roo tee diddle-ee doo, a kangaroo.
Oh tee diddle -ee I tee diddle-ee doo
And skiddle-ee I tee BOO!
I'm a roo tee diddle-ee doo, a kangaroo.
KITTY CAT
Kitty Cat I hear a mouse
Pitter Patter through the house.
Kitty hurry Kitty run.
Run or you will miss the fun!
Run Run Run Run
Run Run Run Run (stop!)
ROCKY MOUNTAIN
Rocky Mountain, rocky mountain, rocky mountain high
When you're on that rocky mountain hand your head and cry.
Do Do Do Do Do remember me. Do Do Do Do Do remember me.
Sunny Valley, Sunney Valley, Sunney Valley Low
When you're in that sunny valley sing it soft and slow
Do Do Do Do Do remember me. Do Do Do Do Do remember me.
Running river, running river, running river long
When you're on that running river sing a happy song
Do Do Do Do Do remember me. Do Do Do Do Do remember me.
Stormy ocean, stormy ocean, stormy ocean wide
When you're on that stormy ocean there is no place to hide.
Do Do Do Do Do remember me. Do Do Do Do Do remember me.
SING ME ANOTHER
Sing me another before we depart
Sing to the praise of our musical art.
Sing sing sing sing,
do do do , sol sol sol,
sol sol sol, doh!
TELL ME THE OCEANS
Tell me the names of the five big oceans
Tell me the names if you can.
The Pacific, The Atlantic and the Indian Ocean makes three.
Tell me the names of the five big oceans.
Tell me the names if you can.
At the North Pole is the Arctic ocean
At the South Pole is the Southern Ocean.
Tell me the names of the five big oceans.
Tell me the names if you can.
WALTZING MATILDA
ONCE A JOLLY SWAGMAN, CAMPED BY A BILLABONG
UNDER THE SHADE OF A COOLIBAH TREE
AND HE SANG AS HE WATCHED AND WAITED TILL HIS BILLY BOILED
YOU'LL COME A WALTZING MATILDA WITH ME.
Chorus: WALTZING MATILDA, WALTZING MATILDA,
YOU'LL COME A WALTZING MATILDA WITH ME
(Sing the last two lines of each verse for the each chorus)
AND HE SANG AS HE WATCHED AND WAITED TILL HIS BILLY BOILED,
YOU'LL COME A WALTZING MATILDA WITH ME.
DOWN CAME A JUMPBUCK TO DRINK AT THE BILLABONG
UP JUMPED THE SWAGMAN AND GRABBED HIM WITH GLEE
AND HE SANG AS HE STOWED THAT JUMPBUCK IN HIS TUCKERBAG
YOU'LL COME A WALTZING MATILDA WITH ME.
Chorus in Aborigine language:
NYANPEE MATILDA, NYANPEE MATILDA,
NYOON TOO MATILDA, NYANPEE, NYI OO LA
MOONOO NYA KOOLA ING KANG,
BILLY PALLY RIN CHAKOO
NYOON TOO MATILDA, NYANPEE, NYI OO LA.
UP RODE THE SQUATTER, MOUNTED ON HIS THOROUGHBRED
DOWN CAME THE TROOPERS, ONE TWO THREE
WHERE'S THAT JOLLY JUMPBUCK , YOU'VE GOT HIM IN YOUR TUCKERBAG
YOU'LL COME A WALTZING MATILDA WITH ME.
chorus in Aborigine language
UP JUMPED THE SWAGMAN, RIGHT INTO THE BILLIBONG
YOU'LL NEVER CATCH ME ALIVE SAID HE
AND HIS GHOST MAY BE HEARD AS YOU RIDE BESIDE THE BILLIBONG
YOU'LL COME A WALTZING MATILDA WITH ME.
Chorus in English: spooky last line. 'YOU'LL COME A WALTZING
MATILDA WITH ME…..BOO!'