Backyard song words
1. Hello song
Hello everyone, hello everyone
How are you today?
Welcome to fun at GymbaROO
Fun at GymbaROO today
Hello everyone, hello everyone
We’re glad that you can stay
2. Birds go berserk
Birds go berserk in my backyard birdbath
Back stroke, breast stroke, even butterfly
Big birds, baby birds, brown and brightly coloured
My backyard birdbath brings them by
I love my backyard birdbath
And all of the pleasure that it brings
I love my backyard birdbath
And I love it when the birds all sing
Tweet, tweet, tweet, tweet
Tweet, tweet, tweet, tweet
Tweet, tweet
Lovely lorikeets lazing in the sun
Magpies and minors having lots of fun
Sparrows swimming and splashing everyone
Kookaburras cackling in the old grey gum
Birds go berserk in my backyard birdbath
Back stroke, breast stroke, even butterfly
Big birds, baby birds, brown and brightly coloured
My backyard birdbath brings them by
I love my backyard birdbath
And all of the pleasures that it brings
I love my backyard birdbath
And I love it when the birds all sing
Tweet, tweet, tweet, tweet
Tweet, tweet, tweet, tweet
Tweet, tweet
3. My pigeon house
My pigeon house I open wide and set my pigeons free
They fly around on every site and alight on the tallest tree
But when they return from their merry, merry flight
I shut the door and say goodnight
My pigeon house I open wide and set my pigeons free
They fly around on every site and alight on the tallest tree
But when they return from their merry, merry flight
I shut the door and say goodnight
4. Raindrops
One little raindrop riding on a cloud
Riding on a cloud, riding on a cloud
One little raindrop riding on a cloud
One little drop of rain
Two little raindrops falling from the sky
Falling from the sky, falling from the sky
Two little raindrops falling from the sky
Two little drops of rain
Three little raindrops knocking on the roof
Knocking on the roof, knocking on the roof
Three little raindrops knocking on the roof
Three little drops of rain
Four little raindrops bouncing up and down
Bouncing up and down, bouncing up and down
Four little raindrops bouncing up and down
Four little drops of rain
Five little raindrops sliding down the pane
Sliding down the pane, sliding down the pane
Five little raindrops sliding down the pane
Five little drops of rain
Six little raindrops winking in the sun
Winking in the sun, winking in the sun
Six little raindrops winking in the sun
Six little drops of rain
Seven little raindrops run away and hide
Run away and hide, run away and hide
Seven little raindrops run away and hide
Seven little drops of rain
5. Honey bee
I like honey for my tea
Honey comes from the busy bee
I like honey for my tea
Honey comes from the busy bee
Buzz, buzz he hums as he goes
Gathering pollen from a lovely rose
Buzz, buzz, buzz he hums as he goes
Gathering pollen from a lovely rose
With his striped coat of brown and yellow
He is such a handsome fellow
With his striped coat of brown and yellow
He is such a handsome fellow
Buzz, buzz he hums as he goes
Gathering pollen from a lovely rose
Buzz, buzz, buzz he hums as he goes
Gathering pollen from a lovely rose
A buzzing bee is an interesting thing
If you worry them they will sting
A buzzing bee is an interesting thing
If you worry them they will sting
Buzz, buzz he hums as he goes
Gathering pollen from a lovely rose
Buzz, buzz, buzz he hums as he goes
Gathering pollen from a lovely rose
If you do not worry them
They’ll never hurt you, they’ll never sting
If you do not worry them
They’ll never hurt you, they’ll never sting
Buzz, buzz he hums as he goes
Gathering pollen from a lovely rose
Buzz, buzz, buzz he hums as he goes
Gathering pollen from a lovely rose
Buzz, buzz he hums as he goes
Gathering pollen from a lovely rose
Buzz, buzz, buzz he hums as he goes
Gathering pollen from a lovely rose
6. The gardening song
Feeling good, nothing’s wrong
I think I’ll sing a gardening song
I work in the garden every morning
There are so many things to be done
Cut the grass and pull the weeds up
Still I think its lots of fun
Feeling good, nothing’s wrong
I think I’ll sing a gardening song
Water all the flowers, trim the hedges
Take the apples from the tree
Plant to seeds to grow my vegies
Tomatoes, onions, beans and peas
Feeling good, nothing’s wrong
I think I’ll sing a gardening song
I work very hard to find the caterpillars
Caterpillars like to eat my plants
Chase the bugs from the lettuce
Throw a snail over the fence
Feeling good, nothing’s wrong
I think I’ll sing a gardening song
Feeling good, nothing’s wrong
Now I’ve sung my gardening song
7. Bird dance
Instrumental music
8. In my garden
In my garden there is a baby kauri tree
In my garden there is a baby kauri tree
In my garden and it’s just about as tall as me
In my garden there is a small karaka tree
In my garden there is a small karaka tree
In my garden and it’s just about as tall as me
In my garden there is a tiny rimu tree
In my garden there is a tiny rimu tree
In my garden there is a tiny rimu tree
In my garden and it’s just about as tall as me
In my garden there is a little matai tree
In my garden there is a little matai tree
In my garden there is a little matai tree
In my garden and it’s just about as tall as me
9. Wiggly worm
When digging in the garden
To plant the seedlings new
Funny wiggling things I see
I wonder what they do
The wiggly worms are long and thin
It’s hard to see where they begin
They look for rotting plants to eat
Mmm what a tasty treat
Wiggly, wriggly in and out they go
Making sure they help
All the flowers to grow
Wiggly, wriggly in and out they go
Making sure they help
All the flowers to grow
I understand they’re earth worms
That I should not spoil
Their job is an important one
To put air in the soil
The wriggling worms don’t like the bright
Too much light gives them a fright
They need the dark, they don’t have to see
Not like you and me
Wriggly, wiggly in and out they go
Making sure they help
All the flowers to grow
Wriggly, wiggly in and out they go
Making sure they help
All the flowers to grow
10.Snail, snail
Down in the garden went a snail
And everywhere he went he left a trail
Snail, snail hungry snail
And everywhere he went he left a trail
Everywhere he went he took his house
And everywhere he went he took his house
House, house, tiny house
And everywhere he went he took his house
He said I think I’ll go and find some lunch
He said I think I’ll go and find some lunch
Munch, munch, chew and crunch
He said I think I’ll go and find some lunch
11.Russell the kangaroo
It’s Russell, Russell, Russell the muscly kangaroo
It’s Russell, Russell, Russell the kangaroo
Can you do what I can do? Says Russell the muscly kangaroo
Can you do what I can do? Says Russell the kangaroo
Clap, clap, clap, clap, clap, clap clap
Clap, clap, clap, clap, clap, clap, clap Russell the kangaroo
Can you do what I can do? Says Russell the muscly kangaroo
Can you do what I can do? Says Russell the kangaroo
Scritch scratch, scritch scratch, scritch scratch, scritch
Scritch scratch, scritch scratch, scritch scratch, scratch Russell the kangaroo
Can you do what I can do? Says Russell the muscly kangaroo
Can you do what I can do? Says Russell the kangaroo
Wibble wobble, wibble wobble, wibble wobble, wibble
Wibble wobble, wibble wobble, wibble wobble, wibble Russell the kangaroo
Can you do what I can do? Says Russell the muscly kangaroo
Can you do what I can do? Says Russell the kangaroo
Boing, boing, boing, boing, boing, boing, boing
Boing, boing, boing, boing, boing, boing, boing Russell the kangaroo
Let’s see if we can do all these things together, are you ready?
Clap, clap, clap, clap, clap, clap clap
Scritch scratch, scritch scratch, scritch scratch, scritch
Wibble wobble, wibble wobble, wibble wobble, wibble
Boing, boing, boing, boing, boing, boing, boing
Faster
Clap, clap, clap, clap, clap, clap clap
Scritch scratch, scritch scratch, scritch scratch, scritch
Wibble wobble, wibble wobble, wibble wobble, wibble
Boing, boing, boing, boing, boing, boing, boing
Russell the kangaroo
12.Happy sticks
Happy sticks go tapping down, happy sticks go tapping down
Now left and right, left, right, left, right
Happy sticks go tapping down, happy sticks go tapping down
Ready to hammer, hammer, change, change, change
Happy sticks go tapping down, happy sticks go tapping down
Front and back, front, back, front, back
Happy sticks go tapping down, happy sticks go tapping down
Ready for colours together, change, change, change
Happy sticks go tapping down, happy sticks go tapping down
Ready to clack together, clack, keep on clacking
Happy sticks go tapping down, happy sticks go tapping down
Up and down, up, down, up, down
Happy sticks go tapping down, happy sticks are all through now
13.In the garden
In my garden you will see
Insect, foliage, flower and tree
Some are big and some are small
Some hardly seem to be there at all
Some seem good around the yard
But some don’t always work so hard
There is so much nature teaches
All about these little creatures
On the leaves or on the ground
Creepy crawlies are to be found
Creeping, crawling in and out
Jumping, flying, hopping all about
Whizzing, buzzing, climbing up and down
Wiggling, wriggling, jiggling around
Spinning, waiting, leaping, stinging
Eating, sleeping, hiding, swinging
In my garden you will see
Insect, foliage, flower and tree
Some are big and some are small
Some hardly seem to be there at all
14.Moving to the beat
Clap, clap your hands, stamp, stamp your feet
Clap your hands and stamp your feet
You’re moving to the beat
Clap, clap your hands, stamp, stamp your feet
Clap your hands and stamp your feet
You’re moving to the beat
Put your arms up in the air and wave them to and fro
Nod your head and wave your arms and let your body go
Clap, clap your hands, stamp, stamp your feet
Clap your hands and stamp your feet
You’re moving to the beat
Clap, clap your hands, stamp, stamp your feet
Clap your hands and stamp your feet
You’re moving to the beat
Bend your knees and bend your knees and dangle way down low
Shake your hands and then your knees and let your body go
Clap, clap your hands, stamp, stamp your feet
Clap your hands and stamp your feet
You’re moving to the beat
Clap, clap your hands, stamp, stamp your feet
Clap your hands and stamp your feet
You’re moving to the beat
Clap, clap your hands, stamp, stamp your feet
Clap your hands and stamp your feet
You’re moving to the beat
Clap, clap your hands, stamp, stamp your feet
Clap your hands and stamp your feet
You’re moving to the beat
Roll your hands round and round in a roly poly roll
Jump up high and roll your hands and let your body go
Clap, clap your hands, stamp, stamp your feet
Clap your hands and stamp your feet
You’re moving to the beat
Clap, clap your hands, stamp, stamp your feet
Clap your hands and stamp your feet
You’re moving to the beat
15.Throw the bean bag
Throw the bean bag and catch, turn around, turn around stamp, stamp, stamp
Throw the bean bag and catch, turn around, turn around stamp, stamp, stamp
Put the bean bag on your head and walk around the room
Put the bean bag on your head and walk around the room
Throw the bean bag and catch, turn around, turn around stamp, stamp, stamp
Throw the bean bag and catch, turn around, turn around stamp, stamp, stamp
Put the bean bag on your head and walk around the room
Put the bean bag on your head and walk around the room
Put it on your shoulder, put it on your elbow
Put it on your knee, put it on your back now
Put it on your stomach, put it on your fingers
Put it on your foot, put it on your arm now
Put the bean bag on your head and walk around the room
Put the bean bag on your head and walk around the room
Throw the bean bag and catch, turn around, turn around stamp, stamp, stamp
Throw the bean bag and catch, turn around, turn around stamp, stamp, stamp
Throw the bean bag and catch, turn around, turn around stamp, stamp, stamp
Throw the bean bag and catch, turn around, turn around stamp, stamp, stamp
16.Treasure bag song
What’s in my Treasure Bag today
“I can guess, did I hear you say”
What’s in my Treasure Bag today
Come on everyone and let’s see
Come on everyone and let’s see
17.There’s a funny caterpillar
There’s a funny caterpillar crawling up my arm
I don’t think that the caterpillar means me any harm
Diddly, dumpty, doodly, dumpty, doodly, dumpty day
Diddly, dumpty, doodly, dumpty day
Now that funny caterpillar’s crawling through my hair
I hope that funny caterpillar doesn’t get lost up there
Diddly, dumpty, doodly, dumpty, doodly, dumpty day
Diddly, dumpty, doodly, dumpty day
Now that funny caterpillar’s crawling through my toes
She wriggles and then she giggles and then wiggling off she goes
Diddly, dumpty, doodly, dumpty, doodly, dumpty day
Diddly, dumpty, doodly, dumpty day
18.Bugs and beetles
Bugs and beetles in our garden
Marching in a circle round and round
Bugs and beetles in our garden
Marching in a circle at GymbaROO
Then they stop and clap their hands
They stand up straight and stamp their feet
Then they stop and clap their hands
They stand up straight and stamp their feet
Bugs and beetles in our garden
Marching in a circle round and round
Bugs and beetles in our garden
Marching in a circle at GymbaROO
Then they stop and turn around
They stop and pat their knees
Then they stop and turn around
Then they stop and pat their knees
Bugs and beetles in our garden
Marching in a circle round and round
Bugs and beetles in our garden
Marching in a circle at GymbaROO
They cross their arms and touch their shoulders
They lift one foot and hop and stop
They cross their arms and tap their shoulders
They lift one foot and hop and stop
19.Oodnadatta
Oodnadatta, Parramatta, Mittagong and Wangaratta
Woolloongabba, Yarrawonga, Murray Bridge
Subiaco, Sassafras, Serpentine and Springvale South
Jelly Beach and Sweetmans Creek, Acacia Ridge
And Perth and Darwin and Sydney and Diggers Rest
Oodnadatta, Parramatta, Mittagong and Wangaratta
Woolloongabba, Yarrawonga, Murray Bridge
Subiaco, Sassafras, Serpentine and Springvale South
Jelly Beach and Sweetmans Creek, Acacia Ridge
And Perth and Darwin and Sydney and Diggers Rest
Oodnadatta, Parramatta, Mittagong and Wangaratta
Woolloongabba, Yarrawonga, Murray Bridge
Subiaco, Sassafras, Serpentine and Springvale South
Jelly Beach and Sweetmans Creek, Acacia Ridge
And Perth and Darwin and Sydney and Diggers Rest
And Perth and Darwin and Sydney and Diggers Rest
20.Our backyard
There’s a cabbage tree in the middle of the lawn
Right next door to the sand pit
If the lawn’s not mown every week
The daisies grow and grow
There’s a cabbage tree in the middle of the lawn
Right next door to the sand pit
Not too close to the paddling pool
All these things are in our backyard
There’s a cabbage tree in the middle of the lawn
Right next door to the sand pit
Not too close to the swings and slides
Doesn’t shade the washing line
Big enough for us to hide
Behind the cabbage tree in our backyard
21.Jibidi
Instrumental music
22.Old wheelbarrow
There’s an old wheelbarrow down in my backyard
Looking just a little sad
I would love to offer you a squeaky ride
But it’s old and tired, here comes dad
With a tin of purple paint to fix it up
Slap it on and make it look like new
Now the old wheelbarrow’s feeling young again
It’s amazing what some paint will do
23.Dingle dangle scarecrow
When all the cows were sleeping
And the sun had gone to bed
Up jumped the scarecrow
And this is what he said
I’m a dingle dangle scarecrow
With a flippy floppy hat
I can shake my hands like this
And shake my feet like that
When all the hens were roosting
And the moon behind a cloud
Up jumped the scarecrow
And shouted very loud
I’m a dingle dangle scarecrow
With a flippy floppy hat
I can shake my hands like this
And shake my feet like that
When dogs were in their kennels
And pigeons in their loft
Up jumped the scarecrow
And whispered very soft
I’m a dingle dangle scarecrow
With a flippy floppy hat
I can shake my hands like this
And shake my feet like that
24.Flugar polka
Instrumental music
25.Rubbish in
Rubbish bin, rubbish bin put the rubbish in
Be a tidy person, then we all can grin
The wrap around my lolly
The wrap around my pie
The box that holds the cornflakes
Wow then, my oh my
The core from my apple and the orange skin
The peel from my banana goes in the compost bin
Rubbish bin, rubbish bin put the rubbish in
Be a tidy person, then we all can grin
The rubbish from my lunch box
The bones from my chicken
The box that held my raisins
Put them in the bin
The dirty rags and screwed up paper
The sweepings off the floor
Put your rubbish in the bin
That’s what the bin is for
Rubbish bin, rubbish bin put the rubbish in
Be a tidy person, then we all can grin
Rubbish bin, rubbish bin put the rubbish in
Be a tidy person, then we all can grin
26.Wriggle like a hose
I’ve got a hose, it’s a funny thing
It’s longer than a piece of string
It hangs on a hook and stays outside
And it waters my garden
It waters to the left, it waters to the right
Swish, swish, swish, swish
It can water up and water down
Swish, swish, swish, swish
It waters to the left, and it waters to the right
Swish, swish, swish, swish
It can water up and down
I’ve got a hose, it’s a funny thing
It’s longer than a piece of string
It hangs on a hook and stays outside
And it washes my car
It washes to the left, and it washes to the right
Swish, swish, swish, swish
It washes up and it washes down
Swish, swish, swish, swish
It washes to the left and it washers to the right
Swish, swish, swish, swish
It washes up and down
If I let the hose go it wriggles like a worm
Wriggles like a worm, wriggles like a worm
If I let the hose go it wriggles like a worm
It wriggles all over the place
So I turn off the tap and roll up the hose
Roll up the hose, roll up the hose
So I turn off the tap and roll up the hose
And hang it back on the hook
27.Swinging
Down at the park there’s lots of things to do
I went down to see my best friend Mary-Lou
And she was swinging, yes she was swinging
She was there in the chair just having fun
Moving to and fro swinging in the sun
Yeah she was swinging, well she was swinging
Down at the park there’s lots of things to do
I went down to see my best friend Mary-Lou
And she was swinging, yes she was swinging
She was there in the chair just having fun
Moving to and fro swinging in the sun
Yeah she was swinging, well she was swinging
28.Crocodile song
Crocodiles, crocodiles, right side first, right side first
Can you feel the elephant, can you feel the elephant
Stomp, stomp, stomp
Stomp, stomp, stomp
Crocodiles, crocodiles, left side next, left side next
Can you feel the snake, can you feel the snake
Hiss, hiss, hiss
Hiss, hiss, hiss
Can you feel the elephant, can you feel the elephant
Stomp, stomp, stomp
Stomp, stomp, stomp
Can you feel the snake, can you feel the snake
Hiss, hiss, hiss
Hiss, hiss, hiss
29.Goodbye song
GymbaROO is finished for today
GymbaROO is finished for today
We have all had lots of fun
Rolling, tumbling everyone
Goodbye, goodbye, see you all next week
May peace be with you till we meet again
Goodbye, goodbye.