Nursery
Rhymes That
“Grow” On You
There Was An Old Woman Who
Lived In A Shoe
There was an old woman who lived in a shoe
She had so many children, she didn’t know what to do!
She bought a garden plot, her veggies grew tall
Great food and great health, for one and all!
Beans and corn
Tomatoes and squash
Peas and onions too!
Potatoes and carrots
Broccoli and lettuce
Nutrition abounds, it’s true!
The Cows Go Marching
One By One
The cows go marching one by one, hurrah, hurrah
The cows go marching one by one, hurrah, hurrah
The cows go marching one by one,
The little cow stops for farming fun (calf)
And they all go marching down… to the barn
To get out, of the field …BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
2: The little cow says, “I have milk for you!”
3: The little cow stops and says “Farming’s for me.”
4: The little cow asks, “What crops are store?”
5: The little cow stops to see the beehive.
6: The little cow stops to show “milking tricks”
7: The little cow stops and says “It’s after eleven.”
8: The little cow stops by the corn, it looks great.
9: The little cow stops by the fields so fine.
10: The little cow stops and says “This is the end.”
Three grains of rice
Three grains of rice
Three Blind
Rice for food to eat
Rice field in Texas
Rice it’s pretty sweet!
Rice is a grain, a staple food!
Lots of water and sun
And a good attitude!
Three grains of rice.
Three grains of rice.
Three grains of rice.
www.freerice.com
Three grains of rice.
Rice for food to eat
Rice it’s pretty sweet!
The US and Asia, best places to grow
Wheat, corn, and rice, staple foods you know
Three grains of rice.
Three grains of rice.
Three Grains of Rice
Mice
The Farmer Is So Swell
The Farmer In The Dell
The cows give us milk
The farmer is so swell
The cows give us milk
The farmer is so swell
Hi-ho, the derry-o
Hi-ho, the derry-o,
The cows give us milk.
The farmer is so swell.
From milk you make the cheese
The farmer plants a field
From milk you make the cheese
The farmer plants a field
Hi-ho, the derry-o
Hi-ho, the derry-o,
The farmer plants a field.
From milk you make the cheese.
There’s food for the world
Ice cream and yogurt too
There’s food for the world
Ice cream and yogurt too
Hi-ho, the derry-o
Hi-ho, the derry-o
There’s food for the world.
Ice cream and yogurt too.
The farmer milks the cows
Renewable energy
The farmer milks the cows
Renewable energy
Hi-ho, the derry-o
Hi-ho, the derry-o
The farmer milks the cows. Renewable energy.
Hickory Dickory Dock
Hickory Dickory Dock
A farmer sure does rock!
They plant seeds in the spring
A fall harvest they bring
Hickory Dickory Dock!
All Around The
Chicken Coop
Mulberry Bush
All around the chicken coop
The chicken chased the rooster
The rooster stopped to “cock-a-doodle-do”
Pop went the rooster!
Baa-Baa Black Sheep
Baa-baa black sheep
Have you any wool
Yes sir, yes sir
Fiber is the goal!
Fiber for clothes
For blankets too
Fiber for a shirt
For me and you.
Repeat.
Farmer Bob
Bobby Shafttoe
Farmer Bob
He plows the land
Prepares the soil for what’s at hand
Plant the seeds
And watch them grow
Harvest soon, a farmer knows!
Diddle-Diddle Dumpling Farmer John
Diddle-diddle dumpling Farmer John
Went to bed with his farmer hat on
One boot off and one boot on
Diddle-diddle dumpling, Farmer John!
Ding-Dong Bell
Ding-dong bell
How can you tell?
Whether it wheat
Or a barley treat!
Looks almost the same
How do you name?
Looks like barley to me
Nope, it’s wheat you see
I can’t tell the shaft
The farmer just laughed.
Ding-dong bell
How can you tell?
Eeny Meeny Miny Moe
Eeny Meeny Miny Moe
Plant a garden, watch it grow
Lots of good food, this I know
Eeny Meeny Miny Moe!
The Eencey Weencey Seeds
The eencey weencey seeds
Germinated from the ground
Out came the rain
Seeds were sprouting all around
Out came the sun
The plants said, “Hip-Hip Hooray!”
It’s fun to grow and grow
Bringing food to kids some day.
Fee! Fi! Fo! Fum!
Fee! Fi! Fo! Fum!
I smell veggies
Are you growing some?
I’m growing lots
Cause they’re good for you
Here’s some seeds
Won’t you grow some too!
Georgie Porgie Apple Pie
Georgie Porgie Apple Pie
Fruit in dessert
So delicious, my oh my!
Apple trees
Peach trees
Cherry pie too!
Strawberry or rhubard
Which one is for you?
Hey Diddle Diddle
Hey diddle diddle
I’ll tell you a riddle
‘Bout a cow who’ll get milked at noon
Her milk is so sweet
The ice cream, what a treat
Here’s a dish
And a very large spoon.
Hokey Pokey
Put a “seed packet” in
Put a “seed packet” out
Put a “seed packet” in
And shake it all about
Do the Hokey Pokey
And turn yourself around
That’s what it’s all about!
Humpty Dumpty
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall
All the farmers in town
Both women and men
Couldn’t put Humpty together again.
To the coop they went
To get another egg
They gathered up several
Didn’t ask or beg.
The chickens, that’s there job
To lay an egg a day
They’re delicious and healthy
That’s all I can say!
Hot Sweet Buns
Hot sweet buns
Hot sweet buns
Made from wheat
Hard red spring wheat
Hot sweet buns.
Hush A Bye Baby
Hush a bye baby, on the tree top
Look at those apples
It’s quite a good crop
They’ll grow each day, like you
They’ll get red and round
The sauce, good and tasty
With apples all around.
Hush Little Baby
Hush little baby don’t say a word
Mama’s going to buy you a mocking bird
And when that mocking bird does sing
He’ll sing a pretty song, your ears will ring…
Hey everyone, meet Farmer Brown
He grows food for the world
For people all around
All that fruit and those veggies
That you love to eat
Oh, hey everyone, what a tasty treat!
I See The Sun
I see the sun
And the sun sees me
God Bless the sun
That makes food for you and me.
It’s Raining, It’s Pouring
It’s raining, it’s pouring
The old farmer’s snoring
He uses his head
Before he goes to bed
Then he’s ready to work in the morning.
I’ve Been Working On The Railroad
I’ve been working on the railroad
All my livelong days
I’ve been working on the railroad
Transporting crops in many ways
Don’t you hear the whistle blowing
Like farmers, up early in the morn
Don’t you hear the farmer shouting
Dinah, grow that corn!
Dinah won’t you grow, Dinah won’t you grow
Dinah won’t you grow that cor-r-rn!
Dinah won’t you grow, Dinah won’t you grow
Dinah won’t you grow that corn.
Someone’s in the kitchen with Dinah…..
…Checking how that corn does grow!
Fee-Fie, Fiddlie-i-oh! Checking how that corn does grow!
Jack and Jill
Jack and Jill
Were farmers on the hill
Who are farmers who use terrace farming
There’s tricks indeed, that they will need
Cause harvesting can be alarming!
Food and Fiber (John Jacob)
Food and fiber
Come from farmers everywhere
Our nutrition
And our clothes depend
On the crops the farmers grow
Animals raised
It’s quite a show
Food and fiber
Come from farmers everywhere!
Farmer Ray
Farmer Ray
He planted “1”
One acre of soybeans
(This Old Man)
He’s having fun
With a knickknack, paddy whack
Seeding time is fun
Harvest time will soon be done!
2: two acres of wheat, hard red spring for you
3: three acres of corn, some sweet some feed
4: four acres of barley, what else is in store?
5: five acres of rice, keeps me alive
6: six acres of durum, with pasta in the mix
7: seven acres of cotton, soft as heaven
8: eight acres of beans, such protein is great
9: nine acres of sugar beets, so sweet and fine
10: ten acres of sunflowers, seeds and oil in the end
The Rooster Sits (Kookaburra)
The rooster sits on a nearby tree
Merry, merry king
Of the barnyard is he
Crow, Rooster
Crow, Rooster
Save some feed for me!
The Barnyard Bridge
(London Bridge)
The barnyard bridge
With fields all around
Fields all around
Fields all around
The barnyard bridge
With fields all around
It takes the farmer home.
The Farmers Feed Millions
(My Bonnie Lies Over The Ocean)
There’s fields that lie over the ocean
There’s fields that lie over the shore
There’s fields that lie over the ocean
Lots of fields that feed millions and more.
They feed them, they feed them
The farmers feed millions
And more, and more
They feed them, they feed them
The farmers feed millions and more.
Old Farmer Joe
(Old King Cole)
Old Farmer Joe was a merry old soul
And a merry old soul was he!
Hard working and kind
Such great farmers you’ll find
For they feed the land of the free!
Pumpkin Eater
Peter, Peter
Pumpkin eater
Had some seeds for Derek Jeter
Jeter liked his pumpkin pie
120 days to harvest, my oh my!
Is Farming For You?
Skip, skip
Is farming for you?
Skip, skip
Is farming for you?
Skip, skip
Is farming for you?
Is farming for you my darling?
Farmer Bunday
Farmer Bunday, born on Monday
Planted on Tuesday
Weeded on Wednesday
Harvested on Thursday
Transported of Friday
Sold on Saturday
Rested on Sunday
This is the story of Farmer Bunday!
Twinkle, Twinkle
Twinkle, twinkle little star
Guide our farmers from afar
Bless them well, protect their crop
Keep them safe
Plus our food when we shop
Twinkle, twinkle, little star
Guide our farmers from afar!
Where’s A Pumpkin?
Where’s a pumpkin?
Where’s a pumpkin?
In the patch!
In the patch!
Colorful and round
Find’em on the ground
How ‘bout that?
How ‘bout that?
10 Little Farmers
One little, two little, three little farmers
Four little, five little, six little farmers
Seven little, eight little, nine little farmers
Ten little farmers to plant our food!
Ten little, nine little, eight little consumers
Seven little, six little, five little consumers
Four little, three little, two little consumers
One consumer to eat the farmer’s food!