The Digger
I’m a digger, strong and tough. (Repeat) touch arm muscles and flex
My wheels travel on the ground so rough. (Repeat) move arms round in a
circle beside you
Beep! Beep! Beep! Get out of my way! (Repeat) Honk with one hand
I have to dig the ground today. (Repeat) using both arms to dig down and
throw dirt over shoulders.
Digging, digging down, down, down (Repeat and keep digging)
Diggers digging up the ground (Repeat and keep digging)
With a bumpetty bump bump! Oh so rough! (Repeat) move arms again round
in a circle.
I’m a digger strong and tough (Repeat) touch arm muscles and flex
Dakka, dakka, dakka, dakka, dakka, dakka, dakka, (using arms like a jack
hammer)
Rabbit in a Hollow
Rabbit in a hollow, fast asleep! (One child is the rabbit)
Hunter in the forest, nearer creeps! (Another child is the hunter)
Little rabbit have a care,
Safe within your hollow there,
Hurry or she’ll catch you, you must RUN! RUN! RUN!
(Rabbit runs around the circle with the hunter chasing until the rabbit dives
back into the hollow where it is safe)
Here we go Dorothy (played in a circle)
Here we go Dorothy, Dorothy, Dorothy, (ch’n ‘step’ and ‘clap’ to the centre)
Here we go Dorothy, All day long.
Jump back Henry, Henry, Henry (jump backwards to the edge of circle)
Jump back Henry, All night long
I went to the doctor, “Doctor”, I said, “ooh, aah, I’ve got a pain in my arm!”
(Children groan and hold arm)
To the front, to the back from side to side (Children jump/step as directed)
To the front, to the back from side to side
This is repeated with a pain in the leg, head and tummy
Then next time the Doctor speaks insteadI went to the doctor and the doctor said, “you’ve got so many pains, go to bed”
We’re going on a bear hunt
(Leader) says each line and children repeat each time
We're going on a bear hunt!
We're going to catch a big one! (Arms out to show how big)
I'm not scared! (Point to self and look scared)
What a beautiful day (Spread arms over head and out to show sky)
Uh oh!
Grass!
Long wavy grass! (Show with arms the grass)
Can’t go over it! (Lift arms over head)
Can’t go under it! (Bending and showing with arms)
We’ll have to go through it! (Sweep grass out of the way with arms)
Mud! Thick squelchy mud!
A river! A deep wide river!
A cave! A dark, gloomy cave!
In the cave; uh oh! Two big furry ears, one black wet nose, two sharp point
teeth! (Children repeating stop here)
Leader- it’s a bear! Quick! Back through the cave! Back through the river!
Back through the mud! Back through the grass! Up the path and shut the
gate!
Rat A Tat Tat
Rat a tat tat (Person 1)
Only Grandma’s pussy cat (1)
A bottle of milk (1)
In my pocket (1)
I forgot it! (1)
Who is that? (Person 2)
What do you want? (2)
Where’s your money? (2)
Where’s your pocket (2)
Oh! You silly pussycat! (2)
Yicketty Yak
Yicketty, Yacketty, Yicketty, Yak
A yak has a scriffilly, scraffily back
Some yaks are brown yaks and some yaks are black
Yicketty, Yacketty, Yicketty, Yak
Sniggeldy, snaggeldy, sniggeldy, snag
A yak it all covered with shiggeldy shag
It walks with a ziggedy, zaggedy, zag
Sniggeldy, snaggeldy, sniggeldy, snag
Yicketty, Yacketty, Yicketty, Yak
A yak has a scriffilly, scraffily back
Some yaks are brown yaks and some yaks are black
Yicketty, Yacketty, Yicketty, Yak
Never smile at a crocodile
Never smile at a crocodile,
No you can’t get friendly with a crocodile!
Don’t be taken in by his welcome grin,
He’s imagining just how you’d fit beneath his skin
Never smile at a crocodile,
Never tip your hate and stop to talk a while!
Never walk- RUN away,
Say “Goodnight!” NOT “Good-day!”
Clear the aisle and never smile at Mr. Crocodile
Happy Birthday
English
Happy birthday to you,
Happy birthday to you,
Happy birthday, Happy birthday, or (dear someone)
Happy birthday to you.
Arabic
Sana Helwa ya jameel,
Sana Helwa ya jameel,
Sana Helwa, Sana Helwa,
Sana Helwa ya jameel.
Mandarin
Jung lie san yee qwai low,
Jung lie san yee qwai low,
Jung lie san yee qwai low,
Do lie dong yem qwai low.
Vini vini
Vini Vini, Vini Vini
Vuana Vuana, Vuana Vuana
Ta lu si, Ta lu si, Ay Ay Ay
Vini Vini, Vini Vini
Vuana Vuana, Vuana Vuana
Ta lu si, Ta lu si, Ay Ay Ay
Sama la Samoa
Sama la Samoa
Sama la Samoa
Sama la Samoa
Repeat whole song FAST!
Ooh! Ah! Ooh! Ah!
Ooh! Ah! Ooh! Ay!
Ooh! Ah! Ooh! Ah!
Ooh! Ah! Ooh! Ay!
Big Fat Pony
(Start in a circle, those in the circle clap and stamp a foot, one pony gallops
around inside the circle)
Here’s a story of my pony,
Story of my big, fat pony.
Here’s a story of my pony,
This is what they told me.
(Pony chooses another pony and both do these actions with hands moving
around in front, then there are two ponies, 4, 8 etc.)
Front to front to front my baby,
Back to back to back my baby,
Side to side to side my baby,
This is what they told me!
A little seed
A little seed for me to sow
A little earth to make it grow
A little hole, a little pat,
A little with and that is that
A little sun,
A little shower
And in a while
A little flower
The doughnut song
Well… I walked around the corner and I walked around the block,
And I walked right in to the doughnut shop,
And I picked up the doughnut and I wiped off the grease,
And I handed the lady a five cent piece,
Well… She looked at the coin
And she looked at me
And she said, “This coin is no good to me!
There’s a hole in the middle
And it goes right through”,
And I said, “Lady, There’s a hole in the doughnut too!
Thanks for doughnut… YOU BET!”
(Arms up in the air, like Hurrah)
Little Mousey Brown
Up the tall whit candlestick crept little Mousey Brown
(Creeping two fingers from one hand up the other arm from the elbow to the
fingertips, held pointing upright to the ceiling)
But when he got up to the top he couldn’t get down
So he(she) called out to his(her) Grandma,
(Cupping hands either side of mouth and yelling)
GRANDMA! GRANDMA!
But Grandma was in town,
So he curled himself into a ball and rolled right down
(curl hand into a ball and roll down)
BABUSHKA! YIAYIA! OMA! NANNA! NONA! Or for grandpa too, etc…
Flea Song
On my tow there is a flea,
Now he’s climbing on my knee,
Past my tummy, past my nose,
Past my head where my hair grows
On my head there is a flea,
Now he’s climbing down on me,
Past my tummy, past my knee,
On my tow- take that you flea! (Swatting off tow)
(During this song use fingers, moving up to head and down again)
Goldilocks
When Goldilocks went to the house of the bears
Oh, what did her blue eyes see?
A bowl that was big
A bowl that was small
And a bowl that was tiny and that was all
She counted them…1…2…3!
When Goldilocks went to the house of the bears
Oh, what did her blue eyes see?
A chair that was big
A chair that was small
And a chair that was tiny and that was all
She counted them…1…2…3!
When Goldilocks went to the house of the bears
Oh, what did her blue eyes see?
A bed that was big
A bed that was small
And a bed that was tiny and that was all
She counted them…1…2…3!
When Goldilocks went to the house of the bears
Oh, what did her blue eyes see?
A bear that was big
A bear that was small
And a bear that was tiny and that was all
They growled at her! GRRR, Grrr, grrr
Five Currant Buns
Five Currant Buns in the baker’s shop,
Round and flat, with sugar on the top,
Along came (someone’s name) with some money one day,
Bought a currant bun and took it right away (or and ate it straight away)
Four currant buns etc.
(Can start with more buns and take away two or three etc.)
My Family
My father is a garbage man- Pooh!
My mother is a baker- Yum! Yum! Pooh!
My sister is a hairdresser- Curl, Curl, Yum! Yum! Pooh!
My brother is a cowboy- Giddy-up! Giddy-up! Curl, Curl, Yum! Yum! Pooh!
My baby is a cry baby- Waa! Waa! Giddy-up! Giddy-up! Curl, Curl, Yum! Yum!
Pooh!
I am… a ballerina etc.
It’s a Bunyip!
Way out back by a billabong, not too far from here,
Lives a creature, who will eat ya, if you dare go near.
Huge and hairy, black and scary, eyes that flicker and flash!
With a head like a seal and a tail like an eel
And teeth that Gnash! Mash! Gnash!
It’s a bunyip! (Growl) It’s a bunyip! (Growl)
A bunyip with a bite! (Chomp)
So don’t go on walks, while it stalks,
Through the bush at night.
It’s a bunyip! (Growl) It’s a bunyip! (Growl)
A bunyip with a bite! (Chomp)
So don’t do on walks, while it stalks,
It’s got a big appetite (Growl)
Little Red Balloon
I had a little red balloon and I blew and Blew and BLEW.
Until it got all big and round and grew, and Grew and GREW.
It tossed it up into the air, I did not let it drop.
I tossed it up into the air and it went POP!
(or I did not tie the top, PHWWWWWWWWWWWW- get children to act out)
Baa Baa Black Sheep
Baa Baa Black Sheep
Do you go to school?
Yes Sir! Yes Sir!
I think it’s really cool.
I like the teachers and I like the class!
And when it comes to lunchtime…
I gobble up the GRASS!
Ram Sam Sam
A ram sam sam, A ram sam sam
Gooley, gooley, gooley, gooley
And a ram sam sam
Arafi! Arafi!
Gooley, gooley, gooley, gooley
And a ram sam sam
(bumping fists)
(rolling hands)
(sweeping arms upwards twice)
A Pizza Hut, a Pizza Hut
Kentucky Fried Chicken And a Pizza Hut
McDonald's, McDonald's
Kentucky Fried Chicken And a Pizza Hut
A Kangaroo, A Kangaroo,
A Frilled Neck Lizard and a Kangaroo,
A Cocky! A Cocky!
A Frilled Neck Lizard and a Kangaroo,
(hold hands like paws)
(hands held out at side of neck)
(fingers waved upwards from hair)
A building block, A building block
A jigsaw puzzle and a building block,
A painting! A painting!
A jigsaw puzzle and a building block,
(hand over hand like building)
(using fingers to show pieces)
(arm up and down like painting)
Meatballs
On top of spaghetti, all covered with cheese,
I lost my poor meatball, when somebody sneezed.
It rolled off the table and onto the floor,
And then my poor meatball rolled out of the door.
It rolled in the garden and under a bush,
And then my poor meatball was nothing but mush.
The mush was as tasty, as tasty could be,
And then the next summer, it grew into a tree.
The tree was all covered with beautiful moss,
It grew great big meatballs, with tomato sauce.
So if you eat spaghetti, all covered with cheese,
Hold onto your meatballs- and don’t ever sneeze!
I’m a 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 dogs were in their kennels,
And the pigeons in their loft,
Up jumped the scarecrow
And whispered very soft:
(CHORUS)
When all the hens were roosting,
And the moon behind a cloud,
Up jumped the scarecrow
And shouted very loud:
(CHORUS)
I’m A Nut
I’m a peanut small and round, lying on the cold, hard ground
Everybody step on me, I’m as cracked as cracked can be
Chorus:
I’m a nut! Click! Click! In a rut! Click! Click! (Use tongues/fingers to click)
I’m a nut! Click! Click! In a rut! Click! Click!
One day a little girl came by, She looked at me and winked one eye
She said, “I’ll have you for my tea!”
“Oh! No!” I said, “You won’t have me!” CHORUS
That little girl she took me home,
She cracked my shell and ate me whole!
She said I tasted very nice
She fed my shell to her pet mice! CHORUS
And then I heard those little mice
Say eating shell was not that nice!
They said it was too hard to chew
And only chocolate cake would do! CHORUS