Playing with music
Denise Gagne MP3 downloads from Amazon.com has many of these.
Halloween songs
Pumpkin Pumpkin Round and Fat. Turn into a Jack-o-Lantern Just Like That (sm)
Halloween Looby-Loo
Bats and Cats
Old Old Witch
Witch’s Cat
Pumpkin Carols
(To the tune of She’ll Be Comin’ Around the Mountain)
Pumpkins
Witches Brew Chants
Line one: 4 ingredients with one syllable. (4 quarter notes)
Line two: two ingredients with one syllable but two vowels (2 half notes)
Line three: 4 ingredients with 2 syllables each (8 eighth notes)
Line four: adjective, describing word or sound word (whole note – boo, eek, etc.)
I’ve Been Working in the Graveyard
(Tune: I’ve Been Working on the Railroad)
I’ve been working in the graveyard
All the live-long night.
I’ve been working in the graveyard
Just about to die of fright
Can’t you hear the zombies scraming,
“Help me get out of this grave!”
Can’t you hear the monsters screeching,
“Come into my cave!”
Someone’s in the casket with Dracula
Someone’s in the casket I know.
Someone’s in the casket with Dracula
Stummin’ on the old dry bones.
And singing Fe Fi Fiddle-i-o
Fe Fi fiddl-e-i-o
Fe Fi fiddl –e-i-o
Strummin’ on the old dry bones.
Mad Scientist’s Lament
(Oh My Darling Clementine)
I was working with my test tubes
In my laboratory fine.
When one day I broke my glasses
And I made poor Frankenstein.
CHORUS
Oh, my monster, Oh, my monster,
Oh, my monster, Frankenstein.
You are lost and gone forever,
Dreadful sorry, Frankenstein.
He was charming, he was handsome
And I nailed his head on tight.
Oh, his teeth were bright and pearly
And his eye came out at night.
CHORUS
Oh, his nose I made it quickly
From a rotten apple core
And his tongue was nice and purple
And it hung down to the floor.
CHORUS
Frankenstein helped in the kitchen.
He was baking up a cake.
When he fell into the mixer –
And got whipped up by mistake.
CHORUS
Baking nicely in the oven,
Oh, the cake it turned out fine.
I told my friends the lumps were raisins,
But they were my Frankenstein!
Once I Had a Pumpkin
(Tune: Did you ever see a Lassie)
Once I had a pumpkin, a pumpkin, a pumpkin
Oh once I had a pumpkin with no face at all
With no eyes and no nose and no mouth and no teeth
Oh once I had a pumpkin with no face at all.
So I made a jack-o-lantern, jack-o-lantern, jack-o-lantern
So I made a jack-o-lantern with a big ______ face.
With _____eyes and a _____nose and a _____mouth and some _____teeth
So I made a jack-o-lantern with a big _____ face.
Twinkle Twinkle Candlelight
(Tune: Twinkle Twinkle Little Star)
Twinkle, twinkle, candlelight,
Make the Jack-o’-lantern bright,
Make it smile and make it glow,
As from place to place we go,
Twinkle, twinkle, candlelgith,
Make the Jack-o’-lantern bright.
Twinkle, twinkle, candlelight.
Make the Jack-o’-lantern bright,
Make it cheerful, make it beam,
Fill it with a friendly gleam,
Twinkle, twinkle, candlelight,
Make the Jack-o’-lantern bright.
Jack-O’-Lantern
(Tune: Are You Sleeping)
Jack-o’-lantern
Jack-o’-lantern
Halloween
Hallowen
See the witches flying
Hear the wind a sighing
Woo-ooo-oooo
Woo-ooo-oooo
Orange Pumpkins
(Tune: She’ll Be Comin’ Around the Mountain)
Orange pumpkins lie a gleaming in the sun XXX
Orange pumpkins lie a gleaming in the sun XXX
Orange pumpkins lie a gleaming. They'll be jack-o-lanterns beaming.
Orange pumpkins lie a gleaming in the sun. XXX
When the leaves are red and yellow in the fall XXX
When the leaves are red and yellow in the fall XXX
When the leaves are red and yellow, they the apples taste so mellow
When the leaves are red and yellow in the fall XXX
The Goblin in the Dark
(Tune: The Farmer in the dell (in minor key)
The goblin in the dark. The goblin in the dark. Hi, ho on Halloween the goblin in the
dark.
The goblin takes a witch . . .
The witch takes a cat . . .
the cat takes a bat . . .
The bat takes a ghost . . .
The ghost says "Boo" . . .
They all scream and screech . . .
Halloween Round
(Tune: Row Row Row Your Boat)
Treat, treat, treat tonight
This is Halloween
Trickery, trickery, trickery trickery
Goblins on the scene
Trick or Treating Round
(Tune: Are you Sleeping?)
Trick or treating
Trick or treating
Halloween, Halloween
All the spooks are prowling
All the spooks are prowling
Boo Boo Boo
Boo Boo Boo
Black Black Cats Round
(Tune: Three Blind Mice)
Black, black cats
Black, black cats
Sitting on the fence
Sitting on the fence
They all cry out for some witches' brew
They beg for a ride on a broomstick, too
Did you ever herr such a hullababloo
As Meow Meow Meow
Thanksgiving songs
5 Fat Turkeys are We
I’m the Fastest Turkey
Plump, Fat Turkeys
(Tune: She’ll Be Comin’ Around the Mountain)
Plump, fat turkeys are a fallin' from the trees XXX
Plump, fat turkeys are a fallin' from the trees XXX
Plump, fat turkeys are a fallin'. Grab your pot so you can haul one.
Plump, fat turkeys are a fallin' from the trees XXX
Turkey Dinner
(Tune: Are you Sleeping)
Turkey Dinner, Turkey Dinner
Gather Round, Gather Round
Who will get the drumstick?
Yummy Yummy drumstick
All sit down. All sit down.
Cornbread, muffins,
Chestnuts, stuffing,
Pudding pie, ten feet high.
We were all much thinner, before we sat for dinner!
Me, oh, my Me, oh, my.
Albuquerque Turkey
(Tune: My Darling Clementine)
Albuquerque is a turkey
And he’s feathered and he’s fine
And he wobbles and he gobbles
And he’s absolutely mine!
He’s the best pet you can get yet
Better than an dog or cat
He’s my Albuquerque turkey
And I’m awfully proud of that!
And my Albuquerque turkey
Is so happy in his bed
‘Cause for our thanksgiving dinner
We have spaghetti instead!
I’m Glad I’m Not a Turkey
(Tune: Have You Ever Seen a Lassie)
I’m glad I’m not a turkey,
A turkey, a turkey
I’m glad I’m not a turkey
On Thanksgiving Day.
They’ll cook you
And baste you
And they they’ll all taste you.
Oh I’m glad I’m not a turkey
On Thanksgiving Day.
Mr. Turkey Round
(Tune: Are You Sleeping)
Mr. Turkey, Mr. Turkey
Run away, run away
If you are not careful
You will be a mouthful
Thanksgiving Day
Thanksgiving Day
Indians/Pilgrims
(Tune: Row Row Row Your Boat)
Beat,, beat, beat the drum,
Beat it loud and clear
To tell brave Indians everywhere
That hunting time is near.
Cut, cut, cut the logs,
Make them long and short
To help the pilgrims build a house
And warm and friendly fort.
Christmas Sing
Karaoke music “Grandma Go Runover By a Reindeer”
Sing-along with the singers for younger grades “I Want a Hippopotamus for
Christmas” or “Chipmunk Song”
Piano music
Accapella “The Reindeer Rap” by Sally K. Albrecht (See U-tube for a listen)
Action songs “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer”
Holiday Round (MP3 download from Amazon.com – Denise Gagne)
Bells on the Sleigh
(Tune: Wheels on the Bus)
Santa’s Name Has No “L”
(Tune: Noel)
To spell Santa's name is easy to do
You write S A N T and another A, too
But no L, no L, Santa's name has no L
And he won't be too pleased if you don't learn to spell
Jack and Jill went up a hill to fetch water from a well
But when neither one could find it, Jill started to yell
No well, no well, can't believe there's no well
We walked all the way here and I'm mad, can't you tell?
Captain Ahab took his crew, his harpoon and set sail
And he called out to ships, 'Have you seen the white whale?'
No whale, no whale, we ain't seen no white whale
Saw a couple of dolphins, and a big yellow tail
If you've listened to this tune, then you probably can tell
That you've heard it before, it's a song you know well
Know well, know well, it's a song you know well
And we've ruined it completely, so we all say 'Oh well'
Oh well, oh well, We'll just say 'Fare thee well'
And Merry Christmas to you, and a Joyous Noel
Santa Claus You Are Much Too Fat
(Tune: Jingle Bells)
I heard a reindeer hoof, then Santa dressed in red
Came crashing thru’ the roof, and landed in my bed.
I thought it was a dream, but quickly did I wake,
As soon as I heard Santa yell, “I want a piece of cake.”
CHORUS
Ohhhh, Santa Claus! Santa Claus!
You are much too fat.
I was sleeping peacefully, but not my bet is flat.
Ohhh, Santa Claus! Santa Claus!
How much do you weigh?
I’m glad I’m not a reindeer that has to pull your sleigh.
He got up off the floor and said, “How do you do?”
I said, “My back is sore. My head is black and blue.”
“so sorry,” he replied, and then he asked my name.
He offered me a ride. I said, “No thank you just the same.”
CHORUS
I hear a “Ho, ho, ho.” The sleigh was in the sky
But it was moving slow and wasn’t very hight.
I wobbled in the air. I hoped it wouldn’t fall;
Said Santa chewing cookies, “Merry Christmas, one and all!”
CHORUS
Father Christmas Round
(Tune: Are You Sleeping)
Father Christmas, Father Christmas
He got stuck, he got stuck
Coming down the chimney, Coming down the shimney
What bad luck, what bad luck.
Twinkle, Twinkle Christmas Lights
(Tune: Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star)
Twinkle, twinkle Christmas lights
Father Christmas came last night,
Down the chimney with the toys,
Woke me up with all the NOISE!
Twinkle, twinkle Christmas lights,
Father Christmas came last night.
Reindeer Pokie
(Tune: Hokey Pokey)
Antlers . . .
Hooves . . .
Red nose . . .
Fluffy tail . . .
Reindeer body . . .
S-A-N-T-A
(Tune: Bingo)
There was a big man dressed in red and Santa was his name-o
S-A-N-T-A S-A-N-T-A S-A-N-T-A
And Santa was his name-o.
Winter Songs
Suzy Snowflake
Here comes Suzy Snowflake,
Dressed in a snow-white gown,
Tap, tap, tappin' at your windowpane
To tell you she's in town.
Here comes Suzy Snowflake;
Soon you will hear her say,
"Come out ev'ryone and play with me;
I haven't long to stay.
If you want to make a snowman,
I'll help you make one, two, three.
If you wanna take a sleigh ride,
The ride's on me."
Here comes Suzy Snowflake;
Look at her tumblin' down,
Bringing joy to ev'ry girl and boy;
Suzy's come to town.
I’m a Little Snowman
(Tune: I’m a Little Teapot)
I’m a little snowman
Short and fat.
Here is my broomstick,
And here is my haat.
When the sun comes out,
I’m in some trouble.
Melt, melt, melt, melt
Now I’m a puddle.
Snowy Pokey
Right mitten . . .
Left mitten . . .
Right boot . . .
Left boot. . .
Hat . . .
Snow self . . .
Valentine’s Day
I like Valentines
Valentine
(Tune: Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star)
Valentine, oh Valentine,
I sure wish that you’d be mine.
If you won’t, I’ll hold my breath.
And hope that you’ll be scared to death.
Valentine, oh Valentine,
I sure wish that you’d be mine.
Love, Love, Love (tune: 3 Blind Mice)
Love, love, love,
love, love, love
See how it grows,
See how it grows.
I love my friends and they love me.
We love each other that's plain to see.
There's plenty for a big family.
Love, love, love, love, love, love.
Valentine Song-Tune: Love Me Tender
You're my rainbow, you're my star, you're my bright red cookie jar.
You're my goldfish, you're my pie, you're the apple of my eye.
You're my daisy, you're my vine, you're my own true Valentine!
I make pictures of each...rainbow, star, goldfish, etc. The pictures help the children
remember the words. They love this song.
Yes, This is a Special Day (sung to: Oh Dear, What Can the Matter Be?)
Yes, yes, this is a special day,
Yes, yes, this is a special day,
Yes, yes, this is a special day,
I can give hearts to my friends.
I'll Make a Valentine (sung to:London Bridge)
I'll make a bright red valentine,
Valentine, valentine.
I'll make a bright red valentine,
And give it right to you.
I'll trim it with lace and bows,
Lace and bows, lace and bows.
I'll trim it with lace and bows,
And give it right to you.
Three Valentines (sung to: Mary Had a Little Lamb)
Three valentines I have for you,
Have for you, have for you.
Three valentines I have for you,
Pink and red and blue.
I'll put them in the mail for you,
Mail for you, mail for you.
I'll put them in the mail for you,
Pink and red and blue.
ONE PINK VALENTINE! (SUNG TO: ONE LITTLE TWO LITTLE INDIANS)
ONE PINK TWO PINK THREE PINK VALETINES, FOUR PINK FIVE PINK SIX
PINK VALENTINES, SEVEN PINK, EIGHT PINK, NINE PINK VALENTINES, TEN
PINK VALENTINES JUST FOR YOU!
To the tune of Oh Christmas Tree
Oh Valentine oh valentine
I think you'll like my valentine
It's big and pink and lacey too
Three special words say I love you
Oh valentine oh valentine
I think you'll like my valentine
H-E-A-R-T Tune: Bingo
There is a shape and it means love
And heart is it's nameo.
H-E-A-R-T, H-E-A-R-T, H-E-A-R-T,
And Heart is it's nameo!
Continue leaving out a letter on each repeat and use a clap in place of the letter.
I have five heart shapes with a letter on each that 5 children hold in front of the group and
turn over as that letter is left off.
Oh My Darling Valentine (Sung to: Oh My Darling Clementine)
Hh my darling oh my darling
Oh my daaarling valentine
How I love you
How I miss you
Oh my daaarling valentine
Come to me please
Be with me please
Oh my darling valentine I love you sooooo
Ten Little Valentines (Tune Ten Little Indians)
One little, two little, three little valentines.
Four little, five little, six little valentines.
Seven little, eight little, nine little valentines.
Ten little valentines in a row!
Do You Know My Valentine? (Sung to the tune The Muffin Man)
Do you know my valentine,
My valentine, my valentine?
Do you know my valentine?
His/her name is _________.
I'm Making You A Pretty Valentine (Sung to: I'm Bringing Home A Baby Bumble
Bee) By D. Brackbill
I'm making you a pretty valentine. (Pretend to make a valentine)
Oh, won't you say that you'll be mine!
I'm making you a pretty valentine.
Oh, won't you say that you'll be mine!
I'm giving you my pretty valentine. (Pretend to give someone a valentine)
Oh, won't you say that you'll be mine!
I'm giving you my pretty valentine.
Oh, won't you say that you'll be mine!
You said that you will be my valentine. (Hug yourself)
I'm so glad that you'll be mine!
You said that you will be my valentine.
I'm so glad that you'll be mine!
Sing to tune of London Bridge
Will you be my Valentine, Valentine, Valentine
Will you be my Valentine, Be a friend of Mine