NURSERY RHYMES
FARMER IN THE DELL
The farmer in the dell,
The farmer in the dell
Hi, ho, the dairy – o
The farmer in the dell
The farmer takes a wife,
The farmer takes a wife
Hi, ho, the dairy – o
The farmer takes a wife.
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Wife … child
Child … nurse
Nurse … dog
Dog … cat
Cat … rat
Rat … cheese
The farmer goes away,
The farmer goes away
Hi, ho, the dairy – o
The farmer goes away
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Wife
Child
Nurse
Dog
Cat
Rat
The cheese stands alone
The cheese stands alone
Hi, ho, the dairy – o
The cheese stands alone
FIVE LITTLE MONKEYS
Five little monkeys sitting in a tree
Teasing Mr. Alligator,
Can’t catch me
Along comes Mr. Alligator
Quiet as can be
And snaps that monkey
Right out of the tree.
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Four
Three
Two
One
End with no more monkeys sitting in the
tree
HEAD SHOULDERS, KNEES &
TOES
Head, shoulders, knees and toes
Knees and toes
Head, shoulders, knees and toes
Knees and toes
Eyes and ears and mouth and nose
Head, shoulders, knees and toes
Knees and toes
Each time it is sung, replace a body part
(head, shoulders, knees, toes) with
“mmm”
So, “mmm” shoulders, knees and toes
Knees and toes etc
HERE WE GO ROUND THE
MULBERRY BUSH
Here we go round the mulberry bush,
the mulberry bush, the mulberry bush
Here we go round the mulberry bush
So early in the morning
This is the way we wash our clothes,
wash our clothes, wash our clothes
This is the way we wash our clothes
So early Monday morning.
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Tuesday … sweep the floor
Wednesday … pick up our toys
Thursday …rake the leaves
Friday …. bake the bread
Saturday … paint the fence
Sunday … go to church
IF YOU’RE HAPPY
If you’re happy and you know it
Clap your hands
If you’re happy and you know it
Clap your hands
If you’re happy and you know it
Your face will surely show it
If you’re happy and you know it
Clap your hands
Take the key and lock her up,
lock her up, lock her up
Take the key and lock her up
My fair lady
MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB
Mary had a little lamb,
little lamb, little lamb
Mary had a little lamb
whose fleece was white as snow.
Every where that Mary went,
Mary went, Mary went
Everywhere that Mary went
the lamb was sure to go.
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Stamp your feet
Say “Amen”
Do all three
Followed her to school one day,
school one day, school one day
Followed her to school one day,
it was against the rules.
LONDON BRIDGE IS FALLING
DOWN
London bridge is falling down,
falling down, falling down
London bridge is falling down
My fair lady
Made the children laugh and play,
laugh and play, laugh and play
Made the children laugh and play
to see a lamb at school.
Iron bars will bend and break,
bend and break, bend and break
Iron bars will bend and break,
My fair lady
OLD MACDONAL HAD A FARM
Old Mac Donald had a farm
E–I–E–I–O
And on his farm he had a cow
E–I–E–I–O
With a moo, moo here
And a moo, moo there
Here a moo, there a moo
Everywhere a moo, moo
Old Mac Donald had a farm
E–I–E–I–O
Here’s the prison I have caught,
I have caught, I have caught
Here’s the prison I have caught
My fair lady
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Pig … oink
Horse… neigh
Sheep … baa
Build it up with iron bars,
iron bars, iron bars
Build it up with iron bars
My fair lady
Chicken …bouck
Duck … quack
Turkey … gobble
Cat … meow
Dog … roof
Ring man
Pinkie
ROW ROW ROW YOUR BOAT
Row, row row your boat
Gently down the stream
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily
Life is but a dream.
WHEELS ON THE BUS
The wheels on the bus
go round and round
Round and round, round and round
The wheels on the bus
go round and round
All through the town.
THIS OLD MAN
This old man
He played one
He played knick knack
On my thumb
With a knick, knack paddy wack
Give the dog a bone
This old man came rolling home
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Two ……shoe
Three …..knee
Four ……door
Five ……hive
Six ……..sticks
Seven …..up in heaven
Eight ……gate
Nine …….spine
Ten ……..once again
THUMBKIN
Where is thumbkin? Where is thumbkin?
Here I am, Here I am,
How are you today sir?
Very fine, thank you
Run away, run away.
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Pointer
Tall man
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Wipers …… swish
Doors ……...open and shut
Babies ……..waa,
Mommies ….SH
Daddies ……read
Driver ………move on back
People ………up and down