Toddler House Lyrics
Hello/Goodbye Song (tune of Goodnight Ladies)
Hello everyone, hello everyone,
Hello everyone, it’s so nice to see you today!
(during the goodbye song, each child strums the guitar while we sing their
name)
Finger Songs
2 Little Sausages (chanted)
Two little sausages, frying in a pan! One went pop! And the other went
Bam!
Peanut Sitting on a Railroad Track
A peanut was sittin’ on a railroad track,
Its heart was all a-flutter,
Around the bend came number ten…
Toot toot! Peanut Butter!
Spider on the Floor (tune of Happy and You Know It)
There’s a spider on the floor on the floor
There’s a spider on the floor on the floor
Who could ask for anymore than a spider on the floor
There’s a spider on the floor on the floor
Other verses: Spider on my leg- he’s really really big
Spider on my belly- he thinks it’s made of jelly
Spider on my arm- I hope he’ll do no harm
Spider on my neck- I’m gonna be a wreck
Spider on my face- what a big disgrace
Spider on my head- if there’s one thing I dread
I Have a Little Spider
I have a little spider and I’m very fond of him
He crawls up to my shoulder, and then up to my chin.
He crawls down my arm, and then down my leg
Now he’s a tired little spider….(yawn)…so I put him to bed.
Snowman Fingerplay
Roll him and roll him until he is big,
Roll him until he is round like a pig!
He has two eyes, and a hat on his head,
He’ll stand there all night, ‘til we go to bed.
1, 2, 3 Little Leaves/Snowflakes
1 little 2 little 3 little leaves
4 little 5 little 6 little leaves
7 little 8 little 9 little leaves,
Blow them in the air!
(snowflakes- throw them in the air)
Down in the Meadow
Down in the meadow in a little bitty pool
Lived three little fishies and a mama fishy too.
Swim said the mama fishy, swim if you can,
So they swam and they swam right over the dam.
Boop boop diddum daddum, whattum- CHOO! (sing 3 times)
And they swam and they swam right over the dam.
Big Bear (chanted)
Big bear, big bear, who do you see?
I see a rabbit hopping by me!
Rabbit, rabbit, who do you see?
I see a little mouse running by me!
Little mouse little mouse, who do you see?
I see a hole in the ground, you can’t catch me!
Peanut Butter and Jelly
Peanut, peanut butter...and jelly!
Peanut, peanut butter...and jelly!
First you have to pick ‘em, you pick ‘em, you pick ‘em
Then you have to crack ‘em, you crack ‘em, you crack’ em
Then you have to mash ‘em....etc
Peanut peanut butter...and jelly! (repeat)
Then you have to stir it, you stir it, you stir it,
Then you have to spread it...etc.
Then you have to eat it...etc
Mmm mm, mm mm mm mm....mm mm mm! (mouth full)
Down by the Station
Down by the station early in the morning
See the little pufferbellies all in a row.
See the engine driver pull a little handle.
Toot toot! Chug chug….off we go!
The Finger Band (tune of Mulberry bush)
The finger band is coming to town, coming to town, coming to town
The finger band is coming to town, so early in the morning.
Other verses: this is the way they march and march….this is the way they
wear their hats….this is the way they play the cymbals….the finger band is
going away.
Drip Drop
Drip drop, drip drop,
See the falling rain,
Swish swash, Swish, swash,
Pouring down my windowpane,
Drip drop, Drip drop,
Will it ever stop?
Drip drop, drip drop,
Hear it go Kerplop!
Two Little Birds
Two little birds, sitting on a hill,
One named Jack and the other named Jill
Fly away Jack, fly away Jill,
Come back Jack, come back Jill
Open Shut Them
Open shut them, open shut them,
Give a little clap!
Open shut them, open shut them
Lay them in your lap.
Now creep them creep them, gently creep them,
Right up to your chin!
Open wide your little mouth,
But do not let them in!
Train is a-comin’
Train is a-comin’, oh yes
Train is a-comin’, oh yes
Train is a-comin’ ,train is a-comin’, train is a-comin’, oh yes
Other verses: hear the whistle blowin’- toot toot!
Conductor is a-callin’ “All aboard!”
Now the wheels are rollin’, oh yes
5 Little Peas
5 little peas in a peapod pressed,
One grew, two grew, so did the rest.
They grew and they grew and they did not stop…
Until one day they all went pop!
Drum/Triangle Songs
Willabee Wallabee
Willabee wallabeewoo, an elephant sat on you!
Willabee wallabee wee, an elephant sat on me!
(insert child’s name into rhyme)
Baby Beluga (usually sung with ocean drum in class)
Baby beluga in the deep blue sea,
Swim so wild and you swim so free.
Heaven above and the sea below,
And a little white whale on the go.
Baby beluga, baby beluga,
Is the water warm? Is your mama home,
With you so happy?
Way down yonder where the dolphins play,
Where you dive and splash all day,
Waves roll in and the waves roll out.
See the water squirting out of your spout.
Baby beluga, oh, baby beluga,
Sing your little song, sing for all your friends.
We like to hear you.
When it's dark, you're home and fed.
Curled up snug in your waterbed.
Moon is shining and the stars are out.
Good night, little whale, good night.
Baby beluga, oh, baby beluga,
With tomorrow's sun, another day's begun.
You'll soon be waking.
Baby beluga in the deep blue sea,
Swim so wild and you swim so free.
Heaven above and the sea below,
And a little white whale on the go.
You're just a little white whale on the go.
Hurry hurry drive the firetruck (1 little 2 little 3 little Indians tune)
Hurry hurry drive the firetruck,
Hurry hurry drive the firetruck,
Hurry hurry drive the firetruck,
Ding ding ding ding ding!
Other verses: find the fire, climb the ladder, squirt the water, let’s go rest
back at the station
Rhythm Stick Songs
Play Your Sticks
Play your sticks, play your sticks like this- 1,2,3,4
Play your sticks, play your sticks like this- 1,2,3,4
You gotta watch and listen, watch, and listen…
Play your sticks, play your sticks like this- 1,2,3,4
Shoe a Little Horse
Shoe a little horse, shoe a little mare,
With a tap tap here and a tap tap there
Let the little colt go bare, bare bare!
Engine Engine #9
Engine engine number 9,
Running down Chicago line,
Running east, running west,
Running through the cuckoo’s nest
Chugga-chugga-chugga-chugga
Chugga-chugga shhhhhh!
Little Red Caboose
Little red caboose choo choo choo
Little red caboose choo choo choo
Little red caboose choo choo choo behind the tra-ai-ai-ain,
Chugging down the track choo choo choo
Smokestack on its back choo choo choo
Little red caboose behind the train! Toot toot!
Other Instrument Songs
Crunch crunch (sung with cabasa)
Crunch, crunch, crunch crunch
Leaves are crunching all around,
Leaves are crunching on the ground,
Crunch crunch crunch
(changed to “snow” in winter)
Xylophone Songs- Snow is Falling/Leaves are Falling
Snow is falling, snow is falling, to the ground to the ground
Little tiny snow flakes, little tiny snowflakes, floating down, floating down.
(Leaves- red and yellow, red and yellow, orange and brown, orange and
brown)
April Shower
Drip drip drop, little April shower,
Beating a tune as you fall all around.
Drip drip drop, little April shower,
What can compare with your beautiful sound?
Drip drip drop, little April shower,
Beating a tune everywhere that you fall
Drip drip drop, little April shower,
I’m getting wet and I don’t care at all.
Going on a Bike Ride (with drum or tambourine)
We’re goin’ on a bike ride, goin’ on a bike ride,
Goin’ on a bike ride, who do you see?
I see ____, I see ______, I see ______ riding with me!
Going on a Picnic
We’re going on a picnic, leaving right away,
If it doesn’t rain we’ll stay all day!
________is bringing ______ (say child’s name and what they want to bringsing twice)
Ready for the picnic? Off we go!
Guiro Song
Guiro has a fishy shape, Play it with a scrape, scrape, scrape
You can play a wooden song, Now please pass it along!
Grandpa’s Farm
We’re on our way, we’re on our way,
On our way to Grandpa’s Farm!
We’re on our way, we’re on our way,
On our way to Grandpa’s Farm!
Down on grandpa’s farm there is a little black dog
Down on grandpa’s farm there is a little black dog
The dog- he makes a sound like this- woof woof!
The dog- he makes a sound like this- woof woof!
Repeat with little pink pig, brown cow, brown horse, etc.
Movement Songs
Shake Your Sillies Out
We’re gonna shake shake, shake our sillies out,
Shake, shake, shake our sillies out,
Shake , shake, shake our sillies out,
And wiggle our waggles away
Other verses: clap crazies out, stomp sillies, jump jiggles, dance dizzies
Goin’ to the Zoo
We’re all goin’ to the zoo tomorrow, zoo tomorrow, zoo tomorrow,
We’re all goin’ to the zoo tomorrow, we can stay all day,
We’re goin’ to the zoo, zoo zoo,
How about you, you, you?
You can come too, too, too,
We’re goin’ to the zoo zoo zoo.
Verses:
See the elephant with his long trunk swingin’,
See the monkeys a scritch scritch scratchin’
See the kangaroos a hop hop hoppin’
See the crocodiles, a snap snap snappin
See the penguins waddling, waddling
To The Beat
Now we are going to clap to the beat,
Now we are going to clap to the beat,
Now we are going to clap to the beat,
Keep on clapping.
Clapping clapping to the beat
Clapping clapping to the beat
Clapping clapping to the beat
Now please stop.
Other verses: stomp, jump, tap toes, spin, dance, crawl, etc.
Flower Buds
Flower buds, so round and small,
Start growing, growing, big and tall,
They stretch their petals to the sun,
And sway in the breeze til the day is done.