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Tick-tock

Lyrics (Clara Belle Baker, 1921) 1. Upon the staircase landing,Tick-tock, tick-tock, tock-tock, tock-tock,Upon the staircase landing,There stands a big hall clock, tick-tock.There stands a big hall clock. 2. We wake up in the morning,Tick-tock, tick-tock, tock-tock, tock-tock,We wake up in ...

Cherry Tree

Lyrics (Traditional chant) Once I found a cherry stone,I put it in the groundAnd when I came to look at it,A tiny shoot I found. The shoot grew up and up each day,And soon became a tree.I picked the rosy ...

There Was a Great Big Moose

Lyrics (Folk song) 1. There was a great big moose (repeat)He liked to drink a lot of juice. (repeat)(Repeat) RefrainSinging oh way oh, (repeat)Way oh, way oh, way oh, way oh, (repeat)Way oh, way oh, (repeat)Way oh, way oh, way oh, ...

Down to the Baker’s Shop

Lyrics (American folk song) Down to the baker’s shop, hop hop hop!For my mother said, “Buy a loaf of bread,”Down to the baker’s shop, hop hop hop! See also Subjects: baking / family Activities: movement Form: ABA Harmony: Orff arrangements ...

Buy a Penny Ginger

Lyrics (Jamaican folk song) Buy a penny gingerPung it in the mortar,Buy a penny gingerPung it in the mortar,Doon-ak-a, doon-ak-a, doo-kay. Game (Adapted) Formation: Students sit or stand in a circle of 3-5 students. On the steady beat, students pile ...

Witches’ Night

Lyrics (Melody by Ambrose Thomas, 1924, adapted by Beth Thompson, Lyrics by Charles Harvey) Out where the autumn night winds blow,Hark! There’s a footfall, stealthy slow.Hush! Do you hear that soft tip-tap?Oh, such a ghostly rap.See, there’s a blue flame ...

That’s a Mighty Pretty Motion

Lyrics That’s a mighty pretty motion, Dee di dee,That’s a mighty pretty motion, Dee di dee,That’s a mighty pretty motion, Dee di dee,Rise sugar rise. That’s a mighty poor motion, Dee di dee,That’s a mighty poor motion, Dee di dee,That’s a mighty poor motion, Dee di ...

Hippity Hop

Lyrics (Folk song) Hippity hop to the barber shopTo get a stick of candyOne for you and one for me,And one for brother Andy. See also Activities: movement Form: ABAB Harmony: ostinati / chords I, IV, V Meter: 6/8 Rhythm: ...

My Dame Hath a Lame Tame Crane

Lyrics (English folk song) My dame hath a lame tame crane,My dame hath a crane that is lame,Pray gentle Jane, let my dame’s lame tame craneFeed and come home again. Motions “Dame” = Curtsy (or, if sitting, put both hands ...

Black Socks

Lyrics Black socks, they never get dirty.The longer you wear them, the stronger they get.Sometimes I think I should wash them,But something inside me says, “No no not yet.”Not yet, not yet, not yet, not yet See also Subjects: silly ...
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