Lyrics
1. Tell me my little children,
What did the jaybird say?
Jaybird say: “Jay jay jay, Jay jay jay, Jay jay jay,”
That is what he say.
2. …mockingbird… “Whee dee dee…”
3. …chee-dee… “Chee dee dee…”
4. …old crow… “craw craw craw…”
5. …old hawk… “chick chick chick…”
6. …partridge… “bob bob white…”
7. …old owl… “whoo whoo whoo…”
See also
- songs about birds
- songs with half notes
- songs with whole notes
- songs with I IV V chords
- source, Silver Burdett Early Childhood Teacher Edition, 1981, p. 150.
Extras for Plus Members
- Song with chords (PDF)
- MIDI file
- Listen
Hi Beth,
I’d like to use to use “This is What He Say” in a program but I can’t find the song anywhere besides your website. Do you know where the folk song originated?
Thank you!
Julie
Great question! I found the song in a Silver Burdett Early Childhood Teacher Edition, 1981, p. 150. They quoted the source from the Library of Congress. I put the link under “See also.” 🙂