Lyrics
Clara Belle Baker, 1921, adapted by Beth Thompson
Cling-a-ling-ling-ling, the gong is ringing.
See the firemen going to the fire.
Hook and ladder, hose and engine bringing,
See the firemen* going to the fire.
Now the engine stops,
Now the big hose drops,
See the water streaming on the fire!
See also
- Subject: firefighters / pre-K songs / preschool
- Form: AAB
- Harmony: I, IV, V
- Meter: 3
- Rhythm:
- Scale: major
Source: Songs for the Little Child, Caroline Kohlsaat, Clara Belle Baker, Abingdon Press, 1921 (original title: Firemen)
- PDF of song with chords
- MIDI file
- Listen to the melody
