MISS MARY MACK

Miss Mary Mack, Mack, Mack
All dressed in black, black, black
With silver buttons, buttons, buttons
All down her back, back, back
She asked her mother, mother, mother
For fifty cents, cents, cents
To see the elephant, elephant, elephant
Jump the fence, fence fence
They jumped so high, high, high
They touched the sky, sky, sky
And didn´t come back, back, back
Till the fourth of July, July, July
He jumped so high, high, high
He touched the sky, sky, sky
And he never came back, back, back
Till the fourth of July, July, July!

THE ANTS GO MARCHING

THE ANTS GO MARCHING

The ants go marching one by one, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching one by one, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching one by one,
The little one stops to suck his thumb
And they all go marching down to the ground
To get out of the rain, BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The ants go marching two by two, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching two by two, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching two by two,
The little one stops to tie his shoe
And they all go marching down to the ground
To get out of the rain, BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The ants go marching three by three, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching three by three, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching three by three,
The little one stops to climb a tree
And they all go marching down to the ground
To get out of the rain, BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The ants go marching four by four, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching four by four, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching four by four,
The little one stops to shut the door
And they all go marching down to the ground
To get out of the rain, BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The ants go marching five by five, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching five by five, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching five by five,
The little one stops to take a dive
And they all go marching down to the ground
To get out of the rain, BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The ants go marching six by six, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching six by six, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching six by six,
The little one stops to pick up sticks
And they all go marching down to the ground
To get out of the rain, BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The ants go marching seven by seven, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching seven by seven, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching seven by seven,
The little one stops to pray to heaven
And they all go marching down to the ground
To get out of the rain, BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The ants go marching eight by eight, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching eight by eight, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching eight by eight,
The little one stops to shut the gate
And they all go marching down to the ground
To get out of the rain, BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The ants go marching nine by nine, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching nine by nine, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching nine by nine,
The little one stops to check the time
And they all go marching down to the ground
To get out of the rain, BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The ants go marching ten by ten, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching ten by ten, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching ten by ten,
The little one stops to say "THE END"
And they all go marching down to the ground
To get out of the rain, BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

HAVE YOU SEEN THE MUFFIN MAN

HAVE YOU SEEN THE MUFFIN MAN?
unknown author

Oh have you seen the muffin man,
The muffin man, the muffin man?
Oh have you seen the muffin man,
That lives on Derry lane?
Oh yes I´ve seen the muffin man,
The muffin man, the muffin man!
Oh yes I´ve seen the muffin man,
That lives on Derry lane!

PLANTING TIME SONG

Sung to: "Row, row, row Your Boat"

Dig, dig, dig the earth (Make a digging motion)

Then you plant your seeds, (pretend to drop seeds)

A gentle rain (Flutter fingers down)

And bright sunshine (Circle arms above head)

Will help your flowers grow. (Hold one arm parallel to ground and move other arm up behind it with fingers extended like a flower growing)

ALLIGATOR PIE

ALLIGATOR PIE
By Dennis Lee

Alligator pie, alligator pie,
If I don´t get some, I think I´m going to die.
Give away the green grass give away the sky.
But don´t give away my alligator pie.

Alligator stew, alligator stew,
If I don´t get some, I think I´m going to die.
Give away my hockey stick give away my shoe.
But don´t give away my alligator stew!

ALL THE PRETTY LITTLE HORSES

ALL THE PRETTY LITTLE HORSES

Hush-a-bye, don´t you cry.
Go to sleepy little baby.
Blacks and bays, dapples and grays,
Coach and six-a-little horses.
Hush-a-bye, don´t you cry.
Go to sleep little baby.

THE CAT CAME BACK

THE CAT CAME BACK

Well, just like everybody you have troubles of your own
But let me tell you mister of the sorrow I have known!
I had an old gray cat, that I couldn´t bear to keep
He spent the nights a-howling and he wouldn´t let me sleep.

So I put him in a box and I tied it up quite well.
I had some fellows help me and I paid them not to tell.
We put it in a boxcar, the west-bound 7:10
The train pulled away and was never seen again.

CHORUS
But the Cat came back, the very next day
Yes the Cat came back and he wouldn´t stay away!
Meow, kitty! Meow, so pretty!
Meow, such a pity, but the Cat came back!

So I took him to the harbor and I put in on a ship.
I bid him bon voyage! for that oceanic trip!
The captain was obliging and glad to help us out
We tied him to the anchor so that there could be no doubt!

Well, we heard that sad report of that might storm at sea
And though it may sound heartless, I was happy as could be!
The paper said the ship went down beneath a heavy gale
And not a single soul was left to tell the awful tale!

REPEAT CHORUS

So I gave him to a scientist, destined for the moon.
The Cat was used for ballast in an outer space balloon!
I guess you know what happened, that balloon´s up there still,
And early that next morning, guess what came across the hill??

(Meow! That´s right.)

Now, everyone in town was sworn to shoot that Cat on sight.
With that crazy cat around you couldn´t sleep at night!
We even formed a posse just to hunt that critter down!
You could hear the guns a-blazin´ as they ran him out of town!

REPEAT CHORUS

THERE WAS AN OLD LADY

THERE WAS AN OLD LADY
Artist unknown

There was an old lady who swallowed a fly.
I don´t know why she swallowed a fly.
I guess she´ll die.

There was an old lady that swallowed a spider,
That wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her.
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly,
But I don´t know why she swallowed the fly.
I guess she´ll die.

There was an old lady who swallowed a bird.
SWALLOWED A BIRD, HOW ABSURD!!
She swallowed the bird to catch the spider,
That wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her.
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly,
But I don´t know why she swallowed the fly.
I guess she´ll die.

There was an old lady who swallowed a cat.
Imagine that, she swallowed a cat.
She swallowed the cat to catch the bird,
She swallowed the bird to catch the spider,
That wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her.
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly,
But I don´t know why she swallowed the fly.
I guess she´ll die.

There was an old lady who swallowed a dog.
What a hog, she swallowed a dog!
She swallowed the dog to catch the cat,
She swallowed the cat to catch the bird,
She swallowed the bird to catch the spider,
That wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her.
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly,
But I don´t know why she swallowed the fly.
I guess she´ll die.

There was an old lady that swallowed a goat,
She opened her throat and down went the goat!
She swallowed the goat to catch the dog,
She swallowed the dog to catch the cat,
She swallowed the cat to catch the bird,
She swallowed the bird to catch the spider,
That wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her.
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly,
But I don´t know why she swallowed the fly.
I guess she´ll die.

There was an old lady that swallowed a cow.
I don´t know how she swallowed a cow.
She swallowed the cow to catch the goat,
She swallowed the goat to catch the dog,
She swallowed the dog to catch the cat,
She swallowed the cat to catch the bird,
She swallowed the bird to catch the spider,
That wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her.
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly,
But I don´t know why she swallowed the fly.
I guess she´ll die.

I know an old lady, who swallowed a horse,
SWALLOWED A HORSE!
SHE´S DEAD OF COURSE!

KOOKABURRA

KOOKABURRA
Written By: Marion Sinclair
This is a favorite with the scouting crowd. It can be sung in a round by dividing the group into 2 or 3 groups and having each group begin with the first verse after the group before them finishes the first chorus. Expect plenty of laughing!

Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree
Merry, merry king of the bush is he
Laugh, Kookaburra! Laugh, Kookaburra!
Gay your life must be

Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree
Eating all the gum drops he can see
Stop, Kookaburra! Stop, Kookaburra!
Leave some there for me

Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree
Counting all the monkeys he can see
Stop, Kookaburra! Stop, Kookaburra!
That´s not a monkey that´s me.

YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE

By unknown artist

You are my sunshine, my only sunshine.
You make me happy, when skies are gray.
You´ll never know dear, how much I love you,
So please, don´t take my sunshine away.

The other night dear, while I was sleeping.
I dreamt I held you in my arms.
When I awoke dear, I was mistaken,
So I held my head and cried.

You are my sunshine, my only sunshine.
You make me happy, when skies are gray.
You´ll never know dear, how much I love you,
So please, don´t take my sunshine away.

THE CROCODILE SONG

THE CROCODILE SONG
Unknown
She sailed away on a bright and sunny day,
On the back of a crocodile.
"You see," said she, "he´s as tame as he could be,
I´ll sail him down the Nile".
But …. The croc winked his eye,
As she waved them all goodbye,
Wearing a great big smile.
At the end of the ride, the lady was inside,
And the smile was on the crocodile!

S is for SUNSHINE

S is for SUNSHINE to brighten the spring,
Warming the water, the earth, everything!
P is for POSIES with colors so bright-
Reds, yellows, purples, Oh! what a sight!
R is for RAINDROPS that splash all about,
Wetting the earth so that new life can sprout.
I is for INSECTS that flit throught the air,
And the grasshoppers, beetles, and ants everywhere.
N is for NOISES I hear when I wake,
The chirping of birds and the laughs children make.
G is for GROWTH that I see around me.
The plants and the animals- SPRING is lovely!
Author Unknown

I WAS SNAPPING MY FINGERS

This poem is played as a game. Each child chooses a character or animal and some sound or phrase. You keep adding and repeating until everyone has a turn.
I was snapping my fingers,
Walking down the street.
When a noise from the bushes,
Made my heart skip a beat.

I froze in fear,
Like I was stuck in glue.
When a purple dragon stepped
Out in my view.
The purple dragon said:
"hey do you mind if I follow you?"

Other suggested animals we use are:
Hungry crocodile
Happy hippopotamus
Laughing lion
Pretty parakeet
Big brave bear

I HAD A LITTLE TURTLE

I HAD A LITTLE TURTLE

I had a little turtle
His name was Tiny Tim
I put him in the bath tub
To see if he could swim
He drank up all the water
He ate up all the soap
And he woke up in the morning
With a bubble in his throat

I had to call the Doctor
I had to call the Nurse
I had to call the Lady
With the Alligator Purse

Mumps said the Doctor
Measles said the Nurse
Nothing said the Lady
With the Alligator Purse

I had to punch the Doctor
And kick out the Nurse
Then I paid the Lady
With the Alligator Purse.

HUSH LITTLE BABY - song

Traditional - origin unknown.
Hush little baby don´t say a word, Mama´s gonna buy you a mocking bird.
If that mocking bird won´t sing, Mama´s gonna buy you a diamond ring.
If that diamond ring turns brass, Mama´s gonna buy you a looking glass.
If that looking glass gets broke, Mama´s gonna buy you a Billy goat.
If that Billy goat gets bony, Mama´s gonna buy you a Shetland pony.
If that pony runs away, Mama´s going to buy you another some day.

DID YOU EVER SEE A BUNNY?

DID YOU EVER SEE A BUNNY?
Sung to: "Did you ever see a lassie?"

Did you ever see a bunny, bunny, a bunny,
Did you ever see a bunny that hops -- so slow?
He hops, and hops, and hops, and hops,
Did you ever see a bunny, that hops so slow?

Addition Verses:
That hops -- So Fast?,
That hops -- Backwards?,
That hops on one foot?

Be sure to hop while singing this song!

LEARNING NUMBERS

LEARNING NUMBERS
These are good "mini-rhymes" to use when your child is learning how to print their numbers.
1-A straight line, one is fun.
2-Around and back on the railroad track-two,two,two.
3-Around the tree and around the tree, that´s the way we make a three.
4-Down and over, down some more. That´s the way we make a four.
5-Fat old five goes down and around. Put a flag on top and see what you´ve
found.
6-Down to a loop, six rolls a hoop.
7-Across the sky and down from heaven, that´s the way we make a seven.
8-Make an "s" but do not wait -- go right back up to make an eight.
9-A loop and a line--that´s a nine.
10-A one first, a zero then, that´s the way we make a ten!

PINATA CHANT

PINATA CHANT
My goodness! My goodness!
A big paper jar! (make large circle with hands)
A big paper jar that is shaped like a star (draw star shape in the air)
And filled full of walnuts and
filled full of sweets, (clap hands)
Of toys and of oranges and wonderful treats.
Let´s hit it and hit it and hit it until (pretend to hit piñata)
The piñata breaks and
makes everything spill (clap)
OLE!