INFANT MOTHER GOOSE PROGRAM
Spring 2014 – WEDNESDAY/THURSDAY
FAVOURITE SONGS, RHYMES AND FINGER PLAY
(Whenever possible remember to personalize rhymes, etc. with your child’s name)
HELLO EVERYBODY
THREE GUESSES
Hello everybody and how are you?
How are you, how are you?
Hello everybody and how are you?
How are you today?
Mother/Father dear,
Can you guess?
Who it is that
Loves you best?
I'll give you three guesses,
One, two, three
There, I knew you would think of me!
FRIENDS & NEIGHBOURS
Friends and neighbours come along,
Friends and neighbours singing this song,
Let’s all be kind, right from the start,
Love one another deep in your heart,
I said,
Love one another deep in your heart.
THE MOON IS ROUND
The moon is round
as round can be,
Two eyes, a nose and a mouth like me!
ROCK ME EASY
Rock me easy, rock me slow,
Rock me where the robins go,
Rock the branches,
rock the boughs,
Rock the baby robins now.
Rock me up and
rock me down,
Rock me off to sleepy town,
Rock me gently up the stairs,
To snuggle with
my teddy bears.
Rock me easy, rock me slow,
Rock me where the robins go.
TOE, KNEE, CHEST, NUT
Toe, knee, chest, nut, knows I love you,
Toe, knee, knows,
Toe, knee, knows,
Toe, knee, chest, nut, knows I love you,
That’s what toe, knee, knows!
MOTHER GOOSE
Old Mother Goose used to
fly through the air,
Riding a gander - they made a fine pair.
Now when she wants to
get somewhere soon,
She rides on the cow
that jumps over the moon.
MOMMY TAKES GOOD CARE OF ME
(Tune: Mary Had A Little Lamb)
Mommy/Daddy takes good
Care of me,
Care of me, care of me,
Mommy/Daddy takes good
Care of me
Because she/he loves me so.
(use other actions…she dries my tears,
and kisses me,etc.)
POPCORN
You put the oil in the pot and
you let it get hot,
You put the popcorn in
and you start to grin,
Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle, sizzle, sizzle, sizzle,
sizzle, sizzle, Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle, sizzle
POP
THE BANJO
(Change day)
Wednesday night the banjo’s
playin’ on the radio
I like the banjo and I like ____
(child’s initial)
(Child’s initial) ___ is for
__________ (child’s name)
Pretty pretty/
Handsome handsome _______
(child’s name)
All the children adore her/him
So give her/him a kiss goodnight.
(Blow kiss x2)
Sleep tight!!!
(You can use your own adjective
to describe your child – be creative)
WHERE’S YOUR FINGER
MAY THERE ALWAYS BE SUNSHINE
(Tune: Frere Jacques)
Where’s your finger
Where’s your finger
Let me see, let me see
Now I’m going to wash it
Now I’m going to wash it
Scrub scrub scrub
Clean clean clean
May there always be sunshine,
May there always be blue skies,
May there always be Mamma (or Dadda)
May there always be me.
(Use other body parts)
CUCKOO CLOCK
Tick-tock, tick-tock,
I’m a little cuckoo clock,
Tick-tock, tick-tock,
STOP
Now I’m striking one o’clock
CUCKOO
Repeat beginning…
Now I’m striking two o’clock
CUCKOO, CUCKOO
Repeat until you get tired or 12 o’clock
whichever comes first!
YUM YUM YUM
Five little birdies went
“Cheep, cheep, cheep.”
“Shh,” said the mother bird. “Go to sleep.”
Down flew the daddy with a big fat crumb,
And all the little birdies went,
“Yum, yum, yum.”
YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE
You are my sunshine my only sunshine,
You make me happy when skies are grey,
You’ll never know dear how much I love you
Please don’t take my sunshine away.
The other night dear as you lay sleeping
I held you closely in my arms
You looked so lovely sleeping peacefully
I watched you all through the night.
You are my sunshine my only sunshine,
You make me happy when skies are grey,
You’ll never know dear how much I love you
Please don’t take my sunshine away.
I’ll always love you and be there for you
I’ll protect you from harm’s way.
‘Cause I adore you
You’re my dream come true
You’re my beautiful sunshine.
You are my sunshine my only sunshine,
You make me happy when skies are grey,
You’ll never know dear how much I love you
Please don’t take my sunshine away.
You’ll never know dear how much I love you
Please don’t take my sunshine away.
SPLASHING IN MY BATHTUB
CLAP CLAP HANDS
(Tune: Mommy’s Little Baby Loves Shortening)
Clap clap hands,
one, two, three.
Place your hands upon your knees.
Raise them up
to touch the sky,
Clap, clap hands and away they fly!
Splashing in my bathtub,
Bathtub, bathtub.
Splashing in my bathtub,
Getting Mommy/Daddy wet.
Bring on the soap,
Bring on the cream,
Somebody clean this baby please.
Soap up my fingers,
Soap up my toes.
And don’t forget my tiny little nose.
Splashing in my bathtub,
Bathtub, bathtub.
Splashing in my bathtub,
Getting Mommy/Daddy wet.
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE
(Tune: 3 Blind Mice)
Love, love, love,
love, love, love
See how it grows,
See how it grows.
I love my daddy
and he loves me.
We love each other
that's plain to see.
There's plenty of love
For my family.
Love, love, love,
Love, love, love.
RIDE TO DOVER
Ride, ride, ride to Dover,
Watch out (Child’s name) or you’ll fall over.
Ride, ride, ride to Flynn,
Watch out (Child’s name) or you’ll fall in!
EENSY, WEENSY, SPIDER
The eensy, weensy spider
went up the water spout,
Down came the rain and
washed the spider out,
Out came the sun and dried up all the rain,
And the eensy, weensy spider
went up the spout again.
The big, fat spider...
The teensy weensy spider...
The cool and funky spider....
LITTLE RED WAGON
Bumping up and down
In my little red wagon,
Bumping up and down
In my little red wagon,
Bumping up and down
In my little red wagon,
Won’t you be my darling?
Front wheel's off and the
Axle’s broken
Front wheel's off and the
Axle’s broken
Front wheel's off and the
Axle’s broken
Won't you be my darling
Freddie’'s gonna fix it
With his hammer
Freddie’'s gonna fix it
With his hammer
Freddie’'s gonna fix it
With his hammer
Won't you be my darling
Laura's gonna fix it
With her pliers
Laura's gonna fix it
With her pliers
Laura's gonna fix it
With her pliers
Won't you be my darling
(Use other children’s names and
various tools)
ROW ROW ROW YOUR BOAT
Row, row, row your boat,
Gently down the stream.
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily,
Life is but a dream.
Row, row, row your boat,,
Gently across the lake,
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily,
Life’s a piece of cake!
Row, row, row your boat,
Gently down the stream.
If you see a crocodile,
Don’t forget to scream
(Make screaming sound)
Row, row, row your boat,
Gently down the lake,
Don’t stand up and rock the boat,
That’s a big mistake.
(Make splashing sound)
Row, row, row your boat,
Underneath the sea.
Ha, Ha fooled you,
I’m a submarine!
COWBOY SONG
Riding along, singin’ a cowboy song,
Riding along,singin’ a song,
Oh lee, oh lay, oh lee, oh lay,
Oh lee, oh lay.
I have a little pony
And his name is Buckaroo,
Whatever I will ask him,
He knows just what to do,
He’ll canter oh so slowly,
Or he’ll gallop like the wind,
Oh lee, oh lay!
Oh lee, oh lay, oh lee, oh lay,
Oh lee, oh lay.
FINGER FAMILIES
Finger families up and finger families down,
Finger families dancing all around the town,
Dance them on your shoulders,
Dance them on your head,
Dance them on your knees and
Tuck them into bed!
Tommy Thumb is up and
Tommy Thumb is down....
Peter Pointer’s up... down...
Timmy Tall is up... down.
Ruby Ring... down...
Baby Small is.... down...
PIECE OF POPCORN
Here’s a piece of popcorn,
Sitting in a pan.
POP ME, POP ME
As fast as you can,
READY
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10.
POP!!
SMOOTH ROAD
A smooth road, (repeat 4 times)
A rough road, (repeat 4 times)
A windy road, (repeat 4 times)
A slippery road, (repeat 4 times)
A bumpy road, (repeat 4 times)
A HOLE. In the road
(or: Watch out for that pot HOLE!)
Stand Up Favourites
MARCHING SONG
(Tune: When The Saints Go Marching In)
LONDON TOWN
A smooth road to
London Town,
A smooth road to
London Town,
The road goes up and
the road goes down,
A smooth road to
London Town,
BUT
By and by we
come to the woods
And there the roads
are not so good,
A rough road, a rough road, a rough road,
To London Town!
LITTLE GREEN FROGS
Mm, Mm went the little green frog one day,
Mm, Mm went the little green frog,
Mm, Mm went the little green frog one day,
And they all went Mm, Mm, Aahh!
We all know frogs go, [CLAP]
Lahdeedahdeedah! [CLAP]
Lahdeedahdeedah! [CLAP]
Lahdeedahdeedah!
We all know frogs go, [CLAP]
Lahdeedahdeedah!
They don't go [stick tongue out on 2nd "Mm"
and open mouth wide for Aahh!]
SKINNAMARINK E-DINK
Skinnamarink e-dink e-dink
Skinnamarink e-doo
I love you.
Skinnamarink e-dink e-dink
Skinnamarink e-doo
I love you.
I love you in the morning
and in the afternoon.
I love you in the evening
underneath the moon.
Skinnamarink e-dink e-dink
Skinnamarink e-doo
I love you too
Boo Boop e doo
Oh, come along, oh come along,
Let’s sing our Wednesday/Thursday
marching song,
It’s always fun to be here together,
As we sing and march along!
UP, UP, UP
Here we go up, up, up.
And here we go down, down, down.
Here we go in and out,
And here we go all around!
WALKING SONG
Walking, walking, walking, walking,
Jump, jump, jump, jump, jump, jump,
Running, running, running, running,
running, running,
Now let’s stop, now let’s stop!
I AM A ROCKET
I am a rocket,
Crouched on the ground,
Waiting patiently,
Without a sound.
Light this fuse on my little toe,
Ready for blast off,
Here we go,
WHOOOOOSSSSSHHHH!
ZOOM, ZOOM, ZOOM
Zoom, zoom, zoom,
We’re going to the moon.
Zoom, zoom, zoom,
We’re going to the moon.
If you want to take a trip,
Climb aboard my rocketship,
Zoom, zoom, zoom,
We’re going to the moon.
READY 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, BLAST OFF!!!!
DRIVING IN MY CAR
I’m driving in my car; I’m driving in my car,
Beep, beep, beep, beep,
I’m driving in my car.
The light is turning red;
The light is turning red,
Stop, stop, stop, stop,
The light is turning red.
The light is turning green;
The light is turning green,
Go, go, go, go,
The light is turning green.
THE GRAND OLD DUKE OF YORK
So dance him up and up and up and up,
Dance him up to the sky,
Dance him up and up and up and up.
He’ll be down by and by.
The Grand Old Duke of York,
He had ten thousand men,
He marched them up to the top of the hill,
And he marched them down again.
And when they were up, they were up,
And when they were down, they were down,
And when they were only half way up,
They were neither up nor down,
He moved them to the left,
He moved them to the right,
He turned them round and round and round,
Until they were out of sight.
Dance baby dance, dance baby dance.
Up and down and all around,
Dance baby dance.
Give a little kiss goodnight,
(make kissing sounds)
Give a little kiss goodnight,
(make kissing sounds)
Move you lips and go like this,
Give a little kiss goodnight.
(Peek-A-Boo)
(make kissing sounds)
DANCE BABY DANCE
(Use Baby’s name)
BEDIAH
CLOSING SONG
Swing me just a little bit higher,
Oh Bediah do.
Swing me just a little bit higher, I love you!
Swing me over the garden wall,
Swing me gently so I don’t fall,
Just a little bit higher,
Oh Bediah do!
Just a little bit higher,
Oh Bediah do!
Our Mother Goose time is over,
It’s time to say good-bye,
Good-bye until the next time,
Good-bye, good-bye, good-bye.
SHE DIDN’T DANCE
IF YOU’RE HAPPY
OLD MACDONALD
THE WHEELS ON THE BUS
HEAD AND SHOULDERS
PAT-A-CAKE
She didn’t dance, dance, dance,
She didn’t dance at all today.
She didn’t dance, dance, dance,
Noooooo, nor yesterday,
So dance her up and up and up and up,
Dance her up to the sky,
Dance her up and up and up and up.
She’ll be down by and by.
She is like a lady; she is like a queen,
She is like a lady off to the fair at Lynn,
So dance her up and up and up and up,
Dance her up to the sky,
Dance her up and up and up and up.
She’ll be down by and by.
HE DIDN’T DANCE
He didn’t dance, dance, dance,
He didn’t dance at all today.
He didn’t dance, dance, dance,
Noooooo, nor yesterday,
So dance him up and up and up and up,
Dance him up to the sky,
Dance him up and up and up and up.
He’ll be down by and by.
He is like a gentleman; she is like a king,
He is like a gentleman off to the fair at Lynn,
DON’T FORGET THE OLD
FAVOURITES