Baby Bounce
Rhyme Book
Miss Polly Had a Dolly
Miss Polly had a dolly who was sick, sick, sick
So she phoned for the doctor to be quick, quick, quick
The doctor came along with his bag and his hat
And he knocked on the door with a rat-a-tat-tat
He looked at the dolly and he shook his head
Then he said Miss Polly put her straight to bed
He wrote on a paper for a pill, pill, pill
I’ll be back in the morning with my bill, bill, bill
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 down the stream
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily
Life is but a dream
Old MacDonald
Old MacDonald had a farm E-I-E-I-O
And on his farm he had some cows E-I-E-I-O
With a moo, moo here, and a moo, moo there
Here a moo, there a moo
Everywhere a moo, moo
Old MacDonald had a farm E-I-E-I-O
And on his farm he had some chickens E-I-E-I-O
With a cluck, cluck here, and a cluck, cluck there
Here a cluck, there a cluck
Everywhere a cluck, cluck
With a moo, moo here, and a moo, moo there
Here a moo, there a moo
Everywhere a moo, moo
(Repeat verse adding on);
Sheep…baa, baa
Ducks …quack, quack
This Old Man
This old man, he plays one
He played knick knack on my drum
With a knick knack paddy wack, give a dog a bone
This old man came rolling home
This old man, he plays two
He played knick knack on my shoe
With a knick knack paddy wack, give a dog a bone
This old man came rolling home
This old man, he plays three
He played knick knack on my knee
With a knick knack paddy wack, give a dog a bone
This old man came rolling home
This old man, he plays four
He played knick knack on my door
With a knick knack paddy wack, give a dog a bone
This old man came rolling home
This old man, he plays five
Don't play knick knack on my hive
With a knick knack paddy wack, give a dog a bone
This old man came rolling home
This old man, he plays six
He played knick knack on my sticks
With a knick knack paddy wack, give a dog a bone
This old man came rolling home
This old man, he plays seven
He played knick knack up in heaven
With a knick knack paddy wack, give a dog a bone
This old man came rolling home
This old man, he plays eight
He played knick knack on my gate
With a knick knack paddy wack, give a dog a bone
This old man came rolling home
This old man, he plays nine
He played knick knack on my spine
With a knick knack paddy wack, give a dog a bone
This old man came rolling home
This old man, he plays ten
He played knick knack once again
With a knick knack paddy wack, give a dog a bone
This old man came rolling home
Once I Caught a Fish Alive
1,2,3,4,5 once I caught a fish alive
6,7,8,9,10 then I let him go again
Now why did you let him go?
Because he bit my finger so
Which finger did he bite?
This little finger on my right.
Wash Your Dirty Face
Wash your dirty face
Wash your dirty face
Rub and scrub and rub and scrub
And wash your dirty face
(Repeat verse with)
- Hands
- Feet
- Neck
- Knees
- Hair
- Self
Where have you been?
So dirty, go and wash yourself now!
Wash your dirty self, HEY!
Mary Had a Little Lamb
Mary had a little lamb,
Little lamb, little lamb,
Mary had a little lamb,
Its fleece was white as snow
And everywhere that Mary went,
Mary went, Mary went,
Everywhere that Mary went,
The lamb was sure to go
It followed her to school one day,
School one day, school one day,
It followed her to school one day,
It was against the rules
It made the children laugh and play,
Laugh and play, laugh and play,
It made the children laugh and play
To see a lamb at school
If You’re Happy and You Know It
If you're happy and you know it clap your hands
If you're happy and you know it clap your hands
If you're happy and you know it
Then you really ought to show it
If you're happy and you know it clap your hands
(Repeat verse with)
- pat your head
- turn around
- stamp your feet
- shout hooray
- clap your hands
Heads and Shoulders
Heads and shoulders knees and toes,
Knees and toes,
Knees and toes
Heads and shoulders knees and toes,
We all clap hands together
Eyes and ears and mouth and nose,
Mouth and nose,
Mouth and nose
Eyes and ears and mouth and nose,
We all clap hands together
Open Shut Them
Open shut them, open shut them
Give a little clap
Open shut them, open shut them,
Lay them in your lap
Creep them, creep them, creep them, creep them,
Right up to your chin
Open wide your little mouth
But do not let them in
Roll them, roll them, roll them, roll them,
Roll them just like this
Shake them, shake them, shake them, shake them
And blow a little kiss
Incey Wincey
Incey Wincey spider
Climbed up the water spout
Down came the rain
And washed poor Incey out
Out came the sunshine
And dried up all the rain
So Incey Wincey spider
Climbed up the spout again
Twinkle, Twinkle
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are
Up above the world so high,
Like a diamond in the sky
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are
Humpty Dumpty
Humpty Dumpty sat on the wall
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall
All the king’s horses and all the king’s men
Couldn’t put Humpty together again
Baa Baa Black Sheep
Baa, baa black sheep
Have you any wool?
Yes sir, yes sir
Three bags full
One for the master and one for the dame
And one for the little boy who lives down the lane
Hot Potato
Hot Potato, Hot Potato
Hot Potato, Hot Potato
Hot Potato, Hot Potato,
Potato, potato, potato, potato
Cold Spaghetti, Cold Spaghetti
Cold Spaghetti, Cold Spaghetti
Spaghetti, spaghetti, spaghetti, spaghetti
Whooo, jiggy jiggy jiggy jiggy
Whooo, jiggy jiggy jiggy jiggy,
Gimme that, gimme that, gimme that, food (repeat verse)
Mashed Banana, Mashed Banana (repeat line x2)
Banana, banana, banana, banana.
Whooo, jiggy jiggy jiggy jiggy
Whooo, jiggy jiggy jiggy jiggy,
Gimme that, gimme that, gimme that, food (repeat verse)
Hot Potato, Hot Potato (repeat line x2)
Potato, potato, potato, potato.
WHHHOOOOOOOOOO!!!
Rock-a-Bye Your Bear
Everybody clap,
(Clap! Clap! Clap!)
Everybody sing,
La la la la la!
Bow to your partner,
Then you turn around
YIPEE!
Hands in the air,
Rock-a-bye your bear,
Bear's now asleep,
Shh! Shh! Shh!
Bear's now asleep,
Shh! Shh! Shh!
Reading Time
It is never too early to share a book with your baby.
Try to aim for at least 10 minutes per day to help
develop strong basic language skills.
Tips:
 Use different voices, sound effects and facial
expressions to make the stories interesting and fun
 Make reading a happy time that you and your child
will cherish
 You don’t have to read all the words. You can talk
about the pictures instead
Baby Bounce is run fortnightly and Storytelling is run
weekly at each of the Marion Library branches.
Cultural Centre Library
287 Diagonal Road
OAKLANDS PARK 5046
8375 6785
Hallett Cove Library
Zwerner Drive
HALLETT COVE 5158
8375 6755
Park Holme Library
Duncan Avenue
PARKHOLME 5043
8375 6745
Baby Bounce – Monday
Storytelling – Tuesday
Baby Bounce – Friday
Storytelling – Wednesday
Baby Bounce – Friday
Storytelling – Thursday
For more information about what’s on for children and
families in the City of Marion please visit our website
www.marion.sa.gov.au/libraries