Songs and Rhymes for October
1. What Is Green ?
3. I Hear Thunder
What is green? What is green?
Can you tell? Can you tell?
(children suggest items of appropriate colour)
Green apples and green grass
Green apples and green grass
Cabbages as well
Cabbages as well
What is orange? What is orange?
Can you tell? Can you tell?
Oranges and carrots
Oranges and carrots
Pumpkins as well
Pumpkins as well
I hear thunder, I hear thunder
Hark don’t you, hark don’t you
Pitter patter raindrops
Pitter patter raindrops
I’m wet through
So are you
I see blue skies, I see blue skies
Hurry up the sunshine
Hurry up the sunshine
We’ll soon dry
We’ll soon dry
What is brown? What is brown?
Can you tell? Can you tell?
Sausages and hedgehogs
Sausages and hedgehogs
Conkers as well
Conkers as well
2. One Little Raindrop
One little raindrop dripping all alone
Saw another raindrop and asked it to come
home
When they both got there
Huddle, huddle, huddle
Raindrops together
Make a big puddle.
Two little raindrops all alone … etc
4. Autumn Leaves
Autumn leaves are falling down
Swirling, twirling all around
Floating by without a sound
So catch them if you can
Yellow leaves are falling down etc.
Repeat with red, golden, brown, ora
5. Pumpkin Head
Sitting in the window, Pumpkin Head
Circles for your eyes
And a funny triangle nose
And a flickering light inside
You’re a funny old orange Pumpkin Head
Sitting in the window Pumpkin Head
Circles for your eyes
And a funny rectangle mouth
And a flickering light inside
You’re a funny old orange Pumpkin Head
7. The Bear Song
He’s a great big daddy bear
With great big paws and fuzzy hair.
He sits upon an enormous chair.
He’s a great big, fuzzy daddy bear.
She’s a middle-sized mummy bear
With middle-sized paws and fuzzy hair.
She sits upon a middle-sized chair.
She’s a middle-sized, fuzzy mummy bear.
He’s a little baby bear
With little paws and fuzzy hair
He sits upon a little chair.
He’s a little, fuzzy baby bear.
8. Just Right For Me
Just right! Just right! Just right for me!
Just right! Just right! Just right for me!
This porridge is as perfect as porridge could be
Just right for me!
6. The Owl
Someone is sitting up in a tree
With two big eyes, staring at me
Someone is sitting up in a tree
IT’S THE OWL!
Tu-witt, tu-woo,
He’s watching you
Tu-witt, tu-woo,
He’s watching you
Tu-witt, tu-woo
Someone is sitting up in a tree
Looking around for his tea
Someone is sitting up in a tree
IT’S THE OWL
Repeat chorus
Repeat first verse
Repeat with “chair” and then “bed”
9. Someone’s Been Eating My
Porridge
Someone’s been eating my porridge.
Someone’s been eating mine too.
Someone’s been eating mine
And it’s all gone.
Oh, what are we to do?
Oh, what are we to do?
Goldilocks ran quickly home
As fast as her legs could run.
She promised she’d not go out alone
When she wanted to have some fun.
Now we’ve reached the end.
Our story’s done.
Now we’ve reached the end.
Our story’s done.
Someone’s been sitting in my chair.
Someone’s been sitting in mine too.
Someone sat in mine
And they’ve broken it up.
Oh, what are we to do?
Oh, what are we to do?
Someone’s been sleeping in my bed
Someone’s been sleeping in mine too.
Someone slept in mine
And here they are!
HERE THEY ARE!
Oh, what are we to do?
Oh, what are we to do?
10. Goldilocks Woke Up
Goldilocks woke up, woke up
And she couldn’t believe her eyes!
Goldilocks woke up, woke up
And she got a big surprise!
She saw three bears, three bears
Three Brown Bears!
Three bears, three bears
Three Brown Bears!
Goldilocks leapt out of bed.
She was feeling very scared.
Goldilocks leapt out of bed
And she rushed off down the stairs
From those three bears, three bears
Three Brown bears.
From those three bears, three bears
Three brown bears.
11. Dressed In Red
Dressed in red, dressed in red
A riding hood upon her head
Dressed in red, dressed in red
Little Red Riding Hood
Dressed in red, dressed in red
Little Red Riding Hood
Full of fun, full of fun
With a basket full of currant buns
Etc.
Off to the woods, off to the woods
And promising to be very good
Etc.
12. Who Is That Creeping About?
Who is that creeping about?
Creeping about, creeping about?
Who is that creeping about?
It’s wicked Mr Wolf!
Who’s that hiding behind the trees?
Behind the trees, behind the trees?
Etc.
Who’s that looking through the leaves?
Through the leaves, through the leaves?
Etc.
Repeat first verse.
13. Oh Granny!
Granny, you’re looking odd today
Your nose has grown a lot
Granny you’re looking odd today
What a great big nose you’ve got!
Oh Granny!
Repeat with ears, eyes teeth.
14. Goodbye Mr Wolf
Goodbye Mr Wolf, don’t you come back
Don’t you come back, don’t you come back
Goodbye Mr Wolf, don’t you come back
Don’t bother us again, again
Don’t bother us again.
Goodbye Mr Wolf, go to your den
Go to your den, go to your den
Goodbye Mr Wolf, go to your den
Don’t bother us again, again
Don’t bother us again.
Goodbye Mr Wolf, try to be good
Try to be good, try to be good
Goodbye Mr Wolf, try to be good
Don’t bother us again, again
Don’t bother us again.