Popular Songs at Playgroup

Autumn Leaves

All the leaves are falling down
Falling down, falling down
All the leaves are falling down
Now it’s autumn

Spinning spinning round and round
Round and round, round and round
Spinning spinning round and round
Now it’s autumn

Softly floating not a sound
Not a sound, not a sound
Softly floating not a sound
Now it’s autumn

See them lying on the ground
On the ground, on the ground
See them lying on the ground
Now it’s autumn

(fast) Now they’re blowing all around
All around, all around
Now they’re blowing all around
We like autumn

Faster faster all around
All around, all around
Faster faster all around
We like autumn

(words Anne Butler, music Traditional)

Row, Row, Row Your Boat

Row, row, row your boat

Gently down the stream

Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily

Life is but a dream.

Rock, rock, rock your boat

Roughly down the stream

If you see a crocodile

Don’t forget to scream

Row, row, row your boat

Quickly down the river

If you see a polar bear

Don’t forget to shiver

Row Row Row your boat

Gently down the stream

If you see a tall giraffe

Please try not to laugh

Row row row your boat

To the other side

If you see a monkey

Don’t forget to hide

Row, row, row your boat

Slowly to the shore

If you see a lion

Don’t forget to roar

Rock Rock Rock, your boat

Gently to and fro

Wibbley, wobbley. Wibbley, wobbley

Into the water you go

Miss Polly

Miss Polly had a dolly who was sick, sick, sick

So she called for the doctor to come quick, quick, quick
The doctor came 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
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, Yes I will, will, will

Miss Polly’s other dolly had a pain, pain, pain
The doctor had to come again, gain, gain
Where does it hurt
In your foot or your ear
Dolly said my tummy hurts here, here, here
He looked at the dolly and he shook his head
He said, 'Miss Polly put her straight to bed'
He gave her medicine
And before too long
Dolly’s tummy ache was gone, gone, gone

Hand Washing Songs

Humpty Dumpty went to the loo,

Humpty Dumpty knew what to do,

All the germs washed off and all the dirt too,

By washing his hands straight after the loo!

Humpty Dumpty washed his hands

Humpty Dumpty then had clean hands

Away with the nasties, and all the germs too,

By washing his hands straight after the loo

(Tune of Polly Put the Kettle)

Tell me have you washed your hands

Before you eat your tea

Little squirts help wash your hands

Before you eat your tea

Remember always wash your hands

Before you eat your tea

The Pirate Song

When I was one, I ate a bun,
The day I went to sea.
I jumped aboard a pirate ship
And the Captain said to me:
‘We’re going this way, that way,
Forwards backwards,
Over the deep blue sea.
A bottle of rum to fill my tum
And that’s the life for me’.

When I was two, I lost my shoe,
The day I went to sea.
I jumped aboard a pirate ship
And the Captain said to me:
‘We’re going this way, that way,
Forwards backwards,
Over the deep blue sea.
A bottle of rum to fill my tum
And that’s the life for me’.

When I was three, I bumped my knee
The day I went to sea.
I jumped aboard a pirate ship
And the Captain said to me:
‘We’re going this way, that way,
Forwards backwards,
Over the deep blue sea.
A bottle of rum to fill my tum
And that’s the life for me’.

When I was four, I knocked on the door,
The day I went to sea.
I jumped aboard a pirate ship
And the Captain said to me:
‘We’re going this way, that way,
Forwards backwards,
Over the deep blue sea.
A bottle of rum to fill my tum
And that’s the life for me’.

When I was five, I learned to dive,
The day I went to sea.
I jumped aboard a pirate ship
And the Captain said to me:
‘We’re going this way, that way,
Forwards backwards,
Over the deep blue sea.
A bottle of rum to fill my tum
And that’s the life for me’

Little Red Hen Song
(To the tune of here we go round the mulberry bush)

This is the way we plant the seed
Plant the seed, plant the seed
This is the way we plant the seed
To make our bread in the morning.

This is the way we cut the wheat,
Cut the wheat, cut the wheat
This is the way we cut the wheat,
To make our bread in the morning.

This is the way we grind the wheat
Grind the wheat, grind the wheat
this is the way we grind the wheat
to make our bread in the morning.

This is the way we knead the dough
Knead the dough, knead the dough
this is the way we knead the dough
to make our bread in the morning.

This is the way we bake the bread
bake the bread, bake the bread
this is the way we bake the bread
to make our bread in the morning.

This is the way we eat the bread

Eat the bread, eat the bread

This is the way we eat the bread

That we made in the morning

There's a Spider on the Floor

There's a spider on the floor, on the floor.

There's a spider on the floor, on the floor.
There’s a spider on the floor
And he’s coming through the door
There's a spider on the floor, on the floor.

Now the spider’s on my knee, on my knee
Now the spider’s on my knee, on my knee.
Now the spider’s on my knee
And he’s looking right at me
Now the spider’s on my knee, on my knee.

Now the spider’s on my tummy, on my tummy.
Now the spider’s on my tummy, on my tummy
Now the spider’s on my tummy ,
And I think I want my mummy
Now the spider’s on my tummy, on my tummy.

Now the spider’s on my arm, on my arm.
Now the spider’s on my arm, on my arm
Now the spider’s on my arm,
And he won’t do any harm (will he?)
Now the spider’s on my arm, on my arm.

Now the spider's on my head, on my head
Now the spider's on my head, on my head
Now the spider’s on my head!
Can he come to you instead?
Now the spider's on my head, on my head

Conkers, conkers. Shiny and round,

Put them in your pocket when you find them on the ground.

Conkers, conkers. Fall from the trees

A pocket full of conkers and bunch of yellow leaves.

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Hilly Billy Hedgehog, Prickles and spikes,

These are the things that a hedgehog likes.

A bowl of water, a piece of meat

And Autumn leaves to give him heat.

(To the tune of London Bridge is Falling Down)

Autumn leaves are falling down, falling down falling down,

Autumn leaves are falling down

My Fair Lady

As we walk, we rustle leaves, rustle leaves, rustle leaves,

As we walk we rustle leaves,

My Fair Lady

With a rake we gather them, gather them, gather them,

With a rake we gather them,

My Fair Lady

(Use actions with singing)

When Goldilocks went to the House of the Bears

When Goldilocks went to the house of the bears

Oh what did her two eyes see?

A bowl that was huge

A bowl that was smal

l A bowl that was tiny and that was all

She counted them: one, two, three

When Goldilocks went to the house of the bears

Oh what did her two eyes see?

A chair that was huge

A chair that was small

A chair that was tiny and that was all

She counted them: one, two, three

When Goldilocks went to the house of the bears

Oh what did her two eyes see?

A bed that was huge

A bed that was small

A bed that was tiny and that was all

She counted them: one, two, three

When Goldilocks ran from the house of the bears

Oh what did her two eyes see?

A bear that was huge

A bear that was small

A bear that was tiny and that was all

They growled at her: grrr, grrr, grrr!

"If You're Happy and You Know It"

If you're happy and you know it
Clap your hands. Clap, Clap.
If you're happy and you know it
Clap your hands. Clap, Clap.
If you're happy and you know it
and you really want to show it
If you're happy and you know it
Clap your hands. Clap, Clap.

If you're angry and you know it
Stomp your feet. Stomp, Stomp.
If you're angry and you know it
Stomp your feet. Stomp, Stomp.
If you're angry and you know it
and you really want to show it
If you're angry and you know it
Stomp your feet. Stomp, Stomp.

If you're sad and you know it
Cry out loud. Boo hoo.
If you're sad and you know it
Cry out loud. Boo hoo.
If you're sad and you know it
and you really want to show it
If you're sad and you know it
Cry out loud. Boo hoo.

If you're friendly and you know it
Wave hello. Hi, there!
If you're friendly and you know it
Wave hello. Hi, there!
If you're friendly and you know it
and you really want to show it
If you're friendly and you know it
Wave hello. Hi, there!

If you're naughty and you know it
Say Sorry Sign
If you're naughty and you know it
Say Sorry Sign
If you're naughty and you know it
and you really want to show it
If you're naughty and you know it
Say Sorry. Sign