Articles about 'American Kids Songs'
March 22nd, 2013
The song "Pussy Willows" used to be taught in schools. Some people have written to me about it because their grandparents sang it to them as kids. It’s a sweet little song!
Here are the lyrics to Pussy Willows, with a musical score and midi tune…
Midi Tune of Pussy Willows
Pussy Willows
Pretty pussies down by the...
October 28th, 2012
Here’s a video of the song Dem Bones for Halloween. It’s a longer version to actually teach kids about dem bones…
Dem bones, dem bones, dem dry bones, Dem bones, dem bones, dem dry bones, Dem bones, dem bones, dem dry bones…
Enjoy dem bones!
Mama Lisa
October 11th, 2012
Hello!
Bread and Butter can be used as a Hello or Goodbye Song. You clap along as you chant.
You can find the lyrics below with 2 videos showing how to chant and clap to the song. In the first video it’s used as a Hello Song and in the second video it’s used as a...
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July 9th, 2012
In the past we’ve posted many versions of The Hearse Song that our readers have sent in. Recently we received two versions that somewhat differ from the others. They were sent by Richard Smith. Here they are:
My mother taught me this approximately 1954…
Did you ever think when a hearse went by
That someday it may be...
April 3rd, 2012
I’ve posted the song My Pigeon House twice already (click the link for one popular version) and see more versions of Pigeon House on my blog.
I know many people are interested in this song, so when I found a version from 1917 in "Primary Education" (Vol. 25), I became very curious. But before getting...
March 14th, 2012
Here’s a pretty little song called Good Morning, Merry Sunshine from a Librivox rendition of Little Red Riding Hood…
MP3 Recording of Good Morning, Merry Sunshine
Good Morning, Merry Sunshine
Good morning, merry sunshine,
How did you come so soon?
You chase the little stars away
And shine away the moon.
I saw you go to sleep last night...
November 7th, 2011
Here’s a cool version of Five Little Turkeys with the lyrics so you can learn it in time for Thanksgiving…
Five Little Turkeys
Five little turkeys standing at the door, One waddled off, and then there were four.
Four little turkeys sitting near a tree, One waddled off, and...
September 26th, 2011
We’ve had many, many comments on our post about the song The Worms Crawl In, The Worms Crawl Out. Here’s a new one by Kai Patsches (U.S.), that I found particularly fun and interesting…
When I was younger, every time we would pass a graveyard in the car we had to put one foot in the...
June 30th, 2011
Donna Lane wrote asking about a song from her childhood:
There is a song my grade school teacher taught me that I have taught my children, grandchildren, nieces, nephews and their kids. I would love to have the music to it and the entire lyrics. The song is Tamale Joe.
It goes:
Tamale Joe he...
June 30th, 2011
Here’s a song about helping kids know what to do if they get lost. We believe it was popular in the 1940’s…
Remember Your Name and Address Remember your name and address And telephone number, too ...
June 29th, 2011
The Pigeon House is a song many people grew up singing. I’ve been asked about it several times and now know that different versions exist. Here’s one of them with a midi and score:
The Pigeon House
We open the pigeon House again, And set all the happy flutt’rers free; ...
November 26th, 2010
Zee Avi is a wonderful singer from Malay. She sings in both Malay and English.
Below is a video of a medley she created using English and Malay lullabies. Here’s what she wrote about it…
Some of my favourite lullabies that were sung to me by my mother and grandmother when i was a little one...
November 6th, 2010
This original rendition of Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star on the keyboard reminds me of George Winston’s style. These girls haven’t heard his music yet, so I say kudos to them! They’re 8 – 9 years old and call themselves The Piano Girls.
Enjoy!
Mama Lisa
July 25th, 2010
I received this question yesterday…
Hi! I’ve been looking for the lyrics to the German translation of “If your happy and you know it”… does anyone have that?
I found two versions, which I posted. They’re both different ways of saying “If You’re Happy”. They’re called, “Wenn du fröhlich bist” and “Wenn du glücklich...
July 1st, 2010
“Pizza Pizza Daddy-O” is a cool circle dance game. Below are the lyrics to one version… many exist and you can add your own lines.
The kids stand in a circle and one child goes in the middle. The child in the middle is the one whose name they say in the...
June 24th, 2010
Here’s my daughter when she was a 1 or 2 year old singing Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star. It’s not the best recording in the world, but it’s heartwarming to me.
Mama Lisa
March 24th, 2010
Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes is sung all over the world. Here’s the Chinese version that we just added to Mama Lisa’s World…
头儿,肩膀,膝,脚趾
头儿,肩膀,膝,脚趾
膝,脚趾
膝,脚趾
头儿,肩膀,膝,脚趾
眼耳鼻口
Literal English Translation:
Head, shoulders, knees, toes,
Knees, toes,
Knees, toes,
Head, shoulders, knees, toes,
Eyes, ears, nose, mouth.
Check out the Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes Chinese song page for the midi, score and pronunciation.
March 3rd, 2010
Someone just pointed out that The Worms Crawl In, The Worms Crawl Out post from over 4 years ago is still getting comments and now has 83 of them! People seem to love to discuss this beloved (but disgusting) song.
February 23rd, 2010
A while ago I posted the song “Little Bunny Foo Foo“. The main action of the song can be seen in the chorus…
Little Bunny Foo-Foo
went hopping through the forest
scooping up the field mice
and bopping them on the head.
Today I had an annoyed comment about these lyrics…
Little Bunny Foo Foo is a fabbbulouss song. But...
February 23rd, 2010
Jean-Pierre Agier wrote from France:
Hello and thank you for your super site.
I have a friend whose daughter lives in the USA and one day she sang for him a song of unknown origin. He remembers some of the words but he’s not too sure of them all. On the other hand, he remembers the...
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