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You Gotta Sing
Wabash Cannonball
Day-O | Soundclip
Ting-A-Lay-O
Mr. Sun
Father's Old Grey Whiskers
Baby Beluga
Willoughy Wallaby Woo
Kumbaya
Shake Your Sillies Out
Brush Your Teeth
Down By the Bay
Jamaica Farewell
Apples and Bananas
Chicken Lips | Soundclip
Polly Wolly Doodle
This Old Man
The Fox
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Puff (The Magic Dragon)
Morningtown Ride | Soundclip
This Little Light | Soundclip

YOU GOTTA SING

You gotta sing when your spirit says sing,
You gotta sing when your spirit says sing,
When your spirit says sing,
you gotta sing right along,
You gotta sing when your spirit says sing.

You gotta shout when your spirit says shout,
You gotta shout when your spirit says shout,
When your spirit says shout,
you gotta shout right out loud,
You gotta shout when your spirit says shout.

You gotta wiggle when your spirit says wiggle,
You gotta wiggle when your spirit says wiggle,
When your spirit says wiggle,
you gotta wiggle like a worm,
You gotta wiggle when your spirit says wiggle.

You gotta shake when your spirit says shake,
You gotta shake when your spirit says shake,
When your spirit says shake,
you gotta shake like a snake,
You gotta shake when your spirit says shake.

You gotta dance when your spirit says dance,
You gotta dance when your spirit says dance,
When your spirit says dance,
you gotta dance right along,
You gotta dance when your spirit says dance.

You gotta sing when your spirit says sing,
You gotta sing when your spirit says sing,
When your spirit says sing, you gotta sing right along,
You gotta sing when your spirit says sing.

TRADITIONAL

WABASH CANNONBALL

From the wide Pacific Ocean
     to the broad Atlantic shore,
She climbs the flowery mountains
     over hills and by the shore,
Although she's tall and handsome,
     she's known quite well by all,
She's a regular combination,
     the Wabash Cannonball.

CHORUS:
Oh listen to the jingle,
      to the rumble and the roar,
As she flies along the woodlands,
     over hills and by the shore,
Hear the mighty rush of the engine,
     hear the merry hobo's squall,
As she rumble through the jungles,
     the Wabash Cannonball.

Now the eastern states are dandy
so the western people say,
From New York to St. Louis, Chicago, by the way,
Through the hills of Minnesota
where the rippling waters fall,
No chances to be taken on the Wabash Cannonball.

(CHORUS)

TRADITIONAL

DAY-O

CHORUS:
Day-o, me say day-o,
Daylight come and me wanna go home,
Day-n, me say day-o,
Daylight come and me wanna go home.

Work all night 'til the marriin' come,
Daylight come and me wanna go home,
Stack banana til the mornin' come,
Daylight come and me wanna go home.

Come mister tallyman, tally me banana,
Daylight come and me wanna go home,
Come mister tallyman, tally me banana,
Daylight come and me wanna go home.

A beautiful bunch o' ripe banana,
Daylight come and me wanna go home,
Lift six hand, seven hand, eight hand bunch,
Daylight come and me wanna go home.

Come mister tallyman, tally me banana,
Daylight come and me wanna go home,
Come mister tallyman, tally me banana,
Daylight come and me wanna go home.

(CHORUS)

Day-o, me say day-o,
Daylight come and me wanna go home.

TRADITIONAL

TING-A-LAY-O

CHORUS:
Ting-a-lay-o, run my little donkey, run,
Ting-a-lay-o, run my little donkey, run.

My donkey hee, my donkey haw,
My donkey sleep in a bed of straw,
My donkey short, my donkey wide,
Don't get too close to his back side.

(CHORUS)

My donkey walk, my donkey talk,
My donkey eats with a knife and fork,
My donkey eat, my donkey sleep,
My donkey kicks with his two hind feet.

(CHORUS)

My donkey laugh, my donkey cry,
My donkey loves peanut butter pie,
My donkey laugh, my donkey cry,
My donkey loves peanut butter pie,

(CHORUS twice)

MISTER SUN

Oh Mister Sun, Sun, Mister Golden Sun
Please shine dawn on me.
Oh Mister Sun, Sun, Mister Golden Sun
Hiding behind a tree.

These little children are asking you,
To please came out so we can play with you.
Oh Mister Sun, Sun, Mister Golden Sun
Please shine down on me.

Oh Mister Moon, Moon, bright and silvery moon.
Please shine down on me.
Oh Mister Moon, Moan, bright and silvery moon.
Come from behind that tree.

I like to ramble, I like to roam,
But I like to find myself at home.
When the moan, moan, bright and silvery moon,
Comes shine down on me.

TRADITIONAL

FATHER'S OLD GREY WHISKERS

I have a dear old daddy,
Far whom I nightly pray,
He has a set of whiskers,
They're always in the way.

CHORUS:
They're always in the way,
The cows eat them for hay,
They hide the dirt on Daddy's shirt,
They're always in the way.

Around the supper table,
We make a happy group,
Until dear father's whiskers,
Get tangled in the soup.

(CHORUS)

Father had a strong back,
But now it's all caved in,
He stepped upon his whiskers,
And walked up to his chin.

(CHORUS)

We have a dear old mother,
With him at night she sleeps,
She wakes up in the morning,
Eating shredded wheat.

(CHORUS twice)

TRADITIONAL

BABY BELUGA

Baby Beluga in the deep blue sea,
Swim so wild and swim so free;
Heaven above and the sea below,
And a little white whale on the go.

Baby Beluga, Baby Beluga,
Is the water warm,
Is your mama home,
With you so happy?

Way down yonder where the dolphins play,
Where you dive and splash all day,
Waves roll in and the waves roll out,
See the water squirtin' out of your spout.

Baby Beluga, Baby Beluga,
Sing your little song,
Sing for all your friends,
We like to hear you.

When it's dark, and you're home and fed,
Curl up snug in your water bed,
Moon is shining and the stars are out,
Good night, little whale good night.

Baby Beluga, Baby Beluga,
With tomorrow's sun, another day's begun,
You'll soon be waking.

Baby Beluga in the deep blue sea,
Swim so wild and swim so free;
Heaven above and the sea below,
And a little white whale on the go,
You're just a little white whale on the go.

RAFFI AND D. PIKE
Music by Raffi. Words by Raffi and D. Pike
® Homeland Publishing

WILLOUGHBY, WALLABY, WOO

Willoughby, wallaby wee,
An elephant sat on me!

Willoughby, wallaby atm,
An elephant sat on Justin!

Willoughby, wallaby wody,
An elephant sat on Cody!

Willoughby, wallaby wanny,
An elephant sat on Nanny!

Willoughby, wallaby wen,
An elephant sat on Ken!

Willoughby, wallaby woo,
An elephant sat on you!

LARRY MIYATA / DENNIS LEE
Based on "Alligator Pie" a poem by Dennis Lee
® 1974 MacMillan Co. of Canada Ltd. Used by permission. Music by Larry Miyata.
Adapted: lyrics by Raffi ® 1976 Homeland Publishing

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KUMBAYA

Kum-ba-ya, my Lord, kum-ba-ya,
Kum-ba-ya, my Lord, kum-ba-ya,
Kum-ba-ya, my Lord, kum-ba-ya,
Oh Lord, kum-ba-ya.

Someone's singing Lord, kum-ba-ya,
Someone's singing Lord, kum-ba-ya,
Someone's singing Lord, kum-ba-ya,
Oh Lord, kum-ba-ya.

Someone's crying Lord, kum-ba-ya,
Someone's crying Lord, kum-ba-ya,
Someone's crying Lord, kum-ba-ya,
Oh Lord, kum-ba-ya.

Someone's dancing Lord, kum-ba-ya,
Someone's dancing Lord, kum-ba-ya,
Someone's dancing Lord, kum-ba-ya,
Oh Lord, kum-ba-ya.

Come by here, my Lord, kum-ba-ya,
Come by here, my Lord, kum-ba-ya,
Come by here, my Lord, kum-ba-ya,
Oh Lord, kum-ba-ya.

TRADITIONAL

SHAKE MY SILLIES OUT

Gonna shake, shake, shake my simes out,
Shake, shake, shake my silas Out,
Shake, shake, shake my sillies out,
And wiggle my waggles away.

Gonna clap, clap, clap, my crazies out,
Clap, clap, clap my crazies out,
Clap, clap, clap my crazies out,
And wiggle my waggles away.

Gonna jump, jump, jump my jiggles out,
Jump, jump, jump my jiggles out,
Jump, jump, jump my jiggles out,
And wiggle my waggles away.

Gonna yawn, yawn, yawn my sleepies out,
Yawn, yawn, yawn my sleepies out,
Yawn, yawn, yawn my sleepies out,
And wiggle my waggles away.

Gonna stretch, stretch, stretch my stretchies out,
Stretch, stretch, stretch my stretchies out,
Stretch, stretch, stretch my stretchies out,
And wiggle my waggles away.

Gonna shake, shake, shake my sillies out,
Shake, shake, shake my silas out,
Shake, shake, shake my silas out,
And wiggle my waggles away.

RAFFI, BERT, AND BONNIE SIMPSON
Music by Raffi. Words by Raffi, B. & B. Simpson
® 1977 Homeland Publishing.
All rights reserved. Used by permission.

BRUSH YOUR TEETH

When you wake up in the morning
and it's quarter to one,
And you want to have a little fun,

CHORUS:
You brush your teeth, ch, ch, ch, ch, ch, ch, ch, ch, ch,
You brush your teeth, ch, ch, ch, ch, ch, ch, ch, ch, ch.

When you wake up in the morning
and it's quarter to two,
And you don't know what to do,

(CHORUS)

When you wake up in the morning
and it's quarter to three,
You've got a great big smile for me,

(CHORUS)

When you wake up in the morning
and it's quarter to four,
You hear a great big knock on the door,

(CHORUS)

When you wake up in the morning
and it's quarter to five,
You're so happy to be alive,

(CHORUS)

TRADITIONAL

DOWN BY THE BAY

Down by the bay, where the watermelons grow,
Back to my home, I dare not go,
For if I do, my mother will say...
Did you ever see a goose, kissing a moose,
Down by the bay?

Down by the bay, where the watermelons grow,
Back to my home, I dare not go,
For if I do, my mother will say...
Did you ever see a whale, with a polka dot tail,
Down by the bay?

Down by the bay, where the watermelons grow,
Back to my home, I dare not go,
For if I do, my mother will say...
Did you ever see a fly, wearing a tie,
Down by the bay?

Down by the bay, where the watermelons grow,
Back to my home, I dare not go,
For if I do, my mother will say...
Did you ever see a bear, combing his hair,
Down by the bay?

Down by the bay, where the watermelons grow,
Back to my home, I dare not go,
For if I do, my mother will say...
Did you ever see llamas, eating their pajamas,
Down by the bay?

Down by the bay, where the watermelons grow,
Back to my home, I dare not go,
For if I do, my mother will say...
Did you ever see an octopus, dancing with a platypus,
Down by the bay?

Down by the bay, where the watermelons grow,
Back to my home, I dare not go,
For if I do, my mother will say...
Did you ever have a time,
when you couldn't make a rhyme,
Down by the bay?

TRADITIONAL

JAMAICA FAREWELL

Down the way where the nights are gay,
And the sun shines brightly on the mountaintop,
I took a trip on a sailing ship,
And when I reached Jamaica I made a stop.

CHORUS:
But I'm sad to say, I'm on my way,
Won't be back for many a day,
My heart is down, my head is turning around,
I miss all my friends in Kingston town.

Down at the market you can hear,
All the ladies cry Out while on their heads they bear,
Akie rice, salt fish are nice,
And the sun is fine any time of the year.

(CHORUS)

Sounds of laughter everywhere,
And the children sway to and fro,
I must declare that my heart is there,
Though I've been from Maine to Mexico.

(CHORUS twice)

APPLES AND BANANAS

I like to eat, eat, eat,
Apples and bananas;
I like to eat, eat, eat,
Apples and bananas;

I like to ate, ate, ate,
Ape-puls and ba-nay-nays;
I like to ate, ate, ate,
Ape-puls and ba-nay-nays;

I like to eat, eat, eat,
Ee-puls and bee-nee-nees;
I like to eat, eat, eat,
Ee-puls and bee-nee-nees;

I like to ite, its, its,
I-puls and bi-ni-nis;
I like to its, ite, ite,
I-puls and hi-ni-ins;

I like to oat, oat, oat,
O-puls and bo-no-nos;
I like to oat, oat, oat,
O-puls and bo-no-nos;

I like to not, not, not,
Oo-puls and boo-noo-noos;
I like to not, not, not,
Oo-puls and boo-non-noos;

(REPEAT FIRST VERSE)

TRADITIONAL

CHICKEN LIPS AND LIZARD HIPS

CHORUS:
Oh Chicken lips and lizard hips and alligator eyes,
Monkey legs and buzzard eggs and salamander thighs,
Rabbit ears and camel rears and tasty toenail pies,
Stir them all together, it's Mama's Soup Surpnse.

Oh, when I was a little kid I never liked to eat,
Mama'd put things on my plate,
I'd dump them on her feet.
But then one day she made this soup, I ate it all in bed,
I asked her what she put in it, and this is what she said.

(CHORUS)

I went into the bathroom and stood beside the sink,
I said I'm feeling slightly ill, I think I'd like a drink,
Mama said "I've just the thing, I'll get it in a wink,
It's full of lots of protein, and vitamins I think"

(CHORUS)

CODY CASSIDY
Words and music by John and Nancy Cassidy
® 1986 Klutz

POLLY WOLLY DOODLE

Oh, I went down South for to see my gal,
Sing golly wolly doodle all the day,
My Sally is a spunky gal,
Sing polly wolly doodle all the day.

CHORUS:
Fare thee well,
Fare thee well,
Fare thee well, my fairy fey,
For I'm goin' to Louisiana,
For to see my Suzyanna,
Sing polly wolly doodle all the day.

Oh, my Sal she is a maiden fair,
Sing golly wolly doodle all the day,
With curly eyes and laughing hair,
Sing golly wolly doodle all the day.

(CHORUS)

Oh, a grasshopper sittin' on a railroad track,
Sing golly wolly doodle all the day,
A-pickin' his teeth with a carpet tack,
Sing golly wolly doodle all the day.

(CHORUS)

Oh, I went to bed, but it wasn't no use,
Sing golly wolly doodle all the day,
My feet stuck Out like a chicken roost,
Sing golly wolly doodle all the day.

(CHORUS)

TRADITIONAL

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THIS OLD MAN

This old man, he played one,
He played nick-nack on my thumb,
With a nick-nack-paddy-wack,
Give the dog a bone,
This old man came rolling home.

This old man, he played two,
He played nick-neck on my shoe,
With a nick-nack-paddy-wack,
Give the dog a bone,
This old man came rolling home.

This old man, he played three,
He played nick-nack on my knee,
With a nick-nack-paddy-weck,
Give the dog a bone,
This old man came rolling home.

This old man, he played four,
He played nick-neck on my door,
With a nick-nack-paddy-wack,
Give the dog a bone,
This old man came rolling home.

This old man, he played five,
He played nick-neck on my hive,
With a nick-nack-paddy-wack,
Give the dog a bone,
This old man came rolling home.

This old men, he played six,
He played nick-neck on my sticks,
With a nick-nack-paddy-wack,
Give the dog a bone,
This old man came rolling home.

This old man, he played seven,
He played nick-neck on my heaven,
With a nick-nack-paddy-wack,
Give the dog a bone,
This old man came rolling home.

This old man, he played eight,
He played nick-neck on my gate,
With a nick-neck-peddy-wack,
Give the dog a bone,
This old man came rolling home.

This old man, he played nine,
He played nick-neck on my spine,
With a nick-nack-paddy-weck,
Give the dog a bone,
This old man came rolling home.

This old men, he played ten,
He played nick-neck once again,
With a nick-neck-paddy-wack,
Give the dog a bone,
This old men came rolling home.

TRADITIONAL

THE FOX

Oh the fox went Out on a chilly night,
Preyed for the moon to give him light,
He'd many a mile to go that night,
Before he reached the town-o, town-o, town-o,
He'd many a mile to go that night,
Before he reached the town-o.

He ran until he came to a greet big bin,
The ducks end the geese were put therein,
Said a couple of you are going to grease my chin,
Before I leave this town-o, town-o, town-o,
He said a couple of you are going to grease my chin,
Before I leave this town-o.

He grabbed the grey goose by the neck,
Slung the little one over his beck,
He didn't mind their quack quack quack,
And the legs all dangling down-o, down-o down-o,
No he didn't mind their quack quack quack,
And the legs all dangling down-o.

Old mother pitter petter jumped nut of bed,
Out of the window she cocked her head,
Crying "John, John the grey goose is gone,
and the fox is on the town-o, town-o, town-o,"
Crying "John, John the grey goose is gone,
and the fox is on the town-o.'

John he went to the top of the hill,
Blew his horn both loud and shrill,
The fox he said "I better flee with my kill,
For he'll soon be on my trail-o, trail-o, trail-o."
The fox he said "I better flee with my kill,
For he'll soon be on my trail-o, trail-o.

He ran 'nil he came to his cozy den,
There were little ones, eight, nine, ten,
They said, 'Daddy, Daddy, you better go back again,
For it must be a mighty fine town-o, town-o, town-o,"
They said, "Daddy, Daddy, you better go back again,
For it must be a mighty fine town-o.

Then the fox and his wife without any stills,
Cut up the grey goose with a fork and a knife,
They never had such a supper in their life,
And the little ones chewed on the bones-o,
bones-o, bones-o,
They never had such a supper in their life,
And the little ones chewed on the bones-o.

TRADITIONAL

TWINKLE, TWINKLE LITTLE STAR

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?

When I go to sleep at night,
Thanks for keeping me in sight,
Please keep watch upon the earth,
Keep it safe 'til morning light.

Twinkle, twinkle little star,
How I wonder what you are?

TRADITIONAL

PUFF (THE MAGIC DRAGON)

Puff, the magic dragon, lived by the sea,
And frolicked in the autumn mist in a land call Hanalee,
Little Jackie Paper loved that rascal Puff,
And brought him strings and sealing wax
and other fancy stuff.

CHORUS:
Oh! Puff, the magic dragon, lived by the sea,
And frolicked in the autumn mist
in a land called Hanalee,
Puff, the magic dragon, lived by the sea,
And frolicked in the autumn mist
in a land called Hanalee,

Together they would travel on a boat with billowed sail,
Jackie kept a lookout perched on Puff's gigantic tail,
Noble kings and princes would bow when'er they came,
Pirate ships would low'r their flag when Puff roared Out his name.

(CHORUS)

A dragon lives forever but not so little boys,
Painted wings and giant rings make way for other toys,
One grey night it happened,
Jackie Paper came no more,
And Puff that mighty dragon,
he ceased his fearless roar.

His head was bent in sorrow, green scales fell like rain,
Puff no longer went to play along the cherry lane,
Without his lifelong friend, Puff could not be brave,
So Puff that mighty dragon sadly slipped into his cave.

(CHORUS)

MORNINGTOWN RIDE

Train whistle blowing, makes a sleepy noise,
Underneath their blankets, go all the girls and boys,
Heading from the station, Out along the bay,
All bound for Momingtown, many miles away.

Sarah's at the engine, Tony rings the bell,
John swings the lantern, to show that all is well,
Rocking, rolling, riding, out along the bay,
All bound for Morningtown, many miles away.

Maybe it is raining, where our train will ride,
But all the little travelers are snug and wann inside,
Somewhere there is sunshine, somewhere there is day,
Somewhere there is Morningtown, many miles away.

THIS LITTLE LIGHT OF MINE

This little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine,
This little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine,
This little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine,
Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine.

My brothers and my sisters, I'm gonna help them shine,
My brothers and my sisters, I'm gonna help them shine,
My brothers and my sisters, I'm gonna help them shine,
Help 'em shine, help em shine, help 'em shine.

This little love of ours, I'm gonna let it shine,
This little love of ours, I'm gonna let it shine,
This little love of ours, I'm gonna let it shine,
Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine.

This big world of ours, I'm gonna help it shine,
This big world of ours, I'm gonna help it shine,
This big world of ours, I'm gonna help it shine,
Help it shine, help it shine, help it shine.

TRADITIONAL

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NANCY CASSIDY'S KidsSongs

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YOU GOTTA SING

WABASH CANNONBALL

DAY-O

TING-A-LAY-O

MISTER SUN

FATHER'S OLD GREY WHISKERS

BABY BELUGA

WILLOUGHBY, WALLABY, WOO

NANCY CASSIDY'S KidsSongs

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KUMBAYA

SHAKE MY SILLIES OUT

BRUSH YOUR TEETH

DOWN BY THE BAY

JAMAICA FAREWELL

APPLES AND BANANAS

CHICKEN LIPS AND LIZARD HIPS

POLLY WOLLY DOODLE

NANCY CASSIDY'S KidsSongs

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THIS OLD MAN

THE FOX

TWINKLE, TWINKLE LITTLE STAR

PUFF (THE MAGIC DRAGON)

MORNINGTOWN RIDE

THIS LITTLE LIGHT OF MINE

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