Round and Round the Garden Like a teddy bear. One step, two step, And tickly under there.
Sing a Song of Sixpence A pocket full of rye, Four and twenty blackbirds baked in a pie. When the pie was opened, The birds began to sing, Wasn’t that a dainty dish to set before the king?
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Nursery Rhymes
Incey Wincey Spider Incey Wincey spider Climbed up the water spout; Down came the rain And washed the spider out; Out came the sunshine And dried up all the rain; And Incey Wincey spider Climbed up the spout again.
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Somer Valley Children's Centre Services Play Ideas
Hickory Dickory Dock A mouse ran up the clock. The clock struck one, The mouse ran down. Hickory Dickory Dock. Tick tock, tick tock
Jack and Jill Went up the hill To fetch a pail of water. Jack fell down And broke his crown And Jill came tumbling after.
Little Bo Peep Has lost her sheep And doesn’t know where to find them. Leave them alone and they’ll come home Wagging their tails behind them.
Humpty Dumpty Sat on a wall. Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. All the king’s horses and all the kings men, Couldn’t put Humpty together again.
One, two, three, four, five Once I caught a fish alive. Six, seven, eight, nine, ten, Then I let him go again. Why did you let him go? ‘Cause he bit my finger so. Which finger did he bite? This little finger on my right.
Oh! The Grand Old Duke of York
Two Little Dicky Birds Sitting on the wall. One named Peter and one named Paul. Fly away Peter, fly away Paul. Come back Peter, Come back Paul.
This Little Piggy went to market
He had ten thousand men. He marched them up to the top of the hill and he marched them down again. And when they were up they were up, And when they were down they were down, And when they were only half way up They were neither up nor down.
This little piggy stayed at home, This little piggy had roast beef, And this little piggy had none, And this little piggy went wee, wee, wee all the way home.
Hey Diddle Diddle
Twinkle Twinkle, Little Star
The cat and the fiddle, The cow jumped over the moon. The little dog laughed to see such fun, And the dish ran away with the spoon.
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.
Sleeping Bunnies
Three little speckled frogs
See the little bunnies sleeping 'til it's nearly noon. Shall we try and wake them With a merry tune They’re so still... Are they ill? Shhhh, shhhhh, shhhhh, Wake up little bunnies‌. Hop little bunnies, hop, hop, hop Hop little bunnies, hop, hop, hop Hop little bunnies, hop, hop, hop Hop hop, hop!
Three little speckled frogs Sat on a speckled log Eating some most delicious bugs, Yum Yum! One jumped into the pool Where it was nice and cool Then there were two green speckled frogs, Glub Glub! Two little speckled frogs Sat on a speckled log Eating some most delicious bugs, Yum Yum! One jumped into the pool Where it was nice and cool Then there was one green speckled frog, Glub Glub! One little speckled frog Sat on a speckled log Eating some most delicious bugs, Yum Yum! He jumped into the pool Where it was nice and cool Then there were no green speckled frogs, Glub Glub!
Three little monkeys jumping on the bed Three little monkeys jumping on the bed, One fell off and bumped his head. Mummy called the Doctor and the Doctor said, "No more monkeys jumping on the bed!" Two little monkeys jumping on the bed, One fell off and bumped his head. Mummy called the Doctor and the Doctor said, "No more monkeys jumping on the bed!" One little monkey jumping on the bed, He fell off and bumped his head. Mummy called the Doctor and the Doctor said, "No more monkeys jumping on the bed!"
Roly Poly Roly poly, roly poly Up up up. Roly poly, roly poly Down down down. Roly poly, roly poly Clap clap clap. Roly poly, roly poly Hands behind your back. Ssshhhhhhh (sing again quietly)
Three little ducks went swimming one day
The little Green Frog
Three little ducks went out one day Over the hills and far away Mummy duck said, "Quack, quack, quack, quack," but only two little ducks came back... Two little ducks went swimming one day Over the hills and far away Mummy duck said, "Quack, quack, quack, quack," but only one little duck came back... One little duck went swimming one day Over the hills and far away Mummy duck said, "Quack, quack, quack, quack," but no little ducks came swimming back… Let’s call the ducks back….quack, quack, quack, quack.. And all the little ducks came swimming back.
Um mmmmmm went the little green frog one day, Um mmmmmm went the little green frog. Um mmmmmm went the little green frog one day, so we all went um mmmmmm ahhhh!!! But we all know frogs go de da de da. la de da de da, la de da de da. We all know frogs go la de da de da, and they don’t go um mmmmmm ahhhhhhhhh!!!
I’m a little teapot I'm a little teapot, short and stout Here’s my handle and here’s my spout When I see the teacups, hear me shout Tip me up and pour me out!