Nursery Rhymes, Songs, and Fingerplays for Kids
Traditional Song
London Bridge is falling down,
Falling down,
Falling down.
London Bridge is falling down,
My fair lady.
Take the key and lock her up,
Lock her up,
Lock her up.
Take the key and lock her up,
My fair lady.
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(Tune: “Frere Jacques“)
Washing hands.
Washing hands.
scrub them good.
Scrub them good.
Washing keeps us healthy.
Washing keeps us healthy.
Now we’re clean.
Now we’re clean.
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(Tune: “Frere Jacques“)
I am happy.
I am happy.
Are you, too?
Are you, too?
Let’s be happy all day
That we are together.
Play and share.
Play and share.
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(Tune: “Frere Jacques“)
Where is Ellie?*
Where is Ellie?
There she is!
There she is!
We’re so glad to see you.
We’re so glad to see you.
Peek-a-boo. Peek-a-boo.
*Substitute each child’s name in turn and adjust he-she pronoun to fit.
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(Tune: “Frere Jacques“)
Fall is here.
Fall is here.
Yes it is.
Yes it is.
We can see the leaves change
Then they fall on the ground.
Blow away
Blow away
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(Tune: “Frere Jacques“)
Bats are sleeping,
Bats are sleeping,
Upside down,
Upside down.
Sleeping in the morning sun,
Waiting for the night to come.
Then they’ll fly all around.
Then they’ll fly all around.
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(Tune: “Frere Jacques“)
Where is Thumbkin*?
Where is Thumbkin?
Here I am!
HereI am!
How are you today, Sir?
Very well I thank you.
Run away.
Run away.
*Repeat for each verse replacing Thumbkin with another fingers name: Pointer, Middle Man, Ring Finger, Pinky.
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(Tune: “I’m a Little Teapot“)
I’m a little penguin, black and white.
I waddle to the left and I waddle to the right.
I cannot fly but I can swim.
So I waddle to the water and jump right in!
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(Tune: “I’m a Little Teapot“)
I’m a little fishy; watch me swim.
Here is my tail, here is my fin.
When I want to have fun with my friends,
I wiggle my tail and dive right in!
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(Tune: “I’m a Little Teapot“)
I’m a mail carrier on your street.
Everyday at your mailbox we meet.
I deliver letters and packages, too,
Anything in the mail that comes for you
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