Nursery Rhymes, Songs, and Fingerplays for Kids
Old MacDonald had a farm, e-i-e-i-o
And on that farm he had a cow, e-i-e-i-o
With a moo, moo here
And a moo, moo there
Here a moo, there a moo
Everywhere a moo, moo
Old MacDonald had a farm, e-i-e-i-o
Repeat with various farm animals: chicken, horse, pig, duck, dog, cat, rooster, goat, etc.
Group activity idea: hand out stuffed animals or little figurines of farm animals, sit in a circle, each verse the next child holds their animal up and everyone sings that animal.
(Tune: “The Farmer in the Dell”)
The duck says hello, the duck says hello
Quack, quack, quack, quack, quack, quack
The duck says hello
Can be sung with a variety of animals:
The cow says hello, the cow says hello
Moo, moo, moo, moo, moo, moo
The cow says hello
The horse says hello, the horse says hello
Neigh, neigh, neigh, neigh, neigh, neigh
The horse says hello
The pig says hello, the pig says hello
Oink, oink, oink, oink, oink, oink
The pig says hello
The cat says hello, the cat says hello
Meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow
The cat says hello
The dog says hello, the dog says hello
Bark, bark, bark, bark, bark, bark
The dog says hello
The chicken says hello, the chicken says hello
Cluck, cluck, cluck, cluck, cluck, cluck
The chicken says hello
Scarecrow, Scarecrow turn around.
Scarecrow, Scarecrow Touch the ground.
Stand up tall and blink your eyes.
Raise your hands up to the sky.
Clap your hands, then tap your knees.
Turn around and tap your feet.
Scarecrow, Scarecrow touch your toes.
Scarecrow, Scarecrow tap your nose.
Swing your arms so very slow,
Now real fast to scare the crows!
Touch your head, jump up and down.
Now sit down without a sound.
This rhyme is done in the style of Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear and works great with a fall or farm theme. Scarecrow, Scarecrow can also be sung to the tune of Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star.
(Tune: “Five Green and Speckled Frogs“)
Five pigs so squeaky clean
Cleanest you’ve ever seen
Wanted to go outside and play
Oink! Oink!
One jumped into the mud
Landed with a great big THUD
Then there were four clean squeaky pigs.
Four pigs so squeaky clean
Cleanest you’ve ever seen
Wanted to go outside and play
Oink! Oink!
One jumped into the mud
Landed with a great big THUD
Then there were three clean squeaky pigs.
Three pigs so squeaky clean
Cleanest you’ve ever seen
Wanted to go outside and play
Oink! Oink!
One jumped into the mud
Landed with a great big THUD
Then there were two clean squeaky pigs.
Two pigs so squeaky clean
Cleanest you’ve ever seen
Wanted to go outside and play
Oink! Oink!
One jumped into the mud
Landed with a great big THUD
Then there was one clean squeaky pig.
One pig so squeaky clean
Cleanest you’ve ever seen
Wanted to go outside and play
Oink! Oink!
One jumped into the mud
Landed with a great big THUD
Then there were no clean squeaky pigs.
Five little pigs rolled in the mud.
Squishy, squashy, they need a scrub!
The farmer took one piggy out.
“Oink, oink, oink”that pig did shout!
Four little pigs rolled in the mud.
Squishy, squashy, they need a scrub!
The farmer took one piggy out.
“Oink, oink, oink”that pig did shout!
Three little pigs rolled in the mud.
Squishy, squashy, they need a scrub!
The farmer took one piggy out.
“Oink, oink, oink”that pig did shout!
Two little pigs rolled in the mud.
Squishy, squashy, they need a scrub!
The farmer took one piggy out.
“Oink, oink, oink”that pig did shout!
One little pig rolled in the mud.
Squishy, squashy, it needs a scrub!
The farmer took one piggy out.
“Oink, oink, oink”that pig did shout!
No little pigs rolled in the mud.
They looked so clean after their scrub.
The farmer turned his back and then…
Those pigs rolled in the mud again!
Little Boy Blue,
Come blow your horn.
The sheep’s in the meadow;
The cow’s in the corn.
Where is the boy who looks after the sheep?
He’s under a haycock, fast asleep.
This little pig went to market,
This little pig stayed home,
This little pig had roast beef,
And this little pig had none,
And this little pig went wee-wee-wee
All the way home.
Three blind mice, three blind mice,
See how they run! See how they run!
They all ran after the farmer’s wife,
Who cut off their tails with a carving knife,
Did you ever see such a thing in your life
As three blind mice?
The farmer in the dell
The farmer in the dell
Heigh-ho the derry-o
The farmer in the dell
The farmer takes a wife
The farmer takes a wife
Heigh-ho the derry-o
The farmer takes a wife
The wife takes a child
The wife takes a child
Heigh-ho the derry-o
The wife takes a child
The child takes a nurse
The child takes a nurse
Heigh-ho the derry-o
The child takes a nurse
The nurse takes a cow
The nurse takes a cow
Heigh-ho the derry-o
The nurse takes a cow
The cow takes a dog
The cow takes a dog
Heigh-ho the derry-o
The cow takes a dog
The dog takes a cat
The dog takes a cat
Heigh-ho the derry-o
The dog takes a cat
The cat takes a mouse
The cat takes a mouse
Heigh-ho the derry-o
The cat takes a mouse
The mouse takes the cheese
The mouse takes the cheese
Heigh-ho the derry-o
The mouse takes the cheese
The cheese stands alone
The cheese stands alone
Heigh-ho the derry-o
The cheese stands alone!