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If Wishes Were Horses

April 2, 2020 by ajpassey 1 Comment

If Wishes Were Horses

If wishes were horses,
Beggars would ride.
If turnips were watches,
I’d wear one by my side.
And if “ifs” and “ands”
Were pots and pans,
There’d be no work for tinkers!

Filed Under: Lyrics, Nursery Rhymes Tagged With: around town, Imagine Your Story

A Cat Came Fiddling

April 2, 2020 by ajpassey Leave a Comment

A Cat Came Fiddling

A cat came fiddling out of the barn,
With a pair of bagpipes under her arm.
She could sing nothing but “Fiddle-de-dee,
The mouse has married the bumble-bee.”
Pipe, cat!
Dance, mouse!
We’ll have a wedding at our good house.

Filed Under: Lyrics, Nursery Rhymes Tagged With: animals, Imagine Your Story, Tails and Tales, traditional

To Market, To Market

March 30, 2020 by ajpassey Leave a Comment

To Market, To Market

To market, to market, to buy a fat pig;
Home again, home again, jiggety jig.
To market, to market, to buy a fat hog;
Home again, home again, jiggety jog.

To market, to market, to buy a white caked;
Home again, home again, never was baked.
To market, to market to buy a plum bun;
Home again, home again, market is done!

Filed Under: Lyrics, Nursery Rhymes Tagged With: actions, animals, around town, food, Imagine Your Story, infants, Tails and Tales

I Can Fly

March 30, 2020 by ajpassey Leave a Comment

I Can Fly

I can fly here,
I can fly there,
Look at me now,
I’m HIGH in the air!

This action poem is perfect for laptime with your baby. You can move your baby “here” and “there” and then lift baby up high on the last line. These actions can also be adapted to toddler and preschooler physical abilities. Flapping arms and moving side to side shows flying. Then giving a big, two-footed jump for high in the air!

Filed Under: Lyrics, Modern Rhymes Tagged With: actions, Imagine Your Story, infants

Swing Your Dragon Tail

February 23, 2020 by ajpassey Leave a Comment

Swing Your Dragon Tail

Turn around once and swing your dragon tail.
Turn around twice, flap your wings and shake your scales.
Turn around three times, stomp your feet and roar.
Jump up high then sit down on the floor.

Find More Dragon Rhymes:

  • 5 Little Dragons
  • Dragon, Dragon
  • I’m a Little Dragon

Filed Under: Lyrics, Modern Rhymes Tagged With: actions, counting, fantasy creatures, Imagine Your Story, Tails and Tales, videos

I’m a Little Dragon

February 23, 2020 by ajpassey Leave a Comment

I’m a Little Dragon

(Tune: “I’m a Little Teapot”)

I’m a little dragon, strong and stout.
Here is my tail and here is my snout.
If I get upset, you better watch out!
I’ll roar, and shout, and stomp about.

Download this instrumental version of I’m a Little Teapot to listen and practice offline.

Filed Under: Lyrics, Songs Tagged With: actions, fantasy creatures, Imagine Your Story, Tails and Tales, traditional song, videos

5 Little Dragons

February 23, 2020 by ajpassey Leave a Comment

Five Little Dragons

Five little dragons went out one day
Over the hills and far away
Mother dragon said, “It’s time for your snack,”
Only four little dragons came roaring back.

Four little dragons went out one day
Over the hills and far away
Mother dragon said, “It’s time for your snack,”
Only three little dragons came roaring back.

Three little dragons went out one day
Over the hills and far away
Mother dragon said, “It’s time for your snack,”
Only two little dragons came roaring back.

Two little dragons went out one day
Over the hills and far away
Mother dragon said, “It’s time for your snack,”
Only one little dragon came roaring back.

One little dragon went out one day
Over the hills and far away
Mother dragon said, “It’s time for your snack,”
But no little dragons came roaring back.

Mother dragon said, “It’s a really good snack!”
And all five little dragons came roaring back.

dragon storytime printable

Dragon Printable

Download this dragon printable that contains five different dragons and the words to 5 Little Dragons.

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Find More Dragon Rhymes:

  • Dragon, Dragon
  • I’m a Little Dragon
  • Swing Your Dragon Tail

Filed Under: Lyrics, Songs Tagged With: actions, counting, fantasy creatures, Imagine Your Story, Tails and Tales, traditional song, videos

Dragon, Dragon

February 23, 2020 by ajpassey Leave a Comment

Dragon, Dragon

Dragon, dragon, turn around
Dragon, dragon, touch the ground
Dragon, dragon, fly up high
Dragon, dragon, touch the sky
Dragon, dragon, swing your tail
Dragon, dragon, shake your scales
Dragon, dragon, give a ROAR
Dragon, dragon, sit on the floor

This is a great movement rhyme to accompany a dragon or fairytale theme. It follows the pattern of Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear.

More Rhymes Using Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear:

  • Astronaut, Astronaut

Filed Under: Lyrics, Modern Rhymes Tagged With: actions, fantasy creatures, Imagine Your Story, videos

5 Little Pigs (This Little Pig)

April 5, 2016 by ajpassey Leave a Comment

This Little Pig

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.

Filed Under: Lyrics, Nursery Rhymes Tagged With: actions, animals, farm, Imagine Your Story, infants, Tails and Tales, traditional

Old King Cole

April 5, 2016 by ajpassey Leave a Comment

Old King Cole

Old King Cole was a merry old soul,
And a merry old soul was he;
He called for his pipe,
And he called for his bowl,
And he called for his fiddlers three.

Filed Under: Lyrics, Nursery Rhymes Tagged With: Imagine Your Story, infants, people, traditional

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