This riddle was first published in 1843 in Traditional Nursery Songs of England with Pictures. The most common version as we know it today appeared in 1912 in Jessica Wilcox Smith’s The Little Mother Goose. Below you can find both […]
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Another popular song in America, Jenny Jenkins has been used as a way for boys to ask girls that they like to dance with them. Boys were expected to choose a color and the girl they were talking to had
Sleeping Bunnies is a well-known and fun children’s song that includes a melody and lyrics accompanied by whole-body movement. It dates back to at least the 1950s, but no one is certain who the original composer is. The rhyme details
Boom Chicka Boom is one of the most popular scout songs along with Make New Friends (But Keep the Old). The song is nonsensical, it is fun, it is interactive as it is a repeat after me song that will
Hurry, Hurry, Drive the Fire Truck is a fun action song that can be played with kids of all ages. Each verse is accompanied by a certain movement such as hands placed on an imaginary steering wheel during the first
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Generally, tracing the origins of a children’s song is quite difficult but it is not the case with Tooty Ta! The Tooty Ta song was written by Jack Hartmann and it came out in 2015. It is sometimes also known
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, Turn Around is a modern nursery rhyme and action song with recent origins. Each verse of this rhyme has a corresponding action and the song is best used in group settings, in camps, preschools or kindergartens.
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Most likely the lyrics of “Jingle Bells, Batman Smells” are the result of an improvisation, hummed and transmitted by word of mouth, after the first Batman cartoon appeared in 1939. Given how popular this song has become, some researchers have
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On Top of Spaghetti is a popular children’s song. Although made popular by folk singer Tom Glazer, the song was recorded two years earlier by Dick Biondi. The tune of the song is similar to the tune of On Top
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“John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt” is a nursery rhyme of obscure origins consisting of one verse only repeated usually four times but the song can be indefinitely repetitive. It is likely that the song has its origin in vaudeville. A similar
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“Skip to My Lou” is a singing-game and dance, famous since the 1840s. Searching for the origins of this partner-stealing game, musician Stephen Frederick Starr recalls its resemblance to the African-American dance “Lolotte Pov’piti Lolotte”. The meaning of the word
Here We Go Looby Loo or simply Looby Loo is a fun action song that can be performed by many kids at once. Its very simple moves and catchy tune make it a favorite of very youngs too! Dance Instructions
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A Sailor Went to Sea Sea Sea is a rhyme that children love to sing and play to. Each line has to be sung faster, thus making it more difficult to sing. Children clap along this song rhythmically, progressively faster.
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Sally Goes Round the Sun is a popular circle dance usually played in larger groups. The dance is a very simple one, kids go around in a circle singing. When they sing the song a second time, they go in
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Hokey Cokey is a very popular children’s dance song. It rose to popularity during the 1940s when it was recorded simultaneously in the UK by Jimmy Kennedy (The Hokey Cokey) in 1942 and in the United States by Robert Degan
Originally a Moroccan song, A Ram Sam Sam is today a very popular children’s song around the world. Its original lyrics have often been modified. Most often it is performed as an action songs where children must perform certain actions
