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Kindermusik for the Young Child!
Here are lyrics to all the songs in the first semester. We’re delighted that your child is beginning his or her journey to real musicianship through a Kindermusik Young Child class. Bring
out the glockenspiels!
We Sing Hello
Rig-a-Jig-Jig
Words & Music by Patty Bilhartz
English Folk Song
We sing hello, hello, hello,
It’s a happy sunny day.
We sing hello, hello, hello,
We sing in a special way.
We sing hello to Taylor.
We sing hello to Jacob.
We sing hello to Mandy.
We sing hello, hello.
As I was walking down the street,
Down the street, down the street,
A friend of mine I chanced to meet.
Hi-ho, hi-ho, hi-ho!
We sing hello, hello, hello,
It’s a happy sunny day.
We sing hello, hello, hello,
We sing in a special way.
We sing hello to Taylor. (Hello, Taylor.)
We sing hello to Jacob. (Hello, Jacob.)
We sing hello to Mandy. (Hello, Mandy.)
We sing hello, hello.
I Like to Play the Sticks
Words & Music by Linda Swears
I like to play the sticks. (tap, tap, tap, tap)
I like to play the sticks. (tap, tap, tap, tap)
Play them very quietly. (tap, tap, tap, tap)
Play them very loudly. (tap, tap, tap, tap)
Everyday, anyway, I like to play.
I like to play the sticks. (tap, tap, tap, tap)
I like to play the sticks. (tap, tap, tap, tap)
Any kind of weather,
When we’re all together.
I like to … (tap, tap, tap, tap)
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Welcome to
Repeat all
Rig-a-jig-jig and away we go,
Away we go, away we go.
Rig-a-jig-jig and away we go,
Hi-ho, hi-ho, hi-ho!
Repeat all
Music Is Everywhere
Words & Music by Jacque Negus
Refrain
Music is everywhere,
In my head, in the air.
All around, hear the sound,
I hear it everywhere.
I hear it on my tape.
I hear it from my mom.
I hear it on TV.
Refrain
I hear it at my school,
I hear it in my car,
I hear it at the zoo.
Refrain (repeating last line)
March Along
Words & Music by Linda Swears
March along while singing a song,
Singing a song, singing a song.
March along while singing a song.
Come and march with me.
Vs. 2
Wave along while singing a song, etc.
Vs. 3
Jump along while singing a song, etc.
Vs. 4
Tiptoe along while singing a song, etc.
Repeat first verse
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Can You Make a Circle?
I Hear a Sound
Anonymous
Words & Music by Linda Swears
Unknown
This is my whispering voice.
(This is my whispering voice.)
Can you make a circle, circle, circle?
Can you make a circle as we count to 8?
This is my speaking voice.
(This is my speaking voice.)
One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight!
I hear a sound,
A mighty fine sound,
And it sounds just like this!
(train sound)
This is my calling voice.
(This is my calling voice.)
Can you make a circle, circle, circle?
Can you make a circle as we count to 5?
One, two, three, four, five!
This is my singing voice.
(This is my singing voice.)
1, 2 — Tie My Shoe
Traditional
1, 2 – tie my shoe.
3, 4 – shut the door.
5, 6 – pick up sticks.
7, 8 – lay them straight.
9, 10 – a big fat hen.
I hear a sound,
A mighty fine sound,
And it sounds just like this!
(telephone ringing)
Johnny One Hammer
Traditional American
Johnny worked with one hammer,
One hammer, one hammer.
Johnny worked with one hammer.
Now he works with two.
Johnny worked with two hammers,
Two hammers, two hammers.
Johnny worked with two hammers.
Now he works with three.
Johnny worked with three hammers,
Three hammers, three hammers.
Johnny worked with three hammers.
Now he works with four.
Tideo
Texas Folk Song
Skip one window, tideo.
Skip two windows, tideo.
Skip three windows, tideo.
Jingle at the window, tideo.
Repeat twice
I hear a sound,
A mighty fine sound,
And it sounds just like this!
(rooster crowing)
Johnny worked with four hammers,
Four hammers, four hammers.
Johnny worked with four hammers.
Now he works with five.
Johnny worked with five hammers,
Five hammers, five hammers.
Johnny worked with five hammers.
Then he worked no more.
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My Voice
I hear a sound,
A mighty fine sound,
And it sounds just like this!
(baby laughing)
Buenos Dias (Good Morning)
Traditional
Good morning. (Good morning.)
How are you? (How are you?)
Very well, I thank you. (Very well, I thank
you.)
How about you? (How about you?)
Buenos dias. (Buenos dias.)
¿Cómo estas? (¿Cómo estas?)
Muy bien gracias. (Muy bien gracias.)
¿Y usted? (¿Y usted?)
¿Y usted? (¿Y usted?)
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Star Light, Star Bright
Mother Goose Nursery Rhyme
Traditional
Dr. Foster went to Gloucester
In a shower of rain.
He stepped in a puddle
Right up to his middle
And never went there again!
Star light, star bright,
First star I see tonight.
Wish I may, wish I might,
Have the wish I wish tonight.
I Can’t See the Wind
Words & Music by Ellen Troup
Here Comes a Bluebird
Traditional
Here comes a bluebird
In through my window.
Hey, deedle dum-a-day, day, day.
Take a little partner,
Jump in the garden.
Hey, deedle dum-a-day, day, day.
Repeat all
Arabella Miller
English Nursery Rhyme
(spoken)
Little Arabella Miller
Found a hairy caterpillar.
First it crawled upon her mother,
Then it crawled upon her brother.
All said, “Arabella Miller,
Take away that caterpillar.”
(sung)
Little Arabella Miller
Found a hairy caterpillar.
First it crawled upon her brother,
Then upon her dear grandmother.
Gran said, “Arabella Miller,
How I love your caterpillar!”
I can’t see the wind, but I know it’s there.
It cools my face and it ruffles my hair.
It lifts my kite up in the sky
And whispers as it passes by.
Repeat all
Farmer, Farmer
Unknown
Farmer, farmer,
May we cross your river?
(spoken) Yes, you may!
Farmer, farmer,
May we cross your river?
(sung) Yes, you may!
Wild Bird
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Dr. Foster
Singing Game from Japan
Round, round, the wild birds fly.
Poor little bird in a cage, don’t cry!
Hide your eyes and soon you’ll be
With the wild birds, flying free.
Who’s standing back of you, can you say?
If you guess the name, you can fly away!
Kagome, kagome.
Kagono nakano toriwa.
Itsu itsu deyaru?
Yoakeno banni.
Tsuru to kame to subbeta.
Ushirono shomen dare?
Come and Follow Me
French Folk Song
Come and follow me in a line, in a line.
Come and follow me, we will stop like this.
Come and follow me in a line, in a line.
Come and follow me, we will stop like this.
Come and follow me in a line, in a line.
Come and follow me, we will stop like this.
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Hear the Doorbell Ringing
Engine 409
Unknown
Words & Music by Linda Swears
Unknown
Mallets are resting as quiet as can be.
Index finger at lips, mallets in rest position.
Ding dong, ding dong,
Hear the doorbell ringing.
Ding dong, ding dong.
Who can it be?
Engine, engine 409,
Chugging, puffing down the line.
Where are you going?
Would you like to try them?
Come and follow me.
Thumbs are up
Point both thumbs upward from fisted hand.
And Pointer comes out.
Extend Pointer straight forward from fist.
Here comes Tall Man,
Extend Tall Man and Pointer straight forward from fist.
Now turn them about.
Turn fingers and thumb so they are pointed
toward the floor; elbows are out and position is light and buoyant.
Lift at the mark and hold your mallets
steady.
Grasp the stick portion of the mallets about
two-thirds from the head.
This is the place we call “Ready.”
When playing the glockenspiel, mallets
should be held above the bars with mallet
heads about an inch apart from each other.
Ding dong, ding dong,
Hear the doorbell ringing.
Ding dong, ding dong.
Who can it be?
I’m going to the farm.
Engine, engine 409,
Chugging, puffing down the line.
Where are you going?
I’m going to the city.
Train Is a-Comin’
Adapted from a song by Marjorie Farmer
Toot, toot, train is a-comin’ now.
Toot, toot, comin’ ‘round the bend.
Toot, toot, train is a-comin’ now.
Toot, toot, hear the whistle blow.
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Mallets Are Resting
Engine, engine 409,
Chugging, puffing down the line.
Where are you going?
I’m going to Arkansas.
Woo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo!
Woo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo!
Woo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo!
Woo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo!
Repeat first stanza
Now gently bouncing from bar to bar.
Bounce gently.
Are your elbows out, don’t bounce too far!
Mallets are resting as quiet as can be.
Index finger over mouth, mallets in rest
position.
Thank you for playing your glockenspiel
with me!
Bell Horses
Mother Goose Nursery Rhyme
Bell horses, bell horses,
What’s the time of day?
One o’clock, two o’clock.
Time to go away!
Repeat all
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