String of Pearls Music, P.O. Box 80758, Minneapolis, MN 55408
email Barb 612-823-8169 www.barbtilsen.com
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String of Pearls Music, P.O. Box 80758, Minneapolis, MN 55408 email Barb 612-823-8169 www.barbtilsen.com
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Links to Lyrics for songs: Song of Life, Rhymin’ Time, Five Little Monkeys, Won’t You Be My Valentine, Mi Cuerpo, Red Yellow Orange and Brown, Save Some Trees, There’s a Dog in the School, Little Caterpillar, The 1-2-3’s, Las Hormiguitas -The Little Ants, Everybody Started Out Small, Little Rabbit & Red Bird, Gentle Hands, Make a Circle Like the Sun, Mother Goose Rhythm & Rhyme, Monster Day, Rainbow ‘Round Me, and Rockin’ Robin.
MAKE
A CIRCLE LIKE THE SUN by Barb Tilsen 1.
SONG OF LIFE by Barbara Tilsen © 2000 Barbara Tilsen CHORUS: Everything
under the sun Everything
under the moon Sings
the Song of Life, Song of Life Song
of Life with a different tune Ducklings
swim in a big blue pond The
big blue pond, a big blue pond Ducklings
quack to sing their song They
go quack! quack! all day long Duckling
quack to sing their song They
go quack! quack! all day long CHORUS Kitties
play in the golden sun The
golden sun, the golden sun Kitties
meow to sing their song They
go meow! all day long Kitties
meow to sing their song They
go meow! all day long CHORUS Horses
run thru the wild green grass The
wild green grass, the wild green grass Horses
neigh to sing their song They
go neigh! all day long Horses
neigh to sing their song They
go neigh! all day long FINAL
CHORUS: Everything
under the sun Everything
under the moon Sings
the Song of Life, Song of Life Song
of Life with a different tune Everything
under the moon Everything
under the sun Sings
the Song of Life, Song of Life Song of Life for everyone
2.
RHYMIN' TIME by Barbara Tilsen ã
2000 Barbara Tilsen It's
rhymin' time, rhymin' time What’re
you gonna do in rhymin' time Rhymin'
time, rhymin' time What’re
you gonna do in rhymin' time
What’re you gonna rhyme with mouse?
House!
What’re you gonna rhyme with cat?
Hat!
What’re you gonna rhyme with flower?
Power! We
can build a flower tower We
can do it with superpower We
can fly with polka-dot wings On
whirling winds that whistle and sing In
rhymin' time, rhymin' time…
What’re you gonna rhyme with blue?
Shoe!
What’re you gonna rhyme with red?
Head!
What’re you gonna rhyme with Heather?
Feather! We
can tickle with a cockatiel feather Under
the chin of a girl named Heather Tickle
a turtle with a worm that wiggles They’ll
shake and shimmer with purple giggles In
rhymin' time, rhymin' time….
What’re you gonna rhyme with sun?
Fun!
What’re you gonna rhyme with stream?
Dream!
What’re you gonna rhyme with frog?
Bog! We
can bounce on a big bullfrog Through
the misty magical bog We
can tango with a tiger fish Touch
her tail and make a wish In
rhymin’ time, rhymin’ time What’re
you gonna do in rhymin’ time Rhymin’
time, rhymin’ time What’re
you gonna do in rhymin’ time 3.
FIVE LITTLE MONKEYS by finger play by Barbara Tilsen ã
2000 Barbara Tilsen Five
little monkeys swinging on a vine A
little monkey said, “This vine is mine!” He
pushed and he shoved the monkeys all around ‘Til
one little monkey tumbled to the ground. Four
little monkeys swinging on a vine The
little monkey said, “This vine is mine!” He
pushed and he shoved the monkeys all around ‘Til
another little monkey tumbled to the ground. Three
little monkeys swinging on a vine The
little monkey said, “This vine is mine!” He
pushed and he shoved the monkeys all around ‘Til
another little monkey tumbled to the ground Two
little monkeys swinging on a vine The
little monkey said, “This vine is mine!” He
pushed and he shoved the monkey all around ‘Til
the last little monkey tumbled to the ground. One
little monkey swinging on a vine The
little monkey said, “This vine is mine!” He
pushed and he shoved but no one was around All
the other monkeys were playing on the ground. And
all the monkeys said, “You must learn to share! You
push, you shove, it’s really not fair! If
you won’t share, then we won’t play.” And
they climbed up the tree to a branch far away. The
little monkey thought for a very long time “Hmm….it’s
not so fun to swing alone upon the vine,” So
he called to his friends on the branch far away “We
can take turns, come back and play!”
{Let’s call with the monkey: We
can take turns, come back and play!} Now
there’s five little monkeys swinging on the vine Together
they sing, “Both yours and mine!” They
play, they share, swaying in the breeze Swinging high, swinging low on the vine on the tree. 4.
WON’T YOU BE MY VALENTINE by
Barbara Tilsen ©
2000 Barbara Tilsen CHORUS: Won’t
you be my valentine Valentine,
valentine Won’t
you be my valentine Oh,
sweet friend of mine I’m
going to make a valentine especially for you With
pink hearts and a teddy bear saying “I love you!”
CHORUS I’m
going to make a valentine especially for you With
cherubs and chocolate kisses saying “I love you!”
CHORUS I’m
going to make a valentine especially for you With
a puppy on a motorcycle singing “I love you!”
CHORUS I’m
going to make a valentine especially for you With
sparkles & a picture of me saying “I love you!”
CHORUS 5.
MI CUERPO - traditional
Latin American children’s song English translation by Sarah Pirtle Mi cuerpo, mi cuerpo Hace musica Mi cuerpo, mi cuerpo Hace musica Mis manos hacen pom pom pom Mis pies hacen bom bom bom Mi boca hace la la la Cintura hace cha cha cha Cha cha cha! Mi cuerpo, mi cuerpo Hace musica Mi cuerpo, mi cuerpo Hace musica There’s music, there’s music There’s music inside me There’s music, there’s music There’s music inside me My hands say pom pom pom My feet say bom bom bom My mouth says la la la My waist & hips say cha cha cha Cha cha cha! Mi cuerpo, mi cuerpo Hace musica Mi cuerpo, mi cuerpo Hace musica 6. RED
YELLOW ORANGE AND BROWN by Patti Gille © 1986 Patti Gille
Red
yellow orange and brown The
leaves are dancing through this town Up
up up and down down down Spinning,
swirling round and round Orange
and yellow, brown and red Rake
them up and make a bed All
spring and summer their home was a tree Now
oh now they’re flying free Chorus: Red,
red, red, red Red,
red, red, red Red,
red, red, red Red,
red, red, red Yellow
yellow yellow yellow Orange and brown 7.
SAVE
SOME TREES (FOR ME, MISTER) by Dave Orleans © 1982 Dave Orleans If
I were a tree (echo), in the middle of the woods (echo) With
the sun and the rain (echo), I'd feel real good (echo) I'd
make some shade (echo), to cool my friends (echo) I'd
grow buds and seeds and leaves on my branches Let
the birds and the squirrels make homes, and the chances are Good
that I'd be happy right to the end
(right to the end)
CHORUS:
Save some trees for me, mister
Save some trees for
When we grow up, when we grow up If
I were a fish (echo), just swimming in a stream (echo) I'd
have a lot of fun (echo), if you know what I mean (echo) Say
"hi!" to a frog (echo), who's looking for a fly (echo) But
I'd hide in the weeds from that funny old muskrat Stay
away from the worms on hooks, cause
I know that I'd
rather live here in the stream 'til the day I die! (til the day I die!) CHORUS
"streams" If
I were a cloud (echo), just floating in the sky (echo) I'd
have a nice time (echo), as I drift on by (echo) I'd
go to the sea (echo), to fill with rain (echo) Then
I'd rain on the city and all the people in it And
I'd clean all the dirt from the air in a minute The
sky'd be blue when the sun came out again (came out again) CHORUS
"air" If
I were the sun (echo), making daytime bright (echo) Lookin'
down on the earth (echo), spinning day and night (echo) Like
a great big ball (echo), of blue and green (echo) Where
the land and the sea and the sky come together The
wind and the clouds swirl around making weather It's
the prettiest doggone planet that I've ever seen! (that I've ever seen) CHORUS:
"world" 8.
THERE’S
a DOG in the SCHOOL by Bill Wellington ©
Well-In-Tune BMI There’s a dog at school, oh no! What are we going to do? As long as there’s a dog at school, He’ll have to learn his alphabet, too! Ruff,
ruff, ruff, ruff…. There’s a chicken at school…. What are we going to do? As long as there’s a chicken at school, She’ll have to learn her alphabet, too! Cluck,
cluck, cluck, cluck… There’s a cow at school…. What are we going to do? As long as there’s a cow at school, She’ll have to learn her alphabet, too! Moo,
moo, moo, moo… There’s some kids at school What are we going to do? As long as there are kids at school, They’ll have to learn their alphabet, too! A
B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y and Z Now
I know my ABC’s, next time won’t you sing with me 9.
THE LITTLE CATERPILLAR by Barbara Tilsen tune:
Itsy Bitsy Spider © 2000 Barbara Tilsen The
little caterpillar was looking for some lunch Crawling
through the leaves MUNCH!
MUNCH! MUNCH! She
spun a little cocoon and wrapped herself inside Zzzz…. And
when it was time to wake she was a beautiful butterfly 10.
THE 1-2-3’s (English/French/Spanish/Swahili) by Barbara Tilsen ©
2000 Barbara Tilsen One two three Four, five, six Seven, eight, nine, ten La la la la La la la la La la la la la la La la la la la la La la la la la Un deux trois Quatre, cinq, six Sept, huit, neuf, dix La, la, la, la… Uno dos tres Quatro, cinqo, seis Siete, hocho, nueve La, la, la, la… Moja mbili tatu Ine tano sita Saba nane tisa kumi La, la, la, la… (2x) 11.
LAS HORMIGUITAS – THE LITTLE ANTS by José-Luis Orozco © 1982, 1994 José-Luis Orozco, music and English and
Spanish lyrics. Used by permission. All
rights reserved. Lyrics
unavailable on this website. They
can be found in “De Colores and Other Latin-American Folk Songs for
Children” by José-Luis Orozco, Dutton Children’s Books, New York 12.
EVERYBODY STARTED OUT SMALL – by Stuart Stotts © 1996 Stuart
Stotts BMI CHORUS: Everybody
everybody Everybody
everybody Everybody
started out small Everybody
everybody Everybody
everybody Everybody
started out small Look
at an elephant It
weighs eight tons Look
at the pine tree Reaching
for the sun See that giraffe Twenty
feet tall CHORUS Your
mom and dad Seem
so giant They
seem so strong And
self-relian But
they used to wear diapers And
they used to crawl CHORUS One
tiny seed can make a sequoia One
grain of sand makes a shiny pearl One
little baby makes a great big boy or Girl
who’s ready for the great big world You
start out small But
you never know What
you’ll become Or
how far you’ll go So
take a little step And
if you fall (remember) CHORUS 13.
LITTLE RABBIT AND RED BIRD a finger play by Barbara Tilsen ©2000 Barbara Tilsen Once
a little rabbit went hopping thru the woods Poking
and teasing whoever he could He
was feeling so mad, the little rabbit said "I'm
gonna bop somebody on the head." He
saw a little mouse scurrying by He
reached right down and poked her in the eye Then
he hopped and he hopped all the way home And
he stopped - and he cried - cause he was all alone Again
the little rabbit went hopping thru the woods Poking
and teasing whoever he could He
was feeling so mad, the little rabbit said "I'm
gonna bop somebody on the head." He
saw a little spider weaving his web He
reached right out and broke all the thread Then
he hopped and he hopped all the way home And
he stopped - and he cried - cause he was all alone Again
the little rabbit went hopping thru the woods Poking
and teasing whoever he could He
was feeling so mad, the little rabbit said "I'm
gonna bop somebody on the head." Then
the little rabbit heard the Red Bird sing He
jumped up high and bopped her on the wing "Stop!"
sang the bird, "this really must end Hitting's
no way to make a friend If
you feel angry, then use your words And
I'll be your friend," sang the wise little bird Now
the little rabbit plays under the trees He
says what he feels, doesn't hit or tease Red
Bird flies singing her song - “hm, hm, hm” And
the little rabbit hops and hums right along, “hm, hm, hm!” 14.
GENTLE HANDS
by Michael DelMain © 2000 Michael DelMain I
want to have gentle hands Strong
hardworking hands Hands
that play the music Of
every instrument in the band These
are not pinching hands Never
pushing, hitting hands These
are hands with a loving touch Hands
that understand And
they can be building hands They
can be making hands These
are not for fighting These
are not breaking hands I
want to have gentle hands Celebrating,
creating hands Let
us all join hands together Remember
we hold gentle hands Let
us all join hands together Remember
we hold gentle hands 15.
MAKE A CIRCLE LIKE THE SUN – by Barbara Tilsen Tune:
Skip to my Lou © 2000 Barbara Tilsen Make a circle like the sun Holding hands everyone Make a circle like the sun Circle like the sun Dance a circle like the moon ‘Round and ‘round, sing this tune Dance a circle like the moon Circle like the moon Make a circle filled with friends Every circle has no end Make a circle filled with friends Circle filled with friends Dance a circle round the world Each and every boy and girl Dance a circle round the world Circle round the world Make a circle like the sun Holding hands everyone Make a circle like the sun Circle like the sun 16.
MOTHER GOOSE RHYTHM & RHYME – by Barbara Tilsen © 2000
Barbara Tilsen It’s time for a Mother Goose
rhyme It’s neat, can you feel the beat? Ch, ch, ch, ch, ch, ch, ch, ch Ch, ch, ch, ch, ch, ch, ch, ch Hey diddle diddle, the cat and the fiddle The cow jumped over the moon The little dog laughed to see such sport And the dish ran away with the spoon! Ch, ch, ch, ch, ch, ch, ch, ch Ch, ch, ch, ch, ch, ch, ch, ch Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall Humpty Dumpty had a great fall All the king’s horses and all the king’s men Couldn’t put Humpty together again Ch, ch, ch, ch, ch, ch, ch, ch Ch, ch, ch, ch, ch, ch, ch, ch This beat can be a home For a nursery rhyme or a little
poem Who’s got one? 17.
MONSTER DAY – by
Linda Arnold © 1990 Linda Arnold Publishing ASCAP Monsters
short, monsters tall Monsters
playing basketball Monsters
clumsy, monsters cute Monsters
in their bathing suits Monsters
blue, monsters red Monsters
standing on their head Monsters
try to comb their hair Monsters
in their underwear It’s
monster day, hip hip hooray As
they pass you can hear them say CHORUS: Ugga
bugga wugga, ugga bugga boo Bl
Bl Bl Bl, Skoobie Doobie Doo Ugga
bugga wugga, ugga bugga boo Monsters
may be ugly But
monsters need love too Monsters
brave, monsters shy Monsters
eating pumpkin pie Monsters
fast, monsters slow Monsters
playing tic tac toe Monsters
happy, monsters sad Monsters
crabby, monsters glad Monsters
having lots of fun Monsters
chewing bubble gum It’s
monster day, hip hip hooray As
they pass you can hear them say CHORUS 18.
RAINBOW ‘ROUND ME – by Ruth Pelham, words adapted by Barb Tilsen © 1982
Ruth Pelham
Rainbow, rainbow Rainbow ‘round me Rainbow, rainbow Rainbow ‘round me The sun outside my window Is yellow as yellow can be Oh fiddle de dee outside my window The sun is yellow as yellow can be Blue sky… Green grass… Red flower… |