The Tree Song

This is a repeat-after-me song.

(speak) Once upon a time,
there was a hole in the ground,
and the green grass grew all around,
all around,
and the green grass grew all around.


(sing repeat-after-me style) And in that hole,
there was a tree.
The prettiest little tree,
that you ever did see!

(sing together) And the tree was in the hole,
and the hole was in the ground,
and the green grass grew all around,
all around,
and the green grass grew all around.

(repeat-after-me) And on that tree,
there was a branch.
The prettiest little branch,
that you ever did see!

(sing together) And the branch was on the tree,

and the tree was in the hole,

and the hole was in the ground,

and the green grass grew all around,

all around,

and the green grass grew all around.

(repeat-after-me) And on that branch,

there was a twig.

The prettiest little twig,

that you ever did see!

(sing together) And the twig was on the branch,

and the branch was on the tree,

and the tree was in the hole,

and the hole was in the ground,

and the green grass grew all around,

all around,

and the green grass grew all around.

(repeat-after-me) And on that twig,

there was a nest.

The prettiest little nest,

that you ever did see!

(sing together) And the nest was on the twig,

and the twig was on the branch,

and the branch was on the tree,

and the tree was in the hole,

and the hole was in the ground,

and the green grass grew all around,

all around,

and the green grass grew all around.

(repeat-after-me) And in that nest,

there was an egg,

the prettiest little egg,

that you ever did see!

(sing together) And the egg was in the nest,

and the nest was on the twig,

and the twig was on the branch,

and the branch was on the tree,

and the tree was in the hole,

and the hole was in the ground,

and the green grass grew all around,

all around,

and the green grass grew all around.

(repeat-after-me) And in that egg,

there was a bird,

the prettiest little bird,

that you ever did see!

(sing together) And the bird was in the egg,

and the egg was in the nest,

and the nest was on the twig,

and the twig was on the branch,

and the branch was on the tree,

and the tree was in the hole,

and the hole was in the ground,

and the green grass grew all around,

all around,

and the green grass grew all around.

(repeat-after-me) And on that bird,

there was a feather,

the prettiest little feather,

that you ever did see!

(sing together) And the feather was on the bird,

and the bird was in the egg,

and the egg was in the nest,

and the nest was on the twig,

and the twig was on the branch,

and the branch was on the tree,

and the tree was in the hole,

and the hole was in the ground,

and the green grass grew all around,

all around,

and the green grass grew all around.

(repeat-after-me) And on that feather,

there was a flea,

the prettiest little flea,

that you ever did see!

(sing together) And the flea was on the feather,

and the feather was on the bird,

and the bird was in the egg,

and the egg was in the nest,

and the nest was on the twig,

and the twig was on the branch,

and the branch was on the tree,

and the tree was in the hole,

and the hole was in the ground,

and the green grass grew all around,

all around,

and the green grass grew all around.

(repeat-after-me) And on that flea,

there was an ELEPHANT!

The prettiest little elephant,

that you ever did see!!

(sing together) And the ELEPHANT was on the flea,

and the flea was on the feather,

and the feather was on the bird,

and the bird was in the egg,

and the egg was in the nest,

and the nest was on the twig,

and the twig was on the branch,

and the branch was on the tree,

and the tree was in the hole,

and the hole was in the ground,

and the green grass grew all around,

all around,

and the green grass grew all around.

Optional extra verses:

On the elephant there's a monkey,

on the monkey is an ostrich,

on the ostrich there's an amoeba,

on the amoeba there's a microscope,

on the microscope there's a scientist,

on the scientist there's ME!

An Old Austrian

An old Austrian went yodelling, on a mountain top high,
when along came a ______________,
interrupting his cry.

Yo-day-eee...
Yodelleh-he-he,
yodelleh-(sounds)
Yodelleh-he-he,

yodelleh-(sounds)
Yodelleh-he-he,
yodelleh-(sounds)
Youdelleh-he-he-a-ho.

(repeat)

This song is sung my replacing the blank (________) with something the Austrian meets each time it is sung, and also adding a sound in the place of (sounds) each time it is repeated. You end up changing the thing the Austrian meets every time you repeat, but the sounds get added onto the one before. For example, the first time you sing, the Austrian meets a Coocoo bird, and you make the sound coo-coo coo-coo. The second time round, the Austrian meets a dog, and you make the sounds coo-coo coo-coo, AND ha-ha (panting). This song can be repeated as many times as needed.

The Things the Austrian Meets - (and the sounds)

Coocoo bird - (coo-coo coo-coo)
St. Bernard - (ha ha *panting*)
Avalanche - (swoosh)
Grizzly Bear - (Grrrr)
Milking Cow - (Mooooooo!)
Pretty Girl - (*kissing sounds*)
Angry Dad - (BANG BANG *pistol shots*)
Skydiver - (Ahhhhh!!!)
Girl Guide - (Cooooooookies?)

When we sing this song, we like to end with "An anti-yodeller" who says "Be quiet!" and covers his ears, ending the song there.

Humpty Dumpty Song

CHORUS
Hump ti-dump,
Hump hump-ti dump-ti dump-ti,
Hump ti-dump,
Hump hump-ti dump-ti dump-ti.

(After the chorus, someone sings a nusury rhyme, but ends it short, adding instead ugh, ain't that funky now)

Examples:

CHORUS
Jack and Jill went up a hill,
to fetch a pail of water.
Jack fell down and broke his crown,
and ugh, ain't that funky now.
CHORUS
Old Mother Hubbard,
went to her cupboard,
to fetch her poor dog a bone.
When she went there,
the cupboard was bare,
and ugh ain't that funky now.
CHORUS

They All Call It Canada

Side by side and step by step,
Our fathers were marching along.
They were building a road to the future,
With a spade and a smile and a song.

Out of the wildness,
and out of the sand,
grew the land that we live in today.
Though the job to be done,
has barely begun,
here is one thing I'm proud to say.

My Country,
is my cathedral,
the Northern sky its dome!
They all call it Canada,
but I call it home.

The mountains,
the lakes,
the valleys,
are friends I have known.
They all call it Canada,
but I call it home.

From the Atlantic,
to the Pacific!
From the pole,
to the USA!
We're one united brotherhood,
and united we will stay!

The people beyond our boarders,
and far across the foam,
they all call it Canada,
but I call it home.

The Other Day

This is a repeat-after-me song.

For this particular repeat-after-me song, each verse is sung twice. Once, with the group repeating after the leader, and a second time all together.

For this set of lyrics, each verse will be written only once.

The other day,
I met a bear,
A great big bear,
A way out there.

(Sing the verse again all together before continuing. This is the same for all verses)

He looked at me.
I looked at him.
He sized up me.
I sized up him.

He said to me,
Why don't you run?
I see you ain't,
got any gun.

And so I ran,
away from there,
but right behind,
me was that bear.

Ahead of me,
there was a tree,
a great big tree,
oh glory me!

The closest branch,
was ten feet up,
I'd have to jump,
and trust my luck.

And so I jumped,
into the air,
but I missed that branch,
a way up there.

But don't you fret,
and don't you frown,
'cause I caught that branch,
on the way back down.

This is the end,
there is no more,
unless I meet,
that bear once more.

And so I met,
that bear once more.
Now he's a rug,
on my bedroom floor!

The Window Song

CHORUS
The window, the window,
the second story window,
if you don't know your nursery rhymes,
we'll throw you out the window!

Take turns rhyming off nursery rhymes, ending each with "But they threw it out the window!"
Then repeat the above chorus.

Ex. - Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a pail of water,
Jack fell down and broke his crown, and Jill came tumbling after.
So her threw her out the window!!!

Popular nursery rhymes: Jack and Jill, ABCs, Twinkle Twinkle, Old Mother Hubbard, Humpty Dumpty, Jack Sprat, Jack be Nimble, Rock-a-bye Baby, Little Miss Muffet, Itsy Bitsy Spider, Ba Ba Black Sheep...

One Tin Soldier

Listen children,
to a story,
that was written long ago,
'bout a kingdom on a mountain,
and the valley folk below.

On the mountain was a treasure,
buried deep beneath the stone,
and the valley people swore,
they'd have it for their very own.

Go ahead and hate your neighbour,
go ahead and cheat a friend,
do it in the name of heaven,
you can justify it in the end.

There won't be any trumpets blowing,
come the judgement day,
on the bloody morning after,
One tin soldier rides away.

So the people of the valley,
sent a message up the hill,
asking for the buried treasure,
tons of gold for which they'd kill.

Came an answer from the kingdom,
with our brothers we will share,
all the secrets of our mountain,
all the riches buried there.

Now the valley cried with anger,
Mount your horses! Draw your swords!
And they killed the mountain people,
so they won their just reward.

Now they stood beside the treasure,
on the mountain,
dark and red,
turned the stone and looked beneath it,
Peace on earth,
was all it said.

Go ahead and hate your neighbour,
go ahead and cheat a friend,
do it in the name of heaven,
you can justify it in the end.

There won't be any trumpets blowing,
come the judgement day,
on the bloody morning after,
One tin soldier rides away.

Go ahead and hate your neighbour,
go ahead and cheat a friend,
do it in the name of heaven,
you can justify it in the end.

There won't be any trumpets blowing,
come the judgement day,
on the bloody morning after,
One tin soldier rides away.