Learning with Music - musical fun from the start for children
This is the 3rd level of early years songs for young children new to singing. We’re adding more notes and rhythms, helping them to recognise the sequence of scales, and division of musical beats. And all of this, through songs and games!
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All Around The Buttercup
All around the buttercup
One, two, three
If you want an awesome friend
Just choose me
Bought Me A Cat
Bought me a cat
The cat pleased me
Fed that cat under
yonder tree
Cat went fiddle-eye
Fiddle-eye, fiddle-eye
Cat went fiddle-eye
Fiddle-eye fee
How Many Miles To Babylon
How many miles to Babylon?
Three score and ten
Will I get back before you do?
Yes and back again
Open the gates and let us through
Not without a beck and bow
Here’s the beck, here’s the bow
Open the gates and let us through
Hush Little Baby
Hush little baby, don’t say a word
Mama’s gonna buy you a mocking bird
And if that mocking bird don’t sing
Mama’s gonna buy you a diamond ring
If that diamond ring turns brass
Mama’s gonna buy you a looking glass
And if that looking glass gets broke
Mama’s gonna buy you a billy goat
If that billy goat don’t pull
Mama’s gonna buy you a cart and bull
If that cart and bull turn over
Mama’s gonna buy you a dog named Rover
If that dog named Rover don’t bark
Mama’s gonna buy you a horse and cart
And if that horse and cart fall down
You’ll still be the sweetest little baby in town
John Kinacker
I heard, I heard the old man say
John Kinacker-nacker doo-rye-ay
Today, today’s a holiday
John Kinacker-nacker doo-rye-ay
Doo-rye-ay, doo-rye-ay
John Kinacker-nacker doo-rye-ay
Apple Tree
Apple tree, apple tree
Will your apple fall on me?
I won’t cry and I won’t shout
If your apple knocks me out!
Johnny Works
Johnny works with one hammer
One hammer, one hammer
Johnny works with one hammer
Now he works with two
Johnny works with two hammers
Two hammers, two hammers
Johnny works with two hammers
Now he works with three
Johnny works with three hammers
Three hammers, three hammers
Johnny works with three hammers
Now he works with four
Johnny works with four hammers
Four hammers, four hammers
Johnny works with four hammers
Now he works with five
Johnny works with five hammer
Five hammers, five hammers
Johnny works with five hammers
Now his work is done
Let Us Chase The Squirrel
Let us chase the squirrel
Up the hick’ry, down the hick’ry
Let us chase the squirrel
Up the hick’ry tree
Mary Had A Little Lamb
Mary had a little lamb
Little lamb, little lamb
Mary had a little lamb
Its fleece was white as snow
No One In The House
No one in the house but Dinah, Dinah
No one in the house but me I know
No one in the house but Dinah, Dinah
Strumming on the old banjo
The Little Bells
The little bells of
Westminster go
Ding, dong
Ding, dong-dong
Who's That
Who’s that knocking at my window
Who’s that knocking on my door
Ally’s knocking on my window
Ally’s knocking on my door
Come Butter Come
Come butter come
Come butter come
Mary sits at the gate
Waiting for a butter cake
These songs are ideal for young children new to singing. We move to the next level with more notes and more rhythms! Children quickly gain confidence in recognising and singing sounds and rhythms, and even playing them on simple instruments.