Learning with Music - musical fun from the start for children
These songs are ideal for young children new to singing. Beginning with few notes, one high, one low, children can quickly learn to recognise and identify the two sounds, supporting them on a journey towards reading notation, or purely a lifelong love and appreciation of music.
Learning with Music Links
Quick links to songs for the other Learning with Music levels.
Cobbler Cobbler
Cobbler Cobbler mend my shoe
Get it done by half past two
Half past two is much too late
Get it done by half past eight
Rain Rain
Rain rain, go away
Come again another day
Rain rain, go away
All the children want to play
Star Light
Star light, star bright
First star I see tonight
Wish I may, wish I might
Have the wish I wish tonight
See Saw
See saw
Up and down
In the sky and
On the ground
Where Are You Going
Where are you going – to the woods
What for – to get some wood
What for – to build a fire
What for – to boil some water
What for – to eat all of your chickens
Round and Round
Round and round the
Wheel goes round
As it goes the
Corn is ground
Lucy Locket
Lucy Locket lost her pocket
Kitty Fisher found it
Not a penny was there in it
Only ribbon round it
Doggie Doggie
Doggie Doggie where’s your bone
Someone took it from your home
Who has your bone
I have your bone
Snail Snail
Snail, snail
Snail, snail
Creep around and
Round and round
Bounce High
Bounce high
Bounce low
Bounce the ball to
Shiloh
We Are Dancing
We are dancing in the forest
While the wolf is far away
Who knows what may happen to us
If he finds us at our play
Wolf, are you there?
Red Rover
Rover, red rover
We call our friend over
Bobby Shafto
Bobby Shafto’s gone to sea
Silver buckles on his knee
He’ll come back and marry me
Bonny Bobby Shafto
I Had a Dog
I had a dog his
Name was Rover
Every time I called his name he
Rolled over and over
See Saw Margery Daw
See saw, margery daw
Johnny shall have a new master
He shall earn but a penny a day
Because he can’t work any faster
A-Tisket A-Tasket
A-tisket, a-tasket
A blue and yellow basket
I wrote a letter to my love and
On the way I lost it
I lost it, I lost it
Bell Horses
Bell horses, bell horses
What time of day
One o-clock, two o’clock
Time to run away
Lemonade (here we come)
Here we come – where from
Bolton – what’s your trade
Cotton mills and lemonade
Give us some if you’re not afraid
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.