Learning With Music: Games and Activities for the Early Years6

Learning with Music - musical fun from the start for children

This is the 6th 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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Muffin Man

Do you know the muffin man

The muffin man, the muffin man

Do you know the muffin man

Who lives on Drury Lane

Yes I know the muffin man

The muffin man, the muffin man

Do you know the muffin man

Who lives on Drury Lane

My Bonnie

My bonnie lies over the ocean

My bonnie lies over the sea

My bonnie lies over the ocean

Oh, bring back my bonnie to me

Bring back, oh, bring back

Oh bring back my Bonnie to me, to me

Bring back, oh, bring back

Oh bring back my Bonnie to me

Go Round The Mountain

Go ’round the mountain

Toady-diddle-um, toady-diddle-um

Go ’round the mountain

Toady-diddle-um-dee

Tiptoe ’round the mountain

Toady-diddle-um, toady-diddle-um

Tiptoe ’round the mountain

Toady-diddle-um-dee

Stomp ’round the mountain

Toady-diddle-um, toady-diddle-um

Stomp ’round the mountain

Toady-diddle-um-dee

Love Somebody

Love somebody, yes I do

Love somebody, yes I do

Love somebody, yes I do

Love somebody, but I won’t say who

Love somebody, yes I do

Love somebody, yes I do

Love somebody, yes I do

Love somebody, and it’s you, you, you

Oats, Peas, Beans

Oats, peas, and barley grow

Oats, peas, beans and barley grow

Not you nor I, not anyone knows how

Oats, peas, beans and barley grow

First the farmer sows the seed

Stands up tall and takes his ease

Stamps his foot and claps his hand

And turns around to view the land

Waiting for a partner

Waiting for a partner

Not you nor I nor anyone knows we’re 

Waiting for a partner

Dancing with a partner

Dancing with a partner

Not you nor I nor anyone knows we’re

Dancing with a partner 

Once A Man

Once a man fell in a well

Splish splash splash it sounded

If he hadn’t fallen in 

He would not have drownded

Oranges and Lemons

Oranges and lemons

Say the bells of St. Clements

I owe you two farthing

Say the bells of St. Martins

When will you pay me

Say the bells of Old Bailey

When I grow rich

Say the bells of Shoreditch

When will that be

Say the bells of Stepney

I do not know

Says the Great Bell of Bow

Rabbit Run

Rabbit run on the open ground

Who told you so

Rabbit run on the open ground

How do you know

I caught a rabbit, uh-huh

I caught a rabbit, uh-huh

I caught a rabbit, uh-huh

I caught a rabbit, oh!

Row Your Boat

Row, row, row your boat

Gently down the stream

Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily

Life is but a dream

Row, row, row your boat

Gently down the stream

If you see a crocodile

Don’t forget to scream

London Bridge

London Bridge is falling down

Falling down, falling down

London Bridge is falling down

My fair lady

Over In The Meadow

Over in the meadow

In the sand, in the sun

Lived an old mummy tiger

And her little tiger one

Roar! Said the mummy

I roar! Said the one

So they roared and they roared

In the sand, in the sun

Polly Put The Kettle On

Polly put the kettle on

Polly put the kettle on

Polly put the kettle on

We’ll all have tea

Suki take it off again

Suki take it off again

Suki take it off again

They’ve all gone away

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.

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