Little Acorns
Performed by David Fisher
If you find a Little Acorn and plant it in the ground
soon the shoots are reaching upwards and the roots are digging down
then it's welcome to the forest, welcome to the family
and another Little Acorn becomes a mighty tree
another Little Acorn becomes a mighty tree...
© 2000 Words and music by David Fisher
10 Green Bottles
Performed by Buffalo Bull
Ten green bottles sitting on the wall
Ten green bottles sitting on the wall
And if one green bottle should accidentally fall
There'd be nine green bottles sitting on the wall
Nine green bottles sitting on the wall, etc...
Until...
There'd be no green bottles sitting on the wall
Traditional, words arranged by David Fisher
The Wheels On The Bus
Performed by Jumbo Jerry
The wheels on the bus go round and round, round and round, round and round
The wheels on the bus go round and round, all day long
The wipers on the bus go swish swish swish, swish swish swish, swish swish swish
The wipers on the bus go swish swish swish, all day long
The horn on the bus goes beep beep beep, beep beep beep, beep beep beep
The horn on the bus goes beep beep beep, all day long
The children on the bus go up and down, up and down, up and down
The children on the bus go up and down, all day long
The babies on the bus go wah wah wah, wah wah wah, wah wah wah
The babies on the bus go wah wah wah, all day long
The mums on the bus go sshh sshh sshh, sshh sshh sshh, sshh sshh sshh
The mums on the bus go sshh sshh sshh, all day long
The wheels on the bus go round and round, round and round, round and round
The wheels on the bus go round and round, all day long
Traditional, words arranged by David Fisher
Girls And Boys
Performed by Mole Coward
Girls and boys come out to play
The moon doth shine as bright as day
Leave your supper and leave your sleep
Come to your play fellows in the street
Come with a whoop and come with a call
Come with a good will or not at all
Up the ladder and down the wall
A half penny loaf will serve us all
Girls and boys come out to play
The moon doth shine as bright as day
Leave your supper and leave your sleep
Come to your play fellows in the street
Traditional, words arranged by David Fisher
Performed by Mole Coward
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
Up Jack got and home did trot as fast as he could caper
Went to bed to mend his head with vinegar and brown paper
Traditional, words arranged by David Fisher
Pop Goes The Weasel
Performed by Mole Coward
Half a pound of tuppenny rice
Half a pound of treacle
That's the way the money goes
Pop goes the weasel
Up and down the city streets
In and out The Eagle
That's the way the money goes
Pop goes the weasel
Half a pound of tuppenny rice
Half a pound of treacle
That's the way the money goes
Pop goes the weasel
Traditional, words arranged by David Fisher
London Bridge Is Falling Down
Performed by The Cockney Sparrows
London Bridge is falling down, falling down, falling down
London Bridge is falling down, my fair lady
Build it up with iron and steel, iron and steel, iron and steel
Build it up with iron and steel, my fair lady
Iron and steel will bend and bow, bend and bow, bend and bow
Iron and and steel will bend and bow, my fair lady
Build it up with wood and clay, wood and clay, wood and clay
Build it up with wood and clay, my fair lady
Wood and clay will wash away, wash away, wash away
Wood and clay will wash away, my fair lady
London Bridge is falling down, falling down, falling down
London Bridge is falling down, my fair lady
Traditional, words arranged by David Fisher
Old King Cole
Performed by The Cockney Sparrows
Old King Cole was a merry old soul
and a merry old soul was he
He called for his pipe and he called for his bowl
and he called for his fiddlers three
and every fiddler had a fine fiddle and a very fine fiddle had he
Old King Cole was a merry old soul
and a merry old soul was he
Traditional, words arranged by David Fisher
There Was A Crooked Man
Performed by The Cockney Sparrows
There was a crooked man who walked a crooked mile
He found a crooked sixpence upon a crooked stile
He bought a crooked cat which caught a crooked mouse
And they all lived together in a crooked little house
Traditional, words arranged by David Fisher
3 Blind Mice
Performed by The Cockney Sparrows
Three blind mice, three blind mice
See how they run, see how they run
They all ran after the farmer's wife
Who cut off their tails with a carving knife
Did you ever see such a thing in your life
As three blind mice?
Traditional, words arranged by David Fisher
This Old Man
Performed by Salmon Davis Junior
This old man, he played one, he played Knick-knack on my drum
with a knick-knack paddy-whack give a dog a bone - this old man came rolling
home
This old man, he played two, he played Knick-knack on my shoe
with a knick-knack paddy-whack give a dog a bone - this old man came rolling
home
This old man, he played three, he played Knick-knack on my knee
with a knick-knack paddy-whack give a dog a bone - this old man came rolling
home
This old man, he played four, he played Knick-knack on my door
with a knick-knack paddy-whack give a dog a bone - this old man came rolling
home
This old man, he played five, he played Knick-knack on my hive
with a knick-knack paddy-whack give a dog a bone - this old man came rolling
home
This old man, he played six, he played Knick-knack with some sticks
with a knick-knack paddy-whack give a dog a bone - this old man came rolling
home
This old man, he played seven, he played Knick-knack up to heaven
with a knick-knack paddy-whack give a dog a bone - this old man came rolling
home
This old man, he played eight, he played Knick-knack on my gate
with a knick-knack paddy-whack give a dog a bone - this old man came rolling
home
This old man, he played nine, he played Knick-knack up my spine
with a knick-knack paddy-whack give a dog a bone - this old man came rolling
home
This old man, he played ten, he played Knick-knack over again
with a knick-knack paddy-whack give a dog a bone - this old man came rolling
home
Traditional, words arranged by David Fisher
Bobby Shaftoe
Performed by Pretty Polly Roger and the crew
of the Monkey Celeste
Bobby Shaftoe’s gone to sea, silver buckles on his knee
he'll come home and marry me, bonnie Bobby Shaftoe
Bobby Shaftoe's bright and fair, combing down his yellow hair
he's my love for ever more, bonnie Bobby Shaftoe
Bobby Shaftoe's gone to sea, silver buckles on his knee
he'll come home and marry me, bonnie Bobby Shaftoe
Traditional, words arranged by David Fisher
What Shall We Do With A Drunken Sailor?
Performed by Pretty Polly Roger and the crew
of the Monkey Celeste
What Shall We Do With A Drunken Sailor? - What Shall We Do With A Drunken Sailor?
What Shall We Do With A Drunken Sailor early in the morning?
Heave-ho! and up she rises - Heave-ho! and up she rises
Heave-ho! and up she rises early in the morning
Put him in the long boat 'til he's sober, put him in the long boat 'til he's
sober
Put him in the long boat 'til he's sober early in the morning
Heave-ho! and up she rises - Heave-ho! and up she rises
Heave-ho! and up she rises early in the morning
Take him and shake him and try and wake him, take him and shake him and try
and wake him
Take him and shake him and try and wake him early in the morning
Heave-ho! and up she rises - Heave-ho! and up she rises
Heave-ho! and up she rises early in the morning
Put him in the scuppers with the hosepipe on him - put him in the scuppers with
the hosepipe on him
Put him in the scuppers with the hosepipe on him early in the morning
Heave-ho! and up she rises - Heave-ho! and up she rises
Heave-ho! and up she rises early in the morning
What Shall We Do With A Drunken Sailor? - What Shall We Do With A Drunken Sailor?
What Shall We Do With A Drunken Sailor early in the morning?
Traditional, words arranged by David Fisher
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Performed by Pretty Polly Roger and the crew
of the Monkey Celeste
One, two, three, four, five
Once I caught a fish alive
Six, seven, eight, nine, ten
Then I let him go again
Why did you let him go?
Because he bit my finger so
Which finger did he bite?
This little finger in my right
Traditional, words arranged by David Fisher
Puff The Magic Dragon
Performed by Duck Berry and the Merseybeaks
© Peter Yarrow and Leonard Lipton
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Performed by Moses Moose
Twinkle twinkle little star
How I wonder what you are
Up above the world so high
like a diamond in the sky
Twinkle twinkle little star
How I wonder what you are
Weary travellers in the dark
thank you for your tiny spark
marking out the road ahead
lead them safely home to bed
Twinkle twinkle little star
How I wonder what you are
Come and shine your little light
Twinkle twinkle all the night
may you never shut your eye
'til the sun is in the sky
Twinkle twinkle little star
How I wonder what you are
Traditional, words arranged by David Fisher
Molly Malone
Performed by The Derry Hares
In Dublin's fair city where the girls are so pretty
I first set me eyes on sweet Molly Malone
She wheeled her wheelbarrow through streets broad and narrow
Calling "Cockles and Mussels - Alive, alive-Oh!"
Alive, alive-Oh! Alive, alive-Oh!
Calling "Cockles and Mussels - Alive, alive-Oh!
She was a fishmonger and sure 'twas no wonder
For so were her mother and father before
T hey each wheeled their barrow down streets broad and narrow
Calling "Cockles and Mussels - Alive, alive-Oh!
Alive, alive-Oh! Alive, alive-Oh!
Calling "Cockles and Mussels - Alive, alive-Oh!
Alive, alive-Oh! Alive, alive-Oh!
Calling "Cockles and Mussels - Alive, alive-Oh!
Traditional, words arranged by David Fisher
Michael Finnegan
Performed by The Derry Hares
There was an old man called Michael Finnegan
He grew whiskers on his chinnegan
The wind came out and blew them in again
Poor old Michael Finnegan, begin again
Traditional, words arranged by David Fisher
I Know An Old Woman Who Swallowed A Fly
Performed by The Derry Hares
I know an old woman who swallowed a fly
I don't know why she swallowed the fly - perhaps she'll die!
I know an old woman who swallowed a spider
That wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly
I don't know why she swallowed the fly - perhaps she'll die!
I know an old woman who swallowed a bird
How absurd! She swallowed a bird
She swallowed the bird to catch the spider
That wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly
I don't know why she swallowed the fly - perhaps she'll die!
I know an old woman who swallowed a cat
Fancy that! She swallowed a cat!
She swallowed the cat to catch the bird
She swallowed the bird to catch the spider
That wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly
I don't know why she swallowed the fly - perhaps she'll die!
I know an old woman who swallowed a dog
What a hog! She swallowed a dog
She swallowed the dog to catch the cat
She swallowed the cat to catch the bird
She swallowed the bird to catch the spider
That wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly
I don't know why she swallowed the fly - perhaps she'll die!
I know an old woman who swallowed a goat
Just opened her throat and swallowed a goat
She swallowed the goat to catch the dog
She swallowed the dog to catch the cat
She swallowed the cat to catch the bird
She swallowed the bird to catch the spider
That wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly
I don't know why she swallowed the fly - perhaps she'll die!
I know an old woman who swallowed a cow
I don't know how she swallowed a cow
She swallowed the cow to catch the goat
She swallowed the goat to catch the dog
She swallowed the dog to catch the cat
She swallowed the cat to catch the bird
She swallowed the bird to catch the spider
That wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly
I don't know why she swallowed the fly - perhaps she'll die!
I know an old woman who swallowed a Horse
She's dead of course!
Traditional, words arranged by David Fisher
Nellie The Elephant
Performed by The Little Acorns
© Hart and Butler
3 Little Men In A Flying Saucer
Performed by The Cosmonettes
Three little men in a flying saucer came down to earth one day
They looked left and right but they didn't like the sight, so one man flew away
Two little men in a flying saucer came down to earth one day
They looked left and right but they didn't like the sight, so one man flew away
One little man in a flying saucer came down to earth one day
He looked left and right but they didn't like the sight, so one man flew away
Traditional, words arranged by David Fisher
Old MacDonald Had A Farm
Performed by Jumbo Jerry
Old MacDonald had a farm (Ee-Aye-Eee-Aye-O)
And on that farm he had a cow (Ee-Aye-Eee-Aye-O)
With a "Moo, moo" here, and a "Moo, moo" there
Here a "Moo" - there a "Moo" - everywhere a "Moo, moo"
Old MacDonald had a farm (Ee-Aye-Eee-Aye-O)
And on that farm he had a sheep (Ee-Aye-Eee-Aye-O)
With a "Baa, baa" here, and a "Baa, baa" there
Here a "Baa" - there a "Baa" - everywhere a "Baa, baa"
Old MacDonald had a farm (Ee-Aye-Eee-Aye-O)
And on that farm he had a dog (Ee-Aye-Eee-Aye-O)
With a "Woof, woof" here, and a "Woof, woof" there
Here a "Woof " - there a "Woof " - everywhere a "Woof, woof"
Old MacDonald had a farm (Ee-Aye-Eee-Aye-O)
And on that farm he had a pig (Ee-Aye-Eee-Aye-O)
With an "Oink, oink" here, and an "Oink, oink" there
Here an "Oink" - there an "Oink" - everywhere an "Oink, oink"
Old MacDonald had a farm (Ee-Aye-Eee-Aye-O)
Old MacDonald had a farm (Ee-Aye-Eee-Aye-O)
And on that farm he had a monkey (Ee-Aye-Eee-Aye-O)
With an "Ooh, ooh" here, and an "Ooh, ooh" there
Here an "Ooh" - there an "Ooh" - everywhere an "Ooh, ooh"
Old MacDonald had a farm (Ee-Aye-Eee-Aye-O)
Traditional, words arranged by David Fisher
Humpty Dumpty
Performed by Mole Coward
Humpty Dumpty sat on the wall
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall
All the King's horses and all the King's men
Couldn't put Humpty together again
Traditional, words arranged by David Fisher
Hickory Dickory Dock
Performed by Mole Coward
Hickory Dickory Dock
The mouse ran up the clock
The clock struck one
The mouse ran down
Hickory Dickory Dock
Traditional, words arranged by David Fisher
Rock-A-Bye-Baby
Performed by Mole Coward
Rock-a-bye-Baby, on the tree-top
When the wind blows, the cradle will rock
When the bough breaks, the cradle will fall
Down will come Baby, cradle and all
Traditional, words arranged by David Fisher
The Grand Old Duke Of York
Performed by Buffalo Bull
Oh the Grand Old Duke of York
He had ten thousand men
He marched them up to the top of the hill
And he marched them down again
When they were up, they were up
And when they were down, they were down
But when they were only half way up
They were neither up nor down
Traditional, words arranged by David Fisher
One Potato, Two Potato
Performed by The Cockney Sparrows
One potato, two potato, three potato, four
Five potato, six potato, seven potato, more
One potato, two potato, three potato, four
Five potato, six potato, seven potato, more
Traditional, words arranged by David Fisher
Horsie, Horsie
Performed by The Cockney Sparrows
Horsey horsey don't you stop
Let you feet go clippety clop
your tail goes swish and the wheels go round
giddy-up we're homeward bound!
Traditional, words arranged by David Fisher
The Muffin Man
Performed by The Cockney Sparrows
Have you seen the Muffin Man, the Muffin Man, the Muffin Man
Have you seen the Muffin Man who lives on Drury Lane?
Yes, I've seen the Muffin Man, the Muffin Man, the Muffin Man
Have you seen the Muffin Man who lives on Drury Lane
Traditional, words arranged by David Fisher
Baa Baa Blacksheep
Performed by The Leech Boys
Baa baa blacksheep, have you any wool?
Yes sir, yes sir, three bags full
One for the Master and one for the Dame
And one for the little boy who lives down the lane
Traditional, words arranged by David Fisher
I'm A Little Teapot
Performed by The Leech Boys
I'm a little teapot, short and stout
Here's my handle and here's my spout
when I see the tea cups, hear me shout
"Tip me up and pour me out!"
Traditional, words arranged by David Fisher
Sing A Song Of Sixpence
Performed by The Leech Boys
Sing a song of sixpence - a pocketful of rye
Four and twenty blackbirds backed in a pie
When the pie was opened, the birds began to sing
Wasn't that a dainty dish to set before the King?
The King was in his counting house counting out his money
The Queen was in the parlour eating bread and honey
The Maid was in the garden hanging out the clothes
Along came a Blackbird and pecked off her nose!
Traditional, words arranged by David Fisher
If You're Happy And You Know It
Performed by The Leech Boys
If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands
If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands
If you're happy and you know it, and you really want to show it
If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands
If you're happy and you know it, stomp your feet
If you're happy and you know it, stomp your feet
If you're happy and you know it, and you really want to show it
If you're happy and you know it, stomp your feet
If you're happy and you know it, stretch up tall
If you're happy and you know it, stretch up tall
If you're happy and you know it, and you really want to show it
If you're happy and you know it, stretch up tall
If you're happy and you know it, jump up
If you're happy and you know it, jump up
If you're happy and you know it, and you really want to show it
If you're happy and you know it, jump up
If you're happy and you know it, shout "We are!"
If you're happy and you know it, shout "We are!"
If you're happy and you know it, and you really want to show it
If you're happy and you know it, shout "We are!"
If you're happy and you know it, do all five
(Clap your hands, stomp your feet, stretch up tall, jump up, shout "We are!")
If you're happy and you know it, do all five
(Clap your hands, stomp your feet, stretch up tall, jump up, shout "We are!")
If you're happy and you know it, and you really want to show it
If you're happy and you know it, do all five
(Clap your hands, stomp your feet, stretch up tall, jump up, shout "We are!")
Traditional, words arranged by David Fisher
Dance To Your Daddy
Performed by Pretty Polly Roger and the crew of the Monkey Celeste
Dance to your daddy my little laddie
Dance to your daddy my little man
You shall have a fishy on a little dishy
You shall have a fishy when the boat come in
Traditional, words arranged by David Fisher
Rub-A-Dub-Dub
Performed by Pretty Polly Roger and the crew of the Monkey Celeste
Rub-a-dub-dub
Three men in a tub
And who do you think they be?
The butcher, the baker, the candlestick-maker
turn 'em out knaves all three!
Traditional, words arranged by David Fisher
Row Row Row Your Boat
Performed by Pretty Polly Roger and the crew of the Monkey Celeste
Row row row your boat, gently down the stream
Merrily merrily merrily, life is but a dream
Traditional, words arranged by David Fisher
Sleeping Bunnies
Performed by The Derry Hares
See the bunnies sleeping 'til it's nearly noon
shall we go and wake them with a merry tune?
Oh so still - are they ill?
Wake up!
Hop, hop, hop little bunnies
Hop, hop, hop little bunnies
Hop, hop, hop little bunnies
Hop, hop, hop, hop, hop
Traditional, words arranged by David Fisher
Heads And Shoulders
Performed by Moses Moose
Heads and shoulders, knees and toes - knees and toes
Heads and shoulders, knees and toes - knees and toes
And eyes and ears and mouth and nose
Heads and shoulders, knees and toes - knees and toes
Traditional, words arranged by David Fisher
The Teddy Bear's Picnic
Performed by The Little Acorns
© James B Kennedy and John W Bratton
Here We Go Round The Mulberry Bush
Performed by The Little Acorns
Here we go round the mulberry bush, the mulberry bush, the mulberry bush
Here we go round the mulberry bush on a cold and frosty morning
Traditional, words arranged by David Fisher
All songs are traditional and arranged by David Fisher and Alex
Heffes except Little Acorns © 2000 David Fisher; Puff The Magic Dragon
© Peter Yarrow and Leonard Lipton; The Teddy Bear's Picnic © James
B Kennedy and John W Bratton; and Nellie The Elephant © Hart and Butler.