Tess LOVES us singing the old Cab Calloway song Minnie the Moocher (from the Blues Brothers movie)
Now folks let me tell you the story about MInnie (Tessie) the moocher
She was a lowdown hoochie-coocher
She was the roughest, toughes frail
But Minnie (Tessie) had a heart as big as a whale
Hidey Hidey Hidey Hi (Hidey Hidey Hidey Hi)
Hodey Hodey Hodey Ho (Hodey Hodey Hodey Ho)
Heedey Heedey Heedey He (Heedey Heedey Heedey He)
etc etc.
I think we must look funny singing the Hidey Hi's as she always cracks up and laughs and laughs at us which eggs us on.
Here are 2 that I wrote myself. We sing in the bath and I keep running out of songs before the bath is over.
The Little Mer-man
Deep beneath the ocean
Far beneath the sea
lives a little merman
who's much like you and me
He has ten little fingers
and a little button nose,
but down where his feet should be
there's fins instead of toes
oh funny little merman
swimming in the sea
funny little merman
he's just like you and me
he has a bright red mouth to kiss
and little shell like ears
and a mummy and a daddy
to take away his fears
oh funny little merman
swimming in the sea
funny little merman
he's much like you and me
he has two bright blue eyes to see
and light brown wavey hair
he has two arms to hold you tight
and lots of love to share
funny little merman
swimming in the sea
funny little merman
he's much like you and me
he has ten little fingers
and a little button nose
but down where his feet should be
there's fins instead of toes.
Little Black penguin
Little back penguin
sitting on a rock
little black penguin
started to hop
he hop hopped left
he hop hopped right
he hopped all day
and he hopped all night
Little bunny Fro Fro hopping through the forest
scooping up the field mice and bopping them on the head
Along came the good fairy and said
Little bunny fro fro I don't want to see you,
scooping up the field mice and bopping them on the head
I'll give you 2 more chances and then I'll turn you into a frog
Little bunny Fro Fro hopping through the forest
scooping up the field mice and bopping them on the head
Along came the good fairy and said
Little bunny fro fro I don't want to see you,
scooping up the field mice and bopping them on the head
I'll give you 1 more chances and then I'll turn you into a frog
Little bunny Fro Fro hopping through the forest
scooping up the field mice and bopping them on the head
Along came the good fairy and said
Little bunny fro fro I didn't want to see you,
scooping up the field mice and bopping them on the head
VROOM and little bunny froo froo was turned into a frog!!
Fantastic thread I haven't read it all so I'm sorry if I'm repeating someone....
DS likes;
Wind the bobbin up
wind the bobbin up (roll arms)
wind the bobbin up (roll arms)
pull (put fists together and pull out), pull (repeat action),
clap, clap, clap
wind it back again (roll arms other way)
wind it back again (roll arms as above)
pull, pull,
clap, clap, clap
(follow instructions)point to the ceiling,
point to the floor,
point to the window,
point to the door,
clap your hands together 1, 2, 3
place/put them down on/ upon your knees
he loves row row row your boat and screams at appropriate moments
Row, row, row, your boat
(sit child between or on your legs facing you and hold thier hands. Gently rock(row) back and forwards to the tune)
row row row your boat,
gently down the stream.
Merrily merrily merrily merrily,
life is but a dream.
(actions as above. Stop and scream at the end)
Row row row your boat,
gently down the stream,
if you see a crocodile
dont forget to scream!
(actions as above except rock side to side and roar at the end)
rock rock rock your boat
gently to the shore
if you see a dinosaur,
dont forget to roar!
5 cheeky monkies (variation)
5 cheeky monkies swinging from a tree
teasing mr crocodile
"you cant catch me,
you cant catch me",
along came mr crocodile looking for his lunch annd SNAP!...
Repeat above for 4, 3, 2,
1 cheeky monkey swinging from a tree
teasing mr crocodile,
"you cant catch me,
you cant catch me"
along comes mr crocodile looking for his lunch annd SNAP!
No more cheeky monkies swinging from the tree.
When I was pregnant with DD3, my older two and I would sing her Twinkle Twinkle Little Star and it's now her favourite song. If she's crying, we break out in song and she starts giggling and coo'ing. I didn't really sing to my older two and wishing I did.
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I haven't read it all so I'm sorry if I'm repeating someone....
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