Songs that Rock the Classroom!
Boker Tov, Boker Or by Peter and Ellen Allard
Hello Everyone by Joanie Leeds, adapted, audio
Chorus:
Chorus:
When I say, “Boker tov,”
everybody say, “Boker or!” Boker or!
(repeat)
Everybody ready? C’mon, c’mon!
Everybody ready? Oh yeah, oh yeah!
Everybody ready? Uh huh, uh huh!
Boker tov, boker or! (repeat)
Razzama Tazzama by Ellen Allard, audio
Chorus:
Bim bam bim bam (pat legs 4x)
Razzamatazzama (clap 4x)
Tish tosh tish tosh (tap shoulders)
Wally woo woo (head side to side) (repeat)
Put your hands in the air, put your hands in your lap
Get your hands ready, and clap, clap, clap… (chorus)
Put your elbows in front, put your elbows out back.
If you were a duck, you would quack, quack, quack!
(chorus)
Put your finger on your chin,
Put your finger on your nose,
Wiggle your fingers and tickle your toes… (chorus)
Put your hands on your shoulders,
Put your hands on your tummy
You better not laugh, this song’s not funny… (chorus)
Na Na Song
Na-na na-na-na na na— (2x)
Na-na na-na-na, Na-na na-na na-na-na,
Na-na na-na-na na-na—
I wanna sing, sing, sing!
I wanna shout, shout, shout!
I wanna sing, I wanna shout: Hallelu!
Hinei mah tov uma naim
Shevet achim gam yachad
I wanna sing, I wanna shout: Hallelu!
Shalom Shalalala by Peter and Ellen Allard … audio
Shalom, sha-la-la-la-la (3x) Sha-la-la-la-la-la (repeat)
Hello everyone, how are you?
It looks like you've got some dancing to do!
Can you dance, dance, dance,
Now everyone freeze! End: and now let’s sit down!
Can you shake your hands,
shake shake shake them up high!
And can you clap, clap, clap,
reach way up to the sky! (chorus)
Can you stomp, stomp, stomp,
stomp your feet on the ground?
And now twirl your arms,
twirl your arms all around! (chorus)
Can you jump, jump, jump,
jump, jump, jump up and down?
And can you turn, turn, turn,
turn, turn, turn all around? (chorus)
Can you swing your head
side to side with a swoosh?
And can you wiggle, wiggle, wiggle,
wiggle, wiggle your tush? (chorus)
Shalom, Goodbye by Ditza Zakay… audio
Shalom, goodbye, it’s time to say goodbye;
Shalom, goodbye, I leave you with a smile;
Clap your hands (xx), stomp your feet (xx)
Raise your hands up to the sky (whoo, whoo)
Touch your nose, wiggle your toes
Cause it’s time to say goodbye.
Shalom, goodbye, it’s time to say goodbye
Shalom, goodbye, we leave you with a smile
Nod your head (xx), tap your knees (xx),
Raise your hands up to the sky (whoo, whoo)
Click your tongue (xx), now we’re done
Cause it’s time to say goodbye
Rap: Everybody clap your hands (xxxxxxx)
Clap your hands and stomp your feet
Now everybody move to this rockin’ beat!
Now nod your head and click your tongue
C’mon yeladim ‘cause we’re almost done! (xxxxxxx)
First verse… end with:
Sha—lom my friends, shalom, goodbye!
Shalom to my special friends, Shalom is what I say,
So happy to see you, so happy you were here
today!
Favorite songs we sing at the JCC… complied by Lisa Baydush, Early Childhood Music Specialist, updated 3/7/2012
Check for periodic updates at www.shirsynergy.com/Free%20Downloadable%20Stuff.htm
Songs that Rock the Classroom!
The Dinosaur Song by Betsy King Brock
Lisa has a dinosaur, its color is Yarok (3x)
And when they walk they go like this:
STOMP, STOMP, STOMP, STOMP, (stomp!)
STOMP, STOMP! Now roar! (roar!)
Five Green Apples, audio
Farmer Brown had five green apples
hanging on a tree (repeat)
Then he plucked one apple and he ate it hungrily,
leaving four green apples a-hangin’ on a tree.
(Count down to no green apples…)
Painting a Beautiful World by Lisa Baydush, audio
Chorus:
Plant a Seed by Les Julian… this is a disappearing song!
I’m gonna paint a beautiful world,
do you wanna paint with me?
I’m gonna paint a beautiful world,
c’mon and paint it with me!
Dig, dig, dig a hole, and plant, plant, plant a seed,
and watch, watch, watch it grow some food,
for you and you and you and you and me!
Blue paint (2x), gonna paint a blue, blue sky (repeat)
White paint (2x), gonna paint lots of fluffy clouds…
Yellow paint (2x), gonna paint a shining sun…
Green paint (2x), gonna paint the green, green grass…
Orange paint (2x), gonna paint a wiggly goldfish…
Red paint (2x), gonna paint an apple tree…
The Body Rock by Greg Scelsa, audio
We just painted a beautiful world
for everybody to see;
We just painted a beautiful world,
thanks for painting with me!
Teddy Bear Shabbat by Peter and Ellen Allard
I have a little teddy bear,
I like him quite a lot;
And every Friday Teddy comes with me
to celebrate Shabbat.
Chorus:
Oh, oh, oh, I love my teddy bear! (4x)
My teddy knows the blessings
‘cause he learned them here at school,
He knows the Kiddush and the motzi,
don’t ya think my teddy’s cool? (chorus)
Saturday’s the Sabbath day
It is a day of rest,
We spend the day with friends and family,
I love Shabbat the best! (chorus)
Shake My Sillies Out by Raffi… audio
C’mon and get that rock ‘n roll in your head (3x)
C’mon and get that rock ‘n roll in your head,
We're doin' the body rock!
C’mon and get that rock ‘n roll in your arms…
Chorus:
Well you can get your knees movin’
from side to side, dancin’ with the beat!
And when you feel that rock ‘n roll
down in your feet, the feelings are so neat!
…in your hips …down in your feet (chorus)
…from side to side …from front to back (chorus)
…all over you …back to your seat
We're doin' the body rock! (3x)
Teasing Mr. Crocodile, video
Five little monkeys swinging in a tree,
Teasing Mr. Crocodile,
"You can't catch me!" (2x)
Shhh! Along came Mr. Crocodile,
quiet as can be... and SNAPPED! that monkey
right out of that tree! 4, 3, 2, 1… no more monkeys swinging
in the tree…and away swims Mr. Crocodile, as happy as can be!
Big
by Wayne Potash, audio
I once was one but now I'm two
I'm almost as big as you
Chorus:
B, I, G, I'm big (3x), I'm big, big, big
I’m gonna… shake, shake, shake my sillies out (3x)
And wiggle my waggles away!
I once was two but now I'm three
I'm as big as I can be (chorus)
Clap my crazies out… Jump my jiggles out… Stretch my stretchies
out… Yawn my sleepies out… Shake my sillies out…
…three…four… look at me I've grown some more…
…four…five…I can almost reach the sky…
Favorite songs we sing at the JCC… complied by Lisa Baydush, Early Childhood Music Specialist, updated 3/7/2012
Check for periodic updates at www.shirsynergy.com/Free%20Downloadable%20Stuff.htm
Songs that Rock the Classroom!
Ah-day-do-dah-do-dah-day
The Goldfish by Laurie Berkner, audio
Number 1, just for fun, Ah-day-do-da-do-da-day!
Number 2, just for you, Ah-day-do-da…day!
Number 3, just for me, Ah-day-do-da…day!
Number 4, like before, Ah-day-do-da…day!
Number 5, come alive, Ah-day-do-da…day!
Number 6, disco mix, Ah-day-do…! Wiki-wiki-wiki!
Lots of little fish were sleeping on a rock
at the bottom of the ocean.
They lifted up their heads
and they shook out their tails,
they said,“Let’s go swimming!”
Number 7, like in heaven, Ah-day-do-da…day!
Let’s go swimming, let’s go swimming,
…Yeah, let’s go swimming! (repeat)
…at the bottom of the ocean.
(disco moves, sing wiki part fast)
(high angelic voice)
Number 8, contemplate, Ah-day-do-da…day!
(finger to side of head, speak thoughtfully)
Number 9, feeling fine, Ah-day-do-da…day!
Number 10, sing it again, Ah-day-do-da…day!
Number 11, back to heaven, Ah-day-do-da…day!
(high angelic voice)
Number 12, like an elf, Ah-day-do-da…day!
(silly voice)
Chorus:
Then the little fish got so very, very tired
that they came back to the rock.
And they put down their heads
and they put down their tails
and they took a little nap…
Number 13, like a queen, Ah-day-do-da…day!
…And when they woke up, they were feeling
a little dirty! So they decided to take a shower.
Number 14, like a swim team, Ah-day-do-da…day!
And they washed their hair/ears/tummies/
beards/nose/toes, and then they said…
“Wait a minute! We’re FISH! We don’t take showers!”
(British accent, queenly wave)
(sing like you’re under water)
Number 15, like Bruce Springstein, Ah-day-do…!
(to the tune of Back in the USA)
…And when they woke up, they decided to brush their teeth.
Noah Built the Ark
by Peter and Ellen Allard
Rat–a-tat tat Noah built the ark, oh (3x)
And he built it just like that.
Noah used a hammer, hammer, hammer,
Noah used a hammer to build the ark. (repeat)
Number Talking by Peter and Ellen Allard… notation
One (4x), one is the number I’m talking about!
One (4x), gonna sing (3x), gonna shout (3x)!
I got e-chat that’s what I got!
I got e-chat and I like it a lot!
I got e-chat that’s what I got!
I got one, one, one!
1=echat; 2=Sh’time; 3= Shalosh; 4= Arba; 5= Chamesh;
6= Shesh; 7= Shevah; 8= Shmoneh; 9= Taysha; 10= Eser
Driving in My Car by Peter and Ellen Allard… audio
Driving in my car, driving far, I’m a movie-star!
Driving in my car, vroom, vroom, vroom! (repeat)
I’ve got my sunglasses on…
I’ve got my scarf ‘round my neck…
I’ve got my hat on my head…
I’ve got my puppy dog next to me…
I’ve got the radio turned on…
So they got out their toothbrush
and their toothpaste.
And they squeezed a little on,
tried not to waste.
And they put it in their mouth,
brushed North and South,
CH - CH - CH – CH, and then they said…
“Wait a minute! We’re FISH! We don’t brush
our teeth!” (chorus)
…And when they woke up, they decided to ride their bicycles.
They rode to the left/right/all day/all night.
They rode down the hill/faster still. And then they
said… “Wait a minute! We’re FISH! We don’t ride
bicycles! (chorus)
Zoom Zoom Zoom by Ellen Allard
Chorus:
Zoom zoom zoom (clap clap) (4x) (chorus)
Firetrucks can be big and red (4x) (chorus)
Rushing by going very fast (4x) (chorus)
Flashing lights going round and round (4x) (chorus)
Hear the siren sound: wooo wooo wooo! (4x) (chorus)
Yellow jackets and yellow pants (4x) (chorus)
Yellow helmets upon their head (4x) (chorus)
On their feet they wear big black boots (4x) (chorus)
Firefighters so very brave (4x) (chorus)
Favorite songs we sing at the JCC… complied by Lisa Baydush, Early Childhood Music Specialist, updated 3/7/2012
Check for periodic updates at www.shirsynergy.com/Free%20Downloadable%20Stuff.htm
Songs that Rock the Classroom!
Chubby Little Snowman Chant by Hugh Hanley
Shofar Blast by Peter and Ellen Allard, audio
A chubby little snowman
Chorus:
Hold your arms in a circle to make a fat belly.
Had a carrot nose.
Point your forefinger out from your nose.
Along came a bunny.
Make a bunny with your fingers. Make it hop.
And what do you suppose?
Turn palms upward and shrug in disbelief.
That hungry little bunny
Rub your tummy, with one hand, bunny ears with other.
I like to hear the shofar blast,
Sometimes slow and sometimes fast!
I like to hear the shofar blast,
Happy, happy happy new year!
1. T’ki-ah-------- (echo)
2. Sh’va-rim-------- (echo)
3. T’ru-ah ha ha ha ha ha ha ha---- (echo)
4. T’ki-ah g’do-lah-------- (sing with me)
Looking for his lunch
Shade your eyes, as if looking into the distance.
Saw that snowman's carrot nose
Make a bunny with one hand and a carrot with the other.
and went nibble, nibble, CRUNCH!
Make the bunny eat the carrot with two small bites
and clap hands together for the final big bite.
Party in the Sukkah by Lisa Baydush, audio
Gonna build me a sukkah (3x)
Gonna party in the sukkah all week long!
Chorus:
Dance, dance, dance, dance ‘n dance (3x)…
Five Little Snowmen
Five little snowmen, fat! (FAT!)
(show five fingers; then make circle in front of tummy)
Each wore a funny hat! (HAT!)
(make triangle hat on top of head)
Out came the sun and melted one,
(arms make circle over head; then hold up one finger)
What a sad thing was that!
(make sad face and clap hands in alternating pancake style)
Down, down, down went the snowman!
(fingers wiggling, bend knees and lower to squatting position)
Whisper: We had five snowmen and one melted, that leaves four!
Repeat until there are no more snowmen, then make a sad face and sing:
No little snowmen, etc.… none wore a funny hat, etc… down,
down, down, until the next… (jump up and exclaim:)
SNOWFALL!
Gonna decorate the sukkah… (chorus)
Let’s invite friends to the sukkah… (chorus)
Gonna say brachot in the sukkah… (chorus)
Let’s eat in the sukkah… (chorus)
Gonna sleep out in the sukkah… (chorus)
Round and Round on Simchat Torah
by Peter and Ellen Allard
Round and round and round on Simchat Torah! (freeze!)
We go round and round and round and round
and round, with the Torah we go round. (repeat)
We celebrate our love for Torah, (ahhh!)
We sing and dance and make a joyful noise. (lalala!)
We march around for seven hakafot (get ready!)
All the grownups, all the girls and boys. (woo!)(chorus)
What a Day by Craig Taubman, adapted… audio
Oh—what a day!
Oh, what a day I’m going to have today! (repeat)
The Itsy Bitsy Achavesh… audio
Lisa’s gonna play at Grandma’s,
And Michael’s going to his friend’s house;
Ari’s gonna play with Buzz Lightyear,
It’s gonna be awesome day! (chorus)
The itsy bitsy ackaveesh
went up the mayim spout
down came the geshem
and washed the ackaveesh out
out came the shemesh
and dried up all the geshem
so the itsy bitsy ackaveesh
went up the spout again
I Love My Shoes by Donovan Leitch, adapted
I love my shoes, I love my shoes
My shoes are so com-for-tab-ly lovely (repeat)
Jason has shoes that he really loves,
Shoes that he feels so groovy in!
They’re red and white and they make him run fast!
That’s why these are Jason’s fav’rites!
arrangement by Rick Recht, based on The Itsy Bitsy Spider
The great big ackaveesh…
And the itsy bitsy ackaveesh
went up the spout again!
Favorite songs we sing at the JCC… complied by Lisa Baydush, Early Childhood Music Specialist, updated 3/7/2012
Check for periodic updates at www.shirsynergy.com/Free%20Downloadable%20Stuff.htm
Songs that Rock the Classroom!
For Shabbat by Emily Aronoff, adapted, audio
Chorus:
Shabbat is coming, and I feel good
Such a special day and I know I should
Light the candles, eat the challah,
and drink the wine,
Celebrating Shabbat feels mighty fine!
I’m gonna stomp for Shabbat,
Stomp stomp stomp stomp stomp!
I’m gonna stomp for Shabbat,
stomp stomp stomp stomp stomp! (repeat) (chorus)
I’m gonna dance for Shabbat, boogie woogie woogie woo…
I’m gonna sing for Shabbat, Sha-la-la-la-lom…
I’m gonna cheer for Shabbat, wa wa wa wa WOO!...
Wonderful Shabbos Sound
by Peter and Ellen Allard
Chorus:
Friday, Friday, Friday, Friday
night when the sun goes down.
Friday, Friday, Friday, Friday
night when the sun goes down.
Such a wonderful Shabbos sound
with the singin’ goin’ round and round
On Friday, Friday night when the sun goes down.
Light the candles,
Gonna light the, light the candles,
Gonna light the, light the candles,
For the Sha-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba—bat! Uh! (chorus)
Drink the wine… Eat the challah…
Say the blessings… Give tzedakah…
There’s a Dinosaur by Linda Arnold, adapted… audio
Knock! Knock! Knock! I’ll get it! Shalom! Wow! It’s a dinosaur!
Chorus:
There's a dinosaur knockin' at my door,
Knockin' 1 - 2 - 3! Knock! Knock!
Oh, there's a dinosaur knockin' at my door,
and he’s come to have Shabbat with me!
I opened up the door and I said, "Come in!"
He wagged his tail and gave me a grin.
He squeezed and he squeezed ‘til he came right thru,
with the door, the window and the front wall too! OY!
(chorus)
He rubbed his tummy and he said, "Let's eat!"
We sat down at the table for a homemade
Shabbas treat. He reached for the challah as my
mom walked in the room… “No,” she said, “that’s
not what well-raised Jewish dinos do!” OOPS!
First we’ll light the candles, then we’ll drink the wine,
Then we’ll eat the challah, and then it’s dinnertime!
AAH! (chorus)
Shake, Shake, Shake by Peter and Ellen Allard …
audio
Chorus:
Shake, shake, shake da da da da da da (3x)
the tzedakah box, yeah! (repeat)
Hal’l’l’luyah
Chorus:
Ha-li-le ha-li ha-li-le-lu-yah (3x)
Ha-li-le ha-li-le-e-e, ha-le-lu-yah!
Shake the hand of someone next to you;
Shake their hand and say, “Shabbat Shalom!” (repeat)
Wave to a friend and share a big smile…
Blow a kiss to someone very special…
Let’s dance around because Shabbat makes us happy…
I’m so Glad that Shabbas is Here by Peter and
Ellen Allard… notation
Chorus:
Shabbas is here, Shabbas is here!
I'm so glad that Shabbas is here!
(repeat)
I'm gonna… clap my hands!
I’m gonna… stomp my feet!
I’m gonna… wiggle my tushy!
'Cause I'm so glad that Shabbas is here! (repeat)
(chorus)
You put the money in (3x)…
the tzedakah box, yeah! (chorus)
Helping those in need (3x)…
Ev’ry penny counts (3x)…
Do a mitzvah when you can (3x)…
Favorite songs we sing at the JCC… complied by Lisa Baydush, Early Childhood Music Specialist, updated 3/7/2012
Check for periodic updates at www.shirsynergy.com/Free%20Downloadable%20Stuff.htm
Songs that Rock the Classroom!
Lots of Latkes by Cantor Allen Lieder… audio
Megillah, Megillah, adapted
Lots of latkes, lots of latkes,
lots of latkes, Lots – let’s all eat ‘em up! (repeat)
Chorus:
S’vivon sov sov, s’vivon sov sov,
s’vivon sov sov, s’vivon sov sov (repeat)
Maccabees, mac, mac, mac Maccabees,
mac, mac, mac Maccabees, mac, mac, mac,
…mac, mac, mac, mac, mac, mac, mac, mac (repeat)
…mac, mac mac
Five Little Latkes
Five little latkes sizzling in the pan
One jumped out and said, “Catch me if you can!”
It ran and he ran all around the kitchen floor
And when I turned around, it ran right out the door!
(repeat… four, three, two, one, no)
Nes Gadol Haya Sham by Debbie Friedman… audio
Nes Gadol Haya Sham (4x)
Sing, then add stomping, then add patting knees, then clap,
then wave, end by shouting final ‘SHAM!’
It’s Called Tikkun Olam by Lisa Baydush… audio
I might be small and in preschool
But there’s lots of helpin’ that I can do!
When I do my part to help the world
It’s called tikkun olam
Tikkun olam (I can do it/you can do it)(4x) (repeat)
(first verse)
Tikkun olam (I can pick up trash)
Tikkun olam (Turn off the lights)
Tikkun olam (Help a friend)
Tikkun olam (Smile bright)
Tikkun olam (Plant a tree)
Tikkun olam (Give a hug)
Tikkun olam (Share my toys)
Tikkun olam (Give tzedakah)
Megillah Megillah,
Who’s coming out from the Megillah? (repeat)
There’s King Ahashverosh (bless you!)
He likes to come and join the fun,
and sing along with us! Oh… (chorus)
There’s wicked, wicked Haman – BOO!
And King Ahashverosh (bless you!)
They like to come and join the fun
and sing along with us! Oh… (chorus)
There’s Esther the Jewish queen (Go Esther, Go Esther)…
There’s Brave Mordechai (Mordy, Mordy, he’s our guy!)…
There’s bold Queen Vashti (Yay, Vashti!)
Coda:
Megillah Megillah,
We know who’s in the Megillah! (repeat)
Purim Purim by Lisa Baydush… audio
Chorus:
Purim (snap),
Purim (stamp 2x),
Purim (slap legs 4x), Purim (clap 2x)! (repeat)
In (snap), this tale (stamp 2x),
this crazy mixed up tale, there was
a nice Jewish girl named Esther who
became Persia’s queen! (twirl and curtsy) (chorus)
…a foolish king, Ahashverosh,
…a banished wife named Vashti,
…a wicked advisor, Haman,
…a proud Jewish guy named Mordechai,
…plots and intrigues all around,
…we learn that speaking up for what is right
is a very good thing to do! (chorus)
Rash Ra'ashan
Rash, ra’ashan (shake your shakers!!!) (2x)
B'chag Purim, b'chag Purim (repeat)
Purim, Purim, Purim hayom,
Chag Purim hayom (repeat)
So… (first verse, then I-can-do-it chorus)
Favorite songs we sing at the JCC… complied by Lisa Baydush, Early Childhood Music Specialist, updated 3/7/2012
Check for periodic updates at www.shirsynergy.com/Free%20Downloadable%20Stuff.htm
Songs that Rock the Classroom!
The Whole Megillah by Peter and Ellen Allard
How D’Ya Make Your Matzo Balls?
by Peter and Ellen Allard… notation
When you hear the whole Megillah,
you will get a Purim thrillah!
And you won’t have to sit stil-lah
when you hear the whole megillah!
It is a story of bravery;
It is a story of deception and defeat;
It is a story of victory…
It happened on the fourteenth of Adar… WHEN?
It happened on the fourteenth of Adar
Listen to the tale of Vashti and Esther;
Listen to the tale of Cousin Mordechai;
Listen to the tale of Ahashverosh…
Hear the name of Haman, stamp your feet;
Hear the name of Haman, spin your grogger round;
Hear the name of Haman, blot it out…
Lotsa, Lotsa Matzah by Peter and Ellen Allard… audio
How d’ya make your matzo balls? (3x)
when you make your matzo ball soup! (2x)
I make mine fluffy and light!
(She makes hers fluffy and light!)
I make mine fluffy and light
when I make my matzo ball soup!
(when she makes her matzo ball soup!)
Mine always fall apart…
Mine sink to the bottom of the bowl…
I add some salt and pepper…
I buy them at the store…
Big Green Bug by Mary Sue Rogers… audio
I’ve got a big green bug in my ear,
I’ve got a big fat green bug in my ear,
I’ve got a big fat green bug in my ear,
Someone tell me how to get him outta here!
On Pesach we eat matza, lotsa, lotsa matzah!
It’s yummy in the tummy, lotsa, lotsa matza!
Doot doot doot doot doot doot… (end: Yay PESACH!)
I’ve got a chubby caterpillar on my arm,
I’ve got a chubby wooly caterpillar on my arm,
I’ve got a chubby wooly caterpillar on my arm,
She’s so cute, won’t do me no harm!
…finger lickin’ chicken
…smelly in the belly gefilte fish
...rolla, rolla, rolla matzah balls
…hot, hot, hot, hot horseradish
…chop chop charoset
I’ve got a ladybug crawling on my knee
I’ve got a little ladybug crawling on my knee
I’ve got a little ladybug crawling on my knee
Now she’s flyin’ away, won’t come back to me!
No, No, No, No, No by Peter and Ellen Allard… video
I’ve got a red beetle nibbling on my toe,
I’ve got a hungry red beetle nibbling on my toe,
I’ve got a hungry red beetle nibbling on my toe,
It kinda tickles ‘cause he nibbles so slow!
notation
Pharaoh, Pharaoh,
what’re ya’ doin’, what’re ya doin’?
Pharaoh, Pharaoh,
You gotta let my people go!
Pharaoh, Pharaoh,
what’re ya’ doin’, what’re ya doin’?
Pharaoh, Pharaoh,
No, no, no, no, no!
I’ve got itty-bitty bugs crawling on me,
I’ve got a bunch of itty-bitty bugs crawling on me,
I’ve got a bunch of itty-bitty bugs crawling on me,
And I think they’re having a buggy party!
(Repeat first verse to end song)
No more working in the hot sun, no more slavery!
No more working in the hot sun, no, no, no, no, no!
No more heavy, heavy burdens…
No more hungry, hungry bellies…
No more screaming and yelling…
Favorite songs we sing at the JCC… complied by Lisa Baydush, Early Childhood Music Specialist, updated 3/7/2012
Check for periodic updates at www.shirsynergy.com/Free%20Downloadable%20Stuff.htm
Songs that Rock the Classroom!
Everybody’s Got a Little Music
by Raffi, adapted by Rabbi Joe Black
Everybody’s got a little music in ‘em,
music in ‘em, music in ‘em;
Everybody’s got a little music in ‘em,
I can hear it when you sing… la, la, la!
Rhythm… I can hear it when you clap… (la, la, la!)
Jumping bean… I can see it when you wiggle…
(wiggle, wiggle, wiggle)
Friendship… I can see it when you smile… (la, la, la!)
Bit o’God… I can see it all the time
And I can see it when you sing
and when you clap your hands
and I can see it when you smile
and reach out for your friends (first verse)
Doo Wocka by Mr. Heath… audio
You gotta doo wocka, doo wocka,
Doo wocka, doo-be-de-doo! (repeat)
Can you talk like a chicken? (bwak)
Can you talk a dog? (woof)
Can you talk a kitty cat? (meow)
Ribbit like a frog? (ribbit) (chorus)
Can you talk like a piggy/cow/sheep?
Oh you know how! (chorus)
Can you cry like a baby? (Waaa…)
Talk like your mom? (Eat your veg.dear)
Talk like your daddy? (Go to bed)
And your grandpa? (Snore –wake up!)
Chicken Soup by Peter and Ellen Allard
Listen to the Water by Bob Schneider… audio
Chorus:
Listen to the water, listen to the water,
Rolling down the river! (repeat)
I saw a fish by the waterside,
making fishy faces by the waterside
I saw a fish by the waterside, down by the river.
(chorus)
frog – leaping and hopping
snake – slithering along
turtle – swimmin’ real slow
beaver – slapping its tail/building a dam
family – having a picnic
Great Machine by Peter and Ellen Allard… video
There is a great machine, a most impressive rig,
It's loud and slow and mighty strong,
But most of all, it's BIG!
Backhoe digs the ground...
(Each time, repeat all and add new truck)
Front end loader, fill 'er up...
Dump truck, dump it out...
Bulldozer, push the dirt...
Grader grades, grader grades...
Steamroller press...
Cement mixer churning round...
Workers wearing hard hats... phew!
Chorus:
Chicken, chicken, chicken, chicken, chicken soup!
Chicken, chicken, chicken, chicken, chicken soup!
Chicken, chicken, chicken, chicken, chicken soup!
I love, I love, I love, I love my chicken soup!
Put some chicken in the pot!
I love I love to eat to eat my soup so hot!
Stir it up, yeah, stir it up!
Sometimes I like it in a bowl,
Sometimes I like it in a cup!
Over the Deep Blue Sea… video
When I was one, I had some fun
when I went out to sea,
I jumped aboard a pirate ship
and the Captain said to me:
He said, “Go this way, that way,
forward, backward, over the deep blue sea!”
Yarrrgh! A pirate’s life for me!
When I was two, I lost my shoe…
When I was three, I climbed a tree…
When I was four, I shut the door...
When I was five, I took a dive...
When I was six, I picked up sticks...
When I was seven, I went to Heaven...
When I was eight, I was shut the gate...
When I was nine, I walked the line....
When I was ten, I started again…
Favorite songs we sing at the JCC… complied by Lisa Baydush, Early Childhood Music Specialist, updated 3/7/2012
Check for periodic updates at www.shirsynergy.com/Free%20Downloadable%20Stuff.htm
Songs that Rock the Classroom!
Travellin’ to Israel by Peter and Ellen Allard
Sing After Me by Tony Geiss and Sam Pottle
from Sesame Street… video
Chorus:
We’re travellin’ along, we’re travellin’ along,
We’re travellin’ along to Israel.
We’re travellin’ along, we’re travellin’ along,
We’re travellin’ to Eretz Yisrael.
Gonna float in the Dead Sea, ahhh… (3x)
We’re travellin’ in Eretz Yisrael! (chorus)
Gonna climb Masada – Oy! It’s hot!...
Gonna pray at the Wall – Baruch Atah!…
Gonna shop at the shuk – how many shekels?...
Gonna eat falafel – yum yum yum…
Gonna dance in the disco – woo!...
Gonna swim in the (Mediterranean) Sea – splash, splash, splash…
Gonna fly back home – l’hitraot…
Rooty Toot Toot, Yom Ha-atz’maut
by Peter and Ellen Allard… notation
Chorus:
Boom boom, zoom zoom,
ding-a-ling rooty-toot-toot,
Yom Ha-atzmaut! (repeat)
Clap hands, hip hip hooray
on Israel’s Independence Day!
Clap hands, hip hip hooray on this special day!
(chorus)
Sing what I sing, sing after me
Be my echo if you can be
Sing Tra la la / Mi mi mi /
Ha ha ha / Hee hee hee /
Pick a peck of peppers /
Fiddle diddle dee— /
Be my echo / Sing what I sing /
Follow the leader and sing after me /
Sing what I sing, sing after me
Be my echo if you can be
Sing Di di di / Do do do /
Hi hi hi / Lo lo lo /
Pick a peck of peppers /
Fiddle diddle dee— /
Be my echo / Sing what I sing /
Follow the leader and sing after me /
Sing what I sing, sing after me
Be my echo if you can be
Sing Hinei ma tov / Uma naim /
Shevet achim / Gam ya-chad /
Bim bom bim bom bim bom /
Yai dai dai dai dai— /
Be my echo / Sing what I sing /
Follow the leader and sing after me /
clap hands…stamp your feet…nod your head
do a dance…jump up and down…turn around
Song in my Tummy by Laurie Berkner… video
I've got a song in my tummy
And it wants to come out
I've got a song in my tummy… ra ra ra
I've got a song in my tummy
And it wants to come out
I've got a song in my tummy… ra ra ra
I've got a song in my tummy
And it wants to come out
And when it does I'm gonna sing and shout
Lalalalalalalalala!
I've got a song in my tummy!
… in my toes... wiggle
… in my nose… ah-choo
…in my heart... ba-boom
Favorite songs we sing at the JCC… complied by Lisa Baydush, Early Childhood Music Specialist, updated 3/7/2012
Check for periodic updates at www.shirsynergy.com/Free%20Downloadable%20Stuff.htm
Songs that Rock the Classroom!
When I Went Out by Jackie Cytrynbaum… audio
When I went out one sunny day,
I met some friends along the way,
We hugged and kissed.
When I went out one sunny day,
We said hi, but then we had to say bye bye!
I met a cat, a kitty cat
that wore a flower on its hat…
a cat that wore a hat
I met a goat, a billy goat
that liked to nibble motor boats…
a goat eating motor boats
I met a bear, a polar bear
that liked to wear big underwear…
a bear in underwear
I met a pig, a chubby pig
that wore bows on its curly wig…
a pig that wore a wig
I met a cow, a big brown cow
that liked to dance and take a bow…
a cow that took a bow
I met a fish, a little fish
that played in mud and went squish squish…
a fish that went squish squish
I met a mouse, a squeaky mouse
that played with dolls in a candy house…
a mouse in a candy house
Dip Your Apple
a Rosh Hashanah musical parody based on Shakira's "Waka
Waka" by The Ein Prat Fountainheads from Israel… video
A new year rising, a new beginning,
Lift your head up, turn yourself 'round,
the world is spi-i-nning;
Feel the magic, of a new day,
Open your heart to a fresh start,
send your fears away;
You've made mistakes, you feel it
You’ve got, what it takes, believe it!
Pre-chorus:
Any wrong can be made right
Just forgive, you need not fight
Shana Tova U’me-tuka, it's Rosh Hashanah!
Chorus:
Shananana tova
Um’e um’e tu-u-ka
…Dip your apple in the honey
…Hear the sounds of jubilation
It's Rosh Hashanah! (repeat)
So many new hopes, waiting to find you,
Open your eyes, the dreams you prize
are all around you
The smiles are hiding, no use in guessing,
Make up your mind, go out and find
life's simple ble-es-sings.
This is your time, you feel it
How sweet it is, believe it! (pre-chorus + chorus)
Favorite songs we sing at the JCC… complied by Lisa Baydush, Early Childhood Music Specialist, updated 3/7/2012
Check for periodic updates at www.shirsynergy.com/Free%20Downloadable%20Stuff.htm