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Minnie In Motion Presents NURSE'S SONG by William Blake
When the voices of children are heard on the green,
And laughing is heard on the hill,
My heart is at rest within my breast,
And everything else is still.
"Then come home, my children, the sun is gone down,
And the dews of night arise;
Come, come, leave off play, and let us away,
Till the morning appears in the skies."
"No, no, let us play, for it is yet day,
And we cannot go to sleep;
Besides, in the sky the little birds fly,
And the hills are all covered with sheep."
"Well, well, go and play till the light fades away,
And then go home to bed."
The little ones leaped, and shouted, and laughed,
And all the hills echoed.
Frog went a courtin' and he did ride, uh-huh
Frog went a courtin' and he did ride, uh-huh
Frog went a courtin' and he did ride
With a sword and a pistol by his side, uh-huh uh-huh uh-huh
He rode right up to Miss Mousie's door, uh-huh
He rode right up to Miss Mousie's door, uh-huh
He rode right up to Miss Mousie's door
Gave three loud raps, and a very big roar, uh-huh uh-huh uh-huh
Said Miss Mouse, are you within, uh-huh
Said Miss Mouse, are you within, uh-huh
Said Miss Mouse, are you within
Miss Mousie said, I sit and spin, uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh
Took Miss Mousie on his knee, uh-huh
Took Miss Mousie on his knee, uh-huh
Took Miss Mousie on his knee,
Said Miss Mousie, will you marry me, uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh
Without my Uncle Rat's consent, uh-huh
Without my Uncle Rat's consent, uh-huh
Without my Uncle Rat's consent,
I wouldn't marry the President, uh-huh, uh-huh,
Uncle Rat laughed, and he shook his fat uh-huh
Uncle Rat laughed, and he shook his fat sides, uh-huh
Uncle Rat laughed, and he shook his fat sides
To think his niece would be a bride, uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh
Uncle Rat went running downtown, uh-huh
Uncle Rat went running downtown, uh-huh
Uncle Rat went running downtown
To buy his niece a wedding gown, uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh
Where shall the wedding supper be, uh-huh
Where shall the wedding supper be, uh-huh
Where shall the wedding supper be
Way down yonder in the hollow tree, uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh
What shall the wedding supper be, uh-huh
What shall the wedding supper be, uh-huh
What shall the wedding supper be
Fried mosquito and a black-eyed pea, uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh
First to come in was a flyin' moth, uh-huh
First to come in was a flyin' moth, uh-huh
First to come in was a flyin' moth
She layed out the table cloth, uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh She danced a jig with the cabbage moth.
Next to come in was a juney bug, uh-huh
Next to come in was a juney bug, uh-huh
Next to come in was a juney bug
She brought in the water jug, uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh Next to come in was a bumbly bee, uh-huh
Next to come in was a bumbly bee, uh-huh
Next to come in was a bumbly bee
Sat mosquito on his knee, uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh
Next to come in was a broken back flea, uh-huh
Next to come in was a broken back flea, uh-huh
Next to come in was a broken back flea
Danced a jig with the bumbly bee, uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh
Next to come in was Mrs. Cow, uh-huh
Next to come in was Mrs. Cow, uh-huh
Next to come in was Mrs. Cow
She tried to dance but she didn't know how, uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh
Next to come in was a little black tick, uh-huh Next to come in was a little black tick, uh-huh
Next to come in was a little black tick
She ate so much it made her sick, uh-huh, uh-huh, uh- Next to come in was the big black snake, uh-huh Next to come in was the big black snake, uh-huh
Next to come in was the big black snake
Ate up all of the wedding cake, uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh
Next to come in was the old gray cat, uh-huh
Next to come in was the old gray cat, uh-huh
Next to come in was the old gray cat
Swallowed the mouse and ate up the rat, uh-huh, uh-h Mr.Frog went a-hoppin up over the brooke, uh-huh
Mr.Frog went a-hoppin up over the brooke, uh-huh Mr.Frog went a-hoppin up over the brooke A lily white dove came and swallowed him up, uh-huh,
Little piece of corn bread layin' on the shelf, uh-huh
Little piece of corn bread layin' on the shelf, uh-huh
Little piece of corn bread layin' on the shelf
If you want anymore you can sing it yourself, uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh
The wonderful pictures are by:-
feodor rojankovsky. frog went a-courtin Vintage Children's Book Illustration
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LAUK A MERCY
There was an old lady, as I've heard tell, She went to market her eggs for to sell ;
She went to market all on a market-day,
And she fell asleep on the king's highway.
There came by a pedlar whose name was Stout,
He cut her petticoats all round about ;
He cut her petticoats up to the knees,
Which made the old woman to shiver and freeze.
When this little woman first did wake,
She began to shiver and she began to shake,
She began to wonder and she began to cry,
"Lauk a mercy on me, this is none of I !
"But if it be I, as I do hope it be,
I've a little dog at home, and he'll know me ;
If it be I, he'll wag his little tail,
And if it be not I, he'll loudly bark and wail."Home went the little woman all in the dark,
Up got the little dog, and he began to bark ;
He began to bark, so she began to cry
"Lauk a mercy on me, this is none of I !"
RAINBOWS, RAINBOWS, IN THE SKY CAN YOU SEE THE CLOUDS ROLL BY.
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DO YOU KNOW THE COLOURS OF THE RAINBOW? Red = Richard Orange = Of Yellow = York Green = Gave Blue = Battle Indigo = In Violet = Vain.
This little rhyme is a brilliant way of remembering the colours of the rainbow in the right order.
RICHARD OF YORK GAVE BATTLE IN VAIN
MINNIE MOTION IN ACTION
Millions Of Rain-Drops
Millions of rain-drops
Have fallen all around;
They have danced on the house-tops,
They have hidden in the ground.
They were liquid-like musicians,
With anything for keys,
Beating tunes upon the windows,
Keeping time upon the trees.
This is called "FOOD FOR THOUGHT" Enjoy yourselves xx
No prizes I'm afraid but I'm sure you will have lots of fun writing down the list and trying it out on your friends. Have Fun, if you want you can play the video whilst your looking. Hope you get at least 10, there are a few more.
Below here you will find 16 absolutely wonderful Alphabet Songs, a brilliant way to teach the children the alphabet, for they have not only the letters Capital and small , but also pictures and objects to correspond with the different sounds. An excellent collection although I say it my self. They have helped my little grand children enormously. xxx
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THE ALPHABET SONG BOOK
"LET'S GET SMART," IS A SERIES OF SHORT FILMS SHOWING AND SINGING
She was afraid to come out of the locker, She was as nervous as she could be, She was afraid to come out of the locker, She was afraid that somebody would see.
(Two, three, four, tell the people what she wore!) It was an itsy bitsy teenie weenie yellow polka-dot bikini That she wore for the first time today! An itsy teenie weenie yellow polka-dot bikini So in the locker she wanted to stay!
(Two, three, four, stick around we'll tell you more!) She was afraid to come out in the open, And so a blanket around her she wore. She was afraid to come out in the open, And so she sat bundled up on the shore!
(Two, three, four, tell the people what she wore!) It was an itsy bitsy teenie weenie yellow polka-dot bikini That she wore for the first time today! An itsy teenie weenie yellow polka-dot bikini So in the blanket she wanted to stay!
(Two, three, four, stick around we'll tell you more!) Now she's afraid to come of the water, And I wonder what she's gonna do. Now she's afraid to come out of the water, And the poor little girl's turnin' blue!
(Two, three, four, tell the people what she wore!) It was an itsy bitsy teenie weenie yellow polka-dot bikini That she wore for the first time today! An itsy teenie weenie yellow polka-dot bikini So in the water she wanted to stay! (From the locker to the blanket) (From the blanket to the shore) (From the shore to the water) Guess there isn't any more.
GUESS THERE ISN'T ANY MORE
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppercorn If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppercorn Where's the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked?
Peter Piper pecked a piece of pickled peppercorn
If Peter Piper pecked a piece of pickled peppercorn Where's the piece of pickled peppers Peter Piper pecked?
Answer... Burning his tongue
How much wood would a woodchuck chuck
if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
He would chuck, he would, as much as he could,
and chuck as much wood as a woodchuck would if a woodchuck could chuck wood. How much wood would a woodchuck chuck If a woodchuck could chuck wood? He'd chuck all the wood
That a woodchuck could
If a woodchuck could chuck wood.
Fresh fried fish,
Fish fresh fried, Fried fish fresh,
Fish fried fresh.
Sister Suzie sewing shirts for soldiers
Such skill at sewing shirts
Our shy young sister Suzie shows
Some soldiers send epistles
Say they'd rather sleep in thistles
Than the saucy, soft short shirts for soldiers Sister Suzie sews
"Sister Susie's sewing shirts for soldiers
Such skill at sewing shirts
Our shy young sister Susie shows!Some soldiers send epistles,
Say they'd sooner sleep in thistles
Than the saucy, soft, short shirts for soldiers sister Susie sews."
Reproduced above are the
lyrics to the popular 1914 tongue-twister song Sister Susie's Sewing
Shirts,
penned by R. P. Weston with music by Herman Darewski.Performed widely, one of
its more notable vocalists was Al Jolson, who recorded his take on the song
in 1916.
Available here is a version performed by Jack Charman in 1914 (MP3 Format 755kb).
Waltzing Matilda
Once a jolly swagman camped
beside a billabong
Under the shade of a coolibah tree
And he sang as he sat and waited while his billy boiled
Who'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me? Waltzing Matilda, waltzing
Matilda
Who'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me?
And he sang as he sat and waited while his billy boiled
Who'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me? Down came a jumpbuck to
drink at the billabong
Up jumped the swagman and grabbed him with glee
And he sang as he stowed that jumback in his tuckerbag
Who'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me?Waltzing Matilda, waltzing
Matilda
Who'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me?
And he sang as he stowed that jumback in his tuckerbag
Who'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me?Up came the squatter,
mounted on his thoroughbred
Down came the troopers - one, two, three
"Where's that jolly jumpbuck you've got in your tuckerbag?
You'll come a-waltzing Matilda with meWaltzing Matilda, waltzing
Matilda
Who'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me?
"Where's that jolly jumpbuck you've got in your tuckerbag?
Who'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me?Up jumped the swagman and
sprang into the billabong
"You'll never take me alive!", said he
And his ghost may be heard as you pass beside that billabong
Who'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me?
In those days, in Australia, stealing a sheep was
like cattle rustling in the American West.
It was a 'hanging offence.'
To escape that unhappy fate would explain why our swagman
chose to drown in the billabong.
Waltzing Matilda
Waltzing Matilda is a poem written in the time of the sheep shearer's strike during the depression,
many men were wandering the countryside in search of work.
Australia's most famous poet A. B. (Banjo) Paterson hand wrote a manuscript of the
original Waltzing Matilda written 1895 on a trip to Winton, Queensland. He heard the tune
played by Miss Macpherson of Dagworth Station. He told her that he could
put words to the music which he did for the amusement of the house party. Shortly
afterwards the song was performed in public and it is now known around the world.
TREE TOAD LOVED A SHE TOAD A tree toad loved a she-toad
Who lived up in a tree.
He was a two-toed tree toad But a three-toed toad was she.
The two-toed tree toad tried to win The three-toed she-toad's heart,
For the two-toed tree toad loved the ground
That the three-toed tree toad trod.
But the two-toed tree toad tried in vain.
He couldn't please her whim.
From her tree toad bower
With her three-toed power
The she-toad vetoed him.
What's
a tongue twister? It's a phrase, sentence, or poem that is very
difficult to say, and almost impossible to say quickly, without making
mistakes as your tongue trips all over itself
THE TRAIN
Tickerty-tack, over the track, Far, far away, puffing all day,
Tickerty-too, hurry up do! Trains cannot wait, must not be late, tickerty-tock, nickerty-nock, speeding along,
singing this song, tickerty-tackerty,tickerty-nackerty, Tickerty-tackerty. Tock! Tock! Tock!
Betty Botter had some butter,
"But," she said, "this butter's bitter.
If I bake this bitter butter, it would make my batter bitter.
But a bit of better butter that would make my batter better."
So she bought a bit of butter,
better than her bitter butter,
and she baked it in her batter,
and the batter was not bitter.
So 'twas better Betty Botter
bought a bit of better butter.
Fresh fried fish,
A Frog went a Courting
When this little woman first did wake,
Waltzing Matilda
Waltzing Matilda is a poem written in the time of the sheep shearer's strike during the depression,
many men were wandering the countryside in search of work.