Quirky /old-fashioned songs to sing to LO - suggestions please!
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Ah, I did this one too! And even looked up the words to all the verses. It's a great one
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Splish Splash I was taking a bath!
The cuppycake song
American Pie
Hey Jude
Hakuna Matata
You are my sunshine
The cuppycake song
American Pie
Hey Jude
Hakuna Matata
You are my sunshine
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I only know the first line of splish splash...
Also, what is the cuppycake song, sounds fun
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There must be something wrong with me as I tried singing You Are My Sunshine to LO once and couldn't get through that one either. Must've been hormones. I cry at anything. And I wonder why my LO is such a sensitive soul!!
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mum used to sing this to me :
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
REFRAIN:
Bring back, bring back
Bring back my Bonnie to me, to me
Bring back, bring back
Bring back my Bonnie to me
Last night as I lay on my pillow
Last night as I lay on my bed
Last night as I lay on my pillow
I dreamt that my Bonnie was dead
REFRAIN
Oh blow the winds o'er the ocean
And blow the winds o'er the sea
Oh blow the winds o'er the ocean
And bring back my Bonnie to me
REFRAIN
The winds have blown over the ocean
The winds have blown over the sea
The winds have blown over the ocean
And brought back my Bonnie to me
Its one of those slightly eerie ones! I sing it to Ella though....
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
REFRAIN:
Bring back, bring back
Bring back my Bonnie to me, to me
Bring back, bring back
Bring back my Bonnie to me
Last night as I lay on my pillow
Last night as I lay on my bed
Last night as I lay on my pillow
I dreamt that my Bonnie was dead
REFRAIN
Oh blow the winds o'er the ocean
And blow the winds o'er the sea
Oh blow the winds o'er the ocean
And bring back my Bonnie to me
REFRAIN
The winds have blown over the ocean
The winds have blown over the sea
The winds have blown over the ocean
And brought back my Bonnie to me
Its one of those slightly eerie ones! I sing it to Ella though....
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no you canny shove your Granny of a bus
no you canny shove your Granny of a bus
no you canny shove your Granny, coz she's your mammies Mammy
no you canny shove your Granny of a bus!
bit of a silly one from my scottish roots!
also:
My Ma's a millionaire
blue eyes and curly hair
sitting amongst the Eskimos, playing a game of dominoes
my ma's a millionaire
non of them make any sense i know!!
no you canny shove your Granny of a bus
no you canny shove your Granny, coz she's your mammies Mammy
no you canny shove your Granny of a bus!
bit of a silly one from my scottish roots!
also:
My Ma's a millionaire
blue eyes and curly hair
sitting amongst the Eskimos, playing a game of dominoes
my ma's a millionaire
non of them make any sense i know!!
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no you canny shove your Granny of a bus
no you canny shove your Granny of a bus
no you canny shove your Granny, coz she's your mammies Mammy
no you canny shove your Granny of a bus!
bit of a silly one from my scottish roots!
also:
My Ma's a millionaire
blue eyes and curly hair
sitting amongst the Eskimos, playing a game of dominoes
my ma's a millionaire
non of them make any sense i know!!
Love it.However, I am putting on an accent trying to make it sound right...not quite the same in my surrey tones!!!
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Brilliant idea for a thread... this has given me so many more ideas! Whilst Katie LOVES row, row, row your boat and horsey horsey I think she does need more variation! hehe
Oh and for anyone how loves row, row, row your boat here are the variations
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 brook,
If you catch a little fish
Please let it off the hook
Row, row, row your boat
Gently down the creek,
If you see a little mouse
Listen to it squeak
Row, row, row your boat
Gently down the river,
If the river gets you wet
Don't forget to shiver
Row, row, row the boat
Gently to the shore,
If you see a lyin' bear
Don't forget to roar
Row, row, row your boat
Gently down the lake,
Don't stand up and rock the boat
That's a big mistake!
Oh and for anyone how loves row, row, row your boat here are the variations
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 brook,
If you catch a little fish
Please let it off the hook
Row, row, row your boat
Gently down the creek,
If you see a little mouse
Listen to it squeak
Row, row, row your boat
Gently down the river,
If the river gets you wet
Don't forget to shiver
Row, row, row the boat
Gently to the shore,
If you see a lyin' bear
Don't forget to roar
Row, row, row your boat
Gently down the lake,
Don't stand up and rock the boat
That's a big mistake!
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The cuppycake song is:
You're my honeybunch, sugar plum, pummy-ummy-umpkin,
you're my sweetie pie
You're my cuppycake, gumdrop, schnoogums-boogums
You're the apple of my eye!
And I love you so, and I want you to know,
That I'll always be right here,
And I love to sing sweet songs to you,
because you are so dear!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12Z6pWhM6TA - warning, very sickly sweet!
I also thought of more!
My grandfather's clock - which currently makes me cry, must be pregnancy hormones
And the Ladybug's picnic from sesame street!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xr8vUTm64h0
You're my honeybunch, sugar plum, pummy-ummy-umpkin,
you're my sweetie pie
You're my cuppycake, gumdrop, schnoogums-boogums
You're the apple of my eye!
And I love you so, and I want you to know,
That I'll always be right here,
And I love to sing sweet songs to you,
because you are so dear!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12Z6pWhM6TA - warning, very sickly sweet!
I also thought of more!
My grandfather's clock - which currently makes me cry, must be pregnancy hormones
And the Ladybug's picnic from sesame street!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xr8vUTm64h0
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"Mairzy Doats
I know a ditty nutty as a fruitcake
Goofy as a goon and silly as a loon
Some call it pretty,
others call it crazy
But they all sing this tune:
Mairzy doats and dozy doats
And liddle lamzy divey
A kiddley divey too, wouldn't you?
Yes! Mairzy doats and dozy doats
and liddle lamzy divey
A kiddley divey too, wouldn't you?
If the words sound queer
And funny to your ear,
A little bit jumbled and jivey
Sing "Mares eat oats
And does eat oats
And little lambs eat ivy"
Oh! Mairzy doats and dozy doats
And liddle lamzy divey
A kiddley divey too, wouldn't you?
A kiddley divey too, wouldn't you?"
Except I always skip the first verse and just start out at the second.
I know a ditty nutty as a fruitcake
Goofy as a goon and silly as a loon
Some call it pretty,
others call it crazy
But they all sing this tune:
Mairzy doats and dozy doats
And liddle lamzy divey
A kiddley divey too, wouldn't you?
Yes! Mairzy doats and dozy doats
and liddle lamzy divey
A kiddley divey too, wouldn't you?
If the words sound queer
And funny to your ear,
A little bit jumbled and jivey
Sing "Mares eat oats
And does eat oats
And little lambs eat ivy"
Oh! Mairzy doats and dozy doats
And liddle lamzy divey
A kiddley divey too, wouldn't you?
A kiddley divey too, wouldn't you?"
Except I always skip the first verse and just start out at the second.
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This old man?
Oh and this one!!
Ye' canny throw pieces from a twenty storey flat,
700 hungry weans would testify to that,
If it's butter cheese or jeelly,
if the bread is plain or pan,
The odds against it rwaching earth are 99 to 1.
OR
I'm a cat I'm a cat I'm a glesgie cat,
and my name is Sam the Skull,
I've got claws in my paws like a crocodiles jaws,
and a heid like a fermers bull.
I'm no the kindo cat that sits on a mat,
or the kind that ye gey a hug.
But i'm the kindo cat,
that will swally a rat, or even the occasional dug!!!!!
Or Ally Bally Bee!!
Very silly I know but I love them
Oh and this one!!
Ye' canny throw pieces from a twenty storey flat,
700 hungry weans would testify to that,
If it's butter cheese or jeelly,
if the bread is plain or pan,
The odds against it rwaching earth are 99 to 1.
OR
I'm a cat I'm a cat I'm a glesgie cat,
and my name is Sam the Skull,
I've got claws in my paws like a crocodiles jaws,
and a heid like a fermers bull.
I'm no the kindo cat that sits on a mat,
or the kind that ye gey a hug.
But i'm the kindo cat,
that will swally a rat, or even the occasional dug!!!!!
Or Ally Bally Bee!!
Very silly I know but I love them
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no you canny shove your Granny of a bus
no you canny shove your Granny of a bus
no you canny shove your Granny, coz she's your mammies Mammy
no you canny shove your Granny of a bus!
bit of a silly one from my scottish roots!
also:
My Ma's a millionaire
blue eyes and curly hair
sitting amongst the Eskimos, playing a game of dominoes
my ma's a millionaire
non of them make any sense i know!!
Haha, did you ever hear "Auntie Mary, had a canary up the leg o' her drawers"?
hinkybinky
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I only knew the Mairzy dotes" verse so that's a bit of an eye opener!
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What a faaaaaaaaab thread!!!! Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww, I love the cupycake song!!!!
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Well, may I just say a big well done to everyone for giving me a good laugh today I have lots of new ammo for tomorrow. Your suggestions are great, the longer the better as the days do drag sometimes
Will be thinking of you all tomorrow crooning away
I have lots of new ammo for tomorrow. Your suggestions are great, the longer the better as the days do drag sometimes Will be thinking of you all tomorrow crooning away
K
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Ive got a few..
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 River
If you See A Snowman
Dont forget To Shiver
Row Row Row Your Boat
Gently Down The Stream
If You See A Crocodile
Dont Forget To Scream!!!
And this one...
I had a little spider
Im very fond of him
He crawled onto my shoulder
And then under my chin
He crawled down my arm
And then down my leg
Now hes a tired spiderr, lets put him to bed!
And this one..(to the tune of row row your boat)
Drive drive drive your car
On a Rainy (or whatever, sunny, windy, snowy etc) Day
If you see (lo's name)
Wave and shout Hooray!!
And this one has LO in stitches, i sit him on my knee and bounce him and then at the last bit throw him up and catch him (not literally)..
Zoom zoom zoom
were going to the moon
zoom zoom zoom
we'll be there very soon
5,4,3,2,1
Blast offfff!!!
HE also likes this one
An elephant goes like this and that
He's terribly big and he's terribly fat
He has no fingers
And he has no toes
But goodness gracious what a big nose!
ANd then he likes the classic ones like
Do as i doo
you can do it to
Do as i doo
Clap Hands 1 2 3
Oyyy!
If you happy and you know it clap your hands etc....
Wind the bobbin up....
Alice the camel has one hump.....
Pussycat pussycat were have you been...
xx
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 River
If you See A Snowman
Dont forget To Shiver
Row Row Row Your Boat
Gently Down The Stream
If You See A Crocodile
Dont Forget To Scream!!!
And this one...
I had a little spider
Im very fond of him
He crawled onto my shoulder
And then under my chin
He crawled down my arm
And then down my leg
Now hes a tired spiderr, lets put him to bed!
And this one..(to the tune of row row your boat)
Drive drive drive your car
On a Rainy (or whatever, sunny, windy, snowy etc) Day
If you see (lo's name)
Wave and shout Hooray!!
And this one has LO in stitches, i sit him on my knee and bounce him and then at the last bit throw him up and catch him (not literally)..
Zoom zoom zoom
were going to the moon
zoom zoom zoom
we'll be there very soon
5,4,3,2,1
Blast offfff!!!
HE also likes this one
An elephant goes like this and that
He's terribly big and he's terribly fat
He has no fingers
And he has no toes
But goodness gracious what a big nose!
ANd then he likes the classic ones like
Do as i doo
you can do it to
Do as i doo
Clap Hands 1 2 3
Oyyy!
If you happy and you know it clap your hands etc....
Wind the bobbin up....
Alice the camel has one hump.....
Pussycat pussycat were have you been...
xx
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Well, may I just say a big well done to everyone for giving me a good laugh today
Will be thinking of you all tomorrow crooning away
I had visions of you then spending the day singing with your lo thinking, oh gawd, shes off again!!
