Brow brinky,

Eye winky,

Chin choppy,

Nose noppy,

Cheek cherry,

Mouth merry.

Here’s one to say while gently touching the different parts of the baby’s face…

Baa, baa, black sheep

Baa, baa, black sheep,

Have you any wool?

Yes sir, yes sir,

Three bags full.

One for the master,

One for the dame,

And one for the little boy

Who lives down the lane

Today is Monday

Today is Monday

Today is Monday; today is Monday.

Monday string beans.

All you hungry children, come and eat it up!

Today is Tuesday, today is Tuesday.

Tuesday spaghetti, Monday string beans.

All you hungry children, come and eat it up!

Today is Wednesday, today is Wednesday.

Wednesday soup, Tuesday spaghetti, Monday string beans.

All you hungry children, come and eat it up!

Today is Thursday, today is Thursday.

Thursday roast beef, Wednesday soup, Tuesday spaghetti, Monday string beans.

All you hungry children, come and eat it up!

Today is Friday, today is Friday.

Friday fresh fish, Thursday roast beef, Wednesday soup, Tuesday spaghetti, Monday string beans.

All you hungry children, come and eat it up!

Today is Saturday, today is Saturday.

Saturday chicken, Friday fresh fish, Thursday roast beef, Wednesday soup, Tuesday spaghetti, Monday

string beans.

All you hungry children, come and eat it up!

Today is Sunday, today is Sunday.

Sunday ice-cream sundae, Saturday chicken, Friday fresh fish, Thursday roast beef, Wednesday soup,

Tuesday spaghetti, Monday string beans.

All you hungry children, come and eat it up!

Hey diddle diddle

Hey diddle diddle, the cat and the fiddle,

The cow jumped over the moon.

The little dog laughed to see such fun

And the dish ran away with the spoon!

For a beautiful version of this song I’m afraid you’ll have to go here, but it’s so beautiful it’s well worth it.

Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes

Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes,

Knees and Toes

Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes,

Knees and Toes

And Eyes and Ears and Mouth and Nose

Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes

Chin, tummy, hips and palms

Hips and palms

Chin, tummy, hips and palms

Hips and palms

And eyes and ears and mouth and nose

Chin, tummy, hips and palms

Hips and palms

Legs, elbows, chest and face

Chest and face

Legs, elbows, chest and face

Chest and face

And eyes and ears and mouth and nose

Legs, elbows, chest and face

Chest and face

Head, shoulders, knees and toes

Knees and toes (again)

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Humpty Dumpty

Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall

Humpty Dumpty had a great fall

All the king’s horses and all the king’s men

Couldn’t put Humpty together again

(perform rocking on your back like and egg)

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Hokey Pokey

You put your right foot in,

You put your right foot out,

You put your right foot in

And you shake it all about.

You do the Hokey Pokey

And you turn around,

That’s what it’s all about.

Again with:

Left foot

Right hand

Left hand

Head

Back

Your whole self

In alcune versioni ad ogni strofa si aggiunge questo ritornello:

Whoa, the hokey cokey!,

Whoa, the hokey cokey!,

Whoa, the hokey cokey!,

Knees bent, arms stretched, rah! rah! rah!

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I’m a little tea pot

I’m a little tea pot,

Short and stout

Here is my handle (one hand on hip),

Here is my spout (other arm out straight)

When I get all steamed up,

Hear me shout

Just tip me over and pour me out! (lean over toward spout)

I’m a clever teapot,

Yes it’s true

Here let me show you

What I can do

I can change my handle

And my spout (switch arm positions)

Just tip me over and pour me out! (lean over toward spout)

INCY WINCY SPIDER

Incy wincy spider

climbed up the water spout,

Down came the rain

and washed poor Incy out,

Out came the sun shine

and dried up all the rain,

And Incy Wincy spider

climbed up the spout again.

Jack and Jill

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;

And went to bed to mend his head

With vinegar and brown paper.

Jill came in and she did grin

To see Jack’s paper plaster;

Mother vexed did whip her next

For causing Jack’s disaster.

Miss Polly had a Dolly

Miss Polly had a dolly, who was sick, sick, sick.

So she called for the doctor to be quick, quick, quick.

The doctor came with his bag and his hat,

And he knocked on the door, with a rat-a-tat-tat.

He looked at the dolly and he shook his head,

And he said, ” Miss Polly put her straight to bed”.

He wrote on a paper for a pill, pill, pill.

That will make it better yes it will, will, will.

An alternative ending is:

I’ll be back in the morning with my bill, bill, bill.

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Monkeys On the Bed

Five little monkeys jumping

on the bed

One fell off and bumped

his head

Mama called the doctor and

the doctor Said,

” No more monkeys

jumping on the bed!”

Four little monkeys jumping

on the bed, three little monkeys jumping on the bed, etc.

Round and round the garden…(Run your index finger around child’s palm.)

Like a teddy bear.

One step, two step…

(Walk your fingers up the child’s arm.)

Tickle you under there!

(Tickle under armpit!)

Mulberry bush

Here we go ‘round the mulberry bush

The mulberry bush, the mulberry bush

Here we go ‘round the mulberry bush

So early in the morning

This is the way we wash our face

Wash our face, wash our face

This is the way we wash our face

So early in the morning

This is the way we comb our hair

Comb our hair, comb our hair

This is the way we comb our hair

So early in the morning

This is the way we brush our teeth

Brush our teeth, brush our teeth

This is the way we brush our teeth

So early in the morning

This is the way we put on our clothes

Put on our clothes, put on our clothes

This is the way we put on our clothes

So early in the morning…

Si canta così

Old MacDonald had a farm

Old MacDonald had a farm, ee-eye, ee-eye oh

And on that farm he had a duck, ee-eye, ee-eye oh

With a quack, quack here and a quack, quack there

Here a quack, there a quack

Everywhere a quack, quack

Old MacDonald had a farm, ee-eye, ee-eye oh

Old MacDonald had a farm, ee-eye, ee-eye oh

And on that farm he had a cow, ee-eye, ee-eye oh

With a moo, moo here and a moo, moo there

Here a moo, there a moo

Everywhere a moo, moo

A quack, quack here and a quack, quack there

Here a quack, there a quack

Everywhere a quack, quack

Old MacDonald had a farm, ee-eye, ee-eye oh

Si canta cosi’

Once I Caught A Fish Alive

One, two, three, four, five,

Once I caught a fish alive.

Six, seven, eight, nine, ten,

Then I let it go again.

Why did you let it go?

Because it bit my finger so.

Which finger did it bite?

This little finger on my right.

Si canta così

Two little hands go clap, clap, clap,Two little hands go clap, clap, clap,

Two little feet go tap, tap, tap,

Two little legs kick high, high, high,

Two little lips go kiss, kiss, kiss,

Two little arms go hug, hug, hug,

Two little arms wave bye, bye, bye.

Open, shut them.Open, shut them.

Open, shut them.

Give a little clap, clap, clap.

Open, shut them

Open, shut them.

Put them in your lap, lap, lap.

Creep them, creep them,

Creep them, creep them,

Right up to your chin, chin, chin.

Open wide your little mouth,

But do not let them in.

Open and close your hands when you sing “Open, shut them” and then follow the words to the song and

make the corresponding hand movements while you sing. On “do not let them in” hide your hands behind

your back.

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The Wheels on the Bus

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 through the town.

The doors on bus go open and shut,

Open and shut, open and shut.

The doors on the bus go open and shut,

All through the town.

Repeat with:

The driver on the bus says move on back…

The horn on the bus goes beep, beep, beep…

The wipers on the bus go swish, swish, swish…

The people on the bus go up and down…

The babies on the bus go waa, waa, waa…

The mommies on the bus go shhh, shhh, shh…

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This little piggy

This little piggy went to market,

This little piggy stayed at home,

This little piggy ate roast beef,

This little piggy had none.

And this little piggy went…

“Wee wee wee wee wee”

All the way home…

Two Little Dickie-Birds sitting on a Wall

Two little dickie-birds sitting on a wall,

One named Peter, one named Paul.

Fly away Peter, fly away Paul,

Come back Peter, come back Paul.

Tommy Thumb

Le ditina si cercano e si trovano. Un gioco di dita semplice che piace molto ai bimbi.

Tommy Thumb = Pollice

Peter Pointer = Indice

Toby Tall = Medio

Ruby Ring = Anulare

Baby Small = Mignolo

Tommy Thumb, Tommy Thumb

Where are you?

Here I am, here I am

How do you do?

Peter Pointer, Peter Pointer

Where are you?

Here I am, here I am

How do you do?

Toby Tall, Toby Tall

Where are you?

Here I am, here I am

How do you do?

Ruby Ring, Ruby Ring

Where are you?

Here I am, here I am

How do you do?

Baby Small, Baby Small

Where are you?

Here I am, here I am

How do you do?

Fingers all, Fingers all

Where are you?

Here we are, here we are

How do you do?

Rock-a-bye baby

Rock-a-bye baby, on the treetop,

When the wind blows, the cradle will rock,

When the bough breaks, the cradle will fall,

And down will come baby, cradle and all.

Twinkle, twinkle, little star

Twinkle, twinkle, little star,

How I wonder what you are!

Up above the world so high,

Like a diamond in the sky!

Repeat:

*Twinkle, twinkle, little star,

How I wonder what you are!*

When the blazing sun is gone,

When he nothing shines upon,

Then you show your little light,

Twinkle, twinkle, all the night.

(*repeat)

Then the traveller in the dark,

Thanks you for your tiny spark,

He could not see which way to go,

If you did not twinkle so.

(*repeat)

In the dark blue sky you keep,

And often through my curtains peep,

For you never shut your eye,

Till the sun is in the sky.

(*repeat)

As your bright and tiny spark,

Lights the traveller in the dark,—

Though I know not what you are,

Twinkle, twinkle, little star.

(*repeat)

Row Row Row your Boat

Row row row your boatgently down the stream,merrily merrily merrily merrilylife is but a dream.Row row row your boatgently down the stream,If you see a crocodiledon’t forget to scream. Arghhhhh!

Shoe a little horse,Shoe a little horse,

Shoe a little mare,

But let the little colt go

Bare, bare, bare.

Here’s one to recite while gentle tapping the bottom of the baby’s feet…

Zoom, zoom, zoom

Zoom, zoom, zoom

We’re going to the moon.

Zoom, zoom, zoom

We’ll be there very soon

So, if you’d like to take a trip

Just step inside my rocket ship

Zoom, zoom, zoom

We’re going to the moon.

Zoom, zoom, zoom

We’ll be there very soon

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Raise your hands above your headRaise your hands above your head,Clap them one, two, three;Rest them now upon your hips,Slowly bend your knees.Up again and stand erect,Put your right foot out;Shake your fingers, nod your head,And turn yourself around.

London Bridge

London Bridge is falling down,

falling down, falling down,

London Bridge is falling down,

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.

Build it up with bricks and mortar,

Bricks and mortar, bricks and mortar,

Build it up with bricks and mortar,

My fair lady.

Bricks and mortar will not stay,

Will not stay, will not stay,

Bricks and mortar will not stay,

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 steel will bend and bow,

My fair lady.

Build it up with silver and gold,

Silver and gold, silver and gold,

Build it up with silver and gold,

My fair lady.

Silver and gold will be stolen away,

Stolen away, stolen away,

Silver and gold will be stolen away,

My fair lady.

Set a man to watch all night,

Watch all night, watch all night,

Set a man to watch all night,

My fair lady.

Suppose the man should fall asleep,

Fall asleep, fall asleep,

Suppose the man should fall asleep,

My fair lady.

Give him a pipe to smoke all night,

Smoke all night, smoke all night,

Give him a pipe to smoke all night,

My fair lady.

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Mary had a little lamb

Mary had a little lamb,

Little lamb, little lamb,

Mary had a little lamb,

Its fleece was white as snow

Everywhere that Mary went,

Mary went, Mary went,

Everywhere that Mary went

The lamb was sure to go

It followed her to school one day

School one day, school one day

It followed her to school one day

Which was against the rules.

It made the children laugh and play,

Laugh and play, laugh and play,

It made the children laugh and play

To see a lamb at school

And so the teacher turned it out,

Turned it out, turned it out,

And so the teacher turned it out,

But still it lingered near

And waited patiently about,

Patiently about, patiently about,

And waited patiently about

Till Mary did appear

“Why does the lamb love Mary so?”

Love Mary so? Love Mary so?

“Why does the lamb love Mary so?”

The eager children cry

“Why, Mary loves the lamb, you know.”

Loves the lamb, you know, loves the lamb, you know

“Why, Mary loves the lamb, you know.”

The teacher did reply

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This old man

This old man, he played oneHe played knick-knack on my thumbWith a knick-knack patty-whack, give a dog a boneThis old man came rolling homeThis old man, he played twoHe played knick-knack on my shoe

With a knick-knack patty-whack, give a dog a boneThis old man came rolling homeThis old man, he played threeHe played knick-knack on my kneeWith a knick-knack patty-whack, give a dog a boneThis old man came rolling homeThis old man, he played fourHe played knick-knack on my doorWith a knick-knack patty-whack, give a dog a boneThis old man came rolling homeThis old man, he played fiveHe played knick-knack on my hiveWith a knick-knack patty-whack, give a dog a bone This old man came rolling homeThis old man, he played sixHe played knick-knack on my sticksWith a knick-knack patty-whack, give a dog a boneThis old man came rolling homeThis old man, he played sevenHe played knick-knack up in heavenWith a knick-knack patty-whack, give a dog a boneThis old man came rolling homeThis old man, he played eightHe played knick-knack on my gateWith a knick-knack patty-whack, give a dog a boneThis old man came rolling homeThis old man, he played nineHe played knick-knack on my spine…

This old man, he played tenHe played knick-knack on my henWith a knick-knack patty-whack, give a dog a boneThis old man came rolling homePer vedere come si canta, e balla, questa canzone vai sul canale Youtube di Bilingue per Gioco

BINGO

There was a farmer had a dog,

And Bingo was his name-o.

B-I-N-G-O

B-I-N-G-O

B-I-N-G-O

And Bingo was his name-o.

There was a farmer had a dog,

And Bingo was his name-o.

(clap)-I-N-G-O

(clap)-I-N-G-O

(clap)-I-N-G-O

And Bingo was his name-o.

There was a farmer had a dog,

And Bingo was his name-o.

(clap)-(clap)-N-G-O

(clap)-(clap)-N-G-O

(clap)-(clap)-N-G-O

And Bingo was his name-o.

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Five little ducks

Five little ducks

Went out one day

Over the hill and far away

Mother duck said

“Quack, quack, quack, quack.”

But only four little ducks came back.

etc.

One little duck

Went out one day

Over the hill and far away

Mother duck said

“Quack, quack, quack, quack.”

But none of the five little ducks came back.

Sad mother duck

Went out one day

Over the hill and far away

The sad mother duck said

“Quack, quack, quack.”

And all of the five little ducks came back.

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Little Bo Peep

Little Bo peep has lost her sheep

And doesn’t know where to find them.

Leave them alone and they’ll come home,

Bringing their tails behind them.

Little Bo peep fell fast asleep

And dreamt she heard them bleating,

But when she awoke, she found it a joke,

For they were all still fleeting.

Then up she took her little crook

Determined for to find them.

She found them indeed, but it made her heart bleed,

For they left their tails behind them.

It happened one day, as Bo peep did stray

Into a meadow hard by,

There she espied their tails side by side

All hung on a tree to dry.

She heaved a sigh, and wiped her eye,

And over the hillocks went rambling,

And tried what she could,

As a shepherdess should,? To tack again each to its lambkin.

little bunnies sleeping

Little bunnies sleeping till it’s nearly noon

Let us gently wake them with a merry tune

Oh how still, are they ill, wake up soon

Hop little bunnies, hop, hop, hop?Hop little bunnies, hop, hop, hop

Hop little bunnies, hop, hop, hop?Hop little bunnies, don’t you stop

Little birdy sleeping till it’s nearly nine

Let us gently wake them from their nest of vine

Up we climb, just in time, wake up soon?

Flap little birdies, flap, flap, flap Flap little birdies, flap, flap, flap

Flap little birdies, flap, flap, flap,Flap little birdies,don’t you stop

Little alligators sleeping till it’s noon

Let us gently wake them with a merry tune

In we creep, while the alligator sleeps, wake up soon

Snap little alligator, snap, snap, snap, Snap little alligator, snap, snap, snap

Snap little alligator, snap, snap, snap, Snap little alligator, don’t you stop

Pop! goes the weasel

Half a pound of tupenny rice,

Half a pound of treacle.

That’s the way the money goes,

Pop! goes the weasel.

Up and down the City Road

In and out the Eagle

That’s the way the money goes

Pop! goes the weasel.

Pussy cat, pussy cat

Pussy cat, pussy cat, where have you been?

I’ve been down to London to visit the Queen.

Pussy cat, pussy cat, what did you there?

I frightened a little mouse, under her chair.

Old Mother Hubbard

Old Mother Hubbard

Went to the cupboard,

To give her poor dog a bone;

But when she came there

The cupboard was bare.

And so the poor dog had none.

She went to the baker’s

To buy him some bread,

And when she came back

Poor doggy was dead.

She went to the joiner’s

To buy him a coffin,

And when she came back

The dog was a-laughing

She went to the hatter’s

To buy him a hat,

And when she came back

He was feeding the cat.

She went to the barber’s

To buy him a wig,

And when she came back

He was dancing a jig.

She went to the fruiterer’s

To buy him some fruit,

And when she came back

He was playing the flute.

She went to the tailor’s

To buy him a coat,

And when she came back

He was riding a goat.

She went to the cobbler’s

To buy him some shoes,

And when she came back

He was reading the news.

She went to the seamstress

To buy him some linen,

And when she came back

The dog was a-spinning.

She went to the hosier’s

To buy him some hose,

And when she came back

He was dressed in his clothes.

The dame made a curtsey,

The dog made a bow;

The dame said, “Your servant,”

The dog said, “Bow, wow!”

One, two, buckle my shoe

One, two, buckle my shoe,

Three, four shut the door,

Five, six pick up sticks,

Seven, eight lay them straight,

Nine, ten a big fat hen.

Eleven, twelve, dig and delve;

Thirteen, fourteen, maids are walking;

Fifteen, sixteen, maids in the kitchen;

Seventeen, eighteen, maids awaiting;

Nineteen, twenty, my plate’s empty.

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Pancake Song

Mix a pancake,

Beat a pancake,

Put it in a pan.

Cook a pancake,

Toss a pancake,

Catch it if you can.

Pat a cake

Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, baker’s man.

Bake me a cake as fast as you can;

Roll it and pat it and mark it with B,

Put it in the oven for baby and me.

Ring a Ring of Roses

Ring a-ring o’ roses,

A pocketful of posies.

ah-tishoo, ah-tishoo.

We all fall down.

The cows are in the meadow,

Eating buttercups,

ah-tishoo, ah-tishoo.

they all jump up.

 La musica e’ esattamente la stessa del nostro girotondo.

Sing a song of sixpence

Sing a song of sixpence a pocket full of rye,

Four and twenty blackbirds baked in a pie.

When the pie was opened the birds began to sing,

Oh 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,

When down came a blackbird and pecked off her nose!

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Ten green bottles

Ten green bottles

Hanging on the wall

Ten green bottles

Hanging on the wall

And if one green bottle

Should accidentally fall

There’ll be nine green bottles

Hanging on the wall

Nine green bottles

Hanging on the wall

Nine green bottles

Hanging on the wall

And if one green bottle

Should accidentally fall

There’ll be eight green bottles

Hanging on the wall

Eight green bottles

Hanging on the wall

Eight green bottles

Hanging on the wall

And if one green bottle

Should accidentally fall

There’ll be seven green bottles

Hanging on the wall

Seven green bottles

Hanging on the wall

Seven green bottles

Hanging on the wall

And if one green bottle

Should accidentally fall

There’ll be six green bottles

Hanging on the wall

Six green bottles

Hanging on the wall

Six green bottles

Hanging on the wall

And if one green bottle

Should accidentally fall

There’ll be five green bottles

Hanging on the wall

Five green bottles

Hanging on the wall

Five green bottles

Hanging on the wall

And if one green bottle

Should accidentally fall

There’ll be four green bottles

Hanging on the wall

Four green bottles

Hanging on the wall

Four green bottles

Hanging on the wall

And if one green bottle

Should accidentally fall

There’ll be three green bottles

Hanging on the wall

Three green bottles

Hanging on the wall

Three green bottles

Hanging on the wall

And if one green bottle

Should accidentally fall

There’ll be two green bottles

Hanging on the wall

Two green bottles

Hanging on the wall

Two green bottles

Hanging on the wall

And if one green bottle

Should accidentally fall

There’ll be one green bottles

Hanging on the wall

One green bottle

Hanging on the wall

One green bottle

Hanging on the wall

If that one green bottle

Should accidentally fall

There’ll be no green bottles

Hanging on the wall

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Wind the Bobbin Up

Wind thebobbin up, wind the bobbin up.

Pull, pull, clap, clap, clap.

Wind the bobbin up, wind the bobbin up.

Pull, pull, clap, clap, clap.

Point to the ceiling, point to the floor.

Point the the window and point to the door.

Clap your hands together,

1 2 3

Put your hands upon your knees.

Wind it back again, wind it back again.

Pull, pull, clap, clap, clap.

Wind it back again, wind it back again.

Pull, pull, clap, clap, clap.

Point to the ceiling, point to the floor.

Point the the window and point to the door.

Clap your hands together,

1 2 3

Put your hands upon your knees

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