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Contents Page

Dance by the Light of the Moon 5

Sansa Kroma 8

Tingalayo 10 Migrate, Migrate 13 Kis Nay Banaaya 16 It’s Chilly in the Arctic 19

O Sapo 22 How Can Animals Survive the Winter? 25

Australia 28 Get Down with the Animals 31

CD track list 34


IntroductionThe Big Sing for Mini Singers is an annual event at Sage Gateshead. Children and teachers take part in a concert either in the hall Sage Two of our building, or in their school hall, after getting some training and workshop input from musicians to support them to learn the music in this pack. The repertoire is aimed at reception and KS1 children, but many of the songs will also be suitable for older primary children and children with additional learning needs.

The theme this year is animals, and in ten songs we learn about a wide range of creatures in different habitats. We will travel around the world to Ghana, Brazil, the Caribbean, India, Australia and the Arctic, and sing about how animals and birds live in those places. We will learn about nocturnal animals, migrating animals, and some songs allow us to create new verses for our favourite animals or make-believe ones.

Each song has tips for singing it, cross-curricular links and suggested activities, plus linked stories and resources. Backing tracks are available for all of the songs, and some harmony ideas are offered in case any teachers have choirs or are confident leading songs in parts, but all the songs work by themselves without harmonies or backing tracks. For those teachers wanting to try their hand at a bit of ukulele, many of the songs have quite simple chords.

You may not choose to learn every song; indeed we have purposely chosen a wide range of songs to suit children of different ages and abilities. The hope is that you will enjoy listening to all of the songs and sing along to your favourites, and that you have great fun celebrating the animal kingdom with us.

Claire Tustin.


Dance by the Light of the MoonAdapted by Sage Gateshead’s Early Years Team from the traditional American song Buffalo Girls.

The song

• This song has a strong pulse, particularly the verse, and it works well being sung whilst walking around the room. If the classroom prevents that, try tapping alternate knees or feet whilst singing the song sitting down.

• Watch out for the chromatic progression in the melody on the word ‘walking’. Listening to the CD will help children learn the tune.

• Using actions for each animal and their verbs will help animate the song and encourage children to remember the words.

• Can the class think of any other nocturnal creatures and write some new verses?

Cross-curricular links

• Topic work – use the song to consolidate learning about nocturnal animals and dark/light.• Literacy – this song is a good example of the use of verbs.• PHSE – you can replace the animals in the song with ‘friend of mine’ and use the song as a

dance; walking around the room in the verse, finding a partner at the end of the verse and dancing with them through the chorus, changing partners each time.

Other ways to learn about nocturnal animals

• While the World is Sleeping (Pamela Duncan Edwards)• Hedgehog Howdedo (Lynley Dodd)• Fantastic Mr. Fox (Roald Dahl)• The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark (Jill Tomlinson)• BBC bite size clip http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/clips/zsshfg8

CD tracks

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Dance by the Light of the MoonAdapted by Sage Gateshead’s Early Years team from the traditional American song Buffalo Girls

Verse 1 As I was walking down the street, down the street, down the streetA furry fox I chanced to meet and we ran by the light of the moon

Chorus Furry fox won’t you come out tonight, come out tonight, come out tonightFurry fox won’t you come out tonight and run by the light of the moon

Verse 2 As I was walking down the street, down the street, down the streetA stripy badger I chanced to meet and we dug by the light of the moon

Chorus Stripy badger, won’t you come out tonight, come out tonight, come out tonight Stripy badger won’t you come out tonight and dig by the light of the moon

Verse 3 Prickly hedgehog.....snuffle by the light of the moon

Verse 4 Tiny bat.....fly by the light of the moon

Verse 5 Snowy owl.....hoot by the light of the moon

Last chorus Everyone won’t you come out tonight, come out tonight, come out tonight, Everyone won’t you come out tonight, and dance by the light of the moon.


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As I was walking down the street, down the street, down the street

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Tiny bat....fly by the light of the moon

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Sansa Kroma Traditional Ghanaian

The song

• This short, simple song is useful for teaching simple harmonies to groups of young children, starting by asking a group to hold the “Kromaaaa” and the “wor” in the second line, over the original tune (as demonstrated on CD track 4).

• The song has a strong pulse, and asking children to clap or pat their knees on beat 1 and 3 of the 4/4 beat cycle will help strengthen their inner sense of pulse. A West African game to this song is to sit in a circle and pass a stone around the circle to the pulse, (grab, pass, grab, pass) adding more stones (or bean bags might be safer!) as the game progresses.

• We added a harmony to the song (CD track 4) but it works just as well without it, or just with the first section harmonized, as that bit is very simple.

• In the middle section where the word “Sansa!” is followed by a gap; try asking children to do some clapping or body percussion in each gap.


• Geography – can the class look at a map and find out which continent Ghana is in (Africa) and what the climate is like there? What other animals live there?

• Science – the song is about a hawk; a predator which hunts, so could be used as an example of how animals meet their basic needs.

• Music – the instrumentation used on our recording is a djembe, (West African hand drum) and a tongue drum, which is a wooden box with notes carved into it, played with a beater. Can the class look online at pictures of these and other African instruments?

Other ways to learn about Africa and its animals

African Animal Tales (Mwenye Hadithi and Adrienne Kennaway)Let Your Voice Be Heard! Songs from Ghana and Zimbabwe (Adzenyah, Maraire, and Tucker)Africa (BBC series narrated by David Attenborough)BBC website clip http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/places/Africa The Lion King (Disney film)

CD tracks

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Sansa Kroma Traditional Ghanian

Sansa kroma ne na wuo (pronunced nee nay wor)

Kye kye nkokomba (x 4) (pronunced chay chay ko-ko-ma)

Sansa! (x 8)Sansa kroma ne na wuo Kye kye nkokomba (x 4)

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Tingalayo Traditional Caribbean, dolphin verses by Claire Tustin

The song

• Tingalayo is a cheerful nonsense song about a donkey but the words can easily be changed to be about any animal, like in the dolphin verses. It is also fun to think about other things the donkey could do, (the sillier the better!) and it doesn’t matter if the first and second line of the newly composed verses don’t rhyme.

• The song is accompanied on our recording by a ukulele, using three easy chords: F, C and G. Why not have a go at playing a bit of uke along with the singing?


• Geography - can the class look at a map and find out which countries are in the Caribbean and what the climate is like there? What other animals live there? (Spotted dolphins are commonly sighted around Caribbean islands but there are other fascinating animals there too; e.g. vampire bats, anacondas etc.)

Other ways to learn about Caribbean animalsSmokey the Stubborn Donkey (Efrat Haddi) My Best Friend Is a Dolphin (Mike Grylls)A Caribbean Dozen; An Anthology of Caribbean Poems (John Agard, Grace Nichols and Cathie Felstead)Sing Me a Story! Song and Dance Tales from the Caribbean (Grace Hallworth and John Clementson)

CD tracks

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Tingalayo Traditional Caribbean, dolphin verses by Claire Tustin

Chorus Tingalayo, come little donkey come Tingalayo, come little donkey come

Verse 1 Me donkey eat, me donkey sleep, Me donkey kick with his two hind feet x 2

ChorusTingalayo, come little donkey come X 2

Verse 2 Me donkey walk, me donkey talk,Me donkey eat with his knife and fork x 2.


Verse 3 Me dolphin swim, me dolphin leap,Me dolphin dive down into the deep


Verse 4 Me dolphin grey, me dolphin blueMe dolphin clever as me and you

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Migrate, MigrateAdapted by Claire Tustin from the traditional song My Bonny Lies Over the Ocean

The song

• Migrate, Migrate has quite a big leap in pitch in the first line, a 6th, and therefore it would be useful to do a vocal warm up before singing the song. Doing some slides up and down the voice on an “eeee” or an ”ahhhh” would be a good start. Asking the children to sing the first line a few times with their hand following the shape of the melody will help them to visualise the leap in their minds, encouraging them to sing it correctly.

• Note how in the chorus the words change depending on what migrating creature we sing about in the verse.

• There is a harmony line below the tune in the chorus (CD track 9) which you may wish to teach if you have a choir or children who are skilled at singing harmonies. Teach it as if it is a new tune, and if possible play the track by itself to the group learning it so they can practise singing along.


• Science – this song can help children understand how some animals need to change their habitats, migrating in order to meet their basic needs for food, safety and warmth.

• Can the class find out if there are any other animals that migrate? There are many; whales, salmon, elephants, zebra, caribou and frogs are some examples. Could you make up some new verses to the song using new animals?

• PHSE – the song could prompt a discussion about human migration and the reasons why people leave their homes to find better lives in new places.

Other ways to learn about migrating animals

Honk! Honk! A Story of Migration (Mick Manning and Brita Granstrom )Flight of the Butterflies (Roberta Edwards and Bob Kayganich)Follow the Swallow (Julia Donaldson, Martin Ursell)The Snail and the Whale (Julia Donaldson, Axel Sheffler)BBC clip http://www.bbc.co.uk/guides/zqrggk7

CD tracks

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Migrate, MigrateAdapted by Claire Tustin from the traditional song My Bonny Lies Over the Ocean

Verse 1 The swallows fly over the oceanTo warmth in the African sunThey leave the cold winter behind themReturning when winter is done

Chorus Migrate, migrateFlying for thousands of miles so farMigrate, migrateThe swallows are clever, they are!

Verse 2 The geese they come here from the ArcticIn beautiful flocks they go forthThey stay here to feed over winterThen fly back in spring to the North

Chorus Migrate, migrate……The geese they are clever, they are!

Verse 3 The butterflies we call the monarchMigrate in a fantastic swarmFrom Canada and North AmericaTo Mexico where it is warm

ChorusMigrate, migrate…..The butterflies are clever, they are!.Final ChorusMigrate, migrate….….Migrants are clever, they are!


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Kis Nay Banaayaa Traditional Hindi song from India

The song

• The repeating pattern of the lyrics in this song makes it surprisingly easy for very small children to learn, and they love singing it with a little Indian hand dance and some animal actions added in.

• Giving an action or a sign for each animal means everyone finds the words easier to remember as well. You could play a game by asking the children to all pull their scary tiger face every time you call out the Indian word ‘shere’, and so on for the other animals.


• RE – the song is a good route into learning more about Hinduism. It asks the question ‘who created the animals?’ and the answer would be, the gods, some of which have animal characteristics themselves.

• There are many new verses to create in this song, below the lyrics on the next page are a list of other Hindi words that would work well in the song.

Other ways to learn about Indian animals

The Animal Boogie, animals of the Indian Jungle (Debbie Harter)Just So Stories (Rudyard Kipling) The Jungle Book (Disney film)The Tiger and the Wise Man (Andrew Fusek Peters and Diana Mayo)BBC clip http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/places/Indian_subcontinent#p006dpb7

CD tracks

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Kis Nay Banaayaa Traditional Hindi song from India

Verse 1Kis nay banaayaa haathi ko (Who created the elephants? Pronounced harti)Kis nay banaayaa haathi ko Haathi ko, haathi koKis nay banaayaa haathi ko

Verse 2Kis nay banaayaa bandar ko… (Who created the monkeys?)

Verse 3Kis nay banaayaa shere ko… (Who created the tiger?)

Verse 4Kis nay banaayaa hiran ko... (Who created the deer?)

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Verse 1Kis nay banaayaa haathi ko (Who created the elephants? Pronounced harti)Kis nay banaayaa haathi ko Haathi ko, haathi koKis nay banaayaa haathi ko

Verse 2Kis nay banaayaa bandar ko… (Who created the monkeys?)

Verse 3Kis nay banaayaa shere ko… (Who created the tiger?)

Verse 4Kis nay banaayaa hiran ko... (Who created the deer?)

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It’s Chilly in the Arctic Adapted by Belinda Wright from the traditional song The Hokey Cokey

The song

• Most people with know The Hokey Cokey , so the melody of this song should be quite easy to pick up. You will then need to practise the words, un-learning the old version and learning the new, as at times it scans a little differently.

• Because there are six verses, we chose not to sing the chorus after every verse, but you can if you prefer to. And, you don’t have to learn every verse; you could just choose a couple of favourites, but it is surprising how many words small kids can learn if they have actions to help them remember them.

• It is fun to get the children to raise their hands in the air on the “Oh!” of each chorus line, so a little energy of the original song can creep into this version.


• Geography – Oki is an Inuit girl’s name. Can the class find out more about the Inuit people; how and where they live in the Arctic and whether in real life they would really welcome animals like polar bears into their homes?

• Can the class find pictures of all the Arctic animals mentioned in the song and some facts about them?

Other ways to learn about Arctic Animals

Over in the Arctic, Where the Cold Winds Blow (Marianne Berkes and Jill Dubin)In Arctic Waters (Laura Crawford and Ben Hodson)Igloos and Inuit Life (Louise Spilsbury)BBC bite size clip http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/clips/z2x2tfr

CD tracks

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It’s Chilly in the Arctic Adapted by Belinda Wright from the traditional song The Hokey Cokey

Verse 1 Inuit Oki was feeling blue, Near the North Pole in her icy igloo She rubbed her hands in the pale moonlight, It’s so cold tonight.

Chorus Oh it’s chilly in the Arctic,

Oh it’s chilly in the Arctic, Oh it’s chilly in the Arctic, Knees ache, arms shake, stamp your feet!

Verse 2 “Hello”, said the Arctic fox, “a-oo, a-oo!

Can I come in to your igloo? I have thick fur and teeth so bright, And it’s so cold tonight.”

Verse 3 “Hello”, said the snowy owl, “tuwhit tuwhoo!

Can I come in to your igloo? I fly for miles with my wings so white, And it’s so cold tonight.”

Chorus Oh it’s chilly in the Arctic…… Verse 4 “Hello”, said the Polar Bear, “atchoo, atchoo!

Can I come in to your igloo? I hunt for food by the Northern Light, And it’s so cold tonight.

Verse 5 “Hello”, said the puffin, “Coo coo coo!

Can I come in to your igloo? My beak is orange, it glows so bright,

And it’s so cold tonight.”

Chorus Oh it’s chilly in the Arctic….. Verse 6 Oki grinned and her smile grew,

She had so many friends in her igloo. They laughed and played and huddled tight, They all stayed warm that night.

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Verse 4"Hello" said the polar bear, "atchoo atchoo! Can I come in to your igloo?I hunt for food by the northern light and it's so cold tonight".

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O Sapo Traditional song in Portuguese from Brazil, English verse by Julia Partington

The song

• This song is great fun to sing, in English and Portuguese. Don’t be put off by the language barrier, children learn this song quite quickly. It helps to look at the phonetic version of the Portuguese on page 23 and start by speaking the words line by line, then speaking them to a pulse, eventually singing it line by line.

• Note that the song is sung twice before the last line is spoken.


• Science – Frogs in Brazil are beautiful, and can be very dangerous. Can the class find out some facts about them? Start with the poison dart frog.

• Geography – Brazil is a huge country with a range of habitats but its most famous is the Amazon rainforest. Can the class find out more about other animals that live in there?

Other ways to learn about Brazilian animalsGribbit! Fun Facts about Frogs of the World (Baby Professor)Dancing Turtle: A Folk Tale from Brazil (Pleasant DeSpain and David Boston)We're Roaming in the Rainforest (Laurie Krebs and Anne Wilson)Rio and Rio 2 (animated family film)BBC website http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/13630240

CD tracks

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O Sapo Traditional song in Portuguese from Brazil, English verse by Julia Partington

O sapo não lava o pé (The frog doesn’t wash his feet)

Não lava porque não quer (He doesn’t wash them because he doesn't want to)

Ele mora na lagoa (He lives in the lagoon) Não lava o pé porque não quer (x 2) (He doesn’t wash them because he doesn't want to)

Mas que chulé! (But what smelly feet!)

The frog with the smelly feetHis feet do not smell too sweetOh he ought to wash themHe ought to scrub themLather rinse repeat (x 2)What stinky feet!

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Gets Down with the Animals| page 25

How Can Animals Survive the Winter? Adapted by Claire Tustin from the traditional song Little Bird

The song

• Each verse of this song has two types of animal, each with a different survival method, so you have to concentrate to correctly sing whether the animal hibernates, migrates, or adapts.

• There is scope for creating new verses, underneath the lyrics on page 26 there are some new verses to try but you could easily make up your own, using real or imagined animals.


• Science – the song helps to explain how animals meet their basic needs of food, safety and warmth in the winter. Can the class learn more about each method; adaptation, hibernation and migration? (For a song about migration see Migrate, Migrate on page 13)

• Can the class find out what other animals hibernate, in the UK and in other countries?

Other ways to learn about how animals survive the winterA Little Bit of Winter; Rabbit and Hedgehog (Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell)The Great Big Sleep (Sean Julian)Hibernation Station (Michelle Meadows and Kurt Cyrus) BBC short film about hedgehogs hibernating http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p004s6z6

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How Can Animals Survive the Winter? Adapted by Claire Tustin from the traditional song Little Bird

Verse 1 Hedgehogs, hedgehogs, sleep through the winter (x 3)Clever hibernation Foxes, foxes, grow thicker fur coats (x 3)Clever adaptation

Chorus Oh how can animals survive the winter?How can animals survive the winter?How can animals survive the winter?ADAPTATION, HIBERNATION, MIGRATION!

Verse 2 Swallows, swallows, fly to a warm place (x 3)Clever migrationSquirrels, squirrels, save all their nuts up (x 3)Clever adaptation

Chorus x 2

(Potential extra verses)Dormice rest in a safe place…..clever hibernationRobins fluff out their feathers…..clever adaptationBlue whales swim through the ocean…..clever migrationSalmon swim up the river…..clever migration


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AustraliaClaire Tustin

The song

• This song has quite a few animals to remember, but you don’t have to learn all the verses. Showing the children pictures of each animal, and having an action for each one will help them remember the words.

• The verse is sung at a slower speed to the chorus, so you have to listen carefully to stay in time. A whispered “Off we go!” helps get everyone ready to sing the chorus together.


• Geography – can the class find out where Australia is, and some facts about this remarkable and vast country?

• Science – ask to the class to do some on-line research about the animals mentioned in the song. Which animals are unique to Australia and why?

Other ways to find out about Australian animalsPossum Magic (Mem Fox)Over In Australia: Amazing Animals Down Under (Marianne Berkes and Jill Dubin)Wombat Goes Walkabout (Michael Morpurgo and Christian Birmingham)BBC clip http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/places/Australia#p00zp2rx

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AustraliaClaire Tustin

Chorus Australia, an enormous country miles away so farIts animals are wild and wacky, some are quite bizarreAustralia, an enormous country miles away so farIts animals are fine and funky each one is a star

Verse 1 Sleepy wombat, a hopping kangaroo, Pygmy possum, enormous emuDuck billed platypus a-swimming in the riverScary brown snake with a bite to make you shiver…

Chorus Australia, an enormous country…

Verse 2 Salt water crocodile, the biggest of its kindDugong likes to fart but its friends don’t seem to mindTeeny bilby, even smaller than a mouseFunnel web spiders, you DON’T want in your house….

Chorus Australia, an enormous country…

Verse 3 Cute koala munching leaves up in the gum treeWallaby jumping with a baby joeyKookaburra laughing, cockatoo a-shriek Dingo, prowling, all of them unique….

Chorus Australia, an enormous country… (x 2)


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Gets Down with the Animals| page 31

Get Down with the AnimalsClaire Tustin

The song

• Get Down with the Animals is fun to sing whilst doing some funky animal moves. The children might need to be reminded to sing whilst they are dancing though!

• Watch out for the pause in the chorus before the final line; doing two claps or stamps to mark the pulse will help fill the gap.

• The chorus could be sung as a call and response if you split the class into two groups; “I won’t forget (that I’m an animal)”.


• Science/literacy – this song has a simple structure that can be used as a template to create new verses about any animal (real or make believe), its habitat, and how it moves. Get writing!

• PE/Dance – as a group think of some ways animals move; e.g. hopping, skipping, slithering, leaping, and ask the children to travel around the hall to the music like each animal.

Other ways to find out about how animals move

How Animals Move (Pamela J. Dell)Giraffes Can’t Dance (Giles Andreae)Flying Frogs and Walking Fish: Leaping Lemurs, Tumbling Toads, Jet-Propelled Jellyfish, and More Surprising Ways That Animals Move (Steve Jenkins and Robin Page)BBC bite size clip http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/clips/zpwkjxs Madagascar (animated Dreamworks family film with lots of animal dancing scenes)

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Get Down with the Animals Claire Tustin

Verse 1 Walking through the grass I never know what I might seeHere comes an elephant, stomping towards meI stomp, I stomp, I stomp and an elephant I can beWe are all, animals, wild and free

Chorus I won’t forget that I’m an animalNever regret that I’m an animalWake up every day and get down…..Down with the animals

Verse 2 Climbing through the trees I never know what I might seeHere comes a monkey, swinging towards meI swing, I swing, I swing and a monkey I can beWe are all, animals, wild and free

Chorus I won’t forget…

Verse 3 Swimming in the ocean never know what I might seeHere comes a dolphin, leaping towards meI leap, I leap, I leap and a dolphin I can beWe are all, animals, wild and free

Chorus I won’t forget…

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