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Land
of the silver birch
Last
night as I lay sleeping
Lazy
coconut tree
Little
David play on your harp
Little
Peter Rabbit
Little
Rabbit Foo-Foo
Little
things
Lots
of worms
Lulabelle
Last updated: 10/3/2015
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The songs below are part of ‘Away we
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compiled, adapted and illustrated by Dany Rosevear
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A
haunting song from Canada sung when paddling a canoe to keep a steady pace;
indeed it is often paired with 'My paddle’s keen and bright'. The
Singing Together Autumn 1971 version goes ‘Hi-a-ya, hi-ya. Hi-a-ya, hi-ya, Hi-a-ya, hi-ya, Ah!’ I presume the refrain below is a Canadian
Scouting one. Find
many other variations on the wonderful Mudcat.
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Land of the silver birch,
home of the beaver, Where still the mighty
moose wanders at will. Blue lake and rocky shore,
I will return once more. Boom-diddy-ah-da,
Boom-diddy-ah-da, Boom-diddy-ah-da, boom! High on a rocky ledge, I’ll set my wigwam, Close to the water’s edge,
silent and still. Blue lake and rocky shore,
I will return once more. Boom-diddy-ah-da,
Boom-diddy-ah-da, Boom-diddy-ah-da, boom! Down in the forest’s
glade, deep in the lowlands, My heart cries out for
thee, hills of the north. Blue lake and rocky shore,
I will return once more. Boom-diddy-ah-da,
Boom-diddy-ah-da, Boom-diddy-ah-da, boom! Swift as the silver fish,
my canoe of birch bark, Thy mighty waterways carry
me forth. Blue lake and rocky shore,
I will return once more. Boom-diddy-ah-da,
Boom-diddy-ah-da, Boom-diddy-ah-da, boom! |
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A great song for making up
more verses to rhyme with the names of other real or imaginary islands: Corfu
/ canoe, Sark / Noah’s ark.
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This great calypso song was
written by J.Edwards with music by D.Coombes for BBC radio’s Time and Tune programme in
1971.
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A lively happy song that has
a great rhythm. There are other versions of
this that include other characters from the bible.
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This is similar to the
version I learnt as a child. ‘Floppy ears and curly whiskers’ is the more
usual chorus on the other side of the Atlantic.
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A community
story song with actions and sound effects. Line 1: Wiggle two fingers on each side of the head
/ fists move back and forth. 2: Scoop with one hand and ‘bop’ with one fist on
the other. 3: Flap crossed hands downwards. 4 – 5: Repeat above but make circles with thumbs and
forefingers to make glasses for ‘see you’ instead of hopping movement and
shake head. 6: Hold three fingers, clap three times and shake
finger. 7: Wave wand above head. Pull a funny face. Continue as above for each verse. Last time wave
wand round three times.
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Little Rabbit Foo-Foo hopping through the forest, Scooping up the field-mice and bopping them on the
head. Spoken: Along came the Good Fairy, who said: "Little Rabbit Foo-Foo, I don't want to see
you Scooping up the field-mice and bopping them on the
head. Spoken: I'll give you three chances to change and if you don't behave I'll
turn you into a… Goo-oo-oonie!” Little Rabbit Foo-Foo hopping through the forest, Scooping up the wriggley
worms and bopping them on the head. Spoken: Along came the Good Fairy, who said: "Little Rabbit Foo-Foo, I don't want to see
you Scooping up the wriggley
worms and bopping them on the head. Spoken: I'll give you two more chances to change and if you don't behave I'll
turn you into a… Goo-oo-oonie!” Little Rabbit Foo-Foo hopping through the forest, Scooping up the tigers and bopping them on the
head. Spoken: Along came the Good Fairy, who said: "Little Rabbit Foo-Foo, I don't want to see
you Scooping up the tigers and bopping them on the
head. Spoken: I'll give you one more chance to change and if you don't behave I'll
turn you into a… Goo-oo-oonie!” Little Rabbit Foo-Foo hopping through the forest, Scooping up the goblins and bopping them on the
head. Spoken: Along came the Good Fairy, who said: "Little Rabbit Foo-Foo, I don't want to see
you Scooping up the goblins and bopping them on the
head. Spoken: I gave you three chances to change and you still didn't behave!" She waved her magic wand round three times and
POW! She turned him into a… Goo-oo-oonie!” And the moral of the story is: "Hare today - Goonie
tomorrow!" |
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These
words are adapted from a hymn written by Julia Carney in 1845. I have adapted
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Little drops of water, Little grains of sand, Make the mighty ocean And a pleasant land. Little seeds of friendship Sown by little hands, Grow to feed the nations In near and far-off lands. Little deeds of kindness, Little words of love, Make our earth an Eden, Like the heaven above. And the little moments, Humble though they may be, Make the mighty ages Of eternity. |
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A
song by Patty Zeitlin. A song with swing. Wiggle
fingers for worms and make up actions to fit the words; digging with a spade,
bending knees and pointing down etc. Just
use the rhythm of the music and your imagination!
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Well there’s lots of worms
way under the ground, Lots of worms that I've
never found, But I bet they’re just
there a-diggin' around Way under the ground. I dug the biggest hole I
ever did dig. The biggest hole, it sure
was big! And then I got to the
bottom, you know what I found, Way under the ground? I found a worm to go on a
fishing pole Way down there in that
deep dark hole. But I left him alone ‘cause he liked his own home Way under the ground. I found a bumpety bug with big black dots, Three pairs of legs and
twenty two spots. But I left him alone ‘cause he liked his own home Way under the ground. I found an old sow bug
curled up in a ball, He didn't move from there
at all. But I left him alone ‘cause he liked his own home Way under the ground. |
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Beware the perils of the
bath tub; a crazy song that is great fun to sing with children. With younger children you
might need to explain the impossibility of disappearing down the plughole;
some have very vivid imaginations! Extend arm and make hand
imitate a giraffe’s head peering haughtily from side to side for ‘neck of a
giraffe’ etc. Raise hands to face and speak in a high distressed voice for
the spoken words.
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