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Little Bunny Foo Foo

Little Bunny Foo Foo

This is a really fun song, as kids love the motions of the bopping field mice on the head.  A lot of schools teach this, at least that’s where I first learned it. I feel like some people would think that it’s not a good idea to teach a kid a song about bopping mice on the head but I personally think it’s harmless.

(Chorus) Little bunny Foo Foo
Hopping through the forest
Scooping up the field mice
And bopping ‘em on the head
 
Down came the good fairy and she said
 
“Little Bunny Foo Foo,
I don’t want to see you
Scooping up the field mice
And boppin’ ’em on the head.
I’ll give you three chances,
And if you don’t behave
I’ll turn you into a goon!”
 
The next day:
 
Chorus
 
Down came the good fairy and she said
 
“Little Bunny Foo Foo,
I don’t want to see you
Scooping up the field mice
And boppin’ ’em on the head.
I’ll give you two more chances,
And if you don’t behave
I’ll turn you into a goon!”
 
The next day:
 
Chorus
 
Down came the good fairy and she said
 
“Little Bunny Foo Foo,
I don’t want to see you
Scooping up the field mice
And boppin’ ’em on the head.
I’ll give you one more chance,
And if you don’t behave
I’ll turn you into a goon!”
 
The next day:
 
Chorus
 
Down came the good fairy and she said
 
“Little Bunny Foo Foo,
I don’t want to see you
Scooping up the field mice
And boppin’ ’em on the head.
I gave you three chances
And you didn’t behave
Now you’re a goon! POOF!!”
 
The moral of the story is:
HARE TODAY, GOON TOMORROW


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Piano Adventures Level 1 – Gold Star Performance with CD
Composed by Nancy Faber and Randall Faber. Faber Piano Adventures®. Methods. Softcover Audio Online. 40 pages. Faber Piano Adventures #FF1603. Published by Faber Piano Adventures (HL.420256).
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Banjo

Banjo

This song is sung with a southern twang, and during the banjo parts, play a banjo sound. It’s a fun song for kids. It’s even better if you actually have a staff member that plays banjo and can pluck some strings while you sing!

I like to play my old banjo
And place it on my knee
But now the strings are all broken,
and It’s no good to me.
I took it to the music shop
To see what they could do.
And now my strings are good as new and I can play for you!

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Song That Never Ends

Song That Never Ends

Of course, this can be a horrifically annoying song for any adult, to realize the consequences before you teach a child this! I would not actually recommend teaching your girls this song as it WILL drive you insane. But, in case they’re butchering the lyrics somehow, now you can set them straight!

This is the song that never ends
It just goes on and on, my friend
Some people started singing it
Forever just because…(Repeat)


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Alfred’s Basic Piano Course – Fun Book, Book 2
Composed by Willard A. Palmer, Morton Manus, and Amanda Vick Lethco. Method/Instruction; Piano – Alfred’s Basic Piano Library. Alfred’s Basic Piano Library. Children. Book. 32 pages. Published by Alfred Music (AP.2392).
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Riki Tiki Tomba

Riki Tiki Tomba

This is a fun song, though you have to listen to the song to get the rhythm going. I don’t know the origins and I can’t find much about it online. It’s a repeat after me song, where the girls sing the lines back after a counselor starts the song.

Tomba Tomba (repeat)
A riki tiki tomba (repeat)
A moosa moosa moosa (repeat)
Wayla wayla wayla wayla (repeat)

Repeat the first three lines louder and louder each time, but do the “Wayla” do it very softly

On the final time, sing the first part soft and the “Wayla” loud.

Check out this video to get the rhythm! They do it the opposite of how I learned it, getting quieter each time it’s repeated. To each his own 🙂

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Moonshadow

Moonshadow

Yes, the song Moonshadow was made famous by Cat Stevens, though I learned this song at camp long before I knew anything about Cat Stevens.  We sang it frequently by the fire as some of the last songs of the evening to wind down before bed.

(Chorus) I’m being followed by a moon shadow
Moon shadow, moon shadow
Leaping and hopping on a moon shadow
Moon shadow, moon shadow
 
And if I ever lose my hands
Lose my plough, lose my land
Oh, if I ever lose my hands
Oh, well…
I won’t have to work no more
 
And if I ever lose my eyes
If my colors all run dry
Yes, if I ever lose my eyes
Oh well …
I won’t have to cry no more.
 
Chorus
 
And if I ever lose my legs
I won’t moan and I won’t beg
Oh if I ever lose my legs
Oh well…
I won’t have to walk no more.
 
And if I ever lose my mouth
All my teeth, north and south
Yes, if I ever lose my mouth
Oh well…
I won’t have to talk…
 
Did it take long to find me
I ask the faithful light
Ooh did it take long to find me
And are you going to stay the night.
 
Chorus
Moon shadow, moon shadow
Moon shadow, moon shadow
Moon shadow, moon shadow


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Cat Stevens Complete
Songs from 1970-1975. By Cat Stevens. Piano/Vocal/Guitar Artist Songbook. Folk Rock. Songbook (softcover). With vocal melody, piano accompaniment, lyrics, chord names and guitar chord diagrams. 328 pages. Music Sales #AM70624. Published by Music Sales (HL.14006263).
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