My last few chords and lyrics for playing nursery rhymes to small children on ukulele went down REALLY well, so I have decided to post a few more for you!
Singing to children is a wonderful way to pass the time, and as well as putting a smile on their faces also serves to start teaching them about music, melody, and performing. As I said in the earlier nursery rhyme post, they are also simple to play on the uke, so great for beginners to work on their chords and strums! (there is a link to the earlier collection of nursery rhymes at the end of this post)
| C | F | C | G |
| Little boy | blue, come | blow your | horn. |
| C | F | G | C |
The | sheep's in the | meadow, the | cow's in the | corn. |
| C | F | C | G |
| Where's the | boy who looks | after the | sheep? |
| C | F | G | C |
| Under the | haystack, | fast | asleep. |
| C | F | C | G |
| Will you | wake him? | No, not | I |
| C | F | G | C |
For | if I | do he's | sure to | cry.
|
| C | G | C | F |
| Mary, | Mary, | Quite Con- | trary, |
| C | Am | G |
| How does your | garden | grow? |
| C | F | C | F |
With | silver | bells and | cockle- | shells |
| Am | G | C |
And | pretty maids | all in a | row.
|
| C | G7 | C |
| All a- | round the | mulberry bush |
| G7 | C | G7 | C |
| The | monkey | chased the | weasel. |
| G7 | C | G7 | C | F |
| The | monkey | thought 'twas | all in | fun. |
| Am | G |
A | penny for a | spool of thread, |
| Am | G |
A | penny for a | needle. |
| F |
| That's the way the money goes! |
| C | G7 | C |
| Up and | down the | City Road, |
| G7 | C | G7 | C |
| And | in and | out of the | Eagle, |
| G7 | C | G7 | C | F |
| So | that's the | way the | money | goes. |
| C | G7 |
| Half a pound of | tuppenney rice, |
| G7 | C | G7 | C |
| And | half a | pound of | treacle, |
| G7 | C | G7 | C | F |
| You | mix it | up and | make it | nice, |
| C | C |
You put your | right foot in, You put your | right foot out; |
| C | G |
You put your | right foot in, And you | shake it all about. |
| G | G |
You | do the Hokey Cokey, And you | turn yourself around. |
| G7 | C |
| That's what it's all a- | bout! |
You put your left foot in . . . |
You put your right hand in . . . |
You put your left hand in. . . |
You put your right side in . . . |
You put your left side in . . . |
You put your nose in . . . |
You put your tail in . . . |
You put your head in . . . |
You put your whole self in . . . |
| C |
| Row, row, row your boat |
| C |
| Gently down the stream. |
| F |
| Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily, |
| C | F |
| Sing a song of | sixpence, |
| C | G7 |
A | pocket full of | rye; |
| C | F |
| Four and twenty | blackbirds |
| C | F |
| When the pie was | opened, |
| C | G7 |
They | all began to | sing. |
| C | F |
Now, | wasn't that a dainty | dish |
| G | C |
To | set before the | King? |
| C | F |
The | King was in his | countinghouse, |
| C | G7 |
| Counting out his | money; |
| C | F |
The | Queen was in the | parlor |
| G | C |
| Eating bread and | honey. |
| C | F |
The | maid was in the | garden, |
| C | G7 |
| Hanging out the | clothes. |
| C | F |
A- | long there came a big | black bird |
| G | F | C |
And | snipped | off her | nose! |
| C | G7 | C |
| Humpty Dumpty | sat on the | wall, |
| C | G7 | C |
| Humpty Dumpty | had a great | fall. |
| F | C | G7 | C |
| All the king's | horses and | all the king's | men, |
| F | C | G7 | C |
| Couldn't put | Humpty to- | gether a | gain. |
More Nursery Rhymes on links below!
Ukulele Nursery Rhymes Part 1
Ukulele Nursery Rhymes Part 3
Ukulele Nursery Rhymes Part 4
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How interesting.. Many of these nursery rhymes don't seem to have tunes associated with them in the US. One has a different name: The Hokey-Pokey, rather than Hokey Cokey.
ReplyDeleteWhich of course led to someone's observation, years ago, "What if the Hokey-Pokey really is what it's all about?" A great bumper sticker, t-shirt, and signature line.
-Kurt
...and a Jimmy Buffett song!
ReplyDeleteThis is really good
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