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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