Ukulele Nursery Rhymes pt 4

A while ago on Got A Ukulele, I put up some chords and lyrics for Nursery Rhymes. What really surprised me was that they went on to be some of the most popular posts on the site.

You can see them by clicking these links  

Nursery Rhymes chords pt1

Nursery Rhymes pt 2

Nursery Rhymes pt3

Or perhaps that shouldn't be so surprising. Playing music with young children is a great way to bond, but nursery rhymes are also excellent songs for beginners to learn with. Think about it - most people already know the tune and the words very well, so that leaves the brain free to concentrate on the ukulele. In the main too they are very easy chord progressions.

Anyway, I thought it about time that I added some more! Enjoy!

If You're Happy And You Know It

If you’re [D]happy and you know it clap your [A]hands (clap clap)
If you’re [A]happy and you know it clap your [D]hands (clap clap)
If you’re [G]happy and you know it and you [D]really want to show it
If you’re [A]happy and you [A7]know it clap your hands (clap clap)


Then repeat with
If you’re happy and you know it stomp your feet (stomp stomp)
If you’re happy and you know it nod your head (nod nod)
If you’re happy and you know it shout hooray, (Hooray!)



Hey Diddle Diddle

[G] Hey diddle diddle the [D7] Cat and the fiddle
The [G] cow jumped over the [D7] moon
The [C] little dog laughed to [G] see such fun
And the [D7] dish ran away with the [G] spoon



Incy Wincy Spider

[D]Incy wincy spider climbed [A] up the water [D] spout
[D]Down came the rain and [A] washed the spider [D] out
[G]Out came the [D] sunshine and [A]dried up all the [D] rain
So [D] Incy Wincy spider climbed [A] up the spout [D] again.


Three Blind Mice

[C] Three [G] blind [C] mice
[C] three [G] blind [C] mice
[C] See [G] how they [C] run
[C] See [G] how they [C] run

They [F] all ran [G] after the [C] farmers wife
Who [F] cut off their [G] tails with a [C] carving knife
Did you [F] ever [G] see such a [C] thing in your life
As [C] three [G] blind [C] mice


I'm A Little Teapot

[C] I'm a little teapot [F] short and [C] stout
[F] Here's my [C] handle [G]here's my [C] spout
[C] When the kettles boiling [F] here me [C] shout
[F] Tip me [C] up and [G] pour me [C] out.



Grand Old Duke Of York

[D] Oh the grand old Duke of York
He [A] had ten thousand men
He [D] marched them up to the [G] top of the hill
And he [D] marched them [A] down [D] again

And [D] when they were up they were up
And [A] when they were down they were down
And [D] when they were only [G] half way up
They were [D] neither [A]up nor [D] down



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More ukulele Nursery Rhymes - sing to your children!

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)

LITTLE BOY BLUE

	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.

MARY MARY QUITE CONTRARY

	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.

POP GOES THE WEASEL

	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.

	G	C
	Pop!  Goes the	weasel!

	Am	G
A	penny for a	spool of thread,

	Am	G
A	penny for a	needle.

	F
	That's the way the money goes!

	G	C
	Pop!  Goes the	weasel!

	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.

	G	C
	Pop!  Goes the	weasel.

(chorus)

	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,

	G	C
	Pop!  Goes the	weasel.

THE HOKEY COKEY

	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 . . .

ROW ROW ROW YOUR BOAT

	C
	Row, row, row your boat

	C
	Gently down the stream.

	F
	Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily,

	G	C
	Life is but a	dream.

SING A SONG OF SIXPENCE

	C	F
	Sing a song of	sixpence,

	C	G7
A	pocket full of	rye;

	C	F
	Four and twenty	blackbirds

	G	C
	Baked in a	pie.

. . .

	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!

HUMPTY DUMPTY

	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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Ukulele nursery rhymes chords for parents with small children!

I have been contacted recently about whether very young children like the ukulele, and what songs should a parent play.  In my mind, singing nursery rhymes to young children is a wonderful way for a parent to bond with a child and is also great for those learning how to play this musical instrument.  I am not saying you need a ukulele to do so (that is part of the beauty of the nursery rhyme, anyone can sing them) but, if you already have a ukulele and are starting to play it - then why not?

But I think nursery rhymes also work as great practice pieces for new players regardless of having children. You see - Nursery Rhymes are, in their very nature, simple songs.  As such, if you are a beginner ukulele player, simple songs are perfect to practice with.  Simple strums, easy chords, well known tunes.  Add to that the fact that you probably know the words and melody and you must be on to a winner.  I have a very young daughter, and she beams the biggest smile you can imagine when some of these are played with a soft simple strum on the ukulele to accompany them.  Have fun!

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TWINKLE TWINKLE LITTLE STAR

	C	F	C
	Twinkle, twinkle	little	star

	F	C	G7	C
	How I	wonder	what you	are

	C	G7	C	G7
	Up a-	bove the	sky so	bright

	C	G7	C	G
	Like a	diamond	in the	night

	C	F	C
	Twinkle, twinkle	little	star

	F	C	G7	C
	How I	wonder	what you	are

LONDON BRIDGE IS FALLING DOWN

	C	G7	C
	London bridge is falling down,	falling down,	falling down,

	C	G7	C
	London bridge is falling down,	my fair	lady.

, , ,

	C	G7               C
	Take a key and lock her up,	Lock her up, Lock her up.

	C	G7	C
	Take a key and lock her up,	My fair	lady.

. . .

How will we build it up, . . .

Build it up with silver and gold, . . .

Gold and silver I have none, . . .

Build it up with needles and pins, . . .

Pins and needles bend and break, . . .

Build it up with wood and clay, . . .

Wood and clay will wash away, . . .

Build it up with stone so strong,_. . .

Stone so strong will last so long, . . .

HOT CROSS BUNS

	C
	Hot cross buns, hot cross buns

	G7
	One a penny, two a penny,

	C
	hot cross buns

. . .

	C
	If you have no daughters, Give them to your sons

	G7
	One a penny, Two a penny

	C
	Hot cross buns MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB C Mary had a little lamb, G7 C little lamb,  little lamb C Mary had a little lamb, G7 C It's  fleece was white as  snow

HOW MUCH IS THAT DOGGIE IN THE WINDOW

	C	G
How	much is that doggie in the	window?

	G	G7	C
The	one with the	waggily	tail.

	C	G
How	much is that doggie in the	window?

	G7	G	C
I	do hope that	doggie's for	sale.

. . .

	C	G
I	must take a trip to Cali-	fornia

	G	G7	C
And	leave my poor	sweetheart at	home.

	C	G
If	she has a doggie to pro-	tect her

	G7	G	C
The	doggie will	have a good	home.

. . .

	C	G
I	read in the papers there are	robbers

	G	G7	C
With	flashlights that	shine in the	dark.

	C	G
My	love needs a doggie to pro-	tect her

	G7	G	C
And	scare them a-	way with one	bark.

. . .

	C	G
I	don't want a bunny or a	kitty.

	G	G7	C
I	don't want a	parrot that	talks.

	C	G
I	don't want a bowl of little	fishies.

	G7	G	C
You	can't take a	goldfish for a	walk.

. . .

	C	G
How	much is that doggie in the	window?

	G	G7	C
The	one with the	waggily	tail.

	C	G
How	much is that doggie in the	window?

	G7	G	C
I	do hope that	doggie's for	sale.

THE MUFFIN MAN

	G7	C
	Oh,	Do you know the Muffin Man,

	F	G7
The	Muffin Man, the	Muffin Man?

	G7	C
	Oh,	Do you know the Muffin Man

	F	G7	G
Who	lives in	Drury	Lane?

. . . .

	G7	C
	Oh,	Yes, I know the Muffin Man,

	F	G7
The	Muffin Man, the	Muffin Man?

	G7	C
	Oh,	Yes, I know the Muffin Man

	F	G7	C
Who	lives in	Drury	Lane?

OLD MACDONALD HAD A FARM

	D	G	D	A7	D
	Old MacDonald	had a	farm,	E-I-E-I-	O!

	D	G	D	A7	D
And	on his farm he	had some	chicks,	E-I-E-I-	O!

	D	D
With a	cluck-cluck here, and a	cluck-cluck there

	D	D	D
Here a	cluck, there a	cluck, everywhere a	cluck-cluck

	D	G	D	A7	D
	Old MacDonald	had a	farm,	E-I-E-I-	O!

And on his farm he had some

cows, (With a moo-moo here . . .)

ducks, (with a quack-quack here . . .)

pigs (oink-oink . . .)

etc., etc. THIS OLD MAN (KNICK KNACK PADDY WHACK) C This old man, he played one, F G7 He played knick knack  with his thumb, C With a  Knick, knack, paddy whack, C G Give the dog a  bone; G G7 C This old man came  rolling  home. This old man, he played two, He played knick knack with my shoe . . . This old man, he played three, He played knick knack on my knee, . . . This old man, he played four, He played knick knack at my door, . . . This old man, he played five, He played knick knack, jazz and jive, . . . This old man, he played six, He played knick knack with his sticks, . . . This old man, he played seven, He played knick knack with his pen, . . . This old man, he played eight, He played knick knack on my gate, . . . This old man, he played nine, He played knick knack, rise and shine, . . . This old man, he played ten, He played knick knack in my den, OLD KING COLE C F C F Old King  Cole was a  merry old  soul C G And a  merry old soul was  he; C F C F He  called for his  pipe, and he  called for his  bowl C G C And he  called for his  fiddlers  three. . . . C F C F Every  fiddler  he had a  fiddle, C G And a  very fine fiddle had  he; C F C F Oh there's  none so  rare, as  can com- pare C G C With King  Cole and his  fiddlers  three.

BAA BAA BLACK SHEEP

	C	G
	Baa, baa,	black sheep,

	F	C
	Have you any	wool?

	F	C
	Yes sir,	yes sir,

	G	C
	Three bags	full.

	C	G
	One for the	master,

	F	C
	One for the	dame,

	F	C
And	one for the	little boy

	G	C
Who	lives down the	lane.

More Ukulele Nursery Rhymes on the links below!

Ukulele nursery rhymes part 2
Ukulele nursery rhymes part 3
Ukulele Nursery Rhymes Part 4


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