Songs

In Mike's family group I rarely hear Mike yell or raise his voice. Instead Mike sings a lot of songs, plays the hermonica, rings bells, and says peoms or rhyms. Some that I have noticed include:

1. I've been workin' on the railroad,

All the live long day.
I've been workin' on the railroad,
Just to pass the time away.
Don't you hear the whistle blowing?
Rise up so early in the morn.
Don't you hear the captain shouting
"Dinah, blow your horn?"

Dinah, won't you blow,
Dinah, won't you blow,
Dinah, won't you blow your horn?
Dinah, won't you blow,
Dinah, won't you blow,
Dinah, won't you blow your horn?

Someone's in the kitchen with Dinah.
Someone's in the kitchen, I know.
Someone's in the kitchen with Dinah
Strumming on the old banjo.

Fee, fie, fiddle-e-i-o.
Fee, fie, fiddle-e-i-o-o-o-o.
Fee, fie, fiddle-e-i-o.
Strumming on the old banjo.

2. Row, row, row your boat

Gently Down the stream.
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily,
Life is but a dream

3.In a cabin in the woods

Little man by the window stood
Saw a rabbit hopping by
Knocking at his door [Alternate: Frightened as can be]
"Help me, help me, help", he said
Or the hunter will shoot me dead
Little rabbit come inside
Safely you'll abide

Second verse:
Ittybitty cabin in the woods
Ittybitty man by the window stood
Saw an ittybitty rabbit hopping by
Frightened as can be
"Help me, help me, help!" he said
'Fore the hunter shoots me dead
Ittybitty rabbit come inside
Safely to abide

Third verse:
Great big cabin in the woods
Great big man by the window stood
Saw a great big rabbit hopping by,
Frightened as can be
"Help me, help me, help!" he said
'Fore the hunter shoots me dead
Great big rabbit come inside
Safely to abide

Hand motions for the song: For the first verse, sing it in a normal voice and make a cabin shape with your fingers, then a bunny hopping (index and second finger form the ears over your fist), then hug your chest and shake (for the frightened part), throw up arms for each "help me!", then make a gun with your hands for the hunter, then pet your hand for the safely to abide part. On the second verse use a squeaky voice and the same motions, except make them much smaller...such as, instead of petting your hand, use one finger to pet another finger. On the third verse use your deepest, loudest voice and make all the motions bigger; i.e. instead of making the bunny with your fingers, pretend you're actually a giant rabbit hopping around, etc.

4. Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes,

Knees and Toes
Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes,
Knees and Toes

And Eyes and Ears and Mouth and Nose
Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes

5. It’s time

It’s time to do

It’s time to do

Something new

I’ll try not to worry

I’ll be coming back to this again

Sometimes I need to hurry

So we can go together when

It’s time

It’s time to do

It’s time to do

Something new

First we go to the gym

Then we come back to the classroom again

It’s time

It’s time to do

It’s time to do

Something new

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7. Everybody have a seat, have a seat, have a seat,

Everybody have a seat on the floor.

Not on the ceiling, not on the door...

Everybody have a seat on the floor.

Everybody have a seat, have a seat, have a seat,

Everybody have a seat on your chair.

Not on the ceiling, not on the stair...

Everybody have a seat on your chair.

8.

Here is the beehive. Where are the bees? (hold up fist) Hidden away where nobody sees. (move other hand around fist) Watch and you’ll see them come out of the hive (bend head close to fist) One, two, three, four, five. (hold fingers up one at a time) Bzzzzzzzz… all fly away! (wave fingers) 9. Good Morning Song Good Morning Dear Earth (hands as if holding earth on abdomen) Good Morning Dear Sun (stretch arms above head in a circular arc) Good Morning Dear Trees (stretch arms to side, like tree branches) And the Flowers Everywhere (hands holding flowers on ground) Good Morning Dear Beasts (hands as if petting a dog,etc..) And the Birds in the Trees (hands "fly" away like birds flying away) Good Morning Dear You and Good Morning Dear Me. (hands reaching to each other, then hands cross over our chest) 10. Story Time Song Fairies of the storytime Come and share your stories with me I am listening with my ears And Im sitting quietly