Animal Songs Rhymes and Chants
All the fish
All the fish are swimming in the water,
Swimming in the water, swimming in the water,
All the fish are swimming in the water,
Bubble bubble bubble bubble splash!

All the frogs are jumping in the water,
Jumping in the water, jumping in the water,
All the frogs are jumping in the water,
Ribbet ribbet ribbet ribbet splash!

All the ducks are swimming on the water,
Swimming on the water, swimming on the water,
All the ducks are swimming on the water,
Quack quack quack quack quack quack quack quack,
Splash!

Ants go marching (the)
The ants go marching one by one, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching one by one, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching one by one,
The little one stops to suck his thumb
And they all go marching down to the ground
To get out of the rain, BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The ants go marching two by two, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching two by two, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching two by two,
The little one stops to tie his shoe
And they all go marching down to the ground
To get out of the rain, BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The ants go marching three by three, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching three by three, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching three by three,
The little one stops to climb a tree
And they all go marching down to the ground
To get out of the rain, BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The ants go marching four by four, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching four by four, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching four by four,
The little one stops to shut the door
And they all go marching down to the ground
To get out of the rain, BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The ants go marching five by five, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching five by five, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching five by five,
The little one stops to take a dive
And they all go marching down to the ground
To get out of the rain, BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The ants go marching six by six, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching six by six, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching six by six,
The little one stops to pick up sticks
And they all go marching down to the ground
To get out of the rain, BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The ants go marching seven by seven, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching seven by seven, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching seven by seven,
The little one stops to pray to heaven
And they all go marching down to the ground
To get out of the rain, BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The ants go marching eight by eight, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching eight by eight, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching eight by eight,
The little one stops to shut the gate
And they all go marching down to the ground
To get out of the rain, BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The ants go marching nine by nine, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching nine by nine, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching nine by nine,
The little one stops to check the time
And they all go marching down to the ground
To get out of the rain, BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The ants go marching ten by ten, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching ten by ten, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching ten by ten,
The little one stops to say "THE END"
And they all go marching down to the ground
To get out of the rain, BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

A skunk sat on a stump.
A skunk sat on a stump.
The stump thought the skunk stunk.
The skunk thought the stump stunk .
What stunk the skunk or the stump?

At The Zoo
One one the zoo is fun,
two two see the kangaroo,
three three see a chimpanzee,
four four hear the lions roar,
five five see the seals dive,
six six the monkey does tricks,
seven seven elephants eleven,
eight eight the tiger is great,
nine nine giraffes in a line,
ten ten let's come again.

Baa Baa Black Sheep
Baa, baa, black sheep, Have you any wool?
Yes sir, yes sir, Three bags full.
One for the master, One for the dame,
And one for the little boy Who lives down the lane.

Baa, baa, black sheep, Have you any wool?
Yes sir, yes sir, Three bags full.

Black cat
Black cat, black cat, what do you think of that,scat!"
Black cat, black cat, what do you think of that,scat!"
Slowly slinking in the night,  eyes that glow with golden light,
Purring softly can't be seen,  I'll come out on halloween.

Bow wow says the dog
Bow wow says the dog
Mew, mew, says the cat,
Grunt , grunt, goes the hog
And squeak goes the rat.
Tu whu, says the owl,
Caw, caw says the crow,
Quack, quack, says the duck,
And what cuckoos say you know.

Bow, wow, wow
Bow, wow, wow,
Whose dog art thou?
Little Tom Tinker's dog,
Bow, wow, wow.

Cow cow
Black cat, Brown horse, Pink pig, Cow. 
Black cat, Brown horse, Pink pig, Cow. 
Big black cat, Little brown horse.    
Great big pink pig, Cow cow.     

Black cat, Green duck, Cow cow.
Black cat, Green duck, Cow cow.
Big black cat, Little green duck.
Black cat, Green duck, Cow cow

Do the dog walk

When I was a little puppy, 
I'd play and play and play,    
But now I am a big big dog,    
And this is what I say,  
Arf arf do the dog talk    
Arf arf do the dog walk.   
Arf arf do the dog talk  
Arf arf do the dog walk. 

When I was a little kitten,
I'd play and play and play,
But now I am a big big cat,
And this is what I say,
Meow do the cat talk,
Meow do the cat walk,
Meow do the cat talk,
Meow do the cat walk,

When I was a little duckling,   
I'd play and play and play,  
But now I am a big big duck,   
And this is what I say,
Quack quack do the duck talk,
Quack quack do the duck walk,
Quack quack do the duck talk,
Quack quack do the duck walk,

When I was a little tadpole,
I'd play and play and play,
But now I am a big big frog,
And this is what I say,
Ribbet ribbet do the frog talk,
Ribbet ribbet do the frog Walk,
Ribbet ribbet do the frog talk,
Ribbet ribbet do the frog Walk,

Down on Grandpa's farm
Down on Grandpa's farm there is a big brown cow.
Down on Grandpa's farm there is a big brown cow.
The cow, it goes a lot like this mooooooo
The cow, it goes a lot like this mooooooo.

(Chorus)
Oh we're on our way, Oh we're on our way, on our way to Grandpa's farm.
Oh we're on our way, Oh we're on our way, on our way to Grandpa's farm.

Down on Grandpa's farm there is a little white duck,
Down on Grandpa's farm there is a little white duck,
The duck, it goes a lot like this ...quack quack,
The duck, it goes a lot like this ...quack quack,
(Chorus)

Down on Grandpa's farm there is a big black horse..
Down on Grandpa's farm there is a big black horse..
The horse, it goes a lot like this...neighhh
The horse, it goes a lot like this...neighhh
(Chorus)

Down on Grandpa's farm there are three yellow chicks...
Down on Grandpa's farm there are three yellow chicks...
The chicks, they go a lot like this...cheep cheep
The chicks, they go a lot like this...cheep cheep
(Chorus)

Down on Grandpa's farm there are three pink pigs...
Down on Grandpa's farm there are three pink pigs...
The pigs, they go a lot like this...oink oink
The pigs, they go a lot like this...oink oink
(Chorus)

Down on Grandpa's farm there is a nice little cat...
Down on Grandpa's farm there is a nice little cat...
The cat, it goes a lot like this...meow meow
The cat, it goes a lot like this...meow meow
(Chorus)

Down on Grandpa's farm there is a big brown dog...
Down on Grandpa's farm there is a big brown dog...
The dog, it goes a lot like this...arf arf
The dog, it goes a lot like this...arf arf
(Chorus)

Down on Grandpa's farm there are two white sheep.
Down on Grandpa's farm there are two white sheep.
The sheep, they go a lot like this...baa baa
The sheep, they go a lot like this...baa baa

Eency Weency Spider
Eency weency spider,
Went up the water spout,
Down came the rain,
And washed the spider out,
Out came the sunshine,
And dried up all the rain,
And eency weency spider,
Went up the spout again.

Eenie meenie minie moe
Eenie, meenie minie, moe,
Catch a tiger by the toe,
If he hollers let him go,
Eenie, meenie, minie, mo.
Out goes you!

Farmer in the dell
The farmer in the dell, The farmer in the dell,
Heigh ho the derry o, The farmer in the dell.

The farmer takes a wife, The farmer takes a wife,
Heigh ho the derry o, The farmer takes a wife,

The wife takes a child, The wife takes a child,
Heigh ho the derry o, The wife takes a child,

The child takes a nurse, The child takes a nurse,
Heigh ho the derry o, The child takes a nurse,  

The nurse takes a dog, The nurse takes a dog,
Heigh ho the derry o, The nurse takes a dog,

The dog takes a cat,  The dog takes a cat,
Heigh ho the derry o, The dog takes a cat,      

The cat takes a rat, The cat takes a rat,
Heigh ho the derry o, The cat takes a rat,

The rat takes the cheese, The rat takes the cheese,
Heigh ho the derry o, The rat takes the cheese,

The cheese stands alone, The cheese stands alone,
Heigh ho the derry o, The cheese stands alone,

Five Little Ducks
Five little ducks
Went out one day
Over the hill and far away
Mother duck said
"Quack, quack, quack, quack."
But only four little ducks came back.

Four little ducks
Went out one day
Over the hill and far away
Mother duck said
"Quack, quack, quack, quack."
But only three little ducks came back.

Three little ducks
Went out one day
Over the hill and far away
Mother duck said
"Quack, quack, quack, quack."
But only two little ducks came back.

Two little ducks
Went out one day
Over the hill and far away
Mother duck said
"Quack, quack, quack, quack."
But only one little duck came back.

One little duck
Went out one day
Over the hill and far away
Mother duck said
"Quack, quack, quack, quack."
But none of the five little ducks came back.

Sad mother duck
Went out one day
Over the hill and far away
The sad mother duck said
"Quack, quack, quack."
And all of the five little ducks came back.

Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the bed with pictures
Five little monkeys jumping on the bed,
one fell down and bumped his head
Mother called the doctor and the doctor said,
"No more monkeys jumping on the bed"

Four little monkeys jumping on the bed,
one fell down and bumped his head
Mother called the doctor and the doctor said,
"No more monkeys jumping on the bed"

Three little monkeys jumping on the bed,
one fell down and bumped his head
Mother called the doctor and the doctor said,
"No more monkeys jumping on the bed"

Two little monkeys jumping on the bed,
one fell down and bumped his head
Mother called the doctor and the doctor said,
"No more monkeys jumping on the bed"

One little monkey jumping on the bed,
one fell down and bumped his head
Mother called the doctor and the doctor said,
"No more monkeys jumping on the bed"

Five Little Monkeys Sitting In A Tree
Five little monkeys sitting in a tree ,
Teasing Mr Alligator you can't catch me ,
Along came Mr Alligator as quiet as can be,
and snap went he.

Four little monkeys sitting in a tree ,
Teasing Mr Alligator you can't catch me ,
Along came Mr Alligator as quiet as can be,
and snap went he.

Three little monkeys sitting in a tree ,
Teasing Mr Alligator you can't catch me ,
Along came Mr Alligator as quiet as can be,
and snap went he.

Two little monkeys sitting in a tree ,
Teasing Mr Alligator you can't catch me ,
Along came Mr Alligator as quiet as can be,
and snap went he.

One little monkey sitting in a tree ,
Teasing Mr Alligator you can't catch me ,
Along came Mr Alligator as quiet as can be,
and snap went he.

No more monkeys sitting in a tree.

Five Little Speckled Frogs with pictures
Five 5 little speckled frogs,    
Sitting on a hollow log,
Eating some most delicious bugs,    
Yum, Yum.
One  frog  jumped  in the pool,
Where it was nice and cool,
Now there are four 4 speckled frogs,   
Glub, glub.

Four  little speckled frogs,   
Sitting on a hollow log,
Eating some most delicious bugs,   
Yum, Yum.
One  frog  jumped  in the pool,
Where it was nice and cool,
Now there are three  speckled frogs,  
Glub, glub.

Three  little speckled frogs,  
Sitting on a hollow log,
Eating some most delicious bugs,  
Yum, Yum.
One  frog  jumped  in the pool,
Where it was nice and cool,
Now there are two  speckled frogs, 
Glub, glub.

Two little speckled frogs, 
Sitting on a hollow log,
Eating some most delicious bugs, 
Yum, Yum.
One frog  jumped  in the pool,
Where it was nice and cool,
Now there is one speckled frog,
Glub, glub.

One little speckled frog,
Sitting on a hollow log,
Eating some most delicious bugs,
Yum, Yum.
One frog  jumped  in the pool,
Where it was nice and cool,
Now there are no speckled frogs,
Glub, glub.

Here is the Ostrich
Here is the ostrich straight and tall,
Nodding his head above us all.

Here is the long snake on the ground,
Wriggling upon the stones he found.

Here are the birds that fly so high,
Spreading their wings across the sky.

Here is the hedgehog, prickly small,
Rolling himself into a ball.

Here is the spider scuttling around,
Treading so lightly on the ground.

Here are he children fast asleep,
And here at night the owls do peep.

Hey Diddle Diddle
Hey, diddle, diddle,
The cat and the fiddle,
The cow jumped over the moon.
The little dog laughed
To see such sport,
And the dish ran away with the spoon.

How many monkeys
How many monkeys? one one,
How many monkeys? one monkey.

How many lions? two two.
How many lions? two lions.

I found a cow
I found a cow.                                       How?  
I found a cow.                                       How?
I found a bear.                                      Where?
I found a bear.                                      Where?
I found a hen.                                       When? 
I found a hen.                                       When?
I found a cow I found a bear I found hen.   When?
I found hen I found a cow I found a bear.   Where?
I found a bear I found hen I found a cow.   How?
I found a bear I found hen I found a cow.    Wow!

I know an old lady who swallowed a fly
I know an old lady who swallowed a fly,
I don't know why she swallowed the fly  
perhaps she'll die.

I know an old lady who swallowed a spider,
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly,
I don't know why she swallowed the fly,
perhaps she'll die.

I know an old lady who swallowed a bird.
She swallowed the bird to catch the spider,
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly,
I don't know why she swallowed the fly, perhaps she'll die.

I know an old lady who swallowed a bird.
She swallowed the bird to catch the spider,
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly,
I don't know why she swallowed the fly, perhaps she'll die.

I know an old lady who swallowed a cat,
She swallowed the cat to catch the bird.
She swallowed the bird to catch the spider,
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly,
I don't know why she swallowed the fly, perhaps she'll die.

I know an old lady who swallowed a dog,
She swallowed the dog to catch the cat,
She swallowed the cat to catch the bird.
She swallowed the bird to catch the spider,
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly,
I don't know why she swallowed the fly, perhaps she'll die.

I know an old lady who swallowed a goat,
She swallowed the goat to catch the dog,
She swallowed the dog to catch the cat,
She swallowed the cat to catch the bird.
She swallowed the bird to catch the spider,
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly,
I don't know why she swallowed the fly, perhaps she'll die.

I know an old lady who swallowed a cow,
She swallowed the cow to catch the goat,
She swallowed the goat to catch the dog,
She swallowed the dog to catch the cat,
She swallowed the cat to catch the bird.
She swallowed the bird to catch the spider,
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly,
I don't know why she swallowed the fly, perhaps she'll die.

I know an old lady who swallowed a horse,
She swallowed the horse to catch the cow,
She swallowed the cow to catch the goat,
She swallowed the goat to catch the dog,
She swallowed the dog to catch the cat,
She swallowed the cat to catch the bird.
She swallowed the bird to catch the spider,
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly,
I don't know why she swallowed the fly, perhaps she'll die.

I like ants
I like ants, they make my Mama dance.
I like frogs, and pollywogs.
I like snakes, I like to visit the zoo.
I like animals, and I like you,
And you, and you, and you, and me a lot too.

I like lions, I like their curly hair.
I like penguins, they're so debonair.
I like lizards, and leopards too,
I like animals, and I like you,
And you, and you, and you, and me a lot too.

I like elephants, I like their long gray trunks.
I like spiders, I even like skunks.
I like koala bears, and kangaroos.
I like animals, and I like you,
And you, and you, and you, and me a lot too.

I like dolphins, they can walk on their tails.
I like monkeys, and I like whales.
I like hippos, and rhinos too.
I like animals, and I like you,
And you, and you, and you, and me a lot too.

Leg Over Leg
Leg over leg
As the dog goes to Dover.
When he comes to a wall
"Jump" he goes over.

Little Miss Muffet
Little miss Muffet sat on a tuffet,
Eating her curds and whey,
When along came a spider,
That sat down beside her,
And frightened miss Muffet away.

Mary Had A Little Lamb
Mary had a little lamb, little lamb, little lamb.
Mary had a little lamb,Its fleece was white as snow.
Everywhere that Mary went, Mary went, Mary went.
Everywhere that Mary went, The lamb was sure to go.

It followed her to school one day, school one day, school one day.
It followed her to school one day, Which was against the rules.
It made the children laugh and play, laugh and play,laugh and play.
It made the children laugh and play, To see a lamb at school.

Old MacDonald
Old Macdonald had a farm E-I-E-I-O,
And on that farm he had some chicks E-I-E-I-O,
With a chic chick here, and a chic chick there,
Here a chick there a chick everywhere a chick chick,
Old macdonald had a farm E-I-E-I-O,

One Elephan Two elephants
One elephant went out to play
upon a spiders web one day,
He had such enormous fun
that he called for another elephant to come.

Two elephants went out to play
upon a spiders web one day,
They had such enormous fun
that they called for another elephant to come.

Three elephants.....



Pop goes the weasel
All around the cobbler's bench
The monkey chased the weasel
The monkey thought 'twas all in fun
Pop -- goes the weasel!
Johnny's got the whooping cough and
Mary's got the measles
That's the way the money goes
Pop -- goes the weasel!

Punchinella
Oh look who's here Punchinella Punchinella,
Oh look who's here Punchinella from the zoo.

Oh what can you do Punchinella Punchinella,
Oh what can you do Punchinella from the zoo.

Oh we can do it too Punchinella Punchinella,
Oh we can do it too Punchinella from the zoo.

Oh who do you choose Punchinella Punchinella,
Oh who do you choose Punchinella from the zoo.

Rat A Tat Tat
Rat a tat tat,Rat a tat tat,
If I say this will you say                    that.

Rat a tat tat,Rat a tat tat,
This is a ball, and that is a                  bat.

Rat a tat tat,Rat a tat tat,
Bark goes the dog and meow goes the            cat.

Rat a tat tat,Rat a tat tat,
The dogs on the rug and the cats on the        mat.

Rat a tat tat,Rat a tat tat,
The cat's got a mouse and the dog's got a      rat.

Rat a tat tat,Rat a tat tat,
The cat gets a stroke and the dog gets a       pat.

Rat a tat tat,Rat a tat tat,
Round your neck put a scarf on your head put a hat.

Rat a tat tat,Rat a tat tat,
The gentlemen stood while the ladies all       sat.

Rat a tat tat,Rat a tat tat,
Fathers all listen while Mothers all          chat.

Rat a tat tat,Rat a tat tat,
Mothers are thin but Fathers are             Fat.

There was a little turtle
There was a little turtle
Who lived in a box.
He swam in the puddles
And climbed on the rocks.

He snapped at the mosquito,
He snapped at the flea.
He snapped at the minnow,
And he snapped at me.

He caught the mosquito,
He caught the flea.
He caught the minnow,
But he didn't catch me!

This little piggy
This little pig went to market,
This little pig stayed home,
This little pig had roast beef,
This little pig had none,
And this little pig cried,
Wee, wee, wee, wee, wee, wee,
all the way home.

Three blind mice,
Three blind mice,
See how they run!
They all ran after a farmer's wife,
Who cut off their tails with a carving knife.
Did you ever see such a sight in your life,
As three blind mice?






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All the fish
Ants go marching (the)
A skunk sat on a stump
At the zoo
Baa Baa Black Sheep
Black cat
Bow wow says the dog
Bow, wow, wow
Cow cow
Do the dog walk
Down on Grandpa's farm
Eency Weency Spider
Eenie meenie minie moe
Farmer In The Dell
Five Little Ducks
Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the bed
Five Little Monkeys Sitting In A Tree
Five Little Speckled Frogs
Here is the Ostrich
Hey Diddle Diddle
How many monkeys
I found a cow
I know an old lady who swallowed a fly
I like ants
Leg Over Leg
Little Miss Muffet
Mary Had A Little Lamb
Old MacDonald
One Elephant Two Elephants
Pop goes the weasel
Punchinella
Rat A Tat Tat
There was a little turtle
This little piggy
Three Blind Mice
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