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Simply Beautiful

Debbie — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 21:09:02 +0000

Sing • Dance • Dream (MDC07, 2007) | ORDER NOW | This latest release by children’s artist and music educator Debbie Carroll features traditional and original songs accompanied by fiddle, tuba, mandolin, Celtic harp, harmonica and even hurdy-gurdy. Guest musicians include Kathy Reid-Naiman, David Francey, Eve Goldberg, Sharlene Wallace, Ernie Tollar and others. Take a trip around the world with a bulging backpack of animal, sea, tree and travelling songs. Children – and their grownups – will want to listen again and again! Simply Beautiful for Merriweather Records was produced by award-winning Ken Whiteley.

2007 Parents’ Choice Award
2007 Canadian Folk Music Award Nominee: Best Children’s Album

My three-year old grandson and I love this music. I “stroll” or rock him to sleep to it, and he sings along sweetly with “Simply Beautiful.” My favorite is Red-Winged Blackbird. We also love another Debbie Carroll CD, “Up and Over the Moon.” Enjoying this music with him will always be among my happiest memories. Judith Lotz

PreS-Gr3 – Canadian Debbie Carroll’s latest recording is true to its title. Borrowing themes from nature and family, each song is presented professionally with accompaniment on instruments such as the mandolin, Celtic harp, fiddle, and hurdy-gurdy that enhances the pieces. Her mature voice on the 19 tracks provides a calmness to each song. Among the guest performers are David Francey and Sharlene Wallace. Both traditional and original songs are included; liner notes give a short background about the inspiration for the lyrics. Among the action songs, fingerplays, and lullabies are “Jack Jingle,” “Which is the Way the Wind Blows?,” “Train is a-Comin’,” “Oats, Peas, Beans and Barley,” “Sailing,” and others. The CD includes PDF files with the lyrics and actions to the songs. AN ESSENTIAL PURCHASE FOR GENERAL LISTENING AND PRESCHOOL COLLECTIONS – Kirsten Martindale, School Library Journal

“It’s absolutely wonderful. The instrumentation is gorgeous… I love how different songs put the spotlight on various instruments – jaw harp, hurdy-gurdy, bells. Honestly, listening to many of the tunes made me feel like clapping my hands, or dancing around. The whole CD has such a nice feel, and a really appealing playful quality. I appreciate children’s CDs that are as enjoyable for adults as they are for children – this is made for children and grown ups to sing, play and dance together. I love it!” Angelique Davies, Project Manager, Invest in Kids

“Debbie Carroll’s latest CD Simply Beautiful is just that. It has a refreshing sound that has our whole family singing and dancing. We take great pleasure in trying to identify the different instruments, from the tuba in Jack Jingle to the bell in Sing Me To Sleep. The album has piqued our five-year old’s curiosity and imagination as he tries to figure out what is behind the door in I Shut The Door. Debbie’s new renditions of old favorites, such as Oats, Peas, Beans and Barley and Sailing have our three-year old singing along, and our nine-month old simply enjoys moving, dancing and clapping to every track. As for myself, I am having a great time learning new songs to sing to my children as we move through our day.” Lara Munro, Mom of three

Tracklist

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Jack Jingle
Red-Winged Blackbird
Simply Beautiful
Somebody’s Hiding
I Shut The Door
Love Is Like Glue
Which Is The Way The Wind Blow?
Train Is A-Comin’
At The Bottom Of The Sea
I’m A Little Golden Bee / The Bee And The Bagpipe
Oats Peas Beans And Barley
Sailing
Shady Grove
The Tree Song
I Love You in the Morning
White Coral Bells
Baloo Baleerie
Here is the Mountain
Sing Me To Sleep [Susch Lullaby]

Lyrics

1. JACK JINGLE

My name is Jack Jingle, the very first one
And I can play knick-knack upon my own thumb (tap on thumb)
With a knick-knack and padlock I sing a fine song
And all the fine ladies go dancing along

My name is Jack Jingle, the eldest of two
And I can play knick-knack upon my own shoe (tap on foot)
With a knick-knack and padlock I sing a fine song
And all the fine ladies go dancing along

My name is Jack Jingle, the eldest of three
And I can play knick-knack upon my own knee (tap on knee)
With a knick-knack and padlock I sing a fine song
And all the fine ladies go dancing along

My name is Jack Jingle, the eldest of four
And I can play knick-knack upon my own door (tap on head)
With a knick-knack and padlock I sing a fine song
And all the fine ladies go dancing along

My name is Jack Jingle, the eldest of five
And I can play knick-knack with any alive (tap someone else – gently)
With a knick-knack and padlock I sing a fine song
And all the fine ladies go dancing along

2. RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD

Thought I heard a red-winged blackbird,
Red-winged blackbird down my road,
Thought I heard a red-winged blackbird,
Red-winged blackbird down my road.

1. He’ll be there beside the river,
When Winter finally breaks its bones,
He’ll be king among the rushes,
He’ll be master of his home.

Thought I heard a red-winged blackbird,
Red-winged blackbird down my road.
Thought I heard a red-winged blackbird,
Red-winged blackbird down my road.

2. Safe as Moses in the rushes,
Builds his home on the river wide,
Every time I hear him singing,
Makes me feel like Spring inside.

Thought I heard a red-winged blackbird,
Red-winged blackbird down my road.
Thought I heard a red-winged blackbird,
Red-winged black bird down my road.

3. He’ll be in there singing his heart out,
He’ll be telling me stories too,
Of where he went to winter last year,
Of how he’s going back there too.

Thought I heard a red-winged blackbird,
Red-winged blackbird down my road,
Thought I heard a red-winged blackbird,
Red-winged blackbird down my road.

3. SIMPLY BEAUTIFUL

You’re simply beautiful
You’re simply beautiful
You’re simply beautiful
To me you are
You’re simply beautiful
You’re simply beautiful
You’re simply beautiful to me

1. With the way you grow
And the way you share
And the way you smile
From here to there

2. With the way you dance
And the way you sing
And the way you laugh
What joy you bring

4. SOMEBODY’S HIDING

Somebody’s hiding
Somebody’s hiding
Somebody’s hiding
Peek-a-boo and see!

Where are you hiding?
Where are you hiding?
Where are you hiding?
Peek-a-boo and see?

When will I find you?
When will I find you?
When will I find you?
Peek-a-boo! Peek-a-boo!
Peek-a-boo and see!

5. I SHUT THE DOOR

I shut the door and I lock it tight (clap hands on the word ‘shut’, then interlock fingers)
I put the key right out of sight (hold up one pointer finger, then hide it behind your back)
I find the key (bring back the pointer finger)
To open the door (the other hand, palm flat, is the ‘door’)
And I turn and I turn and I turn some more (turn the ‘key’ into the ‘door’ several times)
And then I open the door
Creeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeak! (put hands together, then separate them until they are wide apart)

6. LOVE IS LIKE GLUE

Love is like glue – it sticks us together
Love is like glue – it sticks us together
Love is like glue – it sticks us together
It sticks from me to you to me to you to me to
you to me to you!

1. Hand to hand, hand to hand
Stick your hand to my hand

2. Foot to foot, foot to foot
Stick your foot to my foot
Now put your knee to my knee, knee to knee
Stick your knee to my knee

3. Elbow to elbow, elbow to elbow
Stick your elbow to my elbow
And now it’s thumb to thumb, thumb to thumb
Stick your thumb to my thumb
Now go back to back, back to back
Stick your back to my back

7. WHICH IS THE WAY THE WIND BLOWS?

Which is the way the wind blows
Over the silver sea
Bringing a ship for father
And a golden dream for me

Which is the way the wind blows
Over the silver sea
Bringing a gown for mother
And a silver shoe for me

Which is the way the wind blows
Over the silver sea
Bringing a moon for mother
And a tiny star for me

Traditional Dutch cradle song

8. TRAIN IS A-COMIN’

Train is a-comin’, oh ya
Train is a-comin’, oh ya
train is a-comin’, train is a-comin’
Train is a-comin’, oh ya

Bettre get a ticket, oh ya
Better get a ticket, oh ya
Better get a ticket, better get a ticket
Better get a ticket, oh ya

There’s room for all the children, oh ya
There’s room for all the children, oh ya
There’s room for all the children, room for all the children
Room for all the children, oh ya

Traditional

9. AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA

1. At the bottom of the sea (tap the floor to the beat)
All the fish are swimming (put palms of hands together and wiggle them like a fish)
Here and there and everywhere (tickle head, toes, and then all over)
Oh, baby, baby, we love you! (big hug)

2. At the bottom of the sea
All the crabs are crawling (fingers scamper sideways across the floor)
Here and there and everywhere
Oh, baby, baby, we love you!

3. At the bottom of the sea
All the plants are swaying (reach up high and lean from side to side)
Here and there and everywhere
Oh, baby, baby, we love you!

4. At the bottom of the sea
All the sand is smooth (draw hands slowly across arms and legs, or through the air)
Here and there and everywhere
Oh, baby, baby, we love you!

Adapted from a Danish singing game. Vs. 2,3,4: Debbie Carroll

10. I’M A LITTLE GOLDEN BEE / THE BEE WITH THE BAGPIPE

I’m a little golden bee
Working in the clover
Here, I go, there I go
All the wide world over

I’m a little golden bee
Working in the clover
Flying north, flying south
All the wide world over

I’m a little golden bee
Working in the clover
From the flower to the hive
All the world wide over

I’m a little golden bee
Working in the clover
Nectar sweet, honey smooth
All the wide world over

I’m a little golden bee
Working in the clover
Here I go, there I go
All the wide world over

Lyrics Anonymous, adapted.
Additional verses and Tune: Debbie Carroll © 2000 / Traditional Irish: ‘Chanter’s Tune’

11. OATS, PEAS, BEANS AND BARLEY

Oats, peas, beans and barley grow
Oats, peas, beans and barley grow
Can you or I or anyone know
Why oats, peas, beans and barley grow?

Come, my love, and go with me
Come, my love, and go with me
Come, my love, and go with me
And I will take good care of thee

1. You are too young, you are not fit
You are too young, you are not fit
You are too young, you are not fit
You cannot leave your mother yet

2. You’re old enough now, you’re just about right
You’re old enough now, you’re just about right
You’re old enough now, you’re just about right
I asked your mother last Saturday night

Traditional

12. SAILING

1. Sailing, sailing over the water
Sailing, sailing over the sea
Sailing, sailing over the ocean
Sail back home to me

2. Floating, floating over the water…
3. Swimming, swimming over the water…
4. Jumping, jumping over the water…
5. Flying, flying over the water…

Anonymous

13. SHADY GROVE

Shady Grove, my little love
Shady Grove, I know
Shady Grove, my little love
Bound for the Shady Grove

1. Peaches in the summertime
Apples in the fall
If I can’t have the one I love
I won’t have none at all

2. Wish I had a banjo strong
Strung with golden twine
And every time I’d pluck on it
I’d know tht you were mine

3. When I go to Shady Grove
I’d like to stay all day
And there beneath the apple trees
I’ll dance my cares away

Traditional Appalachian
Verse 3 Leela & Ellie Grace, by permission

14. THE TREE SONG

This is my trunk
I’m a tall, tall tree (reach up high)
In the summertime the blossoms grow on mee
They open
They open (fingers closed then open to show blossoms)

This is my trunk
I’m a tall, tall tree (reach up high)
In the summer the breeze blow through me
I bend
I bend (sway from side to side with arms wide open)

This is my trunk
I’m a tall, tall tree (reach up high)
In the autumn the apples grow on me
They drop
They drop (make apples with fists, and drop them to the ground)

This is my trunk
I’m a tall, tall tree (reach up high)
In the winter the snowflakes fall on me
Brrrr! Brrrr! (hug arms around yourself, and shiver)

15. I LOVE YOU IN THE MORNING

Slow: I love you in the morning
I love you in the evening
I love you in every way (sway back and forth while holding hands with your partner)

Fast: Now take it to the left and dance, dance, dance
Take it to the right and dance, dance, dance
Take it to the left and dance, dance, dance
Take it to the right and dance, dance, dance (dance your baby on your lap, or dance your partner across the floor)

16. WHITE CORAL BELLS

White coral bells, upon a slender stalk
Lily of the valley, deck my garden walk
Oh, don’t you wish that you could hear them ring
That can happen only when the fairies sing

Traditional

17. BALOO BALEERIE

Baloo baleerie, baloo baleerie
Baloo baleerie, baloo balee

1. Gang awa’ peerie fairies
Gang awa’ peerie fairies
Gang awa’ peerie fairies
Frae oor ben noo
(Go away, little fairies, from our little room)

2. Doon come bonnie angels
Doon come bonnie angels
Doon come bonnie angels
Tae oor ben noo
(Come down, beautiful angels, to our little room)

3. Sleep soft, my baby
Sleep soft, my baby
Sleep solft, my baby
In oor ben noo
(Sleep safe, my baby, in our little room)

Traditional

18. HERE IS THE MOUNTAIN

Here is the mountain (hands face each other, fingertips touching)
Here is the town (palm of one hand faces upward)
Here are the streets that go ’round and ’round (with pointer finger of other hand, trace circles in palm)
This is the river under the bridge (make a bridge with one arm, and wiggle the river under it with the other arm)
And this is the tower high on the ridge (a pointer finger up is the tower; set it on the opposite arm or fist)
Here are the flowers – wherever you roam (hold up fingers and wiggle them in the wind)
And here is the bell that is calling you home (pointer finger swings back and forth like a bell)
Bim bam!
Bim bam!
Bim bam!

19. SING ME TO SLEEP (SUSCH LULLABY)

Sing me to sleep
Sing me to sleep
Listen, the bells are ringing
Sing me to sleep
Sing me to sleep
Listen, the bells are ringing

Through the streets of the town
And up to the mountains
The bells are ringing
To say it is night
So I’ll run down the hills
And I’ll run past the river
And stay in my bed
‘Til the morning is light

Sing me to sleep
Sing me to sleep
Listen, the bells are ringing
Sing me to sleep
Sing me to sleep
Listen, the bells are ringing

Up And Over The Moon

Debbie — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 21:25:25 +0000

Giggle, Dance and Cuddle Songs for the Very Young (MDC03, 2003) | ORDER NOW | Includes 26 tracks and forty minutes of music for the very young. Songs and tunes are traditional and original – including themes such as animals, playtime, things in the house and the night-time sky. The CD comes with a booklet of lyrics and actions. Ken Whiteley, with his brilliant arrangements, immerses the collection in the influences of folk, gospel, blues, Cajun, olde-tyme, Celtic and world music. The result is a toe-tapping, sing-along, rockabye collection which is beautifully childlike, and which will be enjoyed by the very young and their grownups alike.

The recording features Debbie Carroll on vocals, Celtic harp, piano, and fretted dulcimer, along with musicians Kirk Elliott, Eve Goldberg, Ben Grossman, Jeff Morrison, Arnie Naiman, Kathy Reid-Naiman, Ernie Tollar and Ken Whiteley. Produced and arranged by Ken Whiteley. Executive producer Kathy Reid-Naiman, Merriweather Records Ltd.

2003 Parents’ Choice Award2003 Children’s Music Web Award: Best Recording for Toddlers
2004 Canadian Independent Music Awards Nominee: Best Children’s Performer or Group

“One of the most difficult challenges in songwriting is to create a new song that has that feeling of well-worn and comfortable familiarity that so many old folk songs possess. This wonderful collection of old and old-feeling new songs is perfect for young children and their families. Debbie Carroll and her musical friends have created a thoroughly charming listening experience featuring clear and sweet singing in the best folk tradition, with an engaging variety of instrumental accompaniments produced by the versatile Ken Whiteley. Up and Over the Moon! clearly belongs in the company of the finest folk recordings for young children in North America.” Bram Morrison of Sharon, Bram and Friends

Tracklist

Click on the audio icon to listen to samples. Lyrics are below.

Up And Over The Moon!
It’s A Dancing Day
Can You Hop Like A Bunny?
This Little Cow Eats Grass
Little Tommy Tinker
Early In The Morning / Rattle On The Stovepipe
Chatter With The Angels
Flying / Touch The Branches
Here’s A Pot Of Tea
Shortnin’ Bread
Crawdad Hole
The Tickle Person / Tickly
Nelly Go ‘Cross The Ocean
This is the Way the Ladies Ride
Up The Tall White Candlestick
In A Dark Little Town
Shoofly
If I Could Have A Windmill
Diddley Diddley Dumpty
The Cat And The Drum / Elephants Marching
Take The Seed
Far In The Wood
The Meadow-Bout Fields
I’m Sittin’ In A Boat
Mama Bring Me A China Doll
Jessica’s Flowers / Hush Little Rooster / Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star

Lyrics

1. UP AND OVER THE MOON!

We walk along a country road
After the sun goes down
The Milky Way above our heads
Up and over the moon!

Up and over the moon, children
Up and over the moon
Count the planets, touch the stars
Up and over the moon

If we’re in the city after dark
I look at the sky with you
The Great Big Dipper shining bright
Up and over the moon!

Up and over the moon, children
Up and over the moon
Count the planets, touch the stars
Up and over the moon

There’s a window near your bed
Close the curtains soon
And dream a dream of far away
And up and over the moon!

Up and over the moon, children
Up and over the moon
Count the planets, touch the stars
Up and over the moon

Debbie Carroll © SOCAN

2. IT’S A DANCING DAY

It’s a dance, it’s a dance, it’s a dancing day
It’s a dance, it’s a dance, it’s a dancing day
Follow your dreams and find your own way
It’s a dance, it’s a dance, it’s a dancing day

It’s swinging day…
It’s a twirling day…

Debbie Carroll © SOCAN

3. CAN YOU HOP LIKE A BUNNY?

Can you hop, hop, hop like a bunny
And run, run, run like a dog?
Can you walk, walk walk like an elephant
And jump, jump, jump like a frog?
can you swim, swim, swim like a goldfish
And fly, fly, fly like a bird?
Can you sit right here like a quiet mouse
And not say a single word? Shhhhhhh!

Music: Debbie Carroll © SOCAN

4. THIS LITTLE COW EATS GRASS

This little cow eats grass (wiggle baby finger)
This little cow eats hay (wiggle ring finger)
This little cow drinks water (wiggle middle finger)
And this little cow runs away (wiggle pointer finger)
But this little cow does nothing at all
She just lies around all day (thumb lies on palm, covered by a ‘blanket’ of fingers)
We’ll chase her, we’ll chase her
We’ll chase her away! (tickle all over)

Music: Debbie Carroll © SOCAN

5. LITTLE TOMMY TINKER

Little Tommy Tinker sat upon a clinker
And he began to cry
“Oh Ma! Oh Ma!”
Poor little innocent guy

6. EARLY IN THE MORNING / RATTLE ON THE STOVEPIPE

Early in the morning at eight o’clock
You can hear a “Knock, Knock, Knock”
Jump up Josie, Open up the door
One letter, two letters, three letters, four
Make a knocking sound with sticks, stamp your feet, or tap on your own front door

7. CHATTER WITH THE ANGELS

Chatter with the angels, soon in the mornin’
Chatter with the angels, in that land!
Chatter with the angels, soon in the mornin’
Chatter with the angels, join that band!
I hope to join that band
And chatter with the angels all day long!

Sing with the angels…
Dance with the angels…
Fly with the angels…

8. FLYING / TOUCH THE BRANCHES

“Flying, flying, up in the sky
Where are you going, flying so high?”
“Over the mountains, over the sea
Will you fly away with me?”

Lyrics: Anonymous, adapted
Music: Debbie Carroll © SOCAN

9. HERE’S A POT OF TEA

Here’s a cup (make a cup with one fist)
And here’s a cup (make a cup with another fist)
And here’s a pot of tea (make a fist teapot with a thumb spout)
Pour a cup and pour a cup (pour tea into each of the teacups)
And drink it up with me (slurp)
And drink it up with me (slurp)

Music: Debbie Carroll © SOCAN

10. SHORTNIN’ BREAD

For those you can’t sit still when they hear a bouncy rhythm,
Ken Whiteley and I added a ‘shake and dance‘ verse to this familar song.

Mama’s little baby loves shortnin’, shortnin’
Mama’s little baby loves shortnin’ bread

Put on the skillet (one hand out flat, palm up)
Put on the lid (other hand covers the skillet)
Mama’s gonna make a little shortnin’ bread
That ain’t all she’s a-gonna do (wave pointer finger back and forth)
Mama’s gonna make a little coffee too (a fist for a cup)

Mama’s little baby loves shortnin’, shortnin’
Mama’s little baby loves shortnin’ bread

Shake it to the left, shake it to the right
Shake it all over, gonna feel alright
Lean to the left, lean to the right
And dance that baby on a Saturday night

Mama’s little baby loves shortnin’, shortnin’
Mama’s little baby loves shortnin’ bread

11. CRAWDAD HOLE

You get a line and I’ll get a pole, honey (join hands and circle round)
You get a line and I’ll get a pole, baby
you get a line and I’ll get a pole
We’ll go down to the crawdad hole
Honey, baby mine!
Na na na na na…
(into the middle and back again – repeat)

12. THE TICKLE PERSON / TICKLY

Whatcha gonna do when the Tickle Person comes?
Are you going to scream
Or are you going giggle?
Whatcha gonna do when the Tickle Person comes?
Well, you better decide right now!
(When you know this song well, add some suspense by hesitating between the words ‘right’ and ‘now’)

Tickly, tickly on your knee
If you smile you do love me
Tickly, tickly on your shoe
If you smile I do love you!

Debbie Carroll © SOCAN / Traditional, adapted
Lyrics & Musifc: Debbie Carroll © SOCAN

13. NELLY GO ‘CROSS THE OCEAN

Nelly go ‘cross the ocean
Nelly go ‘cross the sea
Nelly go ‘cross the mountain top
But then come back to me
Nelly go ‘cross the prairie
Nelly go ‘cross the plain
Nelly go ‘cross the desert sands
And then come back again

Chorus:
Nelly jump up and down now
Nelly jump up and down
Nelly turn round and round and round
And round and round and round (repeat)

14. THIS IS THE WAY THE LADIES RIDE

This is the way the ladies ride -
Nim, nim, nim (child sits on lap facing sideways, ‘side-saddle’, and is bounced gently)

This is the way the gentlemen ride -
Trim, trim, trim (child turns forward, and is bounced firmly)

This is the way the farmers ride -
Hobblety Hoy! Hobblety Hoy! (child is vigorously bounced from side to side)

Until the work is over (pause)
Then they gallop and gallop away
Gallop and gallop away… (fast bounces)

15. UP THE TALL WHITE CANDLESTICK

Up the tall white candlestick
Crept little Mousie Brown (child on lap, going up)
RIght to the top (child perched high on knees)
But he couldn’t get down (drop child suddenly to ground)
So he called to his Grandma
“Grandma! Grandma!” (bounce up each time)
But Grandma was in town
So he curled himself into a ball
And rolled himself down! (both of you curl into a ball and roll over)

16. IN A DARK LITTLE TOWN

In a dark little town there was a dark little house
In a dark little house there was a dark little room
In a dark little room there was a warm little bed
In the warm little bed there was you
Lai, lai,lai…

17. SHOOFLY

Shoofly, don’t bother me
Shoofly, don’t b ohter me
Shoofly, don’t b other me
‘Cause I belong to somebody

I feel, I feel, I feel like a morning star
I feel, I feel, I feel like a morning star
I feel, I feel, I feel like a morning star
I feel, I feel, I feel like a morning star

18. IF I COULD HAVE A WINDMILL

If I could have a windmill
A windmill, a windmill (arms overhead from side to side)
If I could have a windmill
I know what I would do

I’d have it pump some water
Some water, some water (pump arms or legs up and down)
I’d have it pump some water
All up from the river below

And then I’d have a duck pond
A duck pond, a duck pond (hands make wavy patterns)
And then I’d have a duck pond
For ducks and geese to swim

The ducks would make their wings flap
Their wings flap, their wings flap (flap arms up and down)
The ducks would make their wings flap
And then they would say ‘Quack Quack’

The geese would stretch their long necks
Their long necks, their long necks (arms from elbow to wrist are goose necks)
The geese would stretch their long necks
And then they would answer ‘Hissss!’ (fingers and thumbs are the snapping beaks)

19. DIDDLEY DIDDLEY DUMPTY

Diddley Diddley Dumpty (bounce)
The cat ran up the plum tree (child goes up o your knees)
Give her a plum and down she’ll come (child goes down on your knees)
Diddley Diddley Dumpty (bounce)

20. THE CAT AND THE DRUM / ELEPHANTS MARCHING

Tromm, Tromm, Tromm
The cat is playing the drum (tap the beat)
The little mice are dashing around (tickle all over)
Trying to find a hole in the ground (tickle feet)
Tromm, Tromm, Tromm
The cat is playing the drum (tap the beat)

Elephants marching one by one (march around in a circle)
Some from the moon and some from the sun
Elephants marching one by one
Some from the moon and some from the sun

Chorus:
I-O-I-O-I-O-I-O, I-O-I-O-I-O-I-O
I-O-I-O-I-O-I-O, I-O-I-O-I-O-I-O
(hold hands and march into the centre of the circle and then back out again … repeat)

Elephants marching two by two
Some for me and some for you

Chorus

Elephants marching three by three
Some from land and some from sea

Chorus

The Cat and the Drum adapted from Tromm, Tromm, Tromm, written by Birthe Kulich,
published by The Empire Music Co. Ltd., and used with permission / Anonymous

21. TAKE THE SEED

Take the seed that you have and plant it here
Give it water and time for a day or a year
Take the seed that you have and plant it here
Give it love, give it love

Take the dream that you have and dream it here
Give it courage and time for a day or a year
Take the dream that you have and dream it here
Give it love, give it love

Chorus: Give it love, give it love…

Take the song that you have and sing it here
Give it strength and time for a day or a year
Take the song that you have and sing it here
Give it love, give it love

Chorus: Give it love, give it love…

22. FAR IN THE WOOD

Far in the wood you’ll find a well
With water deep and clear
Whoever drinks by moonlight bright
Will live a thousand years
Will live a thousand years

And all around the little well
Are seven lovely trees
They rock and sway and sing a song
And whisper in the breeze
And whisper in the breeze

And through the seven little trees
The evening wind will blow
And down fall seven little dreams
My baby all for you
My baby all for you

23. THE MEADOW-BOUT FIELDS

Oh, I have been to the meadow-bout fields
And I have been to the gorses
Oh, I have been to the meadow-bout fields
To seek my master’s horses

And I got wet and very, very wet
And I got wet and weary
And I got wet and very, very wet
When I came home to Mary

Oh, I have been to the meadow-bout fields
And through the grasses creeping
Oh, I have been to the meadow-bout fields
And found those horses sleeping

And I got wet and very, very wet
And I got wet and weary
And I got wet and very, very wet
When I came home to Mary

24. I’M SITTIN’ IN A BOAT

I’m sittin’ in a boat
And the boat is rocking, rocking, rocking
I’m sittin’ in a boat
And the boat is rocking, rocking, rocking
I’m sittin’ in a boat
And the waves are oh, so high
Oh, so high in the mornin’
Lord, Lord, Lord!
(Sit on the floor, facing your child, join hands and rock back and forth.
Or stand up and walk with big gliding steps; then put your baby up in the air on the words ‘Oh, so high.’)

25. MAMA BRING ME A CHINA DOLL

Mama bring me a china doll
Mama bring me a china doll
Mama bring me a china doll
Please Mama, do

Papa bring me a starry sky…

Sister bring me a blanket of wool…

Brother bring me a sailing ship…

26. JESSICA’S FLOWERS / HUSH LITTLE ROOSTER / TWINKLE, TWINKLE LITTLE STAR

Hush little rooster with your cock-a-doodle-doo
Hush little kitten with your mew, mew, mew
Hush puppy dog with your bow, wow, wow
Please don’t moo-moo, Mrs. Cow
Hush, hush, hush, I am going to sleep right now
Hush, hush, hush, I am going to sleep right now

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The Eensy Weensy Book of Little Fingerplays

Debbie — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 22:29:04 +0000

ORDER NOW | Enormously enjoyable songs and rhymes for playtimes with babies, tots, pre-school and primary grades. This little book of new and traditional songs and rhymes is overflowing with fingerplay fun and imagination! A resource for parents, caregivers, teachers, children’s librarians and early childhood educators. Debbie’s newest project follows her two award-winning CDs for young children – Up and Over the Moon! and Simply Beautiful. Written and collected by Debbie Carroll; illustrated by cartoonist, illustrator and author Patricia Storms. Audio CD performed by Debbie Carroll and Ken Whiteley, produced by Ken Whiteley. Debbie Carroll, Patricia Storms and The Eensy Weensy Book of Little Fingerplays were all made in Canada.

“25 years ago musical entertainment for children was almost a Canadian industry. Streaming through the door that was opened by Raffi and blown in by Sharon, Lois and Bram came a whole procession of artists… Debbie Carroll is the equal of the best of them, and continues the tradition of providing high-quality music for young children…. Carroll has a sweet, perfectly-pitched voice reminiscent of Sharon Hampson, and sings simply and without mannerism…” Terry Robbins, Wholenote Magazine

Children and the adults who teach and care for them will rejoice with Debbie Carroll’s first book – ‘The Eeensy Weensy Book of Little Fingerplays!’ This is a valuable collection of new and relatively unknown rhymes and songs from a woman who has spent her life working and playing with children. Debbie has chosen 12 fingerplays – small stories that are told using hands to illustrate the actions – and 6 songs – also fingerplays but with lovely tunes to accompany the words. Patricia Storms’ illustrations are simple yet exactly what the rhymes need. The accompanying CD is excellent! Too often CDs that are included with really good books fall short of the book and are only good to listen to once or twice in order to learn the tune. This CD stands on its own and can and will be listened to over and over by children and their caregivers. Debbie’s voice is warm and friendly and Ken Whiteley has used very sparse but tasteful arrangements to bring out the best in each song. This is a lovely collection and it leaves me waiting patiently for the Great Big Book! Please don’t take too long! Kathy Reid-Naiman

Inside

Five Little Peas
I Find a Seed
The Eensy Weensy Spider (song)
This Little Piggy Went to Market
Whoops! Johnny
Here’s a Pot of Tea (song)
A Daisy in the garden
Here is the Beehive
Minnows in the Georgian Bay (song)
The Wise Mother Duck
This River flows
This Little Cow Eats Grass (song)
Five Furry Pussycats
Ten Little Bats
I Shut the Door (song)
One Train Engine
Here is the Mountain
This is a Baby (song)