lyrics & activities
playground
gypsies
Ly ly ly ly ly - ole
Ly ly ly ly ly - ole
Ly ly ly ly ly - ole ly ly ly!
The gypsies long ago
Traveled on the roads
El camino, the highway was their home
With families and friends
And wagons loaded high
To far off places they did roam
Hear them singing
Ly ly ly ly ly -ole...........
With clacking castanets
And jangling tambourines
You could hear flamenco music from afar
You could hear the gypsies sing
And the clapping of their hands
To the music of a Spanish guitar
Clap your hands!.......
Sing along! Ly ly ly ly ly - ole..........
Jose, he sings with longing
So full of heart's desire
You could see the fire in his eyes
Juanita sings of romance
And the senoritas dance
While the sun, el sol, burns in the skies
Castanets!......Tambourines!.......
Clap your hands!......Sing along
Ly ly ly ly ly - ole
activities
-
1)when you hear the word ‘castanets’, then play your castanets to the beat
-
2)when you hear the word ‘tambourine’ play your tambourine
3) when you hear the words ‘clapping of their hands’, clap your hands – first 4 beats to the bar and then double time. If you know some flamenco clapping patterns, then share them with the students
victoria village school
(Music: Jack Grunsky, Lyrics: Louise Cullen)
The fun begins right at nine
At Victoria Village School
The fun begins right at nine
At Victoria Village School
The fun begins right at nine
Cause that’s the time we start to shine
At Victoria Village School
Victoria Village School
That’s the place (echo)
I love to be (echo)
That’s the school (echo)
For you and me (echo)
The fun begins right at noon
At Victoria Village School (repeat 2x)
The fun begins right at noon
Cause we munch our lunch
In the old lunch room
At Victoria Village School
Victoria Village School
I learn a lot and I work all day
At Victoria Village School (repeat 2 x)
I learn a lot and I work all day
Until I go outside to play
At Victoria Village School
Victoria Village School
The fun begins right at nine
At Victoria Village School
activities
playground
One child in the playground
High up on a swing
Climbing up and down on the monkey bars
Trying everything
It’s a special kind of place
All the things to see and do
And every single day
You discover something new
Two children in the school yard
Playing with a ball
Throw it way up high, toss it back and forth
Let it bounce against the wall
No matter who you are
So often when you play
Before too long you’ll find
Good friends are made this way
And sometimes like in a dream
I pretend that I see
This world as one big playground
All the people living happily
Three children in an open field
Playing with a kite
Turning round and round
Drifting up and down
Dancing in the soft sunlight
Pulling at the string
See the children run
With laughter in their hearts
Sharing all the fun
activities
my window
When I look out my window
I see the morning sun
I see the morning sun
I see the morning sun
When I look out my window
I see the morning sun
Sun shine down on everyone
When I look out my window
I see the birds up high (repeat 2x)
When I look out my window
I see the birds up high
Birds making patterns in the sky
When I look out my window
I see branches of the trees (repeat 2x)
When I look out my window
I see branches of the trees
Branches swaying in the breeze
When I look out my window
I see people everywhere (repeat 2x)
When I look out my window
I see people everywhere
People going here and there
When I close my eyes
When I close my eyes
An imaginary window
Opens to my surprise, and I see
A world of make-believe
A world of my own
A place that I can go
When I want to be alone
An imaginary world
No one has ever seen
A place that I can go to dream
It's a place that I can go to dream
activities
let’s paint a picture
I take a brush in my hand
A sheet of paper, you understand
I’ve got a game that we can play
You can be my colours, here today
Now listen very carefully
When I call out a colour, follow me
If you see red red red – touch your head
If you see blue blue blue –
Touch your shoe
If you see yellow yellow yellow –
Touch your elbow
If you see brown brown brown –
Point to the ground
Ooo wee – let’s paint a picture
Let’s paint a picture
There’s many ways to make some art
You can take some paints for a start
Or scraps of paper you can paste with glue
Make a picture, it’s so easy to do
Now listen very carefully
When I call out a colour, follow me
If you see black black black –
Reach for your back
If you see green green green –
Look really mean
If you see white white white –
Show your teeth so bright
If you see pink pink pink –
Let me see you wink
Ooo wee – let’s paint a picture
Let’s paint a picture
Well splish, splash, this is so much fun
We can mix the colours and see them run
You can paint with your fingers too
It doesn’t matter what you do
Now listen very carefully
When I call out a colour, follow me
(first & second chorus)
Ooo wee – let’s paint a picture (3x)
activities
1) follow the actions in the song
2) create a cooperative classroom mural using different techniques and materials
-
3)can you get new colours from mixing paints? yellow + blue - red + yellow - blue + red
children of the morning
Rise up to the new day
Rise up to the new day
Rise up to the new day
It's a brand new day
To go your own way
Rise up to the new day
Children of the morning
Turn to the sunlight
Turn to the sunlight
Turn to the sunlight
On the earth below
She make everything grow
Turn to the sunlight
Children of the morning
Reach for the rainbow
Reach for the rainbow
Reach for the rainbow
Won't you let your
Love-light show
Reach for the rainbow
Children of the morning
activities
your hands
(music & lyrics: Jack Grunsky / Louise Cullen)
Your hands they are two wonderful things
For making musical sounds
Making musical sounds
Making musical sounds
Your hands they are two wonderful things
For making musical sounds
When you hear the music and you want to play
But there ain’t no rhythm around
Get ready to go…..
And do it like so…..
It’s easy to know…..
To make a happy sound
activities
little samba girl
They do a dance down in old Brazil
Oh they do a dance down in old Brazil
They call it the samba
To dance it takes some skill
Once every year at the carnival
Oh once every year at the carnival
Oh they celebrate mother earth
It’s such a thrill
They dance all day, they dance all night
Until the early morning light
Show me how, show me now
Little Samba Girl
It’s to the left, then to the right
With your charm and smile so bright
Show me how, show me now
Little Samba Girl
Move to the rhythm of the samba beat
Oh move to the rhythm of the samba beat
And soon you will sway to the motion
Soft and sweet
Costumes and colours everywhere
Bright costumes and colours everywhere
And now we can see the parade
Come down the street
Once every year at the carnival
Oh once every year at the carnival
Oh they celebrate Mother Earth
It’s such a thrill
activities
the bamboo flute
(trad.arr. Jack Grunsky, Engish lyrics: Jack Grunsky)
I will make a flute for you
From a stick of fine bamboo
Put it to your lips
Play with finger tips
Soon with patience and a loving heart
You will learn
To play the sweetest melody
You will learn
To play the sweetest melody
activities
do the dino rap
Now seventy million years ago
Is a long long time, don’t you know
A wondrous form of life took birth
When dinosaurs walked on the earth
Rap everybody
Do the dinosaur rap
Yo, rap rap
Do the dino rap
The longest one was Diplodocus
The longest one was Diplodocus
If you could take three diplodocuses
You could line them up
Beside nine school busses
Archeopteryx soarin’ high
Archeopteryx in the sky
That bird looked like the strangest thing
A flyin’ reptile with feathered wings
Archelon lived in the ocean
Archelon did the locomotion
He’d swim for days, he could swim real far
A huge sea turtle, bigger than a car
Anatosaurus was a big attraction
Anatosaurus was a big attraction
Critters came from above and beneath
Just to see him smile
With his two thousand teeth
The world it changes through the ages
Life goes on, we turn the pages
Books on dinosaurs on the shelves
Can teach us something about ourselves
Tyrannosaurus, Brontosaurus,
Stegosaurus, Allosaurus
You can find out so much more
And make your own rap about the dinosaur
activities
la bamba
(trad.arr. Jack Grunsky)
Para bailar la bamba
Para bailar la bamba
Se necesita una poca de gracia
Una poca de gracia para me para ti
Ya ariba, y’ariba
Y’ariba y’ariba por ti sere
Por ti sere, por ti sere
Yo no soy marinero
Yo no soy marinero
Soy capitan, soy capitan,
Soy capitan
Bamba, bamba
Bamba, bamba
Bamba, bamba, bamba
activities
bamboo
(Music & lyrics: Van Ronk/ Weisman)
You take a stick of bamboo
You take a stick of bamboo
You take a stick of bamboo
You throw it in the water
Oh, oh, hannah (repeat)
River she come down
River she come down
You travel on the river (3 x)
You travel on the water
Oh, oh hannah
My home’s across the river (3 x)
My home’s across the water
Oh, oh hannah
activities
paddle my canoe
Paddle my canoe
I will paddle up the river
Paddle up the river
Paddle up the river
Paddle my canoe
And glide upon the water
Glide upon the water
The cool and crystal water
Paddle my canoe
To the far and distant shoreline
The far and distant shoreline
The far and distant shoreline
Paddle my canoe
The lake shining like silver
The lake shining like silver
The water shining silver
Paddle my canoe
I will paddle towards the sunlight
Paddle towards the sunlight
Paddle towards the sunlight
Paddle my canoe
Reflections on the water
Reflections on the water
Like diamonds on the water
activities
Pretend you are paddling a canoe and dip you paddle in the ‘water’ in rhythm to the song.
michael row the boat ashore
(trad.arr.Jack Grunsky/ - new lyrics: Louise Cullen)
Michael row the boat ashore, allelujah
Michael row the boat ashore, allelujah
Brother lend a helping hand…
Sister help to trim the sail…
Michael boat, a music boat…
Music sound the world around…
Trumpet blow for rich and poor…
I sing this song for you and me…
activities
cello
My life was filled with music
Since the day that I was born
My daddy played the cello
And every Sunday morning
He would take me to the orchestra
To hear the symphony
And from the cello section
He would smile and wink at me
He was quiet, he was gentle
And when I heard him play
I knew that music was his language
And he spoke to me this way
And though my heart was beating
To the sound of a different drum
I never would have thought
That a musician I'd become
Music was his greatest love
And he shared that love with me
Music was his greatest love
And he shared that love with me
Now he is an old man
His hands no longer strong
His cello in the corner
Like an old and graceful swan
His time for making music
Has come and it has gone
But I still hear him playing
On and on and on
activities
good-bye song
Adios farewell
Here's my good-bye song
We have shared some joy today
But now we'll say 'so long!'
Cause now it's time to go
All things come to an end
But we can part as friends
And I hope we'll meet again
Wanna see you again
And until then
May your skies always be blue
May the sun shine for you
Till we meet again
Adios, farewell, so long
I love to be with you
Wish that we could stay
But you and I have things to do
And other games to play
Now it's time to go
All things come to an end
But we can part as friends
(more activities to come)
all music & lyrics written by jack grunsky p WOOD ROOSTER MUSIC, SOCAN
except where noted
cut & paste lyrics into your word file to print out