MUSIC

Music is an important part of the program at SMCNS. Every group has a song/story time, with music that is appropriate to the age of the group. Here are the lyrics to a few of the songs that are favorites with our teachers.

BOA CONSTRICTOR
Shel Silverstein

I'm being swallowed by a boa constrictor
I'm being swallowed by a boa constrictor
I'm being swallowed by a boa constrictor
And I don't like it very much!

Oh no, oh no, he swallowed my toe, he swallowed my toe
Oh gee, oh gee, he's up to my knee, he's up to my knee
Oh fiddle, oh fiddle, he's reached my middle, he's reached my middle
Oh heck, oh heck, he's up to my neck, he's up to my neck
Oh dread, oh dread, he swallowed my....
schlirppp!

When Sammy Put the Paper on the Wall

When Sammy put the paper on the wall,
He put the parlor paper down the hall.
He papered up the stairs,
He papered all the chairs,
He even put a border on Grandma's shawl!
When Sammy put the paper on the wall,
He poured a pot of paste upon us all
Now we’re all stuck together like birds of a feather
Since Sammy put the paper on the wall.

Ram Sam Sam

A ram sam sam, a ram sam sam
Guli guli guli guli guli ram sam sam
A ram sam sam, a ram sam sam
Guli guli guli guli guli ram sam sam
A rafi, a rafi,
Guli guli guli guli guli ram sam sam
A rafi, a rafi,
Guli guli guli guli guli ram sam sam

On Top of Spaghetti

On top of spaghetti,
All covered with cheese,
I lost my poor meatball,
When somebody sneezed.
It rolled off the table,
And on to the floor,
And then my poor meatball,
Rolled out of the door.
It rolled in the garden,
And under a bush,
And then my poor meatball,
Was nothing but mush.
The mush was as tasty
As tasty could be,
Then early next summer,
It grew into a tree.
The tree was all covered,
With beautiful moss,
It grew lovely meatballs,
And tomato sauce.
So if you eat spaghetti,
All covered with cheese,
Hold on to your meatball,
And don’t ever sneeze.

I am a Pizza
© Peter Alsop/Moose School Music BMI

I am a pizza
With extra cheese
From tomatoes
Sauce is squeezed
Onions and mushrooms
Oregano
I am a pizza, ready to go

I am a pizza
Pepperoni
No anchovies
Or phony bologna
I am a pizza
Order by phone
I am a pizza, please take me home

I am a pizza
Peppers on top
Out of the oven
Into the box

Into the car and
Upside down
I am a pizza, dropped on the ground

I was a pizza
I was the best
I was a pizza
Now I’m a mess!

Sticky Sticky Bubble Gum

Spread your fingers and turn them from side to side as you sing the first three lines.
Pretend your hands are covered with bubble gum.
Sticky, sticky, sticky, sticky bubble gum, bubble gum, bubble gum.
Sticky, sticky, sticky, sticky bubble gum, bubble gum. Makes my hands stick to my knees.
And you pull 'em,
and you pull 'em,
and you pull' em away

Little Cabin in the Woods

Little cabin in the woods (draw a cabin in the air with your fingers)
Little man by the window stood (put hand over eyes, like looking for something)
Saw a rabbit hopping by (make a rabbit with hands)
Knocking at the door (knock with fist)
"Help me! Help me, Said he!" He said (wave hands like you're scared)
"Before the hunter catches me" (catch arms with hands)
Come little rabbit, come inside (motion with hand)
Warm up by my fire (Hold hands in front of fireplace)

There are a few versions of this, changing the original words. Here’s another:

“Help me! Help me! Help!”, he cried.
“I just need a place to hide.”
“Come little rabbit, come inside.
I will shelter you.”

The Lady with the Alligator Purse

Miss Lucy had a baby
She named him Tiny Tim
She put him in the bath tub
To see if he could swim
He drank up all the water
He ate up all the soap
He tried to eat the bathtub
But it wouldn't go down his throat
Miss Lucy called the Doctor
Miss Lucy called the Nurse
Miss Lucy called the Lady with the Alligator Purse
“Mumps!” said the Doctor
“Measles!” said the Nurse
“Nothing!” said the Lady with the Alligator Purse
I don’t want the Doctor
I don’t want the Nurse
I don’t want the Lady with the Alligator Purse.
Out walked the Doctor
Out walked the Nurse
Out walked the Lady with the Alligator Purse.

MATILDA THE GORILLA

I had a pet gorilla
Matilda was her name
Matilda used to sing all day
And this is what Matilda sang

Chorus:
Ah-ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ah, ah, ah
Ah-ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ah, ah, ah
Ah-ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ah, ah, ah
Ooh-ooh-ah, ooh, ooh, ah-ah, ah

Herman the Worm

I was sittin' on a fencepost (slap knees)
chewin’ my bubblegum (make chewing noise)
playin' with my yo-yo, whoo-whoo, whoo-whoo
and along came Herman the Worm
and he was this big (hold fingers up to show about an inch)
and I said "Herman, what happened?"
and he said "I ate a grape"
Start from the beginning again...
Herman continues to get bigger and bigger as he eats larger fruits each time.
The end:
I was sittin' on my fencepost
chewing my bubblegum
playin' with my yo-yo, whoo-whoo, whoo-whoo
when along came Herman the Worm
and he was this big (goes back to being small again)
and I said "Herman, what happened?"
and he said "I burped.”

Sidewalks of New York

East side, west side,
All around the town,
The tots sang "Ring-a-Rosie,"
"London Bridge is Falling Down."
Boys and girls together,
Me and Mamie O'Rourke,
Tripped the light fantastic,
On the sidewalks of New York.

Bicycle Built for Two

Daisy, Daisy
Give me your answer do
I'm half crazy all for the love of you
It won't be a stylish marriage
I can't afford a carriage
But you look sweet
Upon a seat
Of a bicycle built for two