circle time songs
We're excited to introduce several new songs to our forest school families this fall. Here are the words to some of the finger plays and songs we'll sing this season. Enjoy!
Autumn Has Come
Autumn has come
Summer's away
Watch the leaves fall
And welcome the day
Johnny Appleseed Grace
Oh, the earth is good to me
And so I thank the earth
For giving me the things I need --
The sun, and the rain, and the appleseed.
The earth is good to me.
Blow, Wind, Blow
Blow wind blow
And go mill go
That the miller may grind his corn
That the baker may take it
And into bread bake it
And bring us a loaf in the morn'
Bring us a loaf in the morn'
Little Jenny Wren
As Little Jenny Wren
Was sitting by the shed
She fluttered with her wings
And nodded with her head
She fluttered with her wings
And nodded with her head
As Little Jenny Wren
Was sitting by the shed
Come, Follow Me
Come, follow, follow, follow
Follow, follow, follow me
Wither shall I follow, follow, follow
Wither shall I follow, follow thee
To the greenwood, to the greenwood
To the greenwood, greenwood tree
Hear the Rain
Hear the rain is falling down
On the meadow, field and town:
Drip, drop, drip, drop on the leaves,
Drip, drop, drip, drop on the eaves.
Here Is A Beehive
Here is a beehive, but where are the bees?
Hidden inside where nobody sees.
Watch as the bees fly out of their hive:
One, two, three, four, five… bzzzzz.
Morning Verse
Good morning, dear earth
Good morning, dear sun
Good morning, dear stones
And flowers every one
Good morning, dear creatures
And birds in the trees
Good morning to you
And good morning to me
Squirrel Nutkin
Squirrel Nutkin with your coat of brown
Finest fur in woodland town
Your bright eyes look round to see
Where the sweetest nuts may be
Trot old Joe
Trot old Joe, Trot old Joe
You ride better than any horse I know.
Trot old Joe, Trot old Joe
You're the best horse in the country, oh.
Whoa, Joe!
Buttercup
Buttercup buttercup waking up
Catch a sunbeam in your cup
Hold it tight
Let it go
Ree-rah-ree-rah Ro
WRIGGLY WORM
Under a stone where the earth was firm
I found a wriggly wriggly worm
Good morning I said, how are you today?
But the wriggly worm, just wriggled away
Two Little Blackbirds
Two little blackbirds sitting on a hill:
One named Jack and one named Jill.
Fly away, Jack! Fly away, Jill!
Come back, Jack, and come back, Jill.
Sweet Little Nut
Sweet little nut, sweet little nut
In your shell,
Sweet little nut, sweet little nut
Who can tell?
When you grow up, when you grow up
Will you be,
Sweet little nut, sweet little nut
Tall as me?
OlD Turtleshell
All summer long and into the fall
Old Turtleshell does nothing at all
But sits in the pond on a log in the sun
Waiting for winter to come.
When winter comes he swims down deep
Under the water where he will sleep,
Where he will dream of nothing at all
But the log in the sun, the summer and the fall.