I'll sing you three-o, green grow the rushes-o!

What is your three-o?

Three, three upon my knee!

Two I will dance with you cloth-ed all in green-o!

One is one and all alone and ever more shall be-o!

I'll sing you four-o, green grow the rushes-o!

What is your four-o?

Four come a'knockin' at my door!

Three, three upon my knee!

Two I will dance with you cloth-ed all in green-o!

One is one and all alone and ever more shall be-o!

I'll sing you five-o, green grow the rushes-o!

What is your five-o?

Five for my toes and fingers!

Four come a'knockin' at my door!

Three, three upon my knee!

Two I will dance with you cloth-ed all in green-o!

One is one and all alone and ever more shall be-o!

SINGING SCHOOL (traditional Scottish "Blue Bells of Scotland")

Oh, tell me young friends

While the morning's fair and cool--

Oh where, tell me where can I find your singing school?

You'll find it under the tall oak

Where the leaves do shake and blow!

You'll find half a hundred singing "Mi, mi, fa, re, do!"

Do, Re, Mi, Fa, Sol, La, Ti, Do!

Do, Ti, La, Sol, Fa, Mi, Re, Do!

Sol do, ti la sol, la ti do, mi mi fa re do

Sol do, ti la sol, la ti do, mi mi fa re do

Sol mi do mi sol do, la ti do, ti sol la fi sol la ti

Do ti la sol, la ti do, mi mi fa re do

LULLA-BYES - all ages

THERE WAS AN OLD WOMAN TOSSED UP IN A BASKET

Seventeen times as high as the moon!

And where she was going I couldn't but ask it,

For in her hand she carried a broom!

"Old woman, old woman, old woman," said I,

"Whither, o, whither, o, whither so high?"

"To sweep the cobwebs off the sky"

"May I go with you?" "Aye, bye and bye!"

SUMER IS I’CUMIN’ IN loudly sing, Cuckoo

Groweth seed and bloweth mead

And springeth wood anew, sing Cuckoo!

“Billy Shakespeare &

I: We two great poets

were born together,

And we shall go out of

the world together.

No, no, my melodies

will never die, while

nurses sing or babies

cry!” Mother Goose

MaryLee has been

honored with 4 Par-

ents’ Choice Awards

and 2 American

Library Association Notable Children’s Recordings.

She is the producer/writer/performer of 13 CD’s of tra-

ditional and original children’s music. Her credits

include recording the title song to Walt Disney’s Apple

Dumpling Gang, touring America as a member of

“Randy Sparks & The Back Porch Majority” and many

concert appearances with the legendary Burl Ives. She

received her certificate of study in Musical Theatre from

London Drama School with distinction in singing. She

performs as a musical “Mother Goose” at Ren Faires.

Award winning shows for little children

www.maryleemusic.com

Phone: 831-649-1790

Email: marylee@maryleemusic.com

RING A’RING O’ROSIES (traditional English)

Ring a ring o'rosies, a pocketful of posies

Ah-tishoo, ah-tishoo, we all fall down.

The King has sent his daughter to fetch a pail of water

Ah-tishoo, ah-tishoo, we all get up again.

The bird upon the steeple sits high above the people

Ah-tishoo, ah-tishoo we all fall down.

The cows are in the meadow, lying fast asleep

Ah-tishoo, ah-tishoo, sh, sh sh.

Fishes in the water, Fishes in the sea,

We all jump up, one, two three!

DANCE, DANCE (traditional English “Hey, Ho, Nobody Home,”

new lyrics & arrangement © 2003 MaryLee Sunseri) Dance, Dance, everybody dance!

Stand right up and take a chance!

And we will be merry, very merry!

Dance, dance, everybody dance

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!

Little Miss Muffet sat on a tuffet,

Eating her curds and whey,

Along came a spider who sat down beside her

And frightened Miss Muffet away!

Georgie Porgie, puddin' and pie!

Kissed the girls and made them cry!

When the girls came out to play--

Georgie Porgie ran away!

CHILDREN 7 & Up

HOBBY HORSE MAY SONG

Unite and unite and let us all unite

For summer is a comin’ today, and wither we are going

We will all unite in the merry morning of May!

GREEN GROW THE RUSHES-O! (traditional English, new lyrics © 2003 MaryLee Sunseri) I'll sing you one-o, green grow the rushes-o!

What is your one-o?

One is one and all alone and ever more shall be-o!

I'll sing you two-o, green grow the rushes-o!

What is your two-o?

Two, I will dance with you cloth-ed all in green-o!

One is one and all alone and ever more shall be-o!

Ewes are bleating after lambs and loweth calf and cow

Bullock starteth, buck to verteth, marry, sing, Cuckoo

Cuckoo, Cuckoo, well now singst thou, Cuckoo

Oh cease thee never now!

WHITE CORAL BELLS upon a slender stalk,

Lillies of the valley 'deck my garden walk!

Oh, don't you wish that you could hear them ring?

That will happen only when the fairies sing!

GOLDEN SLUMBERS (traditional English)

Golden slumbers kiss your eyes;

Smiles await you when you rise!

Sleep, pretty baby, do not cry, and I will sing a lulla-bye!

Care you know not, therefore, sleep

While I o'er you watch do keep!

Sleep, pretty baby, do not cry, and I will sing a lulla-bye!

FAIRE SONGS FOR CHILDREN “If music be the food of love, play on!” William Shakespeare

BABIES: 0 - 12 months

HUMPTY DUMPTY (traditional English)

Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall,

Humpty Dumpty had a great fall!

All the king's horses and all the king's men

Couldn't put Humpty together again!

Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall,

Humpty Dumpty had a great fall;

Threescore men and threescore more,

Couldn’t put Humpty as he was before.

OH, THE NOBLE DUKE OF YORK

He had ten thousand men

He marched them up to the top of the hill

And he marched them down again

Oh, and when you’re up, you’re up

And when you’re down, you’re down

And when you’re only half way up

You’re neither up nor down

Oh, you lean them to the left

You lean them to the right

And when you turn them upside down

Oh, what a funny sight!

THIS IS THE WAY THE LADIES RIDE: prim, prim….

This is the way the gentlemen ride gallop a-trot...

This is the way the farmers ride: hobbledy-hoy...

This is the way the hunters ride: gallop a gallop...

THIS LITTLE PIG WENT TO MARKET

This little pig stayed at home

This little pig had roast beef

This little pig had none

And this little pig cried

“Wee, wee, wee, wee, wee!”

All the way home

SHOE THE LITTLE HORSE, shoe the little mare

But the little colt go bare, bare, bare!

With a tappy, tappy here and a tappy, tappy there

Let the little colt go bare, bare, bare!

TODDLERS: 1 - 3+ years

TO MARKET, TO MARKET TO BUY A FAT PIG

Home again, home again, jiggity jig

To market, to market to buy a fat hog

Home again, home again, jiggitty jog

To market, to market to buy a sweet treat

Home again, home again, apples to eat

To market, to market to buy a plum bun

Home again, home again, market is done

DO YOU KNOW THE MUFFIN MAN

The muffin man, the muffin man

Do you know the muffin man

Who lives on Drury Lane?

Yes, I know the muffin man

The muffin man, the muffin man

Yes, I know the muffin man

Who lives on Drury Lane.

One hand up, the muffin man…

Both hands up…

One foot up…

Both feet up…

Sit right down…

ONE, TWO--BUCKLE MY SHOE;

Three, Four--open the door;

Five, Six--pick up sticks;

Seven, Eight--lay them straight;

Nine, Ten--a good fat hen.

Eleven, Twelve--I hope you're well;

Thirteen, Fourteen--draw the curtain;

Fifteen, Sixteen--the maid's in the kitchen;

Seventeen, Eighteen--she's in waiting.

Nineteen, Twenty--my stomach's empty.

FIVE WILD DRAGONS (words and music © 2003 Mary

Lee Sunseri) There were five wild dragons living in a cave,

Breathing fire and letting out a roar!

One stompeth away and got stuck in the clay!

Then there were only four!

..three...two...one...no more!

KINDERGARTENERS: 4 - 6+ years

HEY HO THE RATTLE-O! (words © 2003 MaryLee Sunseri, music traditional Irish “Hey, Ho,

The Rattlin’ Bog!”) Hey, ho, the rattle-o! Shake it high! Shake it low!

Hey, ho, the rattle-o! Shake it high! Shake it low!

~ Jack be nimble! Jack be quick! Jack jump over the

candlestick! Jack be nimble! Jack be quick! Jack jump

over the candlestick!

~ Pease porridge hot-o! Pease porridge cold-o!

Pease porridge in the pot, nine days old-o!

~ Mistress Mary, quite contrary, how does your gar-

den grow? With silver bells and cockle shells, and pretty

maids all in a row-o!

~ Jack Sprat could eat no fat, his wife could eat no lean-o,

So they lived together well and licked the platter clean-o!

LONDON BRIDGE is falling down,

Falling down, falling down.

London Bridge is falling down; my fair lady-o

Take a key and lock her up,

Lock her up, lock her up.

Take a key and lock her up; my fair lady-o

How will we build it up,

Build it up, build it up?

How will we build it up; my fair lady-o

Build it up with silver and gold,

Silver and gold, silver and gold.

Build it up with silver and gold; my fair lady-o

EARLY ONE MORNING (new words © 2003 MaryLee Sunseri, music: traditional English)

Early one morning just as the sun was rising,

I heard a maid singing in the valley below:

Come, make a ring with me!

Come, sing and dance with me!

Turning and turning like seasons, round and round

Gay is the garland and fresh are the roses

I’ve culled from the garden to bind on thy brow!

Come, make a ring with me!

Come, sing and dance with me!

Turning and turning like seasons, round and round

© 2007 MaryLee Sunseri - www.maryleemusic.com