Baby Bounce Rhyme Book
Miss Polly Had a Dolly Miss Polly had a dolly who was sick, sick, sick So she phoned for the doctor to be quick, quick, quick The doctor came along with his bag and his hat And he knocked on the door with a rat-a-tat-tat He looked at the dolly and he shook his head Then he said Miss Polly put her straight to bed He wrote on a paper for a pill, pill, pill I ll be back in the morning with my bill, bill, bill
Row, Row, Row Your Boat Row, row, row your boat Gently down the stream Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily Life is but a dream Row, row, row your boat Gently down the stream Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily Life is but a dream
Old MacDonald Old MacDonald had a farm E-I-E-I-O And on his farm he had some cows E-I-E-I-O With a moo, moo here, and a moo, moo there Here a moo, there a moo Everywhere a moo, moo Old MacDonald had a farm E-I-E-I-O And on his farm he had some chickens E-I-E-I-O With a cluck, cluck here, and a cluck, cluck there Here a cluck, there a cluck Everywhere a cluck, cluck With a moo, moo here, and a moo, moo there Here a moo, there a moo Everywhere a moo, moo (Repeat verse adding on); Sheep baa, baa Ducks quack, quack
This Old Man This old man, he plays one He played knick knack on my drum With a knick knack paddy wack, give a dog a bone This old man came rolling home This old man, he plays two He played knick knack on my shoe With a knick knack paddy wack, give a dog a bone This old man came rolling home This old man, he plays three He played knick knack on my knee With a knick knack paddy wack, give a dog a bone This old man came rolling home This old man, he plays four He played knick knack on my door With a knick knack paddy wack, give a dog a bone This old man came rolling home This old man, he plays five Don't play knick knack on my hive With a knick knack paddy wack, give a dog a bone This old man came rolling home
This old man, he plays six He played knick knack on my sticks With a knick knack paddy wack, give a dog a bone This old man came rolling home This old man, he plays seven He played knick knack up in heaven With a knick knack paddy wack, give a dog a bone This old man came rolling home This old man, he plays eight He played knick knack on my gate With a knick knack paddy wack, give a dog a bone This old man came rolling home This old man, he plays nine He played knick knack on my spine With a knick knack paddy wack, give a dog a bone This old man came rolling home This old man, he plays ten He played knick knack once again With a knick knack paddy wack, give a dog a bone This old man came rolling home
Once I Caught a Fish Alive 1,2,3,4,5 once I caught a fish alive 6,7,8,9,10 then I let him go again Now why did you let him go? Because he bit my finger so Which finger did he bite? This little finger on my right.
Wash Your Dirty Face Wash your dirty face Wash your dirty face Rub and scrub and rub and scrub And wash your dirty face (Repeat verse with) - Hands - Feet - Neck - Knees - Hair - Self Where have you been? So dirty, go and wash yourself now! Wash your dirty self, HEY!
Mary Had a Little Lamb Mary had a little lamb, Little lamb, little lamb, Mary had a little lamb, Its fleece was white as snow And everywhere that Mary went, Mary went, Mary went, Everywhere that Mary went, The lamb was sure to go It followed her to school one day, School one day, school one day, It followed her to school one day, It was against the rules It made the children laugh and play, Laugh and play, laugh and play, It made the children laugh and play To see a lamb at school
If You re Happy and You Know It If you're happy and you know it clap your hands If you're happy and you know it clap your hands If you're happy and you know it Then you really ought to show it If you're happy and you know it clap your hands (Repeat verse with) - pat your head - turn around - stamp your feet - shout hooray - clap your hands
Heads and Shoulders Heads and shoulders knees and toes, Knees and toes, Knees and toes Heads and shoulders knees and toes, We all clap hands together Eyes and ears and mouth and nose, Mouth and nose, Mouth and nose Eyes and ears and mouth and nose, We all clap hands together
Open Shut Them Open shut them, open shut them Give a little clap Open shut them, open shut them, Lay them in your lap Creep them, creep them, creep them, creep them, Right up to your chin Open wide your little mouth But do not let them in Roll them, roll them, roll them, roll them, Roll them just like this Shake them, shake them, shake them, shake them And blow a little kiss
Incey Wincey Incey Wincey spider Climbed up the water spout Down came the rain And washed poor Incey out Out came the sunshine And dried up all the rain So Incey Wincey spider Climbed up the spout again
Twinkle, Twinkle Twinkle, twinkle, little star, How I wonder what you are Up above the world so high, Like a diamond in the sky Twinkle, twinkle, little star, How I wonder what you are
Humpty Dumpty Humpty Dumpty sat on the wall Humpty Dumpty had a great fall All the king s horses and all the king s men Couldn t put Humpty together again
Baa Baa Black Sheep Baa, baa black sheep Have you any wool? Yes sir, yes sir Three bags full One for the master and one for the dame And one for the little boy who lives down the lane
Hot Potato Hot Potato, Hot Potato Hot Potato, Hot Potato Hot Potato, Hot Potato, Potato, potato, potato, potato Cold Spaghetti, Cold Spaghetti Cold Spaghetti, Cold Spaghetti Spaghetti, spaghetti, spaghetti, spaghetti Whooo, jiggy jiggy jiggy jiggy Whooo, jiggy jiggy jiggy jiggy, Gimme that, gimme that, gimme that, food (repeat verse) Mashed Banana, Mashed Banana (repeat line x2) Banana, banana, banana, banana. Whooo, jiggy jiggy jiggy jiggy Whooo, jiggy jiggy jiggy jiggy, Gimme that, gimme that, gimme that, food (repeat verse) Hot Potato, Hot Potato (repeat line x2) Potato, potato, potato, potato. WHHHOOOOOOOOOO!!!
Rock-a-Bye Your Bear Everybody clap, (Clap! Clap! Clap!) Everybody sing, La la la la la! Bow to your partner, Then you turn around YIPEE! Hands in the air, Rock-a-bye your bear, Bear's now asleep, Shh! Shh! Shh! Bear's now asleep, Shh! Shh! Shh!
Reading Time It is never too early to share a book with your baby. Try to aim for at least 10 minutes per day to help develop strong basic language skills. Tips: Use different voices, sound effects and facial expressions to make the stories interesting and fun Make reading a happy time that you and your child will cherish You don t have to read all the words. You can talk about the pictures instead
Baby Bounce is run fortnightly and Storytelling is run weekly at each of the Marion Library branches. Cultural Centre Library 287 Diagonal Road OAKLANDS PARK 5046 8375 6785 Hallett Cove Library Zwerner Drive HALLETT COVE 5158 8375 6755 Park Holme Library Duncan Avenue PARKHOLME 5043 8375 6745 Baby Bounce Monday Storytelling Tuesday Baby Bounce Friday Storytelling Wednesday Baby Bounce Friday Storytelling Thursday For more information about what s on for children and families in the City of Marion please visit our website www.marion.sa.gov.au/libraries