APPLE ANNIE (Tune: Jingle Bells)
Apple Annie, Apple Annie, how are you today? Tell me all the things you know about the letter A
Alligators, astronauts,
Apple trees that sway
These are all my favorite things That start with Letter A
BENJAMIN BUNNY (Tune: Beautiful Dreamer)
Benjamin Bunny, what do you see? Name all the things that begin with a B
Babies
and bubbles
Butterflies too
Beach bears
And balloons that are
balls and
blue
CATHY COOK (Tune: Farmer in the Dell)
Good morning Cathy Cook Make something good for me There are lots of yummy things That start with letter C
Cookies, canes
candy
Cupcakes
Carrots,
corn
And
cauliflower
Always makes
me think
and a drink
DAISY DOLL (Tune: Jingle Bells) Daisy Doll, Daisy Doll, tell us what you see Name the things around your house That start with letter D Daffodils, dandelions,
Dogs that dig in dirt
Daddy working in the In his favorite shirt
yard
ELMO THE ELEPHANT (Tune: Reuben, Reuben) Elmo the elephant was excited He called all his friends to come He was having an Easter party Hiding eggs and eating some
Elks came dancing elbow to elbow Nome
Eskimos came south from
They enjoyed the elegant party Excused themselves and went back home
FUNNY FISH (Tune: Jingle Bells) Funny fish, funny fish Swimming right and left Tell me all the things you see That start with letter F
Fast fire trucks, flashing lights
Firemen on the run Friendly frogs and firecrackers And fairies having fun
GUS THE GOAT (Tune: If you’re happy and you know it) Gus the goat is a goofy garbage man He gobbles garbage straight from the can Granny’s glasses, Garden gloves Gum and grapes are what he loves Girls and guys when he eats
all giggle the can
HIPPO HOP (Tune: Twinkle twinkle) Henrietta Hippo and Harvey too Went to the hop at the Zippity Zoo They wiggled their hips and their tummies too As they danced the hula hoop at the hullabaloo Ho ho hee hee, doodle-e-doo Ho ho hee hee, doodle-e-doo Ho ho hee hee, hoochy koochy koo And they had a happy time at the hullabaloo Hobo Harry and Horace Lou Helped that night at the Zippity Zoo They served hamburgers
And hot dogs too And they had a happy time at the hullabaloo
ISABELLA INCHWORM (Tune: I’m a Little Teapot) Isabella Inchworm, will you try To name some things that begin with I Into and inside
And in between
Invisible means that you can’t be seen
Indians
and igloos
and insects too
And interesting, intelligent kids like you!
JUNGLE JIM
(Tune: Yankee Doodle) Jungle Jim, the jellyfish Was jolly as can be He spent his time working out All day there in the sea Jungle Jim, the jellyfish Went jogging with his friends He juggled jars and jumped his rope Right to the very end
One day he felt an awful jerk His jeep had jolted, oh no The whales were having birthday lunch He landed in their jello
KATY THE KANGEROO (Tune: Reuben, Reuben) Katy the kangaroo Lives down in Kalamazoo
Flying her kite with kids all day She’ll help us learn to say Things that begin with k Watch and she’ll show us as we play Kirby that goes kerplop Kitten that like to hop Kelly, the kicking kangaroo Kelsie, the kitchen maid Will serve us pink Kool Aid Learning is so much fun to do
LARRY LION (Tune: Jingle Bells) Larry Lion, Larry Lion Look down in your well Wish for all your favorite things That start with letter L
Lemon
drops, lollipops
Lemonade for sale
These are all my favorite things That start with letter
MARVIN THE MONKEY (Tune: Beautiful Dreamer) Marvin the Monkey out on a limb Name me some things that begin with an M Meatballs money
and The man in the moon
Milkshakes so thick You must eat with a spoon Monsters
and mud pies And my mother too And Mabel the milk cow That always says MOO!
NELLIE NURSE (Tune: Turkey in the Straw) Did you ever know Nellie, the nice, neat nurse? She has N things in her Naugahyde purse Like nine new nickels and newspapers too
Neckties and nightgowns and navy blue shoes If you’re never ever naughty She will let you peek inside At her nifty nothings that she just can’t hide
Like her notebook and her necklace And her needlework too
Name tags and numbers and nuts to chew
OCTOPUS STEW
(Tune: Beautiful Dreamer) Here is a question I’d like to know What can you name that begins with an O Oxen
and otters,
Ostriches too Oranges olives
And octopus stew
and
PENELOPE PIG (Tune: Reuben Reuben) Penelope Pig and her pal Polly Packed a perfect little lunch Went down to the penguin’s picnic Drank up all the purple punch While the penguins played some ping pong They were left there all alone They ate every lunch they came to Until all the food was gone 50 pounds of roasted peanuts Popcorn piled up to the sky 13 jars of peanut
butter 15 plates of pizza pie
Pickles, pears, and pink popsicles They just couldn’t bear to stop When the penguins came to eat lunch They were just about to
POP!!!
QUILLA THE QUEEN (Tune: Beautiful Dreamer) Quilla the queen, oh how do you do? What can you name that begins with aQ I am the queen of a kingdom that’s quiet
I’m quick at quilting; I do it all night
I have a quirk that people don’t like I like to quarrel and get in a fight
I met a wizard all dressed in black He changed me quite quickly And now I just quack!
ROWDY THE RODEO RAT (Tune: Up On The House Top)
Rowdy the rascal was a rodeo rat Ripping and racing in his ten gallon hat Riding an roping on his ragged old cat Rowdy the rascal, the rodeo rat Rosie O’Riley, all dressed up in red Came to his rescue or he would be dead Rowdy was ready to eat some bad feed Cause Rowdy, the rodeo rat, couldn’t read And the moral of the story, if you want to read You have to practice to succeed And you’ll be reading the rest of your
days Rowdy the rascal, you’ll be making straight A’s
SILLY SNAKE (Tune: Jingle Bells) Silly snake, silly snake, sing your very best Sing about the things you know That start with letter S
Stinky socks,
Soapy soup
Sailboats in the snow
Sorry, but I have to stop That’s all the stuff I know
TOMMY TIGER (Tune: Jingle Bells) Tommy tiger, Tommy tiger Will you talk to me? Tell me all the things you know That start with letter T
Telephones, tennis shoes
Trucks that take our trash
Teddy bears
and tiny toys
Trains that run on tracks
UNCLE UGBEE (Tune: Yankee Doodle) Uncle Ugbee, we all know Is a most unusual fellow He goes out walking every day Under his umbrella Uncle Ugbee, it’s not wet Look up, it’s not raining Uncle Ugbee, you’re confused The weather’s always changing Uncle Ugbee’s unaware Of dressing for the weather On very hot and sunny days He dresses up in leather Uncle Ugbee, understand He doesn’t have a care Oh no, Uncle Ugbee You are in your underwear!!
VICTOR THE VULTURE (Tune: Eensy Weensy Spider) Victor the vulture was a vicious bird
He drank vinegar, and he never spoke a word He lived in Vermont in his village home But he never had a visitor, he was all alone Victor the vulture went to the village dance He ran into Vanessa, it was just by chance Her violet velveteen vest made her look so fine That Victor sweetly asked her to be his valentine
WILLIE AND WANDA (Tune: On top of old Smokey) Willie the walrus wanted a wife To have and to hold for the rest of his life He went down to Walrus-Mart to buy him a sink There he saw Wanda and he her a wink
gave
She was wild about Willie It was love at first sight They planned a big wedding And were married that night
We served watermelon, and all worked out fine And they lived life together, till they were 99.
FOXY ROXY (Tune: Twinkle, twinkle) Foxy Roxy was a fox Who lived in a paper box She collected rocks and clocks Kept them in her dirty socks
She played on her xylophone Until she began to moan Roxy had some itchy spots So she called on Dr. Cox Dr. Cox was in dismay We must take a quick x-ray
Dr. Cox, the wise old ox Cried, Oh no, it is chicken pox
YIPPY YAK (Tune: Bingo) There is a yak that teachers know His friends all call him Yippy He comes to school on Mondays, yes Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, yes He likes school on Fridays best Yippy the yellow yak Yesterday he acted yuck And trashed up the whole school yard He tied yarn up and down the swing He yanked my yo-yo and broke the string He yelled and messed up everything Yippy the yellow yak Yippy was in trouble then With all his friends and teachers Monday he stopped being bad Tuesday, Wednesday, he was glad Thursday, Friday what fun he had Yippy the yellow yak
ZIPPITY ZOO (Tune: Turkey in the Straw) Let’s take a trip to Zanzibar Way across the sea Where there’s zillions of things that being with Z Like Zelda the and Zachary too
zebra
Zipped up in stripes at the Zippity Zoo Zigzagging through the zinnias
The bees go
zap
Waking all the zany bears From their long winter nap There’s no time for snoozing, there’s work to do Springtime has come to the Zippity Zoo