Peter & Ellen Allard's Music for Young Children

Songs that have MOVEMENTS on the recording RAISE THE CHILDREN

RAZZAMA TAZZAMA

words & music by Ellen Feldman (now Ellen Allard)
© 1989 Ellen Feldman
Chorus: Bim bom bim bom (slap palms, one on each thigh four times, once for each syllable)
Razzama tazzama (rub tummy)
Tish tosh tish tosh (shrug shoulders up, down, up, down, once for each syllable)
Wally (nod head, chin down) woo (nod head, chin up)
woo (nod head, chin down, then chin up)
Bim bom bim bom (slap palms, one on each thigh four times, once for each syllable)
Razzama tazzama (rub tummy)
Tish tosh tish tosh (shrug shoulders up, down, up, down, once for each syllable)
Wally (nod head, chin down) woo (nod head, chin up)
woo (nod head, chin down, then chin up).

Verse 1:
Stand up, sit down (Stand up, then sit down or remain seated & sing "Arms up, arms down")
Up again (stand up) and turn around (turn body all the way around)
(repeat entire verse) Chorus

Verse 2:
Hands on your head (hands on head), hands on your knees (hands on knees)
When you have a cold, it makes you sneeze (Ah, ah, ah-choo....make an exaggerated sneeze)
(repeat entire verse) Chorus

Verse 3:
Elbows front (put elbows in front of body)
Elbows back (put elbows behind body)
When you are a duck, you go quack, quack, quack (elbows next to body, make flapping duck movement three times)
(repeat entire verse) Chorus

LISTEN TO THE WATER

words & music by Bob Schneider
© Bobally Music (SOCAN)

Chorus: Listen to the water (cup right hand behind right ear as if listening)
Listen to the water (cup left hand behind left ear as if listening)
Rolling down the (roll hands in front of body)
river (wave/wiggle hands as if flowing water).
Listen to the water (cup right hand behind right ear as if listening)
Listen to the water (cup left hand behind left ear as if listening)
Rolling down the (roll hands in front of body)
river (wave/wiggle hands as if flowing water).

Verse 1:
I saw a fish by the waterside (swim like fish), making fishy faces by the waterside (make fish kiss)
I saw a fish by the waterside (swim like fish)
Down by the water. Chorus

Verse 2:
I saw a frog by the waterside, leaping and hopping by the waterside (either do whole-body hopping or just shoulder-hopping)
I saw a frog by the waterside (either do whole-body hopping or just shoulder-hopping)
Down by the water. Chorus

Verse 3:
I saw a snake by the waterside, slithering along by the waterside (interlock hands and slither)
I saw a snake by the waterside (interlock hands and slither)
Down by the water. Chorus

Verse 4:
I saw a turtle by the waterside, he was taking his time by the waterside (tuck head into turtle shell and move and sing slowly)
I saw a turtle by the waterside (tuck head into turtle shell and move and sing slowly)
Down by the water. Chorus
Verse 5: I saw a beaver by the waterside, slapping it¹s tail by the waterside (slap hand against rearend)
I saw a beaver by the waterside (slap hand against rearend)
Down by the water. Chorus

This song lends itself to making up additional verses.

MAY THERE ALWAYS BE SUNSHINE

words & music by Tom Botting, Lev Oshanin, Arkadi Ostrovsky
©1964 G. Schirmer, ASCAP

May there always be sunshine
(pointer finger above head, outline a circle with pointer finger on the syllable “sun”;
on the word “shine”, two hands pretend to touch that circle and then wiggle fingers
as you bring hands down towards the floor)
May there always be blue sky
(both hands above head as if making arch, then wiggle fingers and hands down, right hand towards right side, left hand towards left side)
May there always be mama
(thumb touch right side of chin, fingers all outstretched, palm facing in)
May there always be me.
(point to yourself)
Poost vsegda boodyet solntse
(pointer finger above head, outline circle with pointer finger on the syllable “sun”;
on the word “shine”, two hands pretend to touch that circle and then wiggle fingers as you
bring hands down towards the floor)
Poost vsegda boodyet nyeba
(both hands above head as if making arch, then wiggle fingers and hands down, right hand towards right side,
left hand towards left side)
Poost vsegda boodyet mama
(thumb touch right side of chin, fingers all outstretched, palm facing in)
Poost vsegda boodoo ya.
(point to yourself)
NOTE: Though it is not on the recording, we've changed the third line to: May there always be family. The sign for family is to make each hand an "ok" sign with pointer finger and thumb tips touching, hold tips of each thumb/pointer together at chest, and extend out making a circle in front of you as if going around a beach ball, so that the thumb/pointer tips join again away from the body.)

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Songs that have MOVEMENTS on the recording RAISE THE CHILDREN