Two Little Blackbirds - Songs for Teaching · 2012-08-28 · Two little blackbirds sitting on a hill. ... Pumpkin Eater Peter, Peter, pumpkin eater, Had a wife and couldn’t keep

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Two Little Blackbirds

Two little blackbirds sitting on a hill. Put your right hand on your right shoulder,

and your left hand on your left shoulder.

One named Jack. Show your right hand, with your fingers together like a bird.

One named Jill. Show your left hand, with your fingers together like a bird.

Fly away, Jack. Flutter the “bird” around, then hide it behind your back.

Fly away, Jill. Flutter the “bird” around, then hide it behind your back.

Come back, Jack. Flutter the “bird” around, as you return it to its shoulder.

Come back, Jill. Flutter the “bird” around, as you return it to its shoulder.

Traditional Fingerplay Song Lyrics

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Autumn leaves are a-falling;Red and yellow and brown;Autumn leaves are a-falling,

See them fluttering down.Tra, la, la, la, la, la, la,

Tra, la, la, la, la, la,Autumn leaves are a-falling,

See them fluttering down.

Autumn Leaves Are A-Falling



Autumn Lullaby

The sun has gone from the shining skies,

Bye, baby, bye,

The dandelions have closed their eyes,

Bye, baby, bye.

The stars are lighting their lamps to see

If babes and squirrels and birds and bees,

Are sound asleep as they should be,

Bye, baby, bye.

The squirrel keeps warm in his furs of gray,

Bye, baby, bye,

'Neath feathers, birdies are tucked away,

Bye, baby, bye.

In yellow jackets, the bees sleep tight

And cuddle close through the chilly night,

My baby's snug in her gown of white,

Bye, baby, bye.

The squirrel nests in a big oak tree,

Bye, baby, bye,

He finds a hole in the trunk, you see,

Bye, baby, bye.

The robin's home is a nest overhead,

The bees, they nest in a hive instead,

My baby's nest is her little bed,

Bye, baby, bye.

Traditional Song Lyrics



Five fat turkeys are we,We spent the night in a tree.

When the cook came around,We couldn’t be found

And that’s why we’re here, you see!

Oh, five fat turkeys are we,We spent the night in a tree.

It sure does pay on Thanksgiving Day,To sleep in the tallest tree!

Five Fat Turkeys Are We

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Oh those bones, oh those bones,oh those skeleton bones.



Oh mercy how they scare!

Dem Bones



Peter, Peter, Pumpkin EaterPeter, Peter, pumpkin eater,

Had a wife and couldn’t keep her.He put her in a pumpkin shell,

And there he kept her very well.

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Gray squirrel, gray squirrel,Swish your bushy tail.

Gray squirrel, gray squirrel,Swish your bushy tail.

Wrinkle up your funny nose,Hold an acorn in your toes.Gray squirrel, gray squirrel,

Swish your bushy tail.

Gray Squirrel

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I’m an acorn, small and roundLying on the cold, cold ground

Everyone walks over meThat is why I’m cracked you see

I’m a nut!I’m a nut!I’m a nut!

I’m a Nut



Turkey In the Straw

As I was a-goin'

On down the road

With a tired team

And a heavy load

I cracked my whip

And the leader sprung

I says day-day

To the wagon tongue

Turkey in the straw

Turkey in the hey

Turkey in the straw

Turkey in the hey

Roll 'em up and twist 'em up

A high tuck a-haw

And hit 'em up a tune called

Turkey in the Straw

Went out to milk

And I didn't know how

I milked the goat

Instead of the cow

A monkey sittin'

On a pile of straw

A winkin' at

His mother-in-law

Turkey in the straw

Turkey in the hey

Turkey in the straw

Turkey in the hey


A high tuck a-haw


Turkey in the Straw


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Turkey In the Straw

I came to the river

And I couldn't get across

So I paid five dollars

For a big bay hoss

Well, he wouldn't go ahead

And he wouldn't stand still

So he went up and down

Like an old saw mill

Turkey in the straw

Turkey in the hey

Turkey in the straw

Turkey in the hey


A high tuck a-haw


Turkey in the Straw

Did you ever go fishin'

On a warm summer day

When all the fish

Were swimmin' in the bay

With their hands in their pockets

And their pockets in their pants

Did you ever see a fishie

Do the Hootchy-Kootchy Dance?

Turkey in the straw

Turkey in the hey

Turkey in the straw

Turkey in the hey


A high tuck a-haw


Turkey in the Straw


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The prettiest girl(The prettiest girl)I ever saw(I ever saw)Was sippin’ ci-(Was sippin’ ci-)Der through a straw(Der through a straw)

The prettiest girl I ever sawWas sippin’ cider through a straw

I told that gal(I told that gal)I didn’t see how(I didn’t see how)She sipped that ci-(She sipped that ci-)Der through a straw(Der through a straw)

I told that gal I didn’t see howShe sipped that cider through a straw

Then cheek to cheek(Then cheek to cheek)And jaw to jaw(And jaw to jaw)We sipped that ci-(We sipped that ci-)Der through a straw(Der through a straw)

Then cheek to cheek and jaw to jawWe sipped that cider through a straw

Sippin’ Cider

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Two Little Blackbirds - Songs for Teaching · 2012-08-28 · Two little blackbirds sitting on a hill. ... Pumpkin Eater Peter, Peter, pumpkin eater, Had a wife and couldn’t keep