Give me some songs to sing to my son!

Question

Ok, I think I've pretty much wore out the Itsy Bitsy Spider song. We also sing Rock a Bye Baby, The Alphabet song, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, Mary had a Little Lamb... I know there are other baby friendly songs out there, but my mind is always blank after the songs I've already listed... Help!

Answer 1

You got some terrific answers but I will just also add, make up your own! We sing lots of made up songs here at diaper time, eating time, etc.  

Such as (to the tune of Sally the camel has _ humps)

Nolan the baby has four teeth, Nolan the baby has four teeth, Nolan the baby has four teeth so bite Nolan bite. Chomp chomp chomp. He giggles and eats right up.

Or I know your name is Nolan and that's a handsome name, and even when you're older you'll have the very same name. Nolan, nolan, That is what we'll say. Nolan, Nolan every single day. Your name is quite important your name belongs to you and since your name's important then YOU'RE important too.

He loves songs with his own name in them.

Answer 2

Try http://www.kididdles.com there are a million there.

There's also

London Bridge

Knick Knack Paddy Whack

Humpty Dumpty

Peas Poridge Hot

Yankee Doodle

Little Indians (one little two little...)

Mary had a little lamb

Ants go Marching

Poor old Michael Finnigan

My bonny lies over the ocean

On top of spagghetti

Wheels on the bus...

Oh there are so many.

However, one of my personal favorites is "There was an old woman who swallowed a fly"

Here are the lyrics to that:

http://www.poppyfields.net/poppy/songs/o...

There are some great kids cd's for sale all around. If you go to Ross, you can usually find a 3 or 4 pack for like 4 dollars.

Good luck and have fun.

Answer 3

I have a friend that teaches first grade and is always sending books that you can sing to your child.  The one that comes to mind is the ants go marching.  

The ants go marching one by one

hurrah hurrah

the ants go marching one by one

hurrah hurrah

the ants go marching one by one

the little one stops to suck his thumb

and they all go marching down to the ground to get out of the rain

boom boom boom boom

This song goes all the way up to ten...im sure that you can find the entire song on the internet somehwhere...good luck to you!

My daughter loves when we sing to her but i know it can be so difficult to keep the songs interesting!

Answer 4

let's see... wheels on the bus , you put right arm in , then your right arm out (i use this when he gettng dresses , helps keep him still ) . then i make up songs using his name(logan) in it.sometimes he laughs at my goofy songs :)

Answer 5

Zip-a-dee-doo-dah, zip-a-dee-ay

My, oh my, what a wonderful day

Plenty of sunshine headin' my way

Zip-a-dee-doo-dah, zip-a-dee-ay

Mister Bluebird's on my shoulder

It's the truth, it's actual

Ev'rything is satisfactual

Zip-a-dee-doo-dah, zip-a-dee-ay

Wonderful feeling, wonderful day, yes sir!

Zip-a-dee-doo-dah, zip-a-dee-ay

My, oh my, what a wonderful day

Plenty of sunshine headin' my way

Zip-a-dee-doo-dah, zip-a-dee-ay

Mister Bluebird's on my shoulder

It's the truth, it's actual

Ev'rything is satisfactual

Zip-a-dee-doo-dah, zip-a-dee-ay

Wonderful feeling, feeling this way

Mister Bluebird's on my shoulder

It is the truth, it's actual... huh?

Where is that bluebird? Mm-hm!

Ev'rything is satisfactual

Zip-a-dee-doo-dah, zip-a-dee-ay

Wonderful feeling, wonderful day!

:)

Answer 6

I sing Emma mostly church songs.  Amazing Grace, Jesus Loves Me, etc.  One of my favorite songs is "Watch Little Ears What You Hear."  I almost cry when I sing it.  It goes

Be careful little ears what you hear,

Oh be careful little ears what you hear,

For the Father up above is looking down with love,

So be careful little ears what you hear.

You replace "little ears what you hear" with:

little eyes what you see

little hands what you touch

little minds what you think

little lips what you say

little feet where you go

little heart whom you trust

Answer 7

I'm with Lola!!  My son (yes Son), LOVES musicals, and Celine Dion!!  His #1 fav right now is "The Magic of Christmas" by Celine Dion.  Nothing better than belting out Xmas tunes in August!!  It calms him Instantly!!

His bedtime favorite is Hush Little Baby (Lucas Style):

Hush Little Lucas dont say a word,

Mommas gonna buy you a Thunderbird.

And if that Thunderbirds too slow,

Mommas gonna buy You a GTO

And if that GTO breaks down,

Mommas gonna buy you a Lincon Town.

And if thta Lincon Town rolls over,

Mommas gonna buy you a new Land Rover.

And if that new Land Rover gets Stuck,

Mommas gonna buy You a Chevy Truck.

And if that Chevt truck dont run,

You'll take the bus that's it have fun!!

lol...my hubby is a car guy...can you tell!!

Answer 8

here are some songs that I sing to my little one (other than the ones you mentioned)

1. do your ears hang low

2. baby mine

3. i'm a little tea pot

4. brr it's cold in here (the cheer from "bring it on") --haha

     brr it's cold in here

     there must be some babies in the atmosphere

5. 10 little monkey's jumping on the bed

6. skinamarinky doo (the song from "the elephant show")

    skinamarinky dinky dink

    skinamarinky doo

    i love you

    skinamarinky dinky dink

    skinamarinky doo

    i love you

    I love you in the morning

    and in the afternoon

    i love you in the evening

    and underneath the moon

    skinamarinky dinky dink

    skinamarinky doo

    i love you

7. If you're happy and you know it

8. The hokey pokey

and some of these songs you can act it out with their little baby bodies. have fun!

Answer 9

I sing songs from musicals like "Sound of Music" and "Annie"...every night we sing "Tomorrow" and she loves it.  Also, making up your own silly songs is something every kid loves...just pick a familiar tune and make up words as you go!  We have a "bathtime" song and a "good morning" song that always gets a smile!

Answer 10

How about

Head, Shoulder, Knees and Toes....

The Wheels on the bus go round and round...

My daughter loves, loves, loves those two songs!

Answer 11

you are my sunshine

BINGO

the hokey pokey

five little ducks went swimming one day

there's a hole in the bucket

the ants go marching

baby beluga

this old man

ten in the bed

if you're happy and you know it

pop goes the weasel

ring around the rosie

hush little baby

I hope these help a bit.

Answer 12

I resorted to 12 Days of Christmas this weekend because my songbook  was getting a bit tired as well.  Hope we get some good ideas.

My husband started singing "I've been working on the railroad..."  He likes that one.

Yes, Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes, my son gets the biggest smile when I sing this to him.  It's our no-fail fuss-stopper!

Old McDonald Had a Farm, who doesn't love farm animal noises?

Answer 13

The two favorites here are the alphabet song and Jesus loves me. I cracked up when I saw the other post about singing Christmas songs. Just last week I was singing Frosty the Snowman. But, Christmas songs are my favorites. You could sing anything, because Johnny doesn't really know what you are singing. Landon and I dance around the living room to Aerosmith. It's funny.

Answer 14

My little guy LOVES:

(sung to "where is thumbkin" tune: http://www.kididdles.com/lyrics/w010.htm...

Where is Logan (his name, obviously)

Where is Logan

There he is,

There he is.

We're/I'm so glad to see you,

We're/I'm so glad to see you

Peek a boo!

Peek a boo!

Then I do verses for Where is Mommy, Where is Daddy (if he's around), Where is Lucky (our dog), etc.

We also sing Little Bunny Foo-foo http://www.kididdles.com/lyrics/l007.htm...

Row, row, row your boat (but we learned additional verses in our Baby Sign class, below:)

Row, row, row your boat gently down the stream.

Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily, life is but a dream.

Drive, drive, drive your car down the busy street.

Isn't it surprising all the kangaroos you meet?

Fly, fly, fly your plane quickly through the air.

Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily, birds are everywhere.

Ride, ride, ride your bike through the countryside.

Merrily, merrily, Mommy and me out to take a ride.

Row, row row your boat-- drive, drive, drive your car-- fly, fly, fly your plane-- ride, ride ride your bike-- Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily, now the trip is done!

5 little ducks: http://www.kididdles.com/lyrics/f005.htm...

You are my sunshine

That's all I can think of, for now. :)

Edit:  I can't believe I forgot-- Old MacDonald!  And someone posted The ants go marching... My son loves that one, too.

Answer 15

I take songs from the 40s and also some that are slightly more operatic to sing to my 9-month-old. He absolutely loves it. He especially likes Cab Calloway, The Andrews Sisters and Mario Lanza. Some of his favorites are I Can't Give You Anything But Love Baby, Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby, Minnie the Moocher, Ciribiribi and Funiculi Funicula (helps if you know a little Italian). I'll also just turn on the radio and sing whatever's on there. babies don't care what you sing, just that you do.

Answer 16

Hickory Dickory Dock

Are You Sleeping?

I like to eat Apples and Bananas

5 Little monkeys

Old McDonald

If you run out of ideas you could always buy a Raffi CD my kids love him.  

Answer 17

I've started watching barny at noon daily to figure out more songs!

-pat a cake

-i love you, you love me

-oh mr sun sun mr golden sun...

-when you wish upon a star

-12 buckle my shoe, 3 4 shut the door

-if you're happy and you know it

-hickory dickory dock

-london bridge

-old mc donald

Answer 18

We do a lot of singing in our house. We sing most of the ones you mentioned as well as:

You are my Sunshine

That's Amore

Bah-Bah Blacksheep

This Old Man

The Farmer in the Dell

I usually sing whatever is in my head. More often then not, it is not a baby song per say. My son loves "Come Sail Away" by the Styx, "Crazy" by Narls Barkley, and anything by the Bare Naked Ladies.

There are also 20+ versus to the itsy bitsy spider. I'll find the link and post it. When all else fails I will just make up words to a song and make it about my son.