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 thingsThat 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 balls and bears

And balloons that are blue

CATHY COOK(Tune: Farmer in the Dell)

Good morning Cathy CookMake something good for me

There are lots of yummy thingsThat start with letter C

Cookies, candy canes

Cupcakes and a drink

Carrots, corn

And cauliflower

Always makes me think

DAISY DOLL(Tune: Jingle Bells)

Daisy Doll, Daisy Doll, tell us what you see

Name the things around your houseThat start with letter D

Daffodils,

dandelions,

Dogs that dig in dirt

Daddy working in the yardIn his favorite shirt

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

Eskimos came south from Nome

They enjoyed the elegant partyExcused themselves and went back home

FUNNY FISH(Tune: Jingle Bells)

Funny fish, funny fishSwimming 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 all giggle when he eats the can

HIPPO HOP(Tune: Twinkle twinkle)

Henrietta Hippo and Harvey tooWent to the hop at the Zippity ZooThey wiggled their hips and their tummies tooAs they danced the hula hoop at the hullabaloo

Ho ho hee hee, doodle-e-dooHo ho hee hee, doodle-e-dooHo ho hee hee, hoochy koochy kooAnd they had a happy time at the hullabaloo

Hobo Harry and Horace LouHelped 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 tryTo 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 beHe spent his time working outAll day there in the sea

Jungle Jim, the jellyfish Went jogging with his friendsHe juggled jars and jumped his ropeRight to the very end

One day he felt an awful jerkHis jeep had jolted, oh noThe whales were having birthday lunchHe 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 kWatch and she’ll show us as we play

Kirby that goes kerplop Kitten that like to hop

Kelly, the kicking kangarooKelsie, the kitchen maid

Will serve us pink Kool AidLearning is so much fun to do

LARRY LION(Tune: Jingle Bells)

Larry Lion, Larry LionLook down in your wellWish for all your favorite thingsThat 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 limbName me some things that begin with an M

Meatballs and money

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 shoesIf you’re never ever naughtyShe will let you peek insideAt 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 knowWhat can you name that begins with an O

Oxen and otters,

Ostriches too

Oranges and olives

And octopus stew

PENELOPE PIG(Tune: Reuben Reuben)

Penelope Pig and her pal PollyPacked a perfect little lunch

Went down to the penguin’s picnicDrank up all the purple punchWhile the penguins played some ping pongThey were left there all aloneThey ate every lunch they came toUntil 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 a QI 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 likeI like to quarrel and get in a fight

I met a wizard all dressed in blackHe 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 ratRipping and racing in his ten gallon hatRiding an roping on his ragged old catRowdy the rascal, the rodeo rat

Rosie O’Riley, all dressed up in redCame to his rescue or he would be deadRowdy was ready to eat some bad

feedCause 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 bestSing about the things you knowThat start with letter S

Stinky socks,

Soapy soup

Sailboats in the snow

Sorry, but I have to stopThat’s all the stuff I know

TOMMY TIGER(Tune: Jingle Bells)

Tommy tiger, Tommy tigerWill you talk to me?Tell me all the things you knowThat 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 knowIs a most unusual fellowHe goes out walking every dayUnder his umbrella

Uncle Ugbee, it’s not wetLook up, it’s not rainingUncle Ugbee, you’re confusedThe weather’s always changing

Uncle Ugbee’s unaware Of dressing for the weatherOn very hot and sunny daysHe dresses up in leather

Uncle Ugbee, understandHe doesn’t have a careOh no, Uncle UgbeeYou 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 homeBut he never had a visitor, he was all alone

Victor the vulture went to the village danceHe 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 wifeTo have and to hold for the rest of his lifeHe went down to Walrus-Mart to buy him a sink

There he saw Wanda and he gave her a wink

She was wild about WillieIt was love at first sightThey planned a big weddingAnd were married that night

We served watermelon, and all worked out fineAnd they lived life together, till they were 99.

FOXY ROXY(Tune: Twinkle, twinkle)

Foxy Roxy was a foxWho lived in a paper boxShe collected rocks and clocksKept them in her dirty socks

She played on her xylophoneUntil she began to moan

Roxy had some itchy spotsSo she called on Dr. CoxDr. Cox was in dismayWe must take a quick x-ray

Dr. Cox, the wise old oxCried, Oh no, it is chicken pox

YIPPY YAK(Tune: Bingo)

There is a yak that teachers knowHis friends all call him YippyHe comes to school on Mondays, yesTuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, yesHe likes school on Fridays bestYippy 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 thenWith all his friends and teachersMonday he stopped being badTuesday, Wednesday, he was gladThursday, Friday what fun he hadYippy the yellow yak

ZIPPITY ZOO(Tune: Turkey in the Straw)

Let’s take a trip to ZanzibarWay across the seaWhere there’s zillions of things that being with Z

Like Zelda the zebra and Zachary too

Zipped up in stripes at the Zippity Zoo

Zigzagging through the zinnias

The bees go zap

Waking all the zany bearsFrom their long winter napThere’s no time for snoozing, there’s work to doSpringtime has come to the Zippity Zoo