Song and Chant List

CHANTS:
Title: Alligator
Source: http://bethsmusicnotes.blogspot.com/2013/11/alligator-chant.html
Grade Level: K to 1
st

Description: The Alligators lyrics is a great chant for students in the kindergarten grade
and first grade. This chant can be use to get the childrens attention and to get them
moving up and down. The chant has a game folk style and has a duple meter.
Lyrics:


Title: Bear Hunt
Source: pg. 14
Grade Level: K to 1
st

Description: The Bear Hunt is a great chant to get students to participate and to practice
the beat. All students from almost all levels enjoy this chant. The lyrics are good for
early childhood and the style is American Traditional.
Lyrics:
Im going on a bear hunt.
Im not afraid.
Ive got my trusty camera,
And my film by my side.
All right?
OK?
Lets go!
I see a wheat field.
Cant go over it.
Cant go around it.
Ill have to go through it.
I see a bridge.
I see a mud hole.

I see a stream.
I see a tree.
I see a cave.
What is this?
ITS A BEAR!!!

Title: Rules Rap
Source: http://www.songsforteaching.com/drjean/rulesrap.htm
Grade Level: Pre-k to K
Description: This chant is a great method for students to learn the rules of the
classroom and a way to keep them in mind a make them to follow the rules. The
lyrics of the chant are good for early childhood. It is probably a best chant for pre-k
and Kindergarten, but it can also be used for students in first grade.
Lyrics:
Rules Rap
The rules, the rules, the rules of the classroom. (Snap fingers.)
The rules, the rules, the rules of the classroom.
Follow, follow, follow directions, (Point index fingers.)
Follow, follow, follow directions.
Feet and hands, feet and hands, (Point to feet and hands.)
Feet and hands to yourself.
Small voices inside, tall voices on the playground.
Small voices inside, tall voices on the playground.
Work together, don't fight, or you'll get in trouble. (Clasp hands, then point finger.)
Work together, don't fight, or you'll get in trouble.

SONGS
Title: Hey, Ho! Nobody Home
Source: Pg. 196
Grade Level: 1
st
and 2
nd
grade
Description: This song is good to introduce students to music and instruments. It has
a relaxed and clam melody in where students can enjoy to relax their bodies. The
lyrics are good for older children. It can probably start from the 1
st
grade to 2
nd

grade, but it can also be used for older children. It has a Range of D to B and the
tonal center is E. The song has a minor tonality, and the meter is a duple.
Lyrics:
Hey, Ho! Nobody Home



Title: When That I Was a Little Tiny Boy
Grade Level: 3
rd
grade
Source: pg. 159
Description: The lyrics of the song are good for 3
rd
grade, but it can also be used
for higher-level grades. The range is from B to D, the tonality is a minor, and it
has a duple meter.
Lyrics:



Title: Down By The Bay
Grade Level: K to 1
st

Source: http://bethsmusicnotes.blogspot.com/2013/02/down-by-bay.html
Description: The lyrics of the song are good for students in Kindergarten and first
grade. The range is from D to B, it has duple meter, with a major tonality.
Lyrics:

Title: Oh Rock My Soul
Grade Level: 4
th
and 5
th

Resources: pg. 202
Description: The lyrics of the song are best for students in fourth grade to fifth
grade. It has a range of G to F and a major tonality. The meter of the song is a
duple meter and the style is Hairston/Spiritual.
Lyrics:
Rock my soul in the bosom of Abraham Rock my soul in the bosom of Abraham Rock my soul
in the bosom of Abraham Oh, rock my soul
Rock my soul in the bosom of Abraham Rock my soul in the bosom of Abraham Rock my soul
in the bosom of Abraham Oh, rock my soul
Rock my soul in the bosom of Abraham Rock my soul
Title: Oranges and Lemons
Grade Level: 1
st
and 2
nd
grade

Resources: pg. 252
Description: The lyrics of the song are best for 1sy and 2
nd
grade and it can also
go to upper levels such as third grade. It has a range of B to D and the meter is a
triple meter. This song has a major tonality and it has a style of English folk.
Lyrics:
"Oranges and lemons", say the bells of St. Clement's.
"You owe me five farthings", say the bells of St. Martin's.
"When will you pay me?', ask the bells of Old Bailey '.
When I grow rich", say the bells of Shoreditch.
"When will that be?', ask the bells of Stepney.
"I do not know", says the great bell of Bow.
Here comes a candle to light you to bed.

Title: The Twelve Days of Christmas
Grade Level: 1
st
and 2
nd

Resources: pg. 112
Description: The song has lyrics appropriate for students in the 1
st
and 2
nd
grade
level, but it can also be for older children because the lyrics are difficult. It has a
range of B to D and a style of English/Traditional. The song contains a duple
meter and has a major tonality.
Lyrics:
On the first day of Christmas
my true love sent to me:
A Partridge in a Pear Tree

On the second day of Christmas
my true love sent to me:
2 Turtle Doves
and a Partridge in a Pear Tree

On the third day of Christmas
my true love sent to me:
3 French Hens
2 Turtle Doves
and a Partridge in a Pear Tree

On the fourth day of Christmas
my true love sent to me:
4 Calling Birds
3 French Hens
2 Turtle Doves

and a Partridge in a Pear Tree
On the fifth day of Christmas
my true love sent to me:
5 Golden Rings
4 Calling Birds
3 French Hens
2 Turtle Dove.

Title: Hickory Dickory Dock
Grade Level: 1st-2
nd

Sources: pg.158
Description: The lyrics are appropriate for students in the 1
st
and 2
nd
grade, but it can
also be for kindergarten students. It has a range from B to D, a major tonality, and is has
a triple meter.
Lyrics:
Hickory Dickory Dock,
The mouse ran up the clock,
The clock struck one,
The mouse ran down,
Hickory Dickory Dock,

Hickory Dickory Dock,
The mouse ran up the clock,
The clock struck two,
And down he flew,
Hickory Dickory Dock,

Hickory Dickory Dock,
The mouse ran up the clock,
The clock struck three,
And he did flee,
Hickory Dickory Dock

OTHERS:

Title: Four White Horses (song)
Source: http://bethsmusicnotes.blogspot.com/2012/02/four-white-horses.html
Grade level: On the corresponding link website it determines that the song is appropriate for
2
nd
graders. However, due to the complexity of the clapping activities it could be utilize up to 5
th

graders even.
Description: This song is a folk song from the Virgin Islands and children can sing this song
within a range from B through D this range is often appropriate for 1
st
and 2nd graders.
Nonetheless, since this song may bring complexities for some children with the hand gesture
activities teachers may use this song for older grades. In addition, the song is in a quadruple

meter with various parts in major and minor. As well as teachers could use the song in order to
promote coordination and cooperation among the students.




Title: Land of the Silver Birch (song)
Source: http://bethsmusicnotes.blogspot.com/2012/03/land-of-silver-birch.html
http://musicnotes.net/SONGS/05-LANDO.html
Grade level: The appropriate grade level is 4
th
or 5
th
grade
Description: This song is an American Indian folk song in where the song is in minor but the first
pitch is in a major tone. In addition, the song has a quadruple meter with an appropriate range
from B through D. In addition, the song would demonstrate the awareness of diversity of
cultures in the United States such as that of the Native Americans that are not often seen
among all states.






Title: La Cucaracha (song)
Source: http://bethsmusicnotes.blogspot.com/2012/03/la-cucaracha.html
Grade level: The appropriate grade level is 4
th
grade.
Description: The song of La Cucaracha is a Mexican folk song with a triple meter and the song
engages some students to sing it within a range from B through D that is appropriate for
students in the first and second grade. In addition, teachers could use this song to understand
of external cultures apart from the United States.
Notation:





Title: The Ants Go Marching (song)
Source: http://bethsmusicnotes.blogspot.com/2013/02/the-ants-go-marching.html
Grade: The knowledge of the numbers can be appropriate for Pre-K and Kindergarten.
However, based on the range that students are able to sing the song is appropriate for 1
st
and
2
nd
graders.
Description: The basic description of this song is that it is a folk song with a triple meter and
with a major tone. Consequently, even though the range of the song is between B through D.

Some teachers that want to help their students learn their numbers from 1 through 10 could
use this song without focusing greatly on how well their students sing the song but more on
focusing the content.
Notation:


Title: What color is the sun? (Chant)
Source: http://edamonth.homestead.com/WhatColourIsTheSun.html
Grade: Since the chant is sort of childish it would be appropriate for Pre-K and Kindergarten
students

Description: This chant has a duple meter and could be used in a classroom as a game song if
the teacher provides movements or gestures with the various phrases of the chant. In addition,
students could learn basic aspects of their environment.

What colour is the sun?
What colour is the sun? The sun is gold.
How does it feel? Nice and warm.
What colour is the snow? The snow is white.
How does it feel? Nice and cold.
The sun feels good. How does it feel?
The sun feels good. How does it feel?
The sun is warm, the sun is gold. The snow is white. The snow is cold.
The sun feels good. How does it feel?
The sun feels good. How does it feel?
The sun feels warm. The sun feels cold.
The snow is white. The sun is gold.