Preschool Action Songs
Preschool action songs are a great way to burn energy and have fun!
We usually choose preschool songs that have words that are easy to remember. When the song ends, we have fun creating our own verses and movements.
Click on the links below to read the lyrics to preschool action songs:
The Ants Go Marching
Baby Bumblebee
Bingo
Head and Shoulders
Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush
Hokey Pokey
If You're Happy and You Know It
The Itsy Bitsy Spider
Johnny Works with One Hammer
London Bridge
Row, Row, Row Your Boat
The Wheels on the Bus
First Picture Action Rhymes contains adorable illustrations, along with lyrics to popular preschool action songs and rhymes. You can listen to the tune of songs contained in this book by visiting www.usborne-quicklinks.com.
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The Ants Go Marching
The ants go marching one by one, hurrah, hurrah, (march)
The ants go marching one by one, hurrah, hurrah,
The ants go marching one by one,
The little one stops to suck his thumb, (pretend to suck thumb)
And they all go marching down to the ground, (stoop and march)
To get out of the rain. Boom, Boom, Boom!
Repeat with:
Two by two - tie his shoe
Three by three - climb a tree
Four by four - shut the door
Five by five - take a dive
Six by six - pick up sticks
Seven by seven - pray to heaven
Eight by eight - shut the gate
Nine by nine - check the time
Ten by ten - say the end.
Baby Bumblebee
I'm bringing home a baby bumblebee. (cup hands as if holding bee)
Won't my momma be so proud of me?
I'm bringing home a baby bumblebee.
Ouch! It stung me!
I'm squishing up my baby bumblebee. (slap and rub hands together)
Won't my momma be so proud of me?
I'm squishing up my baby bumblebee.
Ewww! What a mess!
I'm wiping up my baby bumblebee. (wipe hands on pants)
Won't my momma be so proud of me?
I'm wiping up my baby bumblebee.
Now I'm all clean! (turn palms up, showing clean hands)
Bingo
There was a farmer had a dog and Bingo was his name-o
B-I-N-G-O
B-I-N-G-O
B-I-N-G-O
And bingo was his name-o.
There was a farmer had a dog and bingo was his name-o
(Clap)-I-N-G-O
(Clap)-I-N-G-O
(Clap)-I-N-G-O
And Bingo was his name-o.
Repeat verses replacing each letter with a clap, ending when all five letters are replaced with claps.
Head and Shoulders
Head and shoulders, (touch the parts of body as named)
Knees and toes,
Knees and toes.
Head and shoulders,
Knees and toes,
Knees and toes.
Eyes and ears,
And mouth and nose.
Head and shoulders,
Knees and toes,
Knees and toes.
Repeat the song once slowly, once quickly and again as fast as you can.
Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush
Here we go round the mulberry bush, (hold hands and walk in a circle)
The mulberry bush, the mulberry bush.
Here we go round the mulberry bush,
So early in the morning.
This is the way we wash our face, (pretend to wash face)
Wash our face, wash our face.
This is the way we wash our face,
So early in the morning.
Repeat with:
This is the way we comb our hair.
This is the way we brush our teeth.
This is the way we put on our clothes.
Hokey Pokey
You put you right hand in, (put hand in front of you)
You put your right hand out, (put hand behind you)
You put your right hand in, (put hand in front of you)
And you shake it all about. (shake hand)
You do the hokey pokey, (put hands up and shake them)
And you turn yourself around. (turn around)
That's what it's all about! (put arms up)
Repeat with:
left hand
right foot
left foot
head
whole self
If You're Happy and You Know It
If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands. (clap, clap)
If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands. (clap, clap)
If you're happy and you know it, then your face will surely show it.
If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands. (clap, clap)
Repeat with:
stomp your feet
pat your head
jump up and down
shout hurray
The Itsy Bitsy Spider
The itsy, bitsy spider went up the water spout.
(make spider movements with fingers)
Down came the rain and washed the spider out.
(twinkle fingers down like rain)
Out came the sun and dried up all the rain.
(put arms up over head forming a circle)
And the itsy, bitsy spider went up the spout again.
(make spider movements with fingers)
Johnny Works with One Hammer
Johnny works with one hammer, (pound one arm)
One hammer, one hammer,
Johnny works with one hammer,
Then he works with two.
Johnny works with two hammers, (add other arm)
Two hammers, two hammers,
Johnny works with two hammers,
Then he works with three.
Repeat with:
Three - add one leg
Four - add the other leg
Five - add head
On last line of verse five say, "Then he goes to sleep."
(put hands under head like pillow)
London Bridge
(two people join hands, forming a bridge for the others to walk under)
London Bridge is falling down,
Falling down, falling down.
London Bridge is falling down.
My fair lady.
(two people lower hands, trapping whoever is underneath)
Take the key and lock her up,
Lock her up, lock her up.
Take the key and lock her up.
My fair lady.
Build it up with silver and gold,
Silver and gold, silver and gold.
Build it up with silver and gold.
My fair lady.
Repeat with:
Build it up with stone and clay.
Stone and clay will wash away.
Build it up with stone so strong.
Stone so strong will last so long.
Gold and silver, I have none,
I have none, I have none.
Gold and silver, I have none.
My fair lady.
Row, Row, Row Your Boat
(two people sit across from each other,
holding hands and rocking back and forth)
Row, row, row your boat
Gently down the stream.
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily,
Life is but a dream.
Row, row, row your boat
Gently down the stream.
If you see a crocodile,
Don't forget to SCREAM!
Row, row, row your boat
Gently to the shore.
If you see a crocodile,
Don't forget to ROAR!
The Wheels on the Bus
The wheels on the bus go round and round (roll hands in a circle)
Round and round, round and round.
The wheels on the bus go round and round,
All through the town.
The doors on bus go open and shut, (open and close hands)
Open and shut, open and shut.
The doors on the bus go open and shut,
All through the town.
Repeat with:
The driver on the bus says move on back.
(point back with thumb)
The horn on the bus goes beep, beep, beep.
(push hand in front as if honking a horn)
The wipers on the bus go swish, swish, swish.
(move arms from side to side)
The people on the bus go up and down.
(stand up and sit down)
The babies on the bus go waa, waa, waa.
(rub fists in front of eyes as if crying)
The mommies on the bus go shhh, shhh, shh.
(put finger to mouth)
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