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Tuesday, March 8, 2011

St Patrick's Day Children's Songs Part 1

Top O' the Mornin' to you! St. Patrick's Day is just around the corner and I have compiled a few St. Patrick's Day, Leprechaun, Shamrock and Irish Songs (or Irish sounding songs) that I have run across or used that you can also use with your little ones!



He Lived Under a Rainbow
(to the tune of B-I-N-G-O)

1. There was a little leprechaun,

He lived under a rainbow.

R- A - I - N - 'bow'

R - A - I - N - 'bow'

R - A - I - N - 'bow'

He lived under a rainbow.

2. There was a little leprechaun,

He lived under a rainbow.
clap - A - I - N - 'bow'

clap - A - I - N - 'bow'

clap - A - I - N - 'bow'

He lived under a rainbow.

3. There was a little leprechaun,

He lived under a rainbow.

clap - clap - I - N - 'bow'

clap - clap - I - N - 'bow'

clap - clap - I - N - 'bow'

He lived under a rainbow.

4. There was a little leprechaun,

He lived under a rainbow.

clap - clap - clap - N - 'bow'

clap - clap - clap - N - 'bow'

clap - clap - clap - N - 'bow'

He lived under a rainbow.

5. There was a little leprechaun,

He lived under a rainbow.

clap - clap - clap - clap - 'bow'

clap - clap - clap - clap - 'bow'

clap - clap - clap - clap - 'bow'
He lived under a rainbow.

6. There was a little leprechaun,

He lived under a rainbow.

clap - clap - clap - clap - clap

clap - clap - clap - clap - clap

clap - clap - clap - clap - clap

He lived under a rainbow.



I'm a Little Leprechaun
(to the tune of I'm a Little Teapot)

I'm a little leprechaun dressed in green,

The tiniest man that you have seen.

If you ever catch me, so it's told,

I'll give you my big pot of gold.

Actions:

I'm a little leprechaun

(hands on hips)

Dressed in green,

(point to shirt)

The tiniest man

(hold thumb and index finger about an inch apart)

That you have seen.

(point to the other people)

If you ever catch me, so it's told,

(make a motion like you're grabbing at a leprechaun)

I'll give you my big pot of gold.

(make a motion like you're giving something away)



The Leprechaun Song
 (to the tune of Mary Had a Little Lamb)

I'm a little leprechaun, leprechaun, leprechaun.

I'm a little leprechaun who likes to hide my gold.


(I) dress in green from head to toe, head to toe, head to toe.

(I) dress in green from head to toe, I wear green all day long!


You'll never catch me or my gold, not my gold, not my gold.

You'll never catch me or my gold, I hide it much too well!



St. Patrick's Day Song
(to the tune of  The Bear Went Over the Mountain )

We're wearing green for the Irish, we're wearing green for the Irish, we're wearing green for the Irish, on this St. Patrick's Day.

We'll dance a jig for the Irish, we'll dance a jig for the Irish, we'll dance a jig for the Irish, on this St. Patrick's Day.

Me Mither and Fither were Irish, me Mither and Fither were Irish, me Mither and Fither were Irish, and I am Irish too.

We kept a pig in the parlor, we kept a pig in the parlor, we kept a pig in the parlor, and he is Irish too.



Have You Ever Seen a Leprechaun?
(to the tune of Do You Know the Muffin Man?)

Have you ever seen a leprechaun, a leprechaun, a leprechaun?
Have you ever seen a leprechaun from Ireland far away?

Yes, I've seen a leprechaun, a leprechaun, a leprechaun.
Yes, I've seen a leprechaun, I invited him to play!
And did he stay and play with you, play with you, play with you?
And did he stay and play with you, or did he run away?
He didn't stay and play with me, play with me, play with me,
He didn't stay and play with me, he hid and ran away!
Slán go fóill! (Goodbye for now!)

4 comments:

  1. loved the selections of songs thank you

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  2. Thanks so much for sharing! We love celebrating the major holidays and the obscure with our toddlers. It makes parenting so much fun. We'll have love singing some of these.

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    1. So glad that you can use them with your toddlers!!

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