Lyrics for Judy's Songs
Shalom Yeladim
Good Morning, Boker Tov
Good morning, boker tov, tov, tov
Good morning, boker tov.
(Also sung to Good night, Laila tov!)
copyright, 1983, Judy Caplan Ginsburgh
Bim Bam/Sim Shalom
Bim, bam, bim, bim, bim, bam
Bim, bim, bim, bim, bim, bam
Shabbat, shalom (2x)
Shabbat, shabbat, shabbat
Shabbat shalom.
Sim, sim, sim shalom (3x)
Tovah uv'racha.
(These songs welcome Shabbat)
Zum Gali, Gali
Chorus: Zum, gali, gali, gali, Zum gali, gali
Hechalutz l'ma-an avodah
Avodah l'ma-an hechalutz
(The pioneer is supposed to work, work is for the pioneer)
Ha-shalom l'ma-an ha-amim
Ha-amim l'ma-an ha-shalom
(Peace is for everyone, everyone should have peace)
Let us face each day with cheer
Without worry, frown or fear
Keshet (Rainbow)
Keshet (rainbow), keshet (rainbow)
I like to see you up in the sky so pretty
You hide your face 'till after it rains
Then paint the sky with your colors
Keshet (rainbow), keshet (rainbow)
Purple and pink, red, yellow, blue and orange
Keshet (rainbow), keshet (rainbow)
I'd like to see you up in the sky more often.
copyright, 1983, Judy Caplan Ginsburgh
Hine Ma Tov
Hine ma tov uma na-im
Shevet achim gam yachad
(How good and pleasant it is that people live together in peace)
David Melech
David melech Yisrael chai, chai v'kayam
David, the king of Israel lives forever in the hearts of our people)
On Shabbat
On Shabbat, we light the candles, light the candles
See the Sabbath candles with their flames so bright
Chorus: One Shabbat, we are happy, we are full of joy
Sabbath is a happy time for every girl and boy.
On Shabbat, we drink the wine, drink the wine
Boray p'ree ha-ga-fen
On Shabbat, we eat the challah, eat the challah
Hamotzi lechem min ha-aretz.
copyright, 1983 Judy Caplan Ginsburgh
Candle Blessing
Baruch ata Adonai Eloheynu melech ha-olam
Asher kid'shanu b'mitz-vo-tav
Vitzee-va-nu l'had-lik ner shel Shabbat (Chanukah). Amen.
(Blessed is Adonai, our God, Ruler of the universe, who hallows us with mitzvot, and commands us to kindle the lights of Shabbat (Chanukah).
This melody is traditionally sung on Chanukah. However, it is an easy melody to learn and many enjoy singing it each Shabbat.
Kiddush (Blessing over the wine)
Baruch ata Adonai, Eloheynu melech ha-olam
Boray p'ree ha-ga-fen. Amen.
(Blessed is Adonai, our God, Ruler of the universe, Creator of the fruit of the vine)
Hamotzi (Blessing over the Bread)
Hamotzi lechem min ha-aretz
We give thanks to God for bread
Our voices join in song together
As our joyful prayer is said.
Baruch ata Adonai, Eloheynu melech ha-olam
Hamotzi lechem min ha-aretz. Amen.
(Blessed is Adonai, our God, Ruler of the universe, who brings us bread from the earth.)
Thanks to Professor Samuel Adler for the use of this song
Shehecheyanu (Blessing for festival holidays and new beginnings)
Baruch ata Adonai, Eloheynu melech ha-olam
She-he-che-yanu, v'ki-y'manu, v'higiyanu lazman ha-zeh
(Blessed is Adonai, our God, Ruler of the universe, who has sustained us and enabled us to reach this season of our lives)
Lecha Dodi (Shabbat)
Lecha dodi likrat kallah p'nei Shabbat n'kabalah
(Come to meet the bride, beloved. Come to greet Shabbat)
Shavua Tov (Havdalah)
Shavua Tov (8 x)
A good week, a week of peace
May gladness reign and joy increase.
Tapuchim Ud'vash (Rosh Hashanah)
Tapuchim ud'vash l'Rosh Hashanah (2x)
Shanah tovah, shanah metukah
Tapuchim ud'vash l'Rosh Hashanah
Apples and honey for Rosh Hashanah (2x)
A good new year, a sweet new Year
Apples and honey for Rosh Hashanah
L'Shanah Tovah (High Holy Days)
L'shanah tovah ti-ka-tay-vu (2x)
Ti-ka-tay-vu v'te-cha-tay-mu
(May you be inscribed for a good year in the Book of Life)
Shanah Tovah (Rosh Hashanah)
Shanah chalfah, shanah avrah
Va-ani ya-dai a-ri-ma
Shanah tovah l'cha a-ba
Shanah tovah lach ima
Shanah tovah, shanah tovah.
(A new year goes, a new year comes. I lift my hands up. Happy new year to you father! Happy new year to you mother! Happy New Year!)
Lo Yisa Goi
Lo yisa goi el goi cherev
Lo yil-me-du od mil-cha-ma.
Nation shall not lift up sword against nation nor ever again train for war)
Perot/Fruit (Sukkot)
Perot, perot, who wants to buy perot?
Perot for sukkot
Apples, pears and oranges (2x) *
A tomato on the roof, perot for sukkot.
* peaches, plums and tangerines (2x)
Torah Tzeevah Lanu Moshe (Simchat Torah)
Torah, torah, torah (2x)
Torah tzee-vah lanu Moshe.
(The Torah was given to us by Moses)
S'vivon (Chanukah)
S'vi-von, sov, sov, sov
Chanukah hu chag tov
Chanukah hu chag tov
S'vi-von, sov, sov, sov
Nes gadol ha-ya sham chag simcha hu la-am (2x)
(The dreydl spins, Chanukah, happy holiday, joyous holiday for all the nation. A great miracle happened there)
Chanukah
Chanukah, chanukah chag ya-feh kol kach
Or chaviv, mee-sa-viv gee l'yeled rach
Chanukah, chanukah s'vee'von sov, sov
Sov, sov, sov (2x) mah na-eem va-tov.
Chanukah, chanukah joyous holiday
Children laugh, children sing, children dance and play.
Chanukah, chanukah
Dreydls spin around
Spin, spin, spin (2x)
Then fall to the ground.
Chanukah, chanukah, spin the dreydl round
There is light, candlelight. Chanukah's begun.
Chanukah, chanukah, spin the dreydl round
Spin, spin, spin (2x)
Everyone has fun!
I Have A Little Dredyl
I have a little dreydl, I made it out of clay
And when it's dry and ready, then dredyl I shall play
Oh, dredyl, dredyl, dredyl, I made it out of clay
And when it's dry and ready, then dredyl I shall play.
It has a lovely body with legs so short and thin
And when it gets all tired, it drops and then I win.
Oh, dredyl, dredyl, dredyl, with legs so short and thin
Oh, dredyl, dredyl, dredyl, it drops and then I win.
My dredyl is so playful, it loves to dance and spin
A happy game of dredyl. Let's play now, let's begin.
Oh, dredyl, dredyl, dredyl, it loves to dance and spin
Oh, dredyl, dredyl, dredyl. Let's play now let's begin!
(Taken from The Songs We Sing by Harry Coopersmith. United Synagogue of America. Reprinted by permission of the Board of Jewish Education of Greater New York)
Atze Zeytim Omdeem (Tu Bish'vat)
Atze zeytim omdeem (4x)
La, la, la....
Atze zeytim omdeem (4x)
(Olive trees are standing)
Chag Purim (Purim)
Chag Purim, chag Purim
Chag gadol hu lay'hu-deem
Ma-se-chot ra-a-sha-nim z-mirot v'rikudeem.
Hava narisha rash, rash, rash (3x)
Ba-ra-a-sha-nim.
Purim day, Purim day, gladsome, joyous holiday
Happy throngs, singing songs masked and dancing gay.
Hava narisha rash, rash, rash (3x)
Ba-ra-a-sha-nim.
Ani Purim (Purim)
Ani Purim, ani Purim sa-may-ach um-va-day-ach
Ha-lo rak pa-am ba-sha-nah avo l'hit-a-ray-ach.
La, la, la....
My name is Purim and I come great fun and frolic bringing
Just once a year I visit you to cheer you with my singing.
La, la, la....
Hurrah Purim, hurrah Purim! I love your merry drumming
And if I had my way, Purim, each month you would be coming.
La, la, la....
Oh, Mr. Purim, tell us why we see you only yearly?
Please make it once or twice a week because we love you dearly.
La, la, la....
Mishenichnas Adar (Purim)
Mi-she, mi-she, mi-she nich nas (2x)
Adar, marbim b'simcha
When the month of Adar comes, our joy increases, for it is the month in which Purim falls)
Mah Nishtanah/The 4 Questions (Passover)
Mah nish-ta-nah ha-laila hazeh
me-kol ha-lay-lot (2x)
She-be-chol ha-lay-lot ah-noo och-leen
Ha-metz oo-matzah (2x)
Ha-laila ha-zeh, ha-laila ha-zeh koo-lo matzah (2x)
(Why is this night different from all other nights? On all other nights we eat either bread or matzah. Why on this night do we eat only matzah?)
She-be-chol ha-lay-lot ah-noo och-leen
Sha-ar ye-ra-kote (2x)
Ha-laila ha-zeh, ha-laila ha-zeh maror (2x)
One all other nights, we eat any vegetables we wish. Why on this night do we make a special point of eating bitter herbs?)
She-be-chol ha-lay-lot ain ah-noo mat-bee-leen
Ah-fee-loo pa-am eh-chat (2x)
Ha-laila ha-zeh, ha-laila ha-zeh sh'tay fay-ah-meem (2x)
(On all other nights, we do not dip one food into another, even once. Why on this night do we dip twice -- the greens into salt water and the bitter herbs into Charoset?)
She-b'chol ha-lay-lot ah-noo och-leen
Bain yosh-veen oo-vain m'soo-been (2x)
Ha-laila ha-zeh, ha-laila ha-zeh koo-la-nu m'soo-been (2x)
On all other nights, we eat our meal either sitting or reclining. Why on this night do we only recline?)
Dayenu (Passover)
Chorus: Dai, dai-ye-nu (3x)
Dai-ye-nu, dai-ey-nu, dai-ey-nu
(It would have been enough)
Ilu hotzi, hotzi anu, hotzi anu mi-mitz-ra-yim
Hotzi anu mi-mitz-ra-yim, dayenu!
(Had God done nothing more than take us out of Egypt, it would have been enough!)
Ilu natan, natan lanu, natan lanu et ha-Shabbat
Natan lanu et ha-Shabbat, dayenu!
(Had God given us the Sabbath and done nothing more, it would have been enough!)
Ilu-natan, natan lanu, natan lanu et ha-Torah
Natan lanu et ha-Torah, dayenu!
(Had God given us the Torah and done nothing more, it would have been enough!)
L'shanah Haba-ah (Passover)
L'shanah haba-ah (3x)
B'Yi-ru-sha-la-yim!
(Next year in Jerusalem!)
Am Yisrael Chai
Am Yisrael (3x) Chai
Od Avinu Chai.
(The people of Israel live)
Dundai (Shavuot)
Dundai, dundai, dundai, dundai, dai
Eretz Yisrael b'li Torah, hi k'guf b'li n'sha-ma.
(Israel without the Torah is like a body without a soul.)
Shalom Chaverim
Shalom chaverim, shalom chaverim
Shalom, shalom
L'hit-ra-ot (2x)
Shalom (2x)
Good bye, dear friends (2x)
Goodbye (2x)
'Till we meet again (2x)
Goodbye (2x)
Boker Tov
Good Morning, Boker Tov
Music & lyrics by: Judy Caplan Ginsburgh
Good morning, Boker tov, tov, tov
Good morning, Boker tov
Good morning, Boker tov, tov, tov
Good morning, Boker tov.
The sun's coming up
It's time to get out of bed.
It's time to start a brand new day
Get up, sleepy head.
Rise and Shine
The Lord said to Noah,
”There's gonna be a floody, floody (repeat)
Get those children out of the muddy, muddy
Children of the Lord.
CHORUS: So, Rise and shine and give God your glory, glory
(repeat 3x)
Children of the Lord.
So, Noah, he built them,
He built them an arky, arky (repeat)
Made it out of hickory barky, barky
Children of the Lord
Chorus….
The animals they come on
They came on by twosies, twosies (repeat)
Elephants and kangaroosies, roosies
Children of the Lord.
Chorus….
It rained and rained for 40 daysies, daysies (repeat)
Drove those animals nearly crazy, crazy
Children of the Lord.
Chorus….
The sun came out and dried up the landy, landy (repeat)
Everything was find and dandy, dandy
Children of the Lord.
Chorus….
Kum Bachur Atzeyl
Israeli; English lyrics: Judy Caplan Ginsburgh
Kum bachur atzeyl v'tzey l'avodah (2x)
Kum, kum v'tzey l'avodah (2x)
Kukuriku, kukuriku tarn'gol kara (2x)
Get up you lazy boy (girl)
It's time to go to school (work)
Rise and shine, get up, get out of bed
Rise and shine, get up you sleepy head.
Kukuriku, kukuriku, that's the rooster's song (2x)
Bim Bam/Shabbat Shalom
(this song welcomes the Sabbath)
Bim bam, bim, bim, bim, bam
Bim, bim, bim, bim, bim, bam
Shabbat, shalom (clap) 2x)
Shabbat, Shabbat, Shabbat
Shabbat, Shalom.
David Melech Yisrael
David Melech Yisrael
Chai, chai v'kayam.
(David, the king of Israel lives forever in the hearts of our people)
Dayenu (Passover)
Chorus: Dai, dai-ye-nu (3x)
Dai-ye-nu, dai-ey-nu, dai-ey-nu
(It would have been enough)
Ilu hotzi, hotzi anu, hotzi anu mi-mitz-ra-yim
Hotzi anu mi-mitz-ra-yim, dayenu!
(Had God done nothing more than take us out of Egypt, it would have been enough!)
Ilu natan, natan lanu, natan lanu et ha-Shabbat
Natan lanu et ha-Shabbat, dayenu!
(Had God given us the Sabbath and done nothing more, it would have been enough!)
Ilu-natan, natan lanu, natan lanu et ha-Torah
Natan lanu et ha-Torah, dayenu!
(Had God given us the Torah and done nothing more, it would have been enough!)
Hokey Pokey (Hebrew Style)
You put your yad (hand) in
You take your yad out
You put your yad in
And you shake it all about
You do the hokey pokey Hebrew style and turn around
That's what it's all about.
Substitute:
Regel - leg
Rosh - head
Goof - whole self
Ozen - ear
Berech - knee
Yashvan (tush) - behind
Marpayk - elbow
Katayf - shoulder
Peh - mouth
Ahf - nose
Zum Gali, Gali
Israeli
Zum Gali, Gali
Chorus: Zum, gali, gali, gali, Zum gali, gali
Hechalutz l'ma-an avodah
Avodah l'ma-an hechalutz
(The pioneer is supposed to work, work is for the pioneer)
Ha-shalom l'ma-an ha-amim
Ha-amim l'ma-an ha-shalom
(Peace is for everyone, everyone should have peace)
Let us face each day with cheer
Without worry, frown or fear
A Rum Sum Sum
Morrocan silly song
A rum sum sum (2x)
Gooly, gooly, gooly, gooly rum sum sum
A rufi, a rufi, gooly, gooly, gooly, gooly rum sum sum
Everytime you sing “a rum sum sum” - tap palms of hands on thighs
Everytime you sing “gooly” – make fists with hands and roll hands around each other in front of you
Everytime you sing “a rufi” – raise hands up above head and back down to lap
Y'mina/Simi Yadech
Israeli
Y'mina, y'mina, s'mola, s'mola
L'fanim achora
La, la la...
Right, right, left, left
Forward and backwards.
La, la la...
Simi yadech b'yadi ani shelach v'at sheli
Hey, hey galiya, bat harim y'fay-fi-ya
Put your hand in my hand
I am yours and you are mine
Hey, hey, you're my friend
Let's dance around till the song ends.
Days Pass & Years Go By (Hayamim Cholfim)
Hayamim cholfim shana overet (repeat)
Aval ha-mangina (3x)
L'olam nish'eret.
Days pass and years go by ever and ever (2x)
And as our voices sing
Ring out with songs we sing
The song always stays the same
Ever and ever.
Chiribim
Yiddish folksong
U'ch'she'omar l'cha dodi
Tomru kulchem chiri, biri, bim
U'ch'she'omar likrat kallah
Tomru kulchem chiri, biri, bam
L'cha dodi – chiri, biri, bim
Likrat kallah – chiri, biri bam
L'cha dodi, likrat kallah
Chiri, chiri, biri, biri, bim, bim, bim
Chiri bim (chiri bim)
Chiri bam (chiri bam)
Chiri bim, bam, bim, bam biri bam
Oy, chiri biri, biri, bim, bim, bam (4x)
When you hear me say, “L'cha dodi”
Then you'll answer, “Chiri biri bim”
L'cha dodi– chiri, biri, bim
Likrat kallah – chiri, biri bam
L'cha dodi, likrat kallah
Chiri, chiri, biri, biri, bim, bim, bim
Keshet (Rainbow)
Music & Lyrics by: Judy Caplan Ginsburgh
Keshet (rainbow), keshet (rainbow)
I like to see you up in the sky so pretty
You hide your face 'till after it rains
Then paint the sky with your colors
Keshet (rainbow), keshet (rainbow)
Purple and pink, red, yellow, blue and orange
Keshet (rainbow), keshet (rainbow)
I'd like to see you up in the sky more often.
copyright, 1983, Judy Caplan Ginsburgh
Tumbalalaika
Yiddish Folk Song
Chorus: Tumbalala, tumbalala
Tumbalalaika…
Tumbalalaika shpil balalaika
Tumbalalaika freilach zoll zein.
A young man is thinking all night of a plan
Is it the time to ask for her hand?
A maiden so young, a maiden so fair
A maiden he loves with beauty so rare.
Chorus...
Pretty young maiden tell me again
What can grow, grow without rain?
What can burn for many long years?
And what can cry, cry without tears?
Chorus...
Silly, young man, why ask again?
It's a stone that can grow, grow without rain.
It's love that can burn for many long years
And a heart that can cry, cry without shedding a tear.
Chorus...
Lots of Love
Music & Lyrics by: Judy Caplan Ginsburgh
There is lots and lots of love in each and every one of us
All we have to do is look inside
There is lots and lots of love in each and every one of us
It shouldn't be too hard to find.
V'ahavta l'ray-echa k'mocha
Asay ma-aseh yashar
Be kind to your neighbor
Always do what's right.
Shalom Rav
Music by: Cantor Karen Berman
Shalom rav, al Yisrael
Amcha tasim l'olam
Ki ata hu melech adon
L'chol ha-shalom.
V'tov b'einecha l'va-rech
Et amcha Yisrael
B'chol et u'v'chol sha-ah
Bish-lo-me-cha
Baruch ata Adonai
Oseh ha-shalom.
Laila Tov Song
Words by: Judy Caplan Ginsburgh
From bough to bough on every tree
A bird to bird sings quietly
Good night, good night to you
Sweet dreams, good night to you
Laila tov!
And when the setting sun appears
You'll know that night is drawing near
Good night, good night to you
Sweet dreams, good night to you
Laila tov!
Now sleep until the night is through
And morning comes to waken you
Good night, good night to you
Sweet dreams, good night to you
Laila tov!
Shabbos Zoll Zein
(Yiddish Song)
Ya,la,la...
Shabbos, shabbos, shabbos
Yiden zoll zein Shabbos
Shabbos zoll zein.
Substitute: Yontif (holidays) and Shalom (peace) for Shabbos (Sabbath)
(Jews should all have Shabbath, holidays and peace)
Good Night, Laila Tov
(2nd part of song - Music & Lyrics by Judy Caplan Ginsburgh)
Laila tov (6x)
V'shayna m'tukah (4x)
(good night and have a sweet sleep)
Good night, Laila tov…
The sun's setting now
The moon will soon be here
It's time to settle down to sleep
Good night, laila tov.
Chanukah Favorites
Chanukah Song
Music by Steve Reuben, lyrics by Judy Caplan Ginsburgh
Chanukah (Chanukah) (2x)
Sing this Chanukah song
Chanukah (Chanukah) (2x)
Everybody sing along
La, la, la..
Dreydl (Dredyl) (2x)
Spin the top around
Dredyl (Dredyl) (2x)
We hope we win when it falls down
Menorah....we light a candle for each night...for 8 nights it sheds light
Latke...a potato pancake treat...let's make a bunch to eat
1-2-3-4-5 Brave Maccabees
By Ray Cook, 1974
Once upon a time there were 5 brothers known as Maccabees
You can count them, 1-2-3-4-5 brave Maccebees, a bees (2x)
When Antiochus the king said,
"To my idols you must bow."
"Never", said the 1-2-3-4-5 brave Maccebees, a bees (2x)
Said their father Mattathius,
"Mee ladonai elai!"
"We are ready!" 1-2-3-4-5 brave Maccebees, a bees (2x)
Then the little Jewish army fought against the Syrians
Proud and strong were 1-2-3-4-5 brave Maccebees, a bees (2x)
On Chanukah we light the candles and we sing such happy songs
And we remember 1-2-3-4-5 brave Maccebees, a bees (2x)
S'veevon
Traditional
S'veevon, sov, sov, sov
Chanukah hu chag tov
Chanukah hu chag tov
S'veevon sov, sov, sov
Nes gadol haya sham (a great miracle happened there)
Chag simcha hu la-am (a great miracle happened)
I'm A Little Dreydl
Lyrics by Judy Caplan Ginsburgh
I'm a little dreydl short and thin
Hold me in your fingers now the game can begin
Then you give a twist and turn me around
I spin and spin till I fall to the ground.
I Have a Little Dreydl
I have a little dreydl, I made it out of clay
And when it's dry and ready, then dreydl I shall play
Oh, dreydl, dreydl, dreydl, I made it out of clay
And when it's dry and ready, then dreydl I shall play
It has a lovely body with legs so short and thin
And when it gets all tired, it drops and then I win
My dreydl is so playful, it loves to dance and spin
A happy game of dredyl, come play now, let's begin
(Taken from The Songs We Sing by Harry Coopersmith. United Synagogue of America. Reprinted by permission of the Board of Jewish Education of Greater New York)
Avee Hidleek
Avi hidlik nerot li
V'shmash lo avukah
V'shmash lo avukah
Chorus: Yodim atem lichvod ma? (3x) Lichvod ha-Chanukah.
Father lit the candles for me
The shamash shone so bright
The shamash shone so bright
Oh, do you know what it is for?
Do you know what it is for?
Do you know what it is for?
It's for Chanukah.
Mother made me latkes
A potato pancake treat
A potato pancake treat
Oh, do you know what it is for?
Do you know what it is for?
Do you know what it is for?
It's for Chanukah.
My friend gave me a dreydl
A top that spins around
A top that spins around
Oh, do you know what it is for?
Do you know what it is for?
Do you know what it is for?
It's for Chanukah.
Oh, If I Were A Dreydl
Music traditional American folk/lyrics Judy Caplan Ginsburgh
Oh, if I were a dreydl, I tell you what I'd do
I'd spin around a million times, so I could play with you
If I were a dreydl (3x)
I'd spin around for you
Substitute for underlined parts:
Latke...I'd fry myself in lots of oil so I'd be food for you
Candle...I'd jump in your menorah so I'd be lit by you
Some gelt....I find my way to your house, so I'd be a gift for you
One Little Candle Fire
By Hyman Resnick
On this night, let us light one little candle fire
'Tis a sight, O so bright, One little candle fire.
Add additional numbers up to eight
Maoz Tzur (Rock of Ages)
Maoz tzur y'shuati l'cha naeh l'shabeach
Tikon beit t'filati v'sham todah n'zabeach.
L'eit tachin matbeach mitzar hamnabeach
Az egmor b'shir mizmor chanukat hamizbeach.
Rock of Ages let our song praise your saving power;
You amid the raging foes, were our shelt'rng tower.
Furious they assailed us,
But Your arm availed us,
And Your word broke their sword,
When our own strength failed us.
Chanukah
Chanukah, Chanukah
S'veevon sov, sov
Or chaveev, meesaveev
Gil l'yeled rach.
Chanukah, Chanukah
S'veevon sov, sov
Sov, sov, sov (2x)
Ma na-eem va-tov.
Chanukah, Chanukah, Joyous holiday
Children laugh, children sing, children dance and play
Chanukah, Chanukah, Dreydls spin around
Spin, spin, spin (2x) Then fall to the ground.
Chanukah, Chanukah, Spin the dreydl round
There is light, candlelight, Chanukah's begun
Chanukah, Chanukah, Spin the dreydl round
Spin, spin, spin (2x) Everyone has fun!
Mi Y'malel
Mi y'maleil g'vurot Yisraeil otan mi yimneh?
Hein b'chol dor yakum hagibor go-eil ha-am
Sh ' ma! bayamim ha-heim bazman hazeh
Makabi moshiach ufodeh
Uv-yaminu kol am Yisraeil,
Yit-acheid yakum l ' hi-ga-eil.
Who can retell the things that befell us?
Who can count them?
In ev'ry age a hero or sage came to our aid
Hark! In days of old, in Israel's ancient land
Brave Maccebees led the faithful band
But now all Israel must as one arise
Redeem itself through dead and sacrifice.
Chag Sameach
Chag Sameach (2x)
La, la, la….
Shiru (4x) chag sameach
La, la, la…..
Happy holiday (2x)
La, la, la….
Holidays are joyous days
La, la, la…
Sing (3x) have a happy holiday…
Chanukah Blessings
Baruch atah Adonai, Eloheinu, melech ha'olam
asher kidishanu b'mitz'votav v'tzivanu
l'had'lik neir shel Chanukah. (Amein)
Baruch atah Adonai, Eloheinu, melech ha'olam
she'asah nisim la'avoteinu bayamim haheim baziman hazeh. (Amein)
Baruch atah Adonai, Eloheinu, melech ha'olam
shehecheyanu v'kiyimanu v'higi'anu laz'man hazeh. (Amein)
Blessed is the Lord, Ruler of the Universe:
1) who hallows us with His mitzvoth and commands us to kindle the Chanukah lights.
2) Who performed wondrous deeds for our ancestors in days of old at this season
3) For giving us life, for sustaining us and for enabling us to reach this season
Haneyrot Halalu
Hanerot, hanerot, hanerot halalu (2x)
Anu madlikin, anu madlikin
Hanerot halalu, anu madlikin
(
We kindle these candles)
Y'mey HaChanukah (O Chanukah)
Y'mey ha Chanukah, Chanukat mikdasheynu
B'gil u-v'simcha m'maleem et leebaynu
Laila bayom s'veevo-nay-nu yi-sov
Sufganiyot no-chal bam larov
Ha-iru, had-lee-ku nerot Chanukah rabeem
Al ha-niseem v'al hanif-la-ot
Asher chol'lu ha Makabeem.
O Chanukah O Chanukah, Come light the menorah
Let's have a party, we'll all dance the hora
Gather round the table, I'll give you a treat
Dreydels to play with and latkes to eat
And while we are playing, the candles are burning low
One for each night, they shed a sweet light to remind us of days long ago (2x)
One Little Candle
Written & Performed by Sherrie Stohl
One little candle in my menorah
Two little candles in my menorah
Three little candles in my menorah
Four little candles shining bright.
Five little candles.....six.....seven...
Eight little candles that we light
See the shamas tall as can be
Light the other candles that we see
Ner Li
Ner li, ner li ner li da-keek
Ba-Chanukah neree ad leek
Ba-Chanukah neree ya-ir
Ba-Chnaukah shirim ashir
I have a candle, my candle burns so bright
On Chanukah I light my candles for eight nights
My candles shine and bring me light
On Chanukah, I praise God's might.
Candles Burning
Lyrics by Judy Caplan Ginsburgh and John Bunyan
Candles burning one by one, hurrah, hurrah (2x)
Candles burning one by one, Chanukah has just begun
And we'll all play dreydl
Spin and win, nun, gimel, hey, shin
Substitute:
2 by 2 Chanukah gelt for me and you
3 by 3 we honor all the Maccabees
4 by 4 Jerusalem's Temple was restored
5 by 5 the menorah light was kept alive
6 by 6 light the Chanukah candle wicks
7 by 7 Nes gadol haya sham
8 by 8 Put lots of latkes on my plate
Burn Little Candles
By Ray Cook, 1974
Burn little candles, burn, burn, burn
Chanukah is here
Eight little candles in a row with a flame so clear
Shine little candles shine, shine, shine
Over one and all
Eight little candles in a row standing straight and tall
Dance little candles dance, dance, dance
What a merry sight
Eight little candles in a row swaying left and right
Melt little candles melt, melt, melt
You have been such fun
Eight little candles go to sleep when the day is done.
These Chanukah Lights of Mine
Music: Traditional; new lyrics by Judy Caplan Ginsburgh
These Chanukah lights of mine, I'm gonna let 'em shine (3x)
Let 'em shine, Let 'em shine, Let 'em shine
Can you hide 'em under a table? NO! I'm gonna let 'em shine (3x)
Let 'em shine, Let 'em shine, Let 'em shine
Can you put 'em in the window? Yes! I'm gonna let 'em shine (3x)
Let 'em shine, Let 'em shine, Let 'em shine.
Mi Zeh Hidleek
Ya, la, la.....Chanukah hayom
Ya, la, la....Chanukah's today
Mi zeh hidleek nerot da-keem ka-ko-chavim ba-rom?
Yod-eem gam teenokot rakeem kee Chanukah hayom
Who lit those candles, shining candles, Shining like the stars?
O everyone around the world knows Chanukah is tonight.
Havdalah Pajama
Birkat Havdalah
Music: Debbie Friedman, Lyrics: Havdalah liturgy
Ya, la, la, la, la, la, la, la..........
Baruch ata Adonai Eloheynu melech ha-olam Borei p-ree hagafen (2x)
Baruch ata Adonai Eloheynu melech ha-olam Borei miney b'samim (2x)
Baruch ata Adonai Eloheynu melech ha-olam Borei ha-orey ha-eysh (2x)
Baruch ata Adonai Eloheynu melech ha-olam Hamavdil beyn kodesh l'chol (2x)
From The World of Your Dreams, © 1976 Deborah Lynn Friedman (ASCAP), Publisher Sounds Write Productions, Inc. (ASCAP) Used by permission
Shavua Tov
Music: Jeff Klepper, Lyrics: Jeff Klepper & Susan Nanus
Shavua Tov, may you have a good week
May you find the happiness that you seek
Shavua Tov, may your week be fine
May it be as sweet as the Sabbath wine.
The twisted candle brightens out hearts
As together we watch the Sabbath depart
We smell the spices and we taste the wine
As the stars in the sky begin to shine
We say goodbye to a special friend
Another Shabbat has come to an end.
Shavua Tov are the words we speak
To say may you have a happy week.
© 1977, Jeff Klepper, Published by ARE Publishing, Inc.
Used by permission
Sing Along Song
Music by Steven Carr Reuben; lyrics adapted by Judy Ginsburgh
Sing along song, come sing along
Sing along song with me
It'll make you smile if you sing for a while
This sing along song with me.
We woke up this morning feeling fine
And sang to the morning sun
Let those golden rays pour down
And shine on everyone
It's great to see you here tonight
We're so glad that you could come
We're gonna sing a few songs and you'll sing along
I know we'll have some fun.
We're glad you listened to our song
We hope it made you smile
Whenever you're down, just come on around
We'll laugh and we'll sing for a while.
Being Jewish is Fun
Music adapted by Judy Ginsburgh from a song by Ray M. Cook, 1974; lyrics by Judy Ginsburgh
In my house is a Sabbath candle (3x)
Come along, come along, come along
Being Jewish is fun!
(Substitute other objects — kiddush cup, Jewish star, Jewish mezuzah, Jewish prayerbook, Jewish music)
Bayom Hahu
Music by Lisa Silverstein Tzur; lyrics adapted from the Prophets by Pete Tobias
A day will dawn in the time to come
A day when God's name shall be one
All war and suffering shall be through
When that day comes, Bayom hahu
Bayom hahu and on that day
I will wipe all tears away
Sorrow and pain shall all be gone
And My name it shall be one
Bayom hahu, bayom hahu.
Let justice and righteousness flow like a stream
The old and the young shall see visions and dreams
And what they dream shall yet come true
When that day comes, bayom hahu.
They shall not hurt or destroy in your holy place
Your word shall be known to the whole human race
In their lips, in their hearts so they'll know what to do
When that day comes, bayom hahu.
The spear will break and the chariot burn
The hearts of the parents to children will turn
And children to parents and all turn to You
When that day comes, bayom hahu.
Used by permission of the composer
Thank You, God
Music & lyrics by Doug Cotler
Baruch ata Adonai, thank you, God
Thank you for the candles
Thank you for the wine
Thank you for the challah
That always tastes so fine.
Thank you for my mommy
Thank you for my dad
They love me when I'm happy
They love me when I'm sad.
(Used by permission)
Wherever You Go
Words & Music by Rabbi Larry Milder
Wherever you go, there's always someone Jewish
You're never alone when you say you're a Jew
So when you're not home and you're somewhere kind of newish
The odds are don't look far, cause they're Jewish too.
Some Jews live in tents and some live in pagodas
And some Jews pay rent cause the city's not free
Some Jews live on farms in the hills of Minnesota
And some Jews wear no shoes and sit by the sea.
Amsterdam, Disneyland, Tel Aviv
Though they're miles apart
When we light the candles on Sabbath eve
We share in the prayer in each one of our hearts.
And some Jews wear hats and some Jews wear sombreros
And some wear kafiahs to stay out of the sun
Some Jews live on rice and some live on potatoes
Or waffles, falafels, or hamburger buns.
Amsterdam, ..........
©1983, Laurence Elis Milder; Used by permission
Body Rock
Adapted from the song "Body Rock" published by Little House Music, Los Angeles, CA)
Come on and get that rock and roll in your head
In your head, in your head
Come on and get that rock and roll in your head
We're doing the body rock.
Substitute.....arms, hips, feet (Use Hebrew words too)
side to side, front to back, all over you
Well you can feel your knees moving from side to side
Dancing with the beat
And when you feel that rock and roll down in your feet
The feeling's oh so neat!
Last time: Come on and take that rock and roll back to your seat
Back to your seat, back to your seat
Come on and take that rock and roll back to your seat
We're doing the body rock (sit down)
We're doing the body rock (have a seat)
We're doing the body rock! Yeh!
Used by permission of the publisher and composers Greg and Steve
Soup Song
Adapted music and words by Judy Caplan Ginsburgh
Stir the soup and make it hot
Put a ______ in the pot
Make it ready for Shabbat
For Shabbat.
(Add various vegetables until you have a yummy pot of soup!)
Yaakov
Music from the traditional Scottish tune "Aiken Drum"; lyrics by Judy Caplan Ginsburgh
There was a man from Yisrael, Yisrael, Yisrael
There was a man from Yisrael and his name was Yaakov.
And his hair was made of challah, challah, challah
And his name was Yaakov.
(Each verse add another item to his face: eyes = bagels; nose = matzo ball; mouth = kosher dill; beard = herring; ears = hamantash)
Amazing Kids
Words & Music by Judy Caplan Ginsburgh, © 1997
When I was young, I knew that I wanted to sing a song
And as I grew, I learned to sing and have you sing along
If you dream it, don't just dream it, You can do it if you try.
You can be whatever you want to be.
'Cause you're amazing, yes, you're amazing
You can do it if you try
You're amazing, yes, you're amazing
It's a fact you can't deny.
When you are young, you learn many things to see what you do best.
And then one day you'll discover the thing you do better than all the rest
If you dream it, don't just dream it. You can do it if you try.
You can be whatever you want to be.
Cause you're amazing, yes, you're amazing
You can do it if you try
You're amazing, yes, you're all amazing
It's a fact you can't deny.
You can do anything, if you try!
Lullaby
Music & lyrics by Debbie Friedman
Before you close your eyes and lay your head down on your pillow
I know that God will keep you safe throughout the night
It seems the light has gone to sleep as you will
Now darkness has a turn to be
And you'll be safe throughout the night
So many things to think about before you go to sleep
You did so many things today
And you'll do so many more tomorrow.
So many things to feel about before you go to sleep
God will take care of the ones you love
May blessings come to you
And keep you safe until the morning
The angels all around you keep you safe throughout the night.
So now just close your eyes and lay your head down on your pillow.
I know that God will keep you safe throughout the night.
(From "Renewal of Spirit", music & lyrics by Debbie Friedman, © 1995 Deborah Lynn Friedman (ASCAP); Publisher: Sounds Write Productions, Inc. (ASCAP) Used by permission)
Amazing Songs For Amazing Jewish Kids
Shabbat Shalom
Shabbat shalom, shabbat shalom
Shabbat, shabbat shalom.
Shabbat, shalom, every Friday night (2x)
We light the candles (2x)
We light the Sabbath candles
Shabbat, shalom, every Friday night (2x)
We drink the wine (2x)
We drink the kiddush wine.
Shabbat, shalom, every Friday night (2x)
We eat the challah (2x)
We eat the braided challah.
Shabbat, shalom, every Friday night (2x)
Music by Sherrie Stohl; Lyrics by Judy Ginsburgh
Hello, You Are Beautiful
Hello (hello/shalom)
You are beautiful (Thank you/todah)
What a special girl/boy/child you are!
How are you? (Very good/tov m'od)
You are beautiful (Thank you/todah)
You bring beauty to this world.
Adapted from the song “Conversation With A Tree”
by “Miss Jackie” Weissman
Kids Vocals by Rachel Shoun and Jonathan Ginsburgh
Shabbat is Coming
Circle to the right, Shabbat is coming (3x)
Shabbat is coming.
(Circle to the left......, everybody in....out,
clap your hands...., stomp your feet..., have a seat....)
American folk tune - “The Old Brass Wagon”
Lyrics by Judy Caplan Ginsburgh
Tzedakah
Hear the clink of money in the can.
We can do our best to lend a hand.
With tzedakah, with tzedakah
We can help our fellow man.
Every person doing their part.
It's a very good habit to start.
With tzedakah, with tzedakah
We can open up our hearts.
We can help those in need.
We can all do our share.
When you give tzedakah
It shows you care.
Hear the clink.........
Music & lyrics by Judy Caplan Ginsburgh
Sing A Song About A Rainbow
Chorus: Sing a song about a rainbow of everlasting love.
Sing a song about a rainbow and a promise from above.
Yesterday I was caught in the rain soaking wet from my head to my toe
Then I remembered a story I'd heard about Noah so long ago
People knew what would happen if they didn't listen, but only Noah obeyed
So, God sent the rain to fall down on the earth 'till all the evil was washed away
Chorus........
For 40 days and 40 nights all it ever did was rain.
God gave us a rainbow as a promise it would never happen again.
Now life is a test, we all try our best
But it's hard to know right from wrong.
Just ask the question has a lesson been learned?
And remember to sing this song.
Chorus.....
Music & lyrics by Karen Daniel; used by permission
Things in Nature
These are things in nature (2x)
Sun, rain, wind, snow
Shemesh, geshem, ruach, sheleg
These are things in nature.
Shemesh, shemesh shine so bright.
Shemesh, shemesh show your light.
Sun (shemesh) sun (shemesh)
Shemesh, shemesh shine so bright.
Yored geshem falling down.
Yored geshem all around.
Rain (geshem) rain (geshem)
Yored geshem falling down.
Ruach, ruach send us a breeze.
Ruach, ruach blow through the trees.
Wind (ruach) wind (ruach)
Ruach, ruach send us a breeze.
Sheleg, sheleg pretty and white.
Sheleg, sheleg dance through the night.
Snow (sheleg) snow (sheleg)
Sheleg, sheleg pretty and white.
Music & lyrics by Judy Caplan Ginsburgh
Derech Eretz
Derech Eretz, Derech Eretz
That means manners, we should know
Derech Eretz, Derech Eretz
That means manners, here we go. (now you know)
Todah (Thank you)
You're very welcome
Todah (Thank you)
Todah raba.
S'licha (Excuse me)
I am sorry.
S'licha (Excuse me)
Pardon me.
Music & lyrics by Judy Caplan Ginsburgh
Amazing Kids
When I was young,
I knew that I wanted to sing a song.
And as I grew I learned to sing
And have you sing along.
Chorus: If you dream it, don't just dream it
You can do it if you try.
You can be whatever you want to be.
'Cause you're amazing
Yes, you're amazing
You can do it if you try.
You're amazing
Yes, you're amazing
It's a fact you can't deny.
When you are young, you learn many things to see what you do best.
And then one day, you'll discover the thing you do better than all the rest.
Chorus.......
Music & Lyrics by Judy Caplan Ginsburgh
In My Sukkah
I built a little sukkah
Out in the back
It looks like a house
And a little like a shack
Well it's not too big
And it's not too high
When you sit inside
You can see the sky.
Chorus: Shake, shake, shake the lulav
Smell the etrog so sweet.
Come and have a looka in my sukkah
And help yourself to something to eat
In my sukkah, in my sukkah, in my suu........kkah.
I built the roof
Of sticks and twigs
I strung up apples
And nuts and figs
And some bananas
And that's not all
There were fruits and veggies
All over the walls.
Chorus.....
I built my sukkah with cloth and wood
It looks so pretty and it smells so good
With leaves and branches all around
My momma lights the candles when the sun goes down.
Chorus......
Music and lyrics by Dean Friedman
copyright 2000 Dean Friedman Music (PRS)
Lulav Shake
Sukkot is a harvest holiday
The celebration lasts for seven days
We build our sukkah
Then we decorate
A special booth in which we congregate.
Do the lulav shake (shake, shake, shake) (3x)
Do the lulav shake.
The symbols of sukkot are quite unique
They show God's presence the entire week.
The etrog's smell it gets into the air
We wave the lulav everywhere.
Do the lulav shake........
Hadas and aravah on either side
Surround the lulav that we shake with pride.
To north, the south, the west and to the east
We celebrate and then we feast.
Do the lulav shake........
Music and lyrics by Steve Dropkin
S'vivon Round
Part I: S'vivon, sov, sov (8x)
Part II: Lots of latkes (3x)
Lots, let's all eat them up!
(Repeat Part II twice)
Part III: Macabbee, mac, mac, mac, macabbee
Mac, mac, mac, macabbee
Mac, mac, mac, ........
(Repeat Part III twice)
Let's Plant A Tree in Eretz Yisrael
Let's plant a tree in eretz Yisrael (2x)
Hey! etz, etz, etz, b'eretz Yisrael (2x)
Then comes the sun in eretz Yisrael (2x)
Hey! shemesh, shemesh, shemesh b'eretz Yisrael (2x)
Then comes the rain in eretz Yisrael (2x)
Hey! Yored geshem, geshem b'eretz Yisrael (2x)
Our tree will grow in eretz Yisrael (2x)
Hey! etz, etz, etz b'eretz Yisrael (2x)
Music: “Achshav”
Lyrics by Judy Caplan Ginsburgh
Tree Song
We grow, we grow, we grow.......
Tu, tu, tu, tu.............Tu Bish'vat
Tree, tree, tree........ Tu Bish'vat
Well, I've got a friend
Who comforts me
I'm a kid
And he's a tree.
On my birthday
We eat a lot
On his birthday
It's Tu Bish'vat!
Music & lyrics by Josh “the Tree Song guy” Miller
Nosh, Nosh A Hamantash
Chorus: Nosh, nosh a hamantash
Nosh, nosh a hamantash now.
Roll, roll, roll the dough with me
Roll it flat and you will see
Haman's hat was just like that
Let's nosh a hamantash now.
Nosh, nosh.......
(Add: cut...cut it straight; fill....fill it full;
fold....fold it right; bake....bake it brown;
eat....it quick)
Yom Ha-atzmaut
Yom Ha-atzmaut (3x)
Israel's Independence Day!
Freedom came in '48
Nineteen hundred and forty-eight.
Freedom came so all Jews may
Celebrate Independence Day.
American folk tune “Skip to my Lou”
Lyrics by Judy Caplan Ginsburgh
Shema Lullaby
Shema Yisrael Adonai Eloheynu
Adonai Echad.
May God bless you and keep you.
May God watch over you.
May God always be inside of your heart.
May peace be always with you.
Music and lyrics by Judy Caplan Ginsburgh
You're Amazing
Amazing Kids
Music & Lyrics by Judy Caplan Ginsburgh
When I was young, I knew that I wanted to sing a song.
And as I grew I learned to sing, and have you sing along.
Chorus: If you dream it, don't just dream it
You can do it if you try.
You can be whatever you want to be.
'Cause you're amazing
Yes, you're amazing
You can do it if you try.
You're amazing
Yes, you're amazing
It's a fact you can't deny.
When you are young, you learn many things
To see what you do best.
And then one day, you'll discover the thing you do better than all the rest.
Chorus.......
My Body is Part of Me
By: Peter & Ellen Allard
New lyrics by: Judy Caplan Ginsburgh
This is my head, now touch your head (2x)
My head is part of my body
And my body is part of me
And I'm as happy as can be.
Doo, doo, doo, doo, doo…..
(Substitute the following body parts and list in backwards order:
eye, nose, mouth, ear, hand, leg)
This is also a great song to do to teach body parts in other languages
Rub A Dub Dub
By: Dean Friedman
Wash your hands before you eat
Scrub them good and take a seat
'Cause if you eat with dirty hands
Those germs will make their nasty plans.
Chorus: So, rub a dub dub (rub a dub dub)
Wash and scrub (wash and scrub)
You can't see them, but germs are real
So, wash your hands before every meal.
Those invisible germs will wiggle and slide
They'll squish and squirm as they crawl inside
They'll do their dirty work so quick
They'll make you ill, they'll make you sick
Chorus…..
So, grab a great big bar of soap
Wash your hands, don't be a dope
Those slimy germs are ugly and mean
But they can't get you if your hands are clean
Chorus…..
Gonna Plant A Garden
Music & Lyrics by: Judy Caplan Ginsburgh
Chorus: I'm gonna plant a garden in my back yard (3x)
Help me plant my garden.
Add the following verses:
The sun will shine in my backyard…shine all around my garden
The bees will buzz in my backyard…buzz all around my garden
The wind will blow in my backyard…blow all around my garden
I'm gonna water the plants in my backyard…water all around my garden
I'm gonna put a scary scarecrow in my backyard…to scare all the bad things from my garden
The flowers will grow in my backyard…grow tall in my garden.
Line Song
By: Billy B
Well, a line needs a leader, It needs a caboose
It needs to stay straight, and it needs to be loose
Don't push, don't shove, Just take your time
And you walk, walk, walk in your line
Yea, you walk, don't talk, Walk in your line
The whole class has to go from here to there
The teacher has to know just whose where
So somebody's first and somebody's last
And in between, you got the rest of the class
A line needs a leader..
Stories Are Our Friends
By: Judy Caplan Ginsburgh
Chorus: Stories are our friends, Stories never end
Take a closer look at a good, good book
With books you can open up your mind
You can be a super hero or travel through time
You can be rock star in a band
You can even travel to a foreign land
Chorus....
You can be anything you want to be
You can fly to the moon or sail the sea
You can be a detective or circus clown
Books are fun to have around.
Chorus.....
Share, Share, Share
Josh Nelson & Judy Caplan Ginsburgh
Well, I was out on the playground and I felt like playing ball
I went over to the others, but they wouldn't let me play at all
Well along came a teacher and she told us all something new
She said, "Share, share, share and things will work out for you."
You gotta share, share, share if you want things to go your way
(2x)
So listen to what I say to you, Sharing is the only thing to do
You gotta share, share, share and thing will work out for you.
Well, back in my class I was doing some arts and crafts
When the thing I was building came down with a great big crash
So, I asked my friend is I could share his glue
He said, "OK, I'll be happy to share with you."
You gotta share, share, share...
Colors in My World
By: Judy Caplan Ginsburgh
There are colors all around
Colors like a rainbow
Lots of colors in my world
There is blue for the sky, Where the birds fly way up high
There is yellow for the sun, When it shines we play and have fun
There is green for the grass, Where we really shouldn't throw trash
There is red for the flowers, They grow tall when the rain showers
Sing A Song About A Rainbow
By: Karen Daniel
Chorus: Sing a song about a rainbow of everlasting love.
Sing a song about a rainbow and a promise from above.
Yesterday I was caught in the rain soaking wet from my head to my toe
Then I remembered a story I'd heard about Noah so long ago
People knew what would happen if they didn't listen, but only Noah obeyed
So, God sent the rain to fall down on the earth 'till all the evil was washed away
Chorus........
For 40 days and 40 nights all it ever did was rain.
God gave us a rainbow as a promise it would never happen again
Now life is a test, we all try our best, But it's hard to know right from wrong
Just ask the question "Has a lesson been learned?"
And remember to sing this song
Chorus.....
Opposite Blues
By: Vincent Nunes
I'll be in and I'll be out.... I'll be in and out before the sun goes down
I'll be big and I'll be small...
I'll be noisy and I'll be quiet....
I will frown and then I'll smile.....
Thibodeaux
Music: Traditional; Lyrics: Judy Caplan Ginsburgh
There was a man lived in the swamp
In the swamp, in the swamp
There was a man lived in the swamp
And his name was Thibodeaux
His hair was made of Spanish moss
Spanish moss, Spanish moss
His hair was made of Spanish moss
And his name was Thibodeaux
(Add the following and list in backwards order:
eyes were made of pralines; nose was made of a hushpuppy; mouth was made of a hot pepper; beard was made of crawfish)
I wrote this song to help children learn about Louisiana's rich heritage.
Seeds
By Laz Slomovitz
I will plant seeds of joy in my heart each day
Water them, care for them and watch them grow
In my heart each day
I will plant seeds of joy in my heart each day.
(substitute love and peace for joy)
Five Little Fish
One little fish swimming in the sea
Splishin' and a splashin' rockin' to the beat
Here comes another one
Say hello
Two little fish swimming in a row.
(Continue the song adding one fish and number each verse until you have five)
Five little fish....rockin' to the beat
Five little fish swimming in a row
Let's wave goodbye 'cause now it's time to go (2x)
Sing Along and Smile
Sing Along Song
By Steven Carr Reuben, words adapted by Judy
Used with permission
Chorus: Sing along song, come sing along
Sing along song with me
It'll make you smile if you sing for a while
This sing along song with me.
I woke up this morning feeling fine and sang to the morning sun
Let those golden rays pour down and shine on everyone.
So they can sing along song, come sing along.......
It's good to have you here today. It's nice that you could come.
We'll sing a few songs and you'll sing along. I know we'll have some fun.
We'll sing my sing along song.......
I'm glad you listened to my song. I hope it made you smile.
Whenever you're down, just come on around, we'll laugh and we'll sing for a while.
Come on and sing my sing along song............
Kukuriku (Israeli folk song)
Get up you lazy boy (girl), It's time to go to school (2x)
Rise and shine. Get up, get out of bed
Rise and shine, Get up, you sleepy head
Kukuriku (2x)
That's the rooster's song.
Rise and Shine
Chorus: Rise and shine and give God your glory, glory (3x)
Children of the Lord.
The Lord said to Noah, There's gonna be a floody, floody (2x)
Get those children out of the muddy, muddy. Children of the Lord.
Chorus.......
So, Noah, he built him, he built him an arky, arky (2x)
Built it out of hickory barky, barky. Children of the Lord.
Chorus.......
The animals they came on, they came on by twosie, twosies (2x)
Elephants and kangaroosy, roosies. Children of the Lord.
Chorus........
RAP: It rained and rained for forty daysies (2x)
Drove those animals nearly crazy
Said it drove those animals nearly crazy. Children of the Lord.
Chorus.......
The sun came out and dried up the landy, landy (2x)
Everything was fine and dandy, dandy. Children of the Lord.
Chorus.......
Rainy Day Medley
(Adapted from the traditional; new lyrics by Judy Caplan Ginsburgh)
Part I: Rain, rain go away. Come again another day.
Rain, rain go away. Everybody wants to play.
Part II: The rain is falling down with a plip, plop, plip, plop (2x)
Part III: If all of the raindrops were lemondrops and gumdrops
Oh what a wonderful world this would be!
I'd walk outside with my mouth open wide.
Ah, ah, ah......
If all of the raindrops were lemondrops and gumdrops
Oh what a wonderful world this would be!
If all of the snowflakes were ice cream and cupcakes
Oh, what a wonderful world this would be!
I'd walk outside with my tongue sticking out
I wouldn't mind if the sun would never shine
If all of the snowflakes were ice cream and cupcakes
Oh, what a wonderful world this would be!
Rainbow
By: Judy Caplan Ginsburgh; 1983
Rainbow, rainbow I like to see you up in the sky so pretty.
You hide your face till after it rains, then paint the sky with your colors.
Rainbow, rainbow purple and pink, red, yellow, blue and orange
Rainbow, rainbow I'd like to see you up in the sky more often.
Baby Bumblebee
(Sung by Judy and her daughter, Rachel at 4 years old)
I'm bringing home a baby bumblebee.
Won't my family be so proud of me?
I'm bringing home a baby bumblebee.
Ouch! It stung me!
I'm squishing up a baby bumblebee.
Won't my family be so proud of me?
I'm squishing up a baby bumblebee.
Oooo! It's yucky!
I'm wiping off a baby bumblebee.
Won't my family be so proud of me?
I'm wiping off a baby bumblebee.
Now nobody will be mad at me!
A Penny Saved
By: Judy Caplan Ginsburgh; 1983
When you're very small, you help around the house
You make your bed, clean your room, and help your mom and dad.
And they give you an allowance. It's money that is yours.
It's money that you've earned by doing all your chores.
For a penny saved is a penny earned
It's a saying we should know
So, earn your money wisely
And be careful where it goes.
When you're all grown up, you will find a job.
You'll go to work and earn some cash to buy the things you need.
And you will earn your own way with money that is yours
Be careful how you spend it. Don't throw it out the door.
For a penny saved......
Aiken Drum (Scottish folk)
Adapted by Judy Caplan Ginsburgh
There was a man lived in the moon
In the moon, in the moon
There was a man lived in the moon
And his name was Aiken Drum
And his hair was made of spaghetti....
And his eyes were made of meatballs....
And his nose was made of cheese....
And his mouth was made of pizza....
And his ears were made of mushrooms.....
You Gotta Sing (traditional)
Additional verses by Judy Caplan Ginsburgh
You gotta sing when your spirit says sing (2x)
When your spirit says sing, you gotta sing right along
You gotta sing when your spirit says sing.
Add the following:
wiggle...like a worm
clap.....right along
shout.....out loud
whisper....real soft
sway........back and forth
hum......hummmmm
sing.....with me
Hokey Pokey (traditional)
You put your head in, you take your head out
Your put your head in and you shake it all about
You do the hokey, pokey and you turn yourself around
That's what it's all about.
(Substitute other body parts: elbows, knees, whole self, etc.)
Lollipop Tree
One fine day in early spring I played a funny trick
Right in the yard behind my house, I planted a lollipop stick.
Everyday I watered it well and watched it carefully.
I hoped someday my stick would grow to be a lollipop tree.
Ha, ha, ha! Ho, ho, ho! What a place to be!
Under my lollipop, lollipop, lollipop,
Lolli, lolli, lollipop tree.
Then one day I woke to find a very lovely sight.
A tree all full of lollipops had grown in the middle of the night.
I sat beneath my lollipop tree and looked up with a grin.
And as I opened up my mouth, a lollipop popped right in.
Ha, ha, ha......
Winter came the days grew cold as winter days will do.
And on my tree, my lollipop tree not a single lollipop grew.
On every branch an icicle hung, the leaves were bare as bones.
But when I knocked those icicles off, they turned into ice cream cones.
Ha, ha, ha.......
A Rum Sum Sum (Morrocan nonsense song)
A rum, sum, sum (2x)
Gooley, gooley, gooley, gooley rum sum sum.
A rufi, a rufi
Gooley, gooley, gooley, gooley rum sum sum.
Activity: Everytime you sing:
A rum sum sum - beat palms of hands on thighs
gooley, gooley - make fists with both hands and roll hands around each other in front of yourself
A rufi.... Raise hands up above head and then down into your lap
Circle/Partner Dance (based on two Israeli folk dances)
Right, right, left, left, forward and backwards. (2x)
La, la, la,........
Put your hand in my hand.
I am yours and you are mine.
Hey, hey you're my friend
Let's dance around 'till the song ends.
Lots of Love
By Judy Caplan Ginsburgh
Part I: There is lots and lots of love in each and every one of us
All we have to do is look inside.
There is lots and lots of love in each and every one of us
It shouldn't be too hard to find.
Part II: Be kind to your neighbor
Always do what's right.
Be kind to your neighbor
Always do what's right.
Give Yourself a Hug (traditional)
Lyrics by Judy Caplan Ginsburgh
Number 1, number 1, Now our song has just begun
With a knick, knack paddy whack give yourself a hug.
Number 1 went chug, chug, chug.
#2 - keep on singing, we're not through
#3 - I like you and you like me
#4 - don't stop singing, there's lots more
#5 - gee it's good to be alive
#6 - fun and singing always mix
#7 - I think we'll stop before we get to 11
#8 - when we're singing it feels great
#9 - we are having a good time
#10 - I think this is where we'll have to end.
Fais Dodo (traditional Cajun)
lyrics adapted by Judy Caplan Ginsburgh
Fais dodo, my sweet little baby
Fais dodo, I'll rock you to sleep.
Your mother is here and daddy is near
So close your eyes tightly and float off to dreamland.
(Fais dodo means "go to sleep" in French)
