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Jack be nimble, 
Jack be quick, 
Jack jump over 
The candlestick 

Alternative Lyrics: 

Jack be nimble, 
Jack be quick 
Jack Flash sat on a candlestick 
'Cause fire is the devil's only friend. 

Hints and Tips:

  • Poster of this nursery rhyme can be found in the Printables section on this site. See: Rhymes Posters

Jack and Jill went up the hill 
To fetch a pail of water. 
Jack fell down and broke his crown, 
And Jill came tumbling after 

Up Jack got, and home did trot, 
As fast as he could caper; 
To old Dame Dob, who patched his nob 
With vinegar and brown paper. 

Alternative Lyrics:

Up Jack got and home did trot, 
As fast as he could caper;
And went to bed and bound his head
With vinegar and brown paper

Then Jill came in, and she did grin,
To see Jack's paper plaster;
Her mother whipt her, across her knee,
For laughing at Jack's disaster

Hints and Tips:

  • Poster of this nursery rhyme can be found in the Printables section on this site. See: Rhymes Posters

The Incy Wincy Spider climbed up the water spout. 
Down came the rain, and washed poor Incy out. 
Out came the sun, and dried up all the rain 
And then Incy Wincy Spider climbed up the spout again. 

Alternative Lyrics:

The Itsy Bitsy Spider crawled up the water spout. 
Down came the rain, and washed the spider out. 
Out came the sun, and dried up all the rain, 
And the Itsy Bitsy Spider went up the spout again. 

Hints and Tips:

  • This Nursery Rhyme is known in many different names such as: Incy Wincy Spider, Itsy Bitsy Spider, Inky Binky Spider, Inky Dinky Spider, etc...
  • Use this as an action song by following the directions of each line
  • Poster of this nursery rhyme can be found in the Printables section on this site. See: Rhymes Posters

I came from the dream-time, from the dusty red soil plains 
I am the ancient heart, the keeper of the flame. 
I stood upon the rocky shore, I watched the tall ships come. 
For forty thousand years I've been the first Australian. 

We are one, but we are many 
And from all the lands on earth we come 
We share a dream and sing with one voice: 
I am, you are, we are Australian 

I came upon the prison ship, bowed down by iron chains.
I cleared the land, endured the lash and waited for the rains.
I'm a settler, I'm a farmer's wife on a dry and barren run
A convict then a free man, I became Australian.

We are one, but we are many
And from all the lands on earth we come
We share a dream and sing with one voice:
I am, you are, we are Australian

I'm the daughter of a digger who sought the mother lode
The girl became a woman on the long and dusty road
I'm a child of the depression, I saw the good times come
I'm a bushy, I'm a battler, I am Australian

We are one, but we are many
And from all the lands on earth we come
We share a dream and sing with one voice:
I am, you are, we are Australian

I'm a teller of stories, I'm a singer of songs
I am Albert Namatjira, I paint the ghostly gums
I am Clancy on his horse, I'm Ned Kelly on the run
I'm the one who waltzed Matilda, I am Australian

We are one, but we are many
And from all the lands on earth we come
We share a dream and sing with one voice:
I am, you are, we are Australian

There are no words of comfort that can hope to ease the pain
Of losing homes and loved ones the memories will remain
Within the silent tears you’ll find the strength to carry on
You’re not alone, we are with you. We are Australian!

We are one, but we are many
And from all the lands on earth we come
We share a dream and sing with one voice:
I am, you are, we are Australian

There are so many heroes whose stories must be told
They fought the raging fires of hell and saved so many souls
From the ashes of despair our towns will rise again!
We mourn your loss, we will rebuild. We are Australian!

We are one, but we are many
And from all the lands on earth we come
We share a dream and sing with one voice:
I am, you are, we are Australian

I'm the hot wind from the desert, I'm the black soil of the plains
I'm the mountains and the valleys, I'm the drought and flooding rains
I am the rock, I am the sky, the rivers when they run
The spirit of this great land, I am Australian

We are one, but we are many
And from all the lands on earth we come
We share a dream and sing with one voice:
I am, you are, we are Australian
I am, you are, we are Australian!

We are one... We are many... We are Australian!

Hints and Tips:

  • Instead of teaching the whole song, you can just teach the Chorus and the First Verse.

I've been to cities that never close down, 
From New York to Rio and old London town, 
But no matter how far or how wide I roam, 
I still call Australia home.

I'm always trav'lin', 
And I love being free, 
And so I keep leaving the sun and the sea, 
But my heart lies waiting — over the foam. 
I still call Australia home. 

All the sons and daughters spinning 'round the world,
Away from their families and friends,
But as the world gets older and colder and colder,
It's good to know where your journey ends.

But someday we'll all be together once more,
When all of the ships come back to the shore,
I realize something I've always known,
I still call Australia home.

But no matter how far or how wide I roam,
I still call Australia, I still call Australia,
I still call Australia home.

Hints and Tips:

  • With the children talk about why they love Australia, their favourite thing to do, best place to go etc.

I'm a little teapot, short and stout 
Here is my handle here is my spout 
When I get all steamed up, hear me shout 
Just tip me over and pour me out! 

I'm a clever teapot, yes it's true 
Here's an example of what I can do 
I can change my handle to my spout 
Just tip me over and pour me out. 

Hints and Tips:

  • Use the following actions with the nursery rhyme:

Line #2: (one hand on hip), (other arm out straight)

Line #4: (As song ends, lean over and tip arm out like a spout.)

Line #7: (Switch arm positions and repeat tipping motion.)

  • Poster of this nursery rhyme can be found in the Printables section on this site. See: Rhymes Posters

It's raining; it's pouring. 
The old man is snoring. 
He went to bed and bumped his head, 
And he wouldn't get up in the morning. 

Hints and Tips:

  • Poster of this nursery rhyme can be found in the Printables section on this site. See: Rhymes Posters

Hey diddle diddle, 
The Cat and the fiddle, 
The Cow jumped over the moon. 
The little Dog laughed, 
To see such sport, 
And the Dish ran away with the Spoon 

Alternative Lyrics:

High diddle diddle,
The Cat and the Fiddle,
The Cow jump'd over the Moon,
The little dog laugh'd to see such Craft,
And the Dish ran away with the Spoon

Hints and Tips:

  • Poster of this nursery rhyme can be found in the Printables section on this site. See: Rhymes Posters

Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, 
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. 
All the king's horses and all the king's men 
Couldn't put Humpty together again 

Alternative Lyrics: 

Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, 
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. 
Four-score Men and Four-score more, 
Could not make Humpty Dumpty where he was before 

Alternative Lyrics:

Humpty Dumpty lay in a beck.
With all his sinews around his neck;
Forty Doctors and forty wrights
Couldn't put Humpty Dumpty to rights

Hints and Tips:

  • Poster of this nursery rhyme can be found in the Printables section on this site. See: Rhymes Posters

Hickory, dickory, dock, 
The mouse ran up the clock. 
The clock struck one, 
The mouse ran down, 
Hickory, dickory, dock 

Hints and Tips:

  • Use this for teaching children the time.
  • Using a pretend clock or a real one, move the long hand onto different times. When the child sings “the clock struck....”, looks at the clock to verify the time.
  • Poster of this nursery rhyme can be found in the Printables section on this site. See: Rhymes Posters
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