Our Favorite Songs

Take Me Out to the Ball Game

Wed, 27 May 2009 17:57:08 -0500

One of our favorite songs sung by our Kindergarten classes with Mr. McNeal on the organ at Chicago Theological Seminary.

Photo Link: http://www.metrarail.com/DayTrips/baseball.jpg

Sing, Sing a Song

Wed, 27 May 2009 17:54:46 -0500

Sing, sing a song, sing out loud, sing out strong.
Sing of good thing, not bad.
Sing of happy, not sad.

Sing, sing a song, make it simple to last you whole life long.
Don’t worry that it’s not good enough for anyone else to hear,
Just sing, sing a song.

Organ Performance by Mr. McNeal at Chicago Theological Seminary.

Photo Link: http://www.barrylou.com/art/otherVoices/sesameStreet.jpg

Might Glad to See You 4-2009

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 17:58:56 -0500

Mighty glad to see you, Toodala!

What day of the week is it today?

How many days have we been in school?

Piano: Mr. McNeal
String Bass: Mr. Piane

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Days of the Week 4-2009

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 17:57:47 -0500

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, the days of the week.

Start each day with a smile, make each day full of fun, so let’s make each and every day, a very very special one.

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, the days of the week.

Piano: Mr. McNeal
String Bass: Mr. Piane

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Spring is in the Air 4-2009

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 17:55:41 -0500

Spring, Spring is in the air, I can feel it everywhere (2X)

And the flowers start to grow (3X)
I can see them row by row.

Spring, Spring is in the air, I can feel it everywhere (2X)

And we ride our bikes again (3X)
And we ride them with a friend.

Spring, Spring is in the air, I can feel it everywhere (2X)

Piano: Mr. McNeal
String Bass: Mr. Piane

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Haru ga Kita 4-2009

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 17:54:35 -0500

Haru ga kita, haru ga kita, (Spring is here)

Doko ni kita (Where does it come from?/How do you know Spring is here?)

Yamani kita (Upon the moutains)

Satoni kita (In the village)

Noni mo kita (In the fields, too)

Piano: Mr. McNeal
String Bass: Mr. Piane

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Let's Go Fly a Kite 4-2009

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 17:50:35 -0500

With tuppence for paper and strings,
You can have your own set of wings,
With your feet on the ground, you’re a bird in flight,
With your fist holding tight, to the string of your kite.

Oh! Let’s go fly a kite, up to the highest high.
Let’s go fly a kite and send it soaring.
Up through the atmosphere, up where the air is clear,
Oh let’s go fly a kite!
Piano: Mr. McNeal
String Bass: Mr. Piane

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Kuckuck 4-2009

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 17:49:51 -0500

Oh I went to Peter’s flowing spring,
Where the water’s so good.
And I heard there a koo koo,
As she called from the wood.

Ho-li-ah!
Ho-li-ah-ki-ki-ah, Ho-li-ah-koo-koo (3X)
Ho-li-ah-ki-ki-ah-ho!

Piano: Mr. McNeal
String Bass: Mr. Piane

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Garden Song 4-2009

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 17:48:33 -0500

Inch by inch, row by row,
Gonna make this garden grow.
All it takes is a rake and a hoe and a piece of fertile ground.

Inch by inch, row by row,
Someone bless these seeds I sow,
Someone warm them from below, ‘til the rain comes tumbling down.

Piano: Mr. McNeal
String Bass: Mr. Piane

Photo Link: http://www.bittbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/vector_flowers.png

April Showers 4-2009

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 17:46:59 -0500

Though April showers may come your way.
They bring the flowers that bloom in May.
And if it’s raining, have no regrets,
Because it isn’t raining rain you know,
It’s raining violets.

And when you see clouds, upon the hills,
Soon you will see clouds, of daffodils.
So keep on looking for the blue bird and listen for his song,
Whenever April showers come along.

Piano: Mr. McNeal
String Bass: Mr. Piane

Photo Link: http://www.bittbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/vector_flowers.png

If All the Raindrops 4-2009

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 17:45:12 -0500

If all the raindrops are lemons drops and gum drops,
Oh what a rain that would be?

I stand outside with my mouth open wide,
Ahahahah-ahahahahahahah!

If all the raindrops are lemons drops and gum drops,
Oh what a rain that would be?

Piano: Mr. McNeal
String Bass: Mr. Piane

Photo Link: http://www.bittbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/vector_flowers.png

Japanese Rain Song 4-2009

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 17:43:57 -0500

Pitter patter falling falling, rain is falling down.
Mother comes to bring umbrella, rain is falling down.
Pitchi pitchi, chapu chapu, ran ran ran!

Piano: Mr. McNeal
String Bass: Mr. Piane

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Mr. Sun 4-2009

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 17:39:13 -0500

O Mr. Sun, sun, Mr. Golden Sun, please shine down on me.
O Mr. Sun, sun, Mr. Golden Sun, hiding behind a tree.

These little children are asking you,
Please come out so we can play with you.

O Mr. Sun, sun, Mr. Golden Sun, please shine down on,
won’t you shine down on, please shine down on me.

Piano: Mr. McNeal

String Bass: Mr. Piane

Photo Link: http://www.bittbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/vector_flowers.png

Sing a Rainbow 4-2009

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 17:37:48 -0500

Piano: Mr. McNeal
String Bass: Mr. Piane

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Take the "A" Train 4-2009

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 17:36:40 -0500

Get aboard the A-Train,
To take a little ride around the city.

Piano: Mr. McNeal
String Bass: Mr. Piane

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What a Wonderful World 4-2009

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 17:34:59 -0500

I see trees of green, red roses, too.
I see them bloom, for me and you,
And I think to myself, what a wonderful world.

I see skies of blue and clouds of white,
The bright blessed day, the dark sacred night,
And I think to myself, what a wonderful world.

The colors of the rainbow, so pretty in the sky,
Are also on the faces of people going by,
I see friends shaking hands, saying “how do you do?”
They’re really saying “I love you”!

I hear babies cry, I watch them grow,
They’ll learn much more than I ever know,
And I think to myself, what a wonderful world,
Yes, I think to myself, what a wonderful world.

Piano: Mr. McNeal
String Bass: Mr. Piane

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Singing in the Rain

Sun, 19 Apr 2009 18:33:16 -0500

We dance to this track as we celebrate Spring.

You can find this “Rock n’ Roll Songs that Teach” CD at:
http://www.sillysallyproductions.com/otherproducts/learningstationcds/index.htm

Take the A-Train

Sun, 19 Apr 2009 18:30:28 -0500

Get aboard the A-Train,
To take a little ride around the city.

Piano: Mr. McNeal

Photo Link: http://www.dillardsart.com/uploads/take_the_a_train.jpg

Kuckuck

Sun, 19 Apr 2009 18:21:09 -0500

Oh I went to Peter’s flowing spring,
Where the water’s so good.
And I heard there a koo koo,
As she called from the wood.

Ho-li-ah!
Ho-li-ah-ki-ki-ah, Ho-li-ah-koo-koo (3X)
Ho-li-ah-ki-ki-ah-ho!

Piano: Mr. McNeal

Photo Link: http://icons-pe.wunderground.com/data/wximagenew/y/Yapsalot/817.jpg

Blue Bird

Sun, 19 Apr 2009 18:16:31 -0500

Blue bird, blue bird through our windows (2X)
Oh darling I am tired.

Take a little partner and tap on the shoulder (2X)
Oh darling I am tired.

Photo Link: http://www.imagesofcolorado.com/apix/bluebird20acr2.jpg

If All the Raindrops

Fri, 3 Apr 2009 18:07:45 -0500

If all the raindrops are lemons drops and gum drops,
Oh what a rain that would be?

I stand outside with my mouth open wide,
Ahahahah-ahahahahahahah!

If all the raindrops are lemons drops and gum drops,
Oh what a rain that would be?

Piano accompaniment by: Mr. McNeal

Photo Link: http://marzipancandies.com/Merchant2/graphics/00000002/Gumdrops.jpg

Haru ga Kita

Fri, 3 Apr 2009 18:07:20 -0500

Haru gi kita, haru ga kita,
Doko ni kita?

Yamani kita, Satoni kita,
Noni mo kita.

Piano accompaniment by: Mr. McNeal

Photo Link: http://thumbs.dreamstime.com/thumb_256/1207763363gdr0wM.jpg

Let’s Go Fly a Kite

Fri, 3 Apr 2009 18:00:12 -0500

With tuppence for paper and strings,
You can have your own set of wings,
With your feet on the ground, you’re a bird in flight,
With your fist holding tight, to the string of your kite.

Oh! Let’s go fly a kite, up to the highest high.
Let’s go fly a kite and send it soaring.
Up through the atmosphere, up where the air is clear,
Oh let’s go fly a kite!

Piano accompaniment by: Mr. McNeal

Photo Link: http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Q0R2M0JhNQc/RnVIoeHDibI/AAAAAAAAAnk/3rPIL__JXAo/s400/fly+a+kite.JPG

Garden Song

Fri, 3 Apr 2009 17:57:14 -0500

Inch by inch, row by row,
Gonna make this garden grow.
All it takes is a rake and a hoe and a piece of fertile ground.

Inch by inch, row by row,
Someone bless these seeds I sow,
Someone warm them from below, ‘til the rain comes tumbling down.

Piano accompaniment by: Mr. McNeal

Photo Link: http://www.kids-n-fun.com/wall/winnie%20de%20pooh/view/pooh_02.jpg

April Showers

Mon, 23 Mar 2009 17:14:25 -0500

Though April showers may come your way.
They bring the flowers that bloom in May.
And if it’s raining, have no regrets,
Because it isn’t raining rain you know,
It’s raining violets.

And when you see clouds, upon the hills,
Soon you will see clouds, of daffodils.
So keep on looking for the blue bird and listen for his song,
Whenever April showers come along.
Piano accompaniment by: Mr. McNeal

Photo Link: http://www.digitalflowers.net/violets-susan.jpg

Spring is in the Air

Mon, 23 Mar 2009 17:00:12 -0500

Spring, Spring is in the air,
I can feel it everywhere.
Oh, Spring, Spring is in the air,
I can feel it everywhere.

And the flowers start to grow,
And the flowers start to grow,
And the flowers start to grow,
I can see them row by row.

Piano accompaniment by: Mr. McNeal

Photo Link: http://hankinslawrenceimages.files.wordpress.com/2008/03/daffodils2008.jpg

My Favorite Things 11/19/08

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:10:01 -0600

Performed by all kindergarteners 11/19/08
Piano accompaniment by: Mr. McNeal
Photo by: Tyler Curtis
Cat’s name is: Bon Bon

Mighty Glad to See You 11/19/08

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:08:07 -0600

Performed by all kindergarteners 11/19/08
Piano accompaniment by: Mr. McNeal
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Days of the Week 11/19/08

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:07:33 -0600

Performed by all kindergarteners 11/19/08
Piano accompaniment by: Mr. McNeal
Photo by: Tyler Curtis

Hello & Howdy

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 14:07:20 -0500

Hello and howdy to my friends,
Hello to the whole world end to end.
Hello and howdy to my friends
On this new day.

Performed by: Mrs. Wagner’s 1st Graders 9/2008

Photo Link: http://songsfromthesoul.blogspot.com/2008/05/caritas-sonrientes.html