These are great songs for little ones!

The Ants Go Marching The ants go marching one by one, hurrah, hurrah, The ants go marching one by one, hurrah, hurrah, The ants go marching one by one, The little one stops to suck his thumb And they all go marching down into the ground To get out of the rain, BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! Two...tie his shoe Three...climb a tree Four...shut the door	Five...take a dive Six...pick up the sticks Seven...pray to heaven Eight...shut the gate Nine...check the time Ten...say "The End"
Apples Way up high in the apple tree, Two little apples smiled at me. I shook that tree as hard as I could, Down came the apples, and mm mm were they good.
Baby Bumblebee I'm bringing home a baby bumblebee Won't me mommy be so proud of me? I'm bringing home a baby bumblebee "Ouch! It stung me!" (spoken) I'm squishing up the baby bumblebee Won't my mommy be so proud of me? I'm squishing up the baby bumblebee "Ooh! It's yucky!" (spoken)	I'm wiping off the baby bumblebee Won't my mommy be so proud of me? I'm wiping off the baby bumblebee "Now my mommy won't be mad at me." (spoken)
Do Your Ears Hang Low? Do your ears hang low? Do they wobble to and fro? Can you tie 'em in a knot? Can you tie 'em in a bow? Can you throw 'em over your shoulder like a continental soldier? Do your ears hang low?	Directions for movements: ears hang low - place back of hands on ears, fingers down wobble to and fro - sway fingers tie them in a knot - tie large knot in air tie them in a bow - draw bow in air with both hands throw over shoulders - throw both hands over left shoulder continental soldier - salute ears hang low - place back of hands on ears, fingers down
Down By The Bay Down by the bay Where the watermelons grow Back to my home I dare not go For if I do My mother will say Did you ever see a bear combing his hair? Down by the bay.	Suggestions: Sing the song again using: bee with a sunburned knee, moose kissing a goose, whale with a polka dot tail.
Five Little Ducks (Version 1) Five little ducks that I once knew. Fat ones, skinny ones, tall ones too. But the one little duck with the feather on his back. He ruled the others with a "Quack, quack, quack." Down to the river they would go, Wibble, wobble, wibble, wobble, to and fro. But the one little duck with the feather on his back. He led the others with a "Quack, quack, quack."	Up from the river they would come, Wibble, wobble, wibble, wobble, ho, humm, humm, But the one little duck with the feather on his back. He led the others with a "Quack, quack, quack."
Five Little Ducks (Version 2) Five little ducks went out to play, Over the hill and far away. Momma duck said, "Quack, quack, quack, quack." Four little ducks came waddling back. Four little ducks went out to play, Over the hill and far away. Momma duck said, "Quack, quack, quack, quack." Three little ducks came waddling back. Three little ducks went out to play, Over the hill and far away. Momma duck said, "Quack, quack, quack, quack." Two little ducks came waddling back.	Two little ducks went out to play, Over the hill and far away. Momma duck said, "Quack, quack, quack, quack." One little duck came waddling back. One little duck went out to play, Over the hill and far away. Momma duck said, "Quack, quack, quack, quack." No little ducks came waddling back. No little ducks went out to play, Over the hill and far away. Father duck said, "QUACK, QUACK, QUACK, QUACK!!" Five little ducks came running back.
Five Little Monkeys (Version 1) Five little monkeys jumping on the bed, One fell off and bonked his head. Momma called the doctor and the doctor said, "No more monkeys jumping on the bed."	Four little monkeys jumping on the bed, etc. Three little monkeys jumping on the bed, etc. Two little monkeys jumping on the bed, etc. One little monkey jumping on the bed, etc.
Five Little Monkeys (Version 2) Five little monkeys swinging from the trees, Teasing Mr. Alligator, "You can't catch me." Along comes Mr. Alligator, quiet as can be. SNAP!! (hold arms out straight and snap them together)	Four little monkeys swinging from the tree, etc. Three little monkeys swinging from the tree, etc. Two little monkeys swinging from the tree, etc. One little monkeys swinging from the tree, etc.
The Grand Old Duke of York Tune: Farmer In The Dell The Grand Old Duke of York He had ten thousand men He marched them up to the top of the hill And he marched them down again And when they're up, they're up, And when they're down, they're down, But when they're half way up They're neither up nor down.	Directions for movements: The children sit when they begin the song. Stand on the word up. Squat on the word down. On half way up they stoop down. They stand on the last line of the song, then jump high and clap their hands over their heads.
Johnny Pounds With One Hammer (Pound with fist) Johnny pounds with one hammer, one hammer, one hammer, Johnny pounds with one hammer. Now he pounds with two. (Pound with two fists) Johnny pounds with two hammers, two hammers, two hammers, Johnny pounds with two hammers. Now he pounds with three. (Pound with two fists and one foot) Johnny pounds with three hammers, three hammers, three hammers, Johnny pounds with three hammers. Now he pounds with four.	(Pound with two fists and two feet) Johnny pounds with four hammers, four hammers, four hammers, Johnny pounds with four hammers. Now he pounds with five. (Pound with two fists, two feet, and your head) Johnny pounds with five hammers, five hammers, five hammers, Johnny pounds with five hammers. Now he goes to sleep.
Little Bunny Foo Foo Little bunny Foo Foo hopping through the forest, scooping up the field mice and bopping them on the head. (spoken) And down came the good fairy and she said Little bunny Foo Foo I don't want to see you scooping up the field mice and bopping them on the head. (spoken) I'll give you three chances and if you don't behave I'll turn you into a GOON! (spoken) The next day... (sung) Little bunny Foo Foo hopping through the forest, scooping up the field mice and bopping 'em on the head. (spoken)And down came the good fairy and she said Little bunny Foo Foo I don't want to see you scooping up the field mice and bopping them on the head. (spoken)I'll give you two more chances and if you don't behave I'll turn you into a GOON!	(spoken) The next day... (sung) Little bunny Foo Foo hopping through the forest, scooping up the field mice and bopping 'em on the head. (spoken) And down came the good fairy and she said Little bunny Foo Foo I don't want to see you scooping up the field mice and bopping them on the head. (spoken)I'll give you one more chance and if you don't behave I'll turn you into a GOON! (spoken)The next day... (sung)Little bunny Foo Foo hopping through the forest, scooping up the field mice and bopping 'em on the head. (spoken)And down came the good fairy and she said Little bunny Foo Foo I don't want to see you scooping up the field mice and bopping them on the head. (spoken)You have no more chances Now you are a goon! Poof! (spoken)The moral of the story is... Hare today, Goon tomorrow!
The More We Get Together Tune: "Did You Ever See A Lassie?" The more we get together, together, together, The more we get together, The happier we are.	For your friends are my friends, And my friends are your friends, The more we get together, The happier we are.
Peanut, Peanut Butter Chorus: Peanut, peanut butter and jelly, and jelly Peanut, peanut butter and jelly, and jelly. First you take the peanuts and you dig 'em, dig 'em Dig 'em, dig'em, dig 'em, Then you smash 'em, smash 'em, Smash 'em, smash 'em, smash 'em, Then you spread 'em, spread 'em, Spread 'em, spread 'em, spread 'em. Chorus Then you take the berries and you pick 'em, pick 'em, Pick 'em, pick 'em, pick 'em, Then you smash 'em, smash 'em, Smash 'em, smash 'em, smash 'em, Then you spread 'em, spread 'em, Spread 'em, spread 'em, spread 'em,	Chorus Then you take the sandwich and you bite it, bite it, Bite it, bite it, bite it, Then you chew it, chew it, Chew it, chew it, chew it, Then you swallow it, swallow it, (Hum chorus)
Polly Wolly Doodle Oh, I went down south to see my Sal, Sing Polly Wolly Doodle all the day. My Sally is a spunky gal. Sing Polly Wolly Doodle all the day. Chorus: Fare thee well, fare thee well, Fare thee well, me fairy fay, For I'm going to Louisiana, to see my Susyanna, Singing Polly Wolly Doodle all the day. My Sally is a maiden fair, Sing Polly Wolly Doodle all the day, With curly eyes and laughing hair, Sing Polly Wolly Doodle all the day,	Chorus Behind the barn, down on my knees, Sing Polly Wolly Doodle all the day. I thought I heard a chicken sneeze, Sing Polly Wolly Doodle all the day. Chorus He sneezed so hard with whooping cough Sing Polly Wolly Doodle all the day. He sneezed his head and tail right off, Sing Polly Wolly Doodle all the day. Chorus
Roll Over Ten in the bed, and the little one said. "Roll over, roll over." So they all rolled over, And one fell out. Nine in the bed... Eight in the bed... Seven in the bed...	Six in the bed... Five in the bed... Four in the bed... Three in the bed... Two in the bed... One in the bed, and the little one said, "Alone at last!"
This Old Man This old man, he played one, he played nick-nack on my thumb; with a nick-nack paddy whack, give a dog a bone, this old man (point to self) came rolling home (roll hands over each other). Two...on my shoe (tap shoe) Three...on my knee (tap knee) Four...on my door (knock forehead)	Five...on my hive (wiggle fingers for flying bees) Six...on my sticks (tap index fingers) Seven...up in heaven (point skyward) Eight...on my gate (knock on imaginary gate) Nine...on my spine (tap backbone) Ten...nick-nack once again (clap hands)
The Wheels on the Bus The wheels on the bus go 'round and 'round, 'Round and 'round, 'round and 'round, The wheels on the bus go 'round and 'round, All through the town. The people on the bus go up and down, etc. The driver on the bus says, "Move on Back," etc. The children on the bus say, "Yakity, yak." etc. The babies on the bus say, "Wah, wah, wah." etc.	The mothers on the bus say, "Sh, sh, sh." etc. The grandmas on the bus just knit, knit, knit. etc. The grandpas on the bus just (make a snoring sound), etc. The wipers on the bus go swish, swish, swish, etc. The horn on the bus goes beep, beep, beep, etc. The lights on the bus go blinkity, blink, etc. The doors on the bus go open and shut, etc.

Our mom has collected these songs from various day cares and books.