Some Songs About Animals

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1. Kimo Kemo

A very old traditional song about a frog who wants to marry a mouse.

Audio track from Mr Raymond’s CD 4 (Pigs Might Fly)

Mr Raymond sings the song (You Tube)

2. The Frog Went A-Courting

Another version of the same story – a frog marrying a mouse.

The Words Work sheet available

Mr Raymond sings the song (You Tube)

A Cute baby bounces while listening to this song - sung by Stoney Burkett (You Tube)

3. I know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly

A well-known children’s song. Why are so many children’s songs about people dying?

The Words Work sheet available

Judy Collins sings the song on the Muppet Show (You Tube)

Mr Raymond sings the song (You Tube)

Cute pictures illustrate the song - sung by people who don’t know really know it! (You Tube)

A choir has fun singing this song (You Tube).

And a Korean kindergarten teacher has fun singing and dancing it for the children (You Tube)

A very annoying version of the song with some nice illustrations (You Tube)

4. The Little White Duck by Walt Whippo.

A popular children’s song.

The Words Work sheet available

Mr Raymond sings the song (You Tube)

An animated version of the song using children’s toys (You Tube).

5. Puff (The Magic Dragon) by Peter, Paul and Mary

The Words Work sheet available

Audio - Peter, Paul and Mary sing their song

Peter Yarrow (of Peter, Paul and Mary) sings the song (You Tube)

Mr Raymond sings the song (You Tube)

6. Go Tell Aunt Rhody

Another children’s song about death!

The Words Work sheet available

Joan Baez and Peter Yarrow sing the song in 1963 (You Tube)

Mr Raymond sings the song (You Tube)

8. The Worm Song by Mike and Michelle Jackson

A sad little love song.

Mr Raymond sings the song (You Tube)

9. The Fox

The farmers are worried when the fox is on the town.

Nickel Creek sing and play the song with animation from “The Plague Dogs”. (You Tube)

Mr Raymond sings the song (You Tube)

10. Three Pigs

What is the message of this song? Do you agree with it?

Audio track from Mr Raymond’s CD 2 (Laws of Chance)

Mr Raymond sings the song (You Tube)

11. Yellow Bird

A Calypso song from the island of Jamaica.

The Mills Brothers sing the song – illustrated with birds (You Tube)

Mr Raymond sings the song (You Tube)

12. The Cat Came Back by Harry S Miller

A tall story about a very tough cat. No one can get rid of it!

The Words Work sheet available

Note – there are lots of different words for this song.

Doc Watson sings and plays the song (You Tube)

Mr Raymond sings the song (You Tube)

Audio – Cisco Houston sings the song Cisco Houston’s Words .

Rowlf sings another version on the Muppet Show (You Tube)

A funny animated cartoon which tells the story of the song (You Tube)

Warning – long download time.

13. The Boll Weevil

The boll weevil was an insect that attacked the cotton crops in the American South and caused a lot of poverty among cotton farmers.

The Words Work sheet available

Mr Raymond sings the song (You Tube)

Shocking Blue does a hard rock version of the song (You Tube)

14. Pigs Might Fly

This song illustrates a well-known idiom. Do you understand what it means?

Audio track from Mr Raymond’s CD 4 (Pigs Might Fly)

Mr Raymond sings the song (You Tube)

15. Canine Stew

Around Christmas time (2006) two men were jailed in Hong Kong for killing and eating dogs. I was in mainland China at the time and saw many people eating dog meat – in restaurants and at street stalls. Should it be against the law to eat dogs? I wrote this song from the point of view of one of the jailed men.

Audio track from Mr Raymond’s CD 4 (Pigs Might Fly)

Mr Raymond sings the song (You Tube)