Zebediah Zebra (To the tune “Will the Circle Be Unbrokenâ€) z song D Zebediah, is a chewing, G                D On his zesty zebra hay. He seems happy, with his herd now. A        D He’s a zebra in Zimbabwe. With his mother and his brother, G                         D He zigzags and finds his way. With his cousins [...]
The Wolf and the Witch (To the tune of “The Cat Came Backâ€) w song Dm       C              Bb                      A7 Early one morning, a witch wiped her wand. Dm                                  C          Bb             A7 She cackled, “Once it’s clean, I’ll zap frog in pond!†Dm                      C            Bb                  A7 Frog whined for help, and Wiley wolf did [...]
Velma the Velociraptor (To the tune “White Room†by The Cream) v song Dm C Am G Dm C Am G Em D        C       G               F-G      D          C G F-G Steaming jungle, misty heat waves, panting duckbill. D          C       G             F-G     D            C G F-G Velma crouches, velvet ear-holes, turn to listen. D       C             G        [...]
Queen Pauline (To the tune “Polythene Pam†by Lennon & McCartney) q song G D A, G D A G  D         A Well you should see Queen Pauline, G        D         A She’s quite the quirky preteen, C On her quarter horse quest, E She’s simply doing her best, F         G       A She’s quite the ruler [...]
My Excellent Grammy (To the tune “Cripple Creekâ€) x song D                           G             D An excess of x’s is all that I see, G            A      D Examining the creases on my excellent Grammy. G          D No loops no squiggles, just x’s all over. G        A    D Grammy don’t know it, but she’s x’ed up all over. [...]
Manny Mouse (To the tune of Jumpin’ Jack Flash by The Rolling Stones) m song B    D    B    D B           D      A        B (D A) I’m a mouse, and I ain’t afraid of no cat. B          D     A               B With my mouth, I can chew any [...]
Ginger B. Goode (Based on Chuck Berry’s “Johnny B. Goodeâ€) g song (A)Deep down in Lousiana close to New Orleans, Way back up in the woods among the evergreens, There (D) stood a log cabin made of earth and wood, Where (A) lived a country girl named Ginger B. Goode. Who (E) never ever learned [...]
Who’s That Boiling in the Pot? (To the tune “Run Run Rudolph†by Chuck Berry) p song A             D                A Run punky piglets, Papa wolf is comin’ to town. D                        A Hide in straw house, but Papa wolf will blow it down. E7      [...]
Old King (Sung to the tune of “Old Man†by Neil Young) k song F  D  F  D F                            D King Midas, what is worth more, gold or people you adore? F                            D        (FCGDFCF) King Midas, what is worth [...]
Bitty-babe (Sung to the tune of “Lollipopâ€, by Ben Kweller) b song G Em C D, G Em C D G                  Em           C           D Bitty-babe, bitty-babe, itty-bitty, bitty-babe, [2x] C My bitty-baby brother cries all of the time, G My mommy says he’s exercising. C He’s building up his lung capacity, A                                     D Driving all [...]
Yellow Jacket Blues (Sung to the tune “Angels From Montgomery†by John Prine) y song G        C      G        C I am a yellow, a yellow jacket. G           C         D        G I fly with my buddy, we’ve a long way to go. G                  C       [...]
Splish, Splash (be sure to visit our other blog at http://mcdsblogs.org/trout) trout song Splish, splash, I was takin’ a bath, In my fish tank today, I’m just an egg, floating in my bag, The temperature is feeling okay. I was movin’ and a groovin’, Splishin’ and a splashin, Oo baby, I love the action, Zoom, [...]
Harriet the Hippo (To the Tune of Geronimo’s Cadillac by Quarto & Murphy.) h song D A G D They put Harriet in a zoo downtown, G D She couldn’t see another hippo runnin’ around. D A G D Warden, Warden, don’t you know, G D There’s something wrong with your lovely hippo? D A [...]
Rockin’ Raven (To the Tune of Rockin’ Robin) r song E            E7     E      E7 She rocks in the river all day long. E         E7         E             E7 Rockin’ and rollin’ and singing this song. E                E7             E           E7 All the little roosters on rainbow row, E      [...]
The Last Unicorn by Jimmy Webb u song Am F G, Am F G Am When the last vulture flies, F                    G Over the last crumbling mountain. Am And the last kudu soars, F              G Over the last dusty fountain. Am                  C In the shadow of the forest, F                     C Though she may be old [...]
Ernestine the Elephant (To the Tune of “Heart of Gold†by Neil Young) e song Em        D      Em      D Em     C      D           G Ernestine, she is my queen. Em       C            D        G She is an elephant with serious heft. Em        [...]
Olly Octopus (To the tune of ‘Boulevard of Broken Dreams’ by Green Day) o song
Secret Sammy Snake (To the tune of ‘Secret Agent Man’)  s song Em               Am          Em There’s a snake who wears the smile of a stranger. B7 To everyone he meets he is a danger. Em With every slither he takes, Am Your confidence he shakes, Em         [...]
Foxy Fredrick (To the tune “Foxey Lady†by Jimi Hendrix) f song Eº                 G               A Eº Now you know he’s a fluffy fawn chaser, Foxy Fredrick. And you know he’s a fanged fur flyer, Foxy Fredrick. G         A He’s gonna’ fix a pheasant feast. Eº                      G            A Flambe the poor beast. Eº                                     G                  A He’s [...]
Dragons All The Day (To the tune “Surfin’ U.S.A.†by Brian Wilson) d song A             E                 A If everybody had a dragon, across the U.S.A. E                A Then everybody’d be huggin’, dragons all the day. D                  A Don’t sweat the [...]
Get Jack (Sung to the tune, ‘Get Back’ by Lennon & McCartney) j song A Jackie is a boy, who’s not afraid of danger, D                 A            G    D Does just what he needs to do. A Gentle and just, he helps out any stranger, D                [...]
Lay Lion Lay (To the Tune “Lay Lady Layâ€, by Bob Dylan) l song G Bm F Am G Bm F Am G Bm F Am G (Bm F Am) Lay lion lay, lay under the lazy acacia tree. G Bm F Am G (Bm F Am) Lay lion lay, lay awhile and don’t eat [...]
Tommy Turtle (Inspired by Twist and Shout by Russell and Medley) t song EÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â AÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â DÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â E Twist Tommy Turtle now, (twist Tommy Turtle), EÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â AÂ Â Â DÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â E Twist so tight, (twist so tight). EÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â AÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â DÂ Â Â Â Â Â E Come on, [...]
Tim Iguana (To the tune of Rockin’ Robin) i song A You know Tim Iguana ring the door chime. Blinked his eyes slits, looked so fine. In his claws, he held a pie, Threw it at me then giggled bye-bye! D                  A Tim Iguana! Tim Iguana! E                 D7                                          A Tim Iguana, You know you were [...]
Cinnamon Cow (Sung to the tune, “Cinnamon Girlâ€, by Neil Young) c song INTRO (twice) (D, [5th string] 3,2,3,0, Am) uh D Am Am7 I crave some milk from my Cinnamon Cow. C G She’s got the best milk anyhow. F D [Intro] She’s my Cinnamon Cow. D [Intro] My Cinnamon Cow. D Am [...]
 Alice Alligator (Sung to the tune of Tom Dooley) Alice Alligator G Alice Alligator, D7 Alice she’s my friend. Don’t cuddle her too close or, G It may be your end. G Alice ate some apples. D7 Alice ate some ants. Alice ate some artichokes. G Alice at my pants!
