Rhythm and Rhyme Time Lyrics

1. RHYME TIME

Words & Music © Fran Avni

Chorus
Rhyme rhyme any old time, I've got a nickel and you've got a dime,
When word endings sound the same, We can play the rhyming game.

Chorus
Rhyme rhyme any old time, I've got a nickel and you've got a dime,
When word endings sound the same, We can play the rhyming game.

Verse 1
I'll make a rhyme and you can too, My favourite color is navy blue,
I'll put my sock on then my - shoe, Rhyming all the time - o,
I say apple you say pear, You say table, and I say chair,
Where oh where's my teddy - bear?, Rhyming all the time o-

Chorus
Rhyme rhyme any old time, I've got a nickel and you've got a dime,
When word endings sound the same, We can play the rhyming game.

Verse 2
Dennis is my dinosaur, He sleeps on the bedroom floor,
Late at night I hear him snore, Rhyming all the time-oh,
Tabby is my kitty cat, She sits on the welcome mat,
Next to grandpa's big straw hat, Rhyming all the time-oh

Chorus
Rhyme rhyme any old time, I've got a nickel and you've got a dime,
When word endings sound the same, We can play the rhyming game.

Verse 3
I'll say dish and you say fish, Swimming with a swish swish swish,
On your birthday make a - wish), Rhyming all the time - o,
Sister Rosie's dressed in red, From her toes up to her head,
She likes reading books in bed, Rhyming all the time-oh

Chorus
Rhyme rhyme any old time, I've got a nickel and you've got a dime,
When word endings sound the same, We can play the rhyming game.

2. GOOD MORNING

Words & Music © Fran Avni

Chorus
Good morning good morning good morning to you,
I'm happy to be here I hope you are too,
Good morning good morning good morning to you,
I'm happy to be here I hope you are too.

With Ali Bernardo Cedric and Drew,
Emily Florentine Garfield and Hugh,
Isabel Jacqueline Karim and Lew,
I'm happy to be here I hope you are too.

With Melinda Nancy Olivier and Prue,
Quincy Robert Stefano and True,
Uma Vic Warren Xavier too,
Yuri and Zachary to name just a few.

Chorus
Good morning good morning good morning to you,
I'm happy to be here I hope you are too,
Good morning good morning good morning to you,
We're happy to be here we hope you are too,
Let's all get together ---------
To go to the zoo.

3. Going To The City Zoo

Words & Music © Fran Avni

We're going on a trip to the city zoo,
To visit all the animals there,
Some have fur and some have feathers,
Some have skin and some have hair.
No matter what the weather,
They all live together,
They all live together in the city zoo.

Oh we're off to the zoo in a great big bus,
To see the happy hippy hippopotamus,
In the summer heat he tries to keep cool,
In the blue blue water at the bottom of the pool,
He's laughing and splashing and having fun,
And he lives with his friends in the city zoo.

In the monkey house gorillas orangutans and apes,
Spit pits from green and purple grapes,
The chimpanzee high up in the tree,
Is pointing and laughing at everything he sees,
He's climbing and throwing banana skins,
From the top of the tree in the city zoo.

We're going on a trip to the city zoo,
To visit all the animals there,
Some have fur and some have feathers,
Some have skin and some have hair,
No matter what the weather,
They all live together,
They all live together in the city zoo.
in the city zoo.
in the city zoo.

4. Row Row Row Your Boat

Trad;/new lyrics © Fran Avni

Row row row your boats gently down the stream,
Merrily merrily merrily merrily life is but a dream,
Tow tow tow tow your floats gently down the stream,
Sew sew sew sew your coats all along the seam,
Grow grow grow your oats mix them in with cream,
Throw throw throw throw your grouts into a pot of steam,
Show show show show your goats show them to the team.

5. Purple Plum

Words & Music © Fran Avni

O once I had a little plum, it wasn't very big,
It wasn't red or green or blue, or pink like my pet pig,
It wasn't round or flat or square, my perfect purple plum,
A present for my old pal Paul, who popped it on his thumb,
Pppppppppp,

Peas, potatoes, parsley in a pot,
Pop a pair of peppers in and serve it piping hot.
Peaches, pears, persimmons, prunes And pomegranates too,
Popcorn and pistachios and pizza pie for two - 2x
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6. Jumping Beans

Words & Music © Fran Avni

Jumping beans jelly beans one two three,
There are some in my pockets and some in me,
Jumping beans jelly beans one and two,
Here's some for me and some for you - Pass it on!!!
Jumping beans jelly beans one two three,
There are some in my pockets and some in me,
Jumping beans jelly beans three and four,
Jumping beans jumping all around the floor- Pass it on!!!
Jumping beans jelly beans one and two,
Here's some for me and some for you -Pass it on!!!
Jumping beans jelly beans four and five,
Gee it's great to be alive!!
Gee it's great to be alive!!
Pass it on!!!

7. Face To Face

Words & Music © Fran Avni

I have two eyes, two eyebrows too,
Two ears, one nose, one chin,
Two lips one mouth and lots of teeth,
You'll see them when I grin.
I need my lips and tongue and teeth,
I need my cheeks and lungs to speak,
To whisper, talk, sing, cry or shout.
I take air in - I breathe air out.
And when I smile I stretch my lips,
In the middle of my face,
From ear to ear and cheek to cheek,
And everything's in place.
I reach my arms above my head,
I wave my hands about,
I bend my neck and I wiggle my hips,
And stick my elbows out.
I touch my knees and then my ankles,
And tap, tap, tap my toes,
And then I stand straight up again,
And wrinkle up my nose.

8. Dandelions and Daffodils

Words & Music © Fran Avni

Dandelions daffodils,
Daisies and delphiniums,
Dancing daily growing gaily,
In my window garden.

Dandelions daffodils,
Daisies and delphiniums,
Dancing daily growing gaily,
In my window garden.

Dandelions daffodils,
Daisies and delphiniums,
Dancing daily growing gaily,
In my window garden.
Dandelions daffodils,
Daisies and delphiniums,
Dancing daily growing gaily
Outside in my garden

9. Always Room For More

Words & Music © Fran Avni & Jackie Cytrynbaum

Chorus
There is always room for one more,
Maybe two or three or four,
Always space for another face,
Around our family table.
2x

Verse 1
Come on in sit down with me,
Be as welcome as can be,
Meet the people that I love best,
Won't you be our special guest,
Come and be our special guest.

Chorus
There is always room for one more,
Maybe two or three or four,
Always space for another face,
Around our family table.

Verse 2
You can be an aunt or cousin number nine,
Be the friend of a friend of mine,
Meet the people that I love best,
Won't you be our special guest,
Come and be our special guest.

Chorus
There is always room for one more,
Maybe two or three or four,
Always space for another face,
Around our family table.
2x
Join our family'round our table .................

10. Dinosaurs To Dinner

Words & Music © Fran Avni

We're having:
Dinosaurs to dinner,
Beavers in for brunch,
Salamanders in for supper,
Lizards in for lunch.

Eagles in at evening time,
Tortoises to tea,
Wallabees for waffles,
Won't you sit right next to me.

Brown bears in for breakfast,
Donkeys in to dine,
Rabbits in for radishes,
Standing in a line.

Monkeys in for muffins,
Penguins in for pie,
Every one is welcome,
Won't you come on by.

We're having: Chipmunks in for chocolate,
Kangaroos for cake,
Pandas in for pretzels,
Storks in for steak.

Hippos in for hot dogs,
Squirrels in for squash,
Every one is welcome,
Don't forget to wash!

11. Going On Vacation

Words & Music © Fran Avni

We're taking a vacation,
We're going on a trip,
Not in a car or train or bus,
Not even in a ship.

We're flying in an airplane,
Far across the sea,
My mom my dad my sister Sue,
My brother Bob and me.

We're flying way up high,
We sit right near the wings,
Looking out at clouds-
What are those shiny things?

The forests and the mountains,
Look like tiny growing plants,
And down below the houses and the cars,
Look just like ants.

We're flying high as up we go,
It's really hard to stand,
We'll be so very happy,
When we get back down to land. 2x

12. To The Jungle

Words © Fran Avni

To the jungle in a jeep
Lions lunge and leopards leap
Cheetahs chase the giant giraffe
Hear hyenas howl and laugh.

13. Slither Like A Snake

Words & Music © Fran Avni

Slither like a snake,
Wriggle like an eel,
Hop like a froggie,
How does it feel?

Quack like a duck,
Honk like a goose,
Crow like a rooster,
Bellow like a moose.

Jump like a kangaroo,
Splutter like a whale,
Flutter like a butterfly,
Crawl like a snail.

Stretch like a tall giraffe,
Buzz like a bee,
Climb like a monkey,
Up into a tree.

And if you were an animal,
What would you be?
Yes if you were an animal,
What would you be?

14. Tongue Twister

Words © Sandy Sherman, Music © Fran Avni

Chorus
Move those hips, Groove those lips, That's what this song's about.
Concentrate, Say it straight, Get the words right out.
'Cause It's A Tongue Twister - Tongue Twister,

Verse 1
A pack of pretty parrots pitter patter in the park,
(Tongue Twister, Tongue Twister),
A dozen dainty doggies dilly dally in the dark,
(Tongue Twister, Tongue Twister),
A million messy monkies love to mambo at the mall,
And wicky wacky wormies love to wiggle up a wall,
(Tongue Twister, Tongue Twister).

Chorus
Move those hips, Groove those lips That's what this song's about.
Concentrate Say it straight, Get the words right out
'Cause It's A Tongue Twister - Tongue Twister.

Verse 2
Sneaky,snarly snooties love to snuggle up and snore,
(Tongue Twister, Tongue Twister)
Shiny, shimm'ry shellfish love to shimmy at the shore,
(Tongue Twister, Tongue Twister)
Crowds of crawly criters creep along the cooked creeks
A billion baby birdies beat on bongos with their beaks
(Tongue Twister, Tongue Twister)

Chorus Repeat

Tag
Is it a bird? Is it a plane?
Let me explain.....
It's a Tongue Twister
Twist....

15. Shirley Shaffer

Words & Music © Fran Avni

Surely Shirley Shaffer shouldn't (shake the sugar should she) 3x
Surely Shirley Shaffer shouldn_t shake the sugar should she?
Sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh

16. Licking Lemons

Words & Music © Fran Avni

Lilliana likes licking lemons,
Likes licking lemons all day,
While Lilliana is licking her lemons,
Leila is looking HER way.

LLLL-LLLL- LLL

Monday mornings my mommy,
Makes malted milkshakes for me,
She mixes molasses and melts marshmallows,
For Misha and Melanie.

M_M_M_MMMMMMMMMMM

Fred fries fresh fish in flour,
Fritters and flapjacks for four,
Fanny and Florence find fruitcake and fillings,
To feed fourteen friends or more.

FFFFFFFFFF - FFF

Barbara's bringing baked brownies,
Bagels and blueberry bread,
Bins of bananas and big bowls of batter,
And brown peanut butter to spread.

BBB- BBBB- BBB- BBBB

17. Step and Stop

Words & Music © 2006/Revised 2007 Fran Avni

Everybody's got a lot of rhythm -in'em, Rhythm right from the start.
Everybody's got a lot of rhythm -in'em, Listen to the beat of your heart.
Everyone's got a lot of rhythm -in'em, Everyone's got a groove.
Everyone's got a lot of rhythm -in'em, Get up it's time to move.

Step step step and stop, Step step step and stop,
Step step step and stop, Stamp stoop step and stop.
Step step step and stop, Step step step and stop,
Step step step and stop, Stamp stoop step and stop.

Everybody's got a lot of rhythm -in'em, Rhythm right from the start.
Everybody's got a lot of rhythm -in'em, Listen to the beat of your heart.

Hands on hips and hop hop hop, Hands on hips and hop hop hop.
Hands on hips and hop hop hop, Hop step stamp stoop and stop.
Hands on hips and hop hop hop, Hands on hips and hop hop hop.
Hands on hips and hop hop hop, Hands down low and droop and drop.

Everyone's got a lot of rhythm -in'em, Everyone's got a groove.
Everyone's got a lot of rhythm -in'em, Get up it's time to move.

Tap your toes step step step, Tap your toes step step step.
Tap your toes step step step, Twirl and whirl just like a top.
Tap your toes step step step, Tap your toes step step step.
Tap your toes step step step, Step stamp stop stoop and drop.

Final Chorus
Everybody's got a lot of rhythm -in'em, Rhythm right from the start.
Everybody's got a lot of rhythm -in'em,
Listen to the beat
Listen to the beat
Listen to the beat
of your heart.

18. Way Down Deep

Words & Music © Fran Avni

Chorus
Way down deep, Deep inside the ocean,
Nothing's ever still, Something's always in motion.
2x

Verse 1
Fish blow bubbles but they don't speak,
Not a peep not a squeak,
They don't talk,
They don't walk,
They swim and swim and swim around,
But they don't ever make a sound.

Chorus
Way down deep, Deep inside the ocean,
Nothing's ever still, Something's always in motion.
2x

Verse 2
The plants by the coral reef wave and sway,
While the fish in their schools,
All frolic and play,
Dogfish don't bark,
Cafish don't meow,
Seahorses don't neigh,
'Cause they don't know how.

Chorus
Way down deep, Deep inside the ocean,
Nothing's ever still, Something's always in motion.
2x

Slow motion...slow motion....slow motion

19. When Dinosaurs Lived On The Earth

Words & Music © Fran Avni

When dinosaurs lived on the earth,
Two hundred million years ago,
Some were fast and some were slow,
Two hundred million years ago.

Some ate plants and some ate meat,
They chewed it all with giant jaws,
They walked along on giant feet,
With giant paws and giant claws.

They had long necks and scaly tails,
They were much bigger than three whales,
Some had spikes and some had horns,
That made them look like unicorns.

When dinosaurs lived on the earth,
Two hundred million years ago,
They laid their eggs upon the sand,
Two hundred million years ago.

The dinosaurs lived on the earth,
Two hundred million years ago,
We'll never ever hear them roar -
'Cause they don't live here anymore.

20. Busy Buzzing Bees

Words & Music © Fran Avni

Busy buzzing bees buzz by,
Buzzing busily,
Bees buzz by,
Bees buzz, flies fly,
Butterflies flutter by,
2x
Butterflies float float and flutter by,
Butterflies float and flutter by,
2x
Fireflies flit fireflies flicker,
Fireflies flit and flicker,
2x
Busy buzzing bees buzz by,
Buzzing busily Bees buzz by,
2x
End: Bees buzz, flies fly,
Butterflies float and flutter by,
2x

21. A Twinkling Of Stars

Words & Music © Fran Avni

There's a sprinkling of twinkling stars in the sky,
Stars in the sky, stars in the sky,
There's a sprinkling of twinkling stars in the sky,
A sprinkling of twinkling stars,

Stretch up and reach out to the stars in the sky,
Stars in the sky, stars in the sky,
Stretch up and reach out to the stars in the sky,
The sprinkling of twinkling stars,

They wink and they blink way up high in the sky.
High in the sky, high in the sky.
They wink and they blink way up high in the sky.
The sprinkling of twinkling stars

There's a sprinkling of twinkling stars in the sky
Stars in the sky, stars in the sky
There's a sprinkling of twinkling stars in the sky
A sprinkling of twinkling stars

22. All The Trees Are Standing

Based on trad Hebrew melody; adapted melody and new words © Fran Avni

All the trees are standing,
Olive trees are standing,
Almond trees are standing,
All the trees are standing 2X
There are; Big ones small ones,
Short ones tall ones 2x
All the trees are standing 2X
Maple apple poplar pine,
Weeping willows in a line,
Waiting for the sun to shine,
All the trees are standing 2X
Ash birch cedar elm oak tall,
Leaves change color in the fall,
Nature's blessings one and all,
All the trees are standing 2X
There are; Big ones small ones,
Short ones tall ones 2x
All the trees are standing 2X
With water air and sun to grow,
Branches high and roots down low,
In the rain and in the snow,
All the trees are standing,
Leaves and branches trunks and bark,
In the sunlight in the dark,
In the forests in the park,
All the trees are standing

LAST VERSE:
Fruit and flower nut and seed,
Giving us the air we need,
Let's go out and plant a tree so,
All the trees KEEP standing.

23. Rainbow Fruit Bowl

Words & Music © 2006/Revised 2007 Fran Avni

Raspberry red, blueberry blue,
Yellow lemons, bananas too.

Tangerines cantaloupes with orangey hue,
Green grapes, kiwis and honey dew.

Purple plums, brown figs and dates,
Blackberries spilling all over the plates.

Fabulous fresh fruit from far-off lands.
My fruit bowl's a rainbow, right here in my hands.

Fabulous fresh fruit from far-off lands,
My fruit bowl's a rainbow, right here in my hands.

Melons, Kumquats, pineapples or grapes,
So many colours and so many shapes,

Long or short or thick or thin,
Some come with peel and some come with skin.

Some taste sour, tart or sweet,
Fruits are my favourite treat to eat.

Fabulous fresh fruit from near or far lands,
My fruit bowl's a rainbow, Right here in my hands.

24. Rhyme Time Reprise

Words & Music © Fran Avni

Rhyme rhyme - echo
Any old time ----
I've got a nickel ----
You've got a dime -----
When word endings ----
Sound the same -----
We can play -----
The rhyming game ------.

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