'Rhymes iTTLE Hands MAUD BURNHAM l>i »Mn Wi>t P Mr* ' »W »i i» < i W iiniiwii»niili»miiiiMMd Class _j4S/Z77 Book^ lH:2^ Copyright N° COPVKIGHT BEPOSIT. RHYME8 FOR LITTLE HANDS / Rhymes for Little Hands Bi/ MAUD BURNHAM 1906 MILTON BRADLEY COMPANY : Springfield, Mass. New York Boston Philadelphia Atlanta San Francisco LIBRARY of CONGRESS Two Copies Received DEC 20 1906 ^ Copyright Entry CLASS l\ XXc, No, COPY Bf ' • n Yi Copyright, 1906, by Milton Bradlky Company To Mothers and Kinderoartners P 11 E F A C E HE need of the following plays was sug- gested by children in kindergarten. TfHaving received the commendation of the smaller group they are now offered to the larger circle of story tellers and listeners. TfSimple rhymes have been used as they are of greater value for this purpose than the more closely literary form. T[The gesture illustrations progress naturally and easily from one to the other. T[The Fairy Rhymes developed from the need of something shorter than the Fairy Tale. TiSuch plays need careful study. One must become familiar with the text and deliver it simply, natur- ally, with imagination or with spontaneous humor. ISee it! Feel it! Be it! Tl wish to express my gratitude to those who have been generous in criticism. II am indebted to the editors of Kindergarten Review and Primary Education for permission to reprint finger plays which appeared in their pages. Tfl also wish to express my thanks to the Century Company for permission to quote from the poem "The Child-Garden," taken from the volume "Five Books of Song."— M. B. 1 CONTENTS Introduction . s 15 Fairy Rhyme 1. The Midsummer Fete . 3 2. The Owl and the Brownies . 5 3. The Five Little Fairies . 7 4. Hide and Seek 10 5. The Brownie Band 12 6. The Magic Carpet . 15 7. The Teeter . 18 8. In the Garden 21 9. The Elf's Dress . 23 10. In Winter Time 24 11. The Fairy's Nap 27 12. The Frog 29 1 1 C X T E X T S 13. The Four O'clock . 31 14. The Wild Carrot Umbrellas . 33 15. The Fairies' Wash Day . 35 16. The Hammock 37 17. The Toadstools 38 Family Rhymes 1. The Family .... 41 2. The Morning- Greeting . 44 3. Bed Time 47 4. Wake Up 49 Winter Rhymes 1. The Snow Man . . . . 53 1 1 CO X TEXTS 2. The Snow-flakes 55 3. The Eskimo .... 59 Holiday Rhymes 1. Halloween .... 63 2. Thanksgiving .... 67 3. The Harvest Time . 69 4. The Toyman's Shop 72 5. New Year .... 76 6. Three Ways to Grow 76 7. Saint Valentine's Day . 77 8. George Washington's Birthday 81 9. Easter 83 10. The Sermon .... 84 11. May Day .... 85 1 1 C N T E N T S 12. May Day .... 86 13. The Fourth of July 87 14. Polly's Birthday Cake . 91 Trade Rhymes 1. The Iceman .... 95 2. The Grocer Man . 98 3. The Baker Man . 100 4. The Coalman .... 103 5. The Milkman .... 105 6. The Yeastman 109 7. The Postman 110 8. The Candyman , „., , . , rr,, m ' What to do with 114 9. The Toyman - , ^^ rr,, ^ , \ the Pennies 116 10. The Bank ' ^^'^'^'^^ 118 1 C N T E N T S Miscellaneous Rhymes 1. The Pigeons .... 121 2. The Five Little Kittens 124 3. The Barnyard 126 4. The Boat .... 130 5. The Wind .... 131 6. The Baby's Bath . 134 7. The Raindrops 136 8. The Finger Band . 138 9. Little Miss Muffet (Adapted) 145 10. The Indians .... 147 11. The Soldiers .... 150 12. Finger Motions . . . . 153 INTRODUCTION |)LL over the world babies love to play with their fingers and toes, and mothers sing rhymes and jingles of little pigs going to market, of my mother's knives and forks, and of baby's cradle. Froebel, with his heart insight into child life, recognized the educational value of these traditional plays, and collected and improved some of the more universal. 1i Since his time we have had notable and artistic additions to our list of plays for the hand. The latest of these col- lections is Miss Maud Burnham's. ""The plays and rhymes are full of fancy and dramatic feeling, and will find a warm welcome wherever there are children and those who love them. "^A new book of plays is always welcome to the kindergartner, and to the mother who sees the meaning hid in childish play. May the book have a wide mission and a constant use.— Lucy Wheelock. I THE CHILD-GARDEN N the child-garden buds and blows A blossom lovelier than the rose. If all the flowers of all the earth In one garden broke to birth, Not the fairest of the fair Could with this sweet bloom compare Of beauty hath this flower the whole — And its name— the Human Soul! Richard Watson Gilder in " Five Books of Song. I^Perhaps, however, it is best to keep them (fairy stories) as a sort of sweet- meat to be taken on high days and holidays only. Nora A. Smith. The Mitlsuiiiiiier Fete When the moon looked like this, Down under the clover, Down under the grass tops Where the fire- flies hover, Oh! The Fairies danced long, And the Fairies danced late, And they could not get home From their midsummer fete ; So they each went to bed In a wild morning glory, And fell fast asleep ! That's the end of the story ! The Owl and the Brownies An owl sat alone on the branch of a tree, And he was as quiet as quiet could be; 'Twas night and his eyes were open like this ! ■ He looked all around— not a thing did he miss! Some Brownies crawled up to the branch of the tree And sat on the limb as still as could be ; Said the solemn old owl,"Whoo! Whoo ! Whoo ! Whoo !" Up jumped the Brownies, and then away r they all flew ! The Five Little Fairies Said this RS little fairy, " I'm as thirsty as can be ! " 1 Said this 9^^^ L\<.t^^^^M little fairy, "Fir hungry, too ! dear me!" Said this I^^Hf^^^^^H ^ ^^^^^^^^^^ little fairy, "Who'll tell us where to go?" Said this B^^^^l ^qg|^^^^, "I'm sure that I don't know!" Said this little fairy, "Let's brew some Dew-drop Tea!' So they sipped it and ate honey beneath the maple tree ! Hide and 8cek Under the trees, as I pass by, The brown leaves gaily rustle. Beneath two oak leaves on the ground, Two little Brownies hustle. After a while two red pointed caps Above the leaves wave gaily, A' ^' 'Tis thus the little Brownie Folk At "Hide and Seek" play daily. The Brownie Band Hist ! Hist ! Be still ! The little Brownie Band ! Skip it ! Trip it ! Down in the meadow land Sm i^^ There's Early-rose, Stubby-nose, 12 21 Trailing-o'er, Apple-core, ^^7»^H Knock-about, Toes-turn-out, ws Twist-and-turn, Double-chin, 1^ ws Never-learn, ^H^^ Dimple-din. 14 i3l3 Hist! Hist! Be still! The little Brownies creep Back again! Home again! While we're all asleep. The Magic Carpet A little magic carpet Came sailing through the air, With some little pixie people A-sitting on it there! 1 Each had an acorn basket A. _ ] , ^0 ^ J With a picnic kinch inside it ; They stopped and ate their goodies On a stone, Q (I sat beside it!) They h ad tiny frostec . cookies About as round as that 1 1 16 Some sandwiches of bee's meat, And they sat and sat and sat ! Lo ! When the fairies flew away A crumb could not be found, Though I looked and looked and hunted' Over ev'ry inch of ground. *Hunt in lap. Tlio Teeter Said the brownest little Brownie To the wee-est little fairy, "Won't you come along and Play awhile with me ? " 18 Said the wee-est little fairy a To the brownest little Brownie, ' ' Tell me what you want to play, Then I will see!" So this spritely happy fellow Found the broadest blade of grass ff And balanced it upon a mossy stone; Then those httle fairy children Teetered gaily up and down, Up and down all the afternoon, alone. 20 Ill the Gai'den Once I thought I heard some fairies And I looked the garden through. I peeped m every flower cup And in the wee buds, too. I looked beneath the toadstools ^^V _^^l ^^V' V And the tufts of striped grass, Then I just sat down and w aited r ■ - ^mm^ To see the fairies pass ! 22 The Pelf's Dress. In a little closed flower, 1^ There sat a wee elf ; And she rocked* to and fro, As she sewed for herself ; She was making a dress, as the dance was that night, So she cut and she basted f With all of her might; *Rock thumb. tMotion of sewing. Thus, she rocked all the time, did this dressmaker gay, And to get her dress done she sat up all clay! Ill Winter Time To their hive for the winter the bumble bees crawl, Si And into their hill march the ants, one and all. The brown caterpillars have hidden their heads, And spun some cocoons for their snug little beds ; The squirrels have gone to their hole in the tree. Each bird's nest is empty- no birds do we see ! 25 1 The fairies have flown for the winter, I know, mi'^ There isn'1 *Let fingers fly behin : a person who knows where 1 d the back. :hey go ! * 1 The Fairy's Xap There surely is a butterfly, Out in my garden bed ! Just now I saw it flutter by, Straight to this blossom red ! *Let butterfly flutter about. Perhaps it may be drinking dew ! I think rn take a peep ! It is (I'U whisper it to you) A fairy sound asleep ! 28 The Froo; On the edge of a pond Near a wet mossy log" Sat patiently waiting a mottled green frog. He winked and he blinked as he rolled each round eye, 29 •'Then snapped what he thought was a green-bottle fly. He felt very queer — such a funny mishap — Because he had eaten a Brownie's wee cap ! *Let the frog jump The Four o'Clocks Ten little fairies played one day, And flew so far c^^ ^ii / /•' they lost their way ! Lo! Bye and bye each sleepy head Heigho ! Crept in a four o'clock to bed. Bye-low ! But when they awoke, each fay was shocked To find the four o'clocks were locked ! I know ! Next day the flowers opened wide, And ev'ry fairy flew outside ! ^ i Heigho The Wild Carrot Umbrellas The raindrops were falling ^ I ;i ii ... i and each fairy flew To a field 1 where blossoms of wild carrot grew ; P71 The fairies felt sad as they looked all about, For ev'ry umbrella had turned wrong side out ! EB The Fairies" Wash Day It is the fairies' washing day. With acorn cups for tubs, ^» %. And tiny leaves for washing boards, Each fairy rubs and rubs. The fairy sheets so white and fine, On the grass are drying. ^ The spider spins for them a hne. Now their clothes are flying ! The Hammock A neat little hammock a spider sj^un, It was quickly made and soon as 'twas done, Two elves espied it, and in a minute, Both little people were swinging in it ! 37 The Toadstools I thought I saw some toadstools, a^ But they looked so very queer, I stopped to look beneath them And saw, as I drew near, Some sober little Brownies In their pointed little hoods. They thought I didn't know it, So I passed on through the woods ! • Frcebel .... noticed that the hands and fingers are the earliest parts of the physical self to attract attention, and his knowledge of that fact is shown by the various songs in which the fingers are named and counted, put to sleep, made to dance and play and taught to greet each other. These songs are devised not only to give strength and suppleness to these members, but -and this is far more important -by attaching a playful meaning to their movements, to interest the mind in them and lift them out of the domain of the purely physical. —Nora A. Smith. 40 The Fainily This is the loving mother, ES RS and this the father true, This the brother straight and tall, sister, ^^sitaBiiMHlMlf"' - and baby too ; i^ 1 Grandma, grandpa, 22 42 uncle, aunt, and last the cousin wee. PU Here they all together stand- one happy family. 43 The JVIorniiiii' Grectino; Now see them all Both short and tall, These merry little men ! With bows they meet, Across the street, Then say the fingers ten, ''Good morning to you!" And ' ' How do vou do ! " 44 Just see them now As they all bow And say to each, "Good-day!" Along the street More friends they meet a Ml- 1 9t:m Who want so much to say, "Good morning to you!" And "How do you do!" 46 Bed Time The fingers are so sleepy ! It is time to go to bed. Come little Baby Finger, you must first tuck in your head. Ring Finger creeps in slowly, and who's next but Tallman Straight ! Come Pointer Finger hurry for 'tis getting very late. Now snuggle close you little men, there's just one more to come ! The bed is plenty wide enough for little Master Thumb. LULLABY Hushaby ! Rockaby ! Babies are sleeping. Hushaby ! Rockaby ! Sandman is creeping. Hushaby ! Rockaby ! Tucked in bed tight. Hushaby ! Rockaby ! Good night ! Good night ! 48 Wake Up Wake up little fingers, the morning has come ! Now hold up your heads, ev'ry finger and thumb ! Come, jump out of bed ! See how tall you can stand ! 49 Oh ! My ! but you are such a wide awake band ! You've all washed your faces so clean and so sweet? Then come to the table your breakfast to eat ; Now all of you fingers run out to play And have a good time all this long happy day ! WINTER RHYMES •TMan has two hands. ... such is the instrument with which so many things are done.... with which, to the delight of the child, so many objects may be represented. Susan Bloiv. 52 The 8now Man Here is the Snow Man round and white Truly, he is a comical sight ! Let's make some snow balls ! One ! two ! Three ! Be steady ! Aim ! Now what do we see ! There goes the Snow Man's old straw hat ! 53 He lost his head ! Just think of that ! Down goes the snow man ! Here's another, So much better than the other! The 8iiowllakes Merry little snowflakes falling through the air, Resting on the steeples and tall trees everywhere ; Clothing roofs and fences, capping ev'ry post, Covering the hillside, where we like to coast. 56 Merry little snowflakes try their very best To make a soft white cover so buds 1^1^ and flowers may rest. When the bright spring sunshine says he's come to stay, 1 Then those selfsame snowflakes pwH rC'^^^^^m >i m^^^^^^^^^^^m} -■ ^ quickly run away !* *Let the fingers go behind the back. • 58 The Eskimo In his wee round house of snow, Crawls the little Eskimo. There without a bit of light Wrapped in furs he sleeps all night. In the morning he crawls out, Gathers all the dogs about, When he's tied them to his sleigh Then he'll quickly ride away. Over fields of snow he'll go. Little brother Eskimo. 60 "The great desire in early infancy, second only to the craving for motion in general is the use of the hands. Baroness Marenholtz Von Bulow. Halloween Oh, it was the finest pumpkin that you have ever seen? It grew in Tommy's garden. On the night of Halloween. 63 He took his knife to cut the top, then scooped it with a spoon. He made two eyes, a nose so long, 64 a mouth just like the moon. He put a candle in it, then, still as any mouse. He crept up very slowly to a window in his house, 1 There put the jack o'lantern ! Tommy's mother cried, "Look here! I feel quite sure some brownies are hiding very near !" 1 Thanksoivino; Every day when we eat our dinner, Our table is very small ; ES There's room for papa, mamma, sister, 67 Baby and me, 1^ that is all. When Thanksgiving comes and the company, You'd scarce believe your eyes, For that selfsame table stretches out, Until it is this size ! Tlie Harvest Time The farmer's in the orchard Where all the fruit trees grow, He climbs upon a ladder And shakes the fruit below. The farmer has some barrels To pack the apples in. 'B ^ 69 The plums are packed in boxes, The pears are in a bin. The farmer's busy in the fields. Thus the corn is stacked. 70 Here's the farmer's grain house In which the grains are packed. The farmer's in his cellar And thinks as he looks 'round, "No better store of winter food Can in the world be found." The farmer folds his hands When the harvest time is done, And happy is because he knows There's food for ev'ry one. 71 The Toyman's Slio]) Here is the window and great is our glee, For this is the Toyman's shop that we see ; Such a lot of tin soldiers all in a row, 72 And bright colored tops that sing as they go. Here in a box is a doll that can talk, And here is a woolly black dog that can walk. Look at the Jack-in-a-box over here ! Just see him pop out ! Oh, isn't he queer ! Here is the counter piled high with the toys For good Httle girls and kind little boys ; Here stands the Toyman, and here is his clerk, 74 To sell all the toys ; how hard they must work ! Let us say good-bye to the Toyman's shop, As we close the door, We must surely stop To look at the Toyman's window once more. Have you ever seen such playthings before? We hope, little toys, that some of you may Come straight to us on the glad Christmas Day. 75 New Year's Daj On New Year's Day the fingers go To call on little friends they know, To all they meet along the way "A Happy New Year to you!" they say. Three Ways to Gi'ow HP For every little finger a New Year has begun, They'll all be taller, stronger, kinder, when the year is done. 1 Saint Yalentine'B Daj To every little friend I know A pretty valentine shall go. To some ^^^^ I'll send v...^^K^^H one hke a book. They'll find a message if they look. Inside it reads, "Much love I send." *Open as if to read. Then to some other httle friend I'll send this little heart of mine With much love to my valentine. I've envelopes to use for this. 7S Here wi'ite the name, there seal a kiss. Then when I hear the postman's ring These valentines to him I'll bring. 79 I'll drop them in his bag of leather « S Then wi In whicl To you *Offer them. sh the postman pleasant weather 1 to take a valentine and you,* dear friends of mine. George Wasliington's Birtlidaj Another holiday has come ! Let's wave the flag and beat the drum ! From ev'ry steeple ring the bell ! Come blow the horn ! Now quickly tell, What holiday is just begun ! The birthday of George Washington! Easter (Adapted fiom an old Finger Play.) On Easter Day we go to church. The bell rings from the steeple. O When the doors are open wide, Inside, you'll see the people. The Sermon The minister ^ who preached to-day, Talked all about the spring And said that "Easter" promised us Almost everything ; 'I'hat Easter was the "wake up" time, For trees and buds and flowers, That bees and butterflies and birds Would bless this world of ours ! 84 Ma J Da J When May Day comes a basket I'll make And fill it with flowers sweet; Then for surprise, beneath, I'll put Some candies sweet to eat. When it is dusk I'll quickly go And ring my playmate's bell ; Then run away and let her guess Whose love the flowers tell. May Day (Adapted from an old game) Itisket ! Itasket ! It is the first of May ! I'll leave you this basket and quickly run away i HB'~ 1 l^^l^^ll VIkjHKl jM^JMJj^^'^iW^B P^ -***" ^-•--"^ ^91^1 1 The Fourth of July The Fourth of July is the day for boys ! ' Tis the day for girls ! 'Tis the day for noise ! Here is a slow match, the end is hot. I will fire these crackers all in one lot ! (Clap hands to represent fire-crackers going off) 87 Here's a big pin wheel, just see it go ! Slowly at first, very swiftly, then slow ! Here are torpedoes ! Now let us see, "What kind of a noise they will make ! One ! Two ! Three ! (Three loud claps) Here's a toy pistol I'll put in a cap, And pull the trigger ! My didn't it snap ! See the sky rocket go sh. way up high. Spreading its fingers about in the sky! Some grown people grumble and wonder why We little folks like the Fourth of July ! Polly's Birthday Cake Polly had a birthday ! Polly had a cake ! f J 1 Polly's mother stirred it! Polly watched it bake There were two thick layers, with chocolate between. ' Twas the very nicest you have ever seen ! Polly had some candles,* One! Two! Three ! Four ! Five! Who can tell how many years Polly's been alive? *Put the fingers up one by one. 92 TRADE RHYMES Blessed be the hand ! Thrice blessed be the hands that work ! Helen Keller. And as you teach your child to respect his own, hand, teach him also to respect those who work with their hands. Waken his gratitude towards and consideration for those through whose labor he is blessed with food, clothing and shelter. Susan Blow. The Iceman Oh, here is the Iceman, he comes ev'ry day, And stops right in front of our door ; He lets us look at the ice in his cart, And gives us one piece, perhaps more. 95 He takes out his hatchet to cut up the blocks, They are square and oblong, too. Now, can you remember the kind of a piece, The Iceman left for you ? 1 The Iceman. (A sense game.) The Ice-cart. The (xrocer jMaii When the grocer man comes, He knocks at the door, And writes down the orders As we name them o'er. With pencil in hand, he says, ' ' Let me see ! You've ordered some cornstarch And one pound of tea ; A package of soda, Some corn meal and flour. I'll try to deliver these goods in an hour ! " In baskets he brings them As fast as he can; On our table he piles them, The good grocer man. Tho Baker .Man The baker's cart comes down the street, Filled with everything good to eat. Two doors the baker man opens wide, To let us look on the shelves inside. 100 What do we see in the baker's cart? Doughnuts and biscuits, a pie, a tart, Jellyrolls, cookies, loaves of bread, too ! What will the baker man sell to you ? 102 The Coalman In our cellar window, The coalman puts his slide; Into this he throws the coal With his shovel wide. 103 1 When our To the coal yard he will go, ^Wj coal is in, And get another load of it To fill some other bin ! h^'\ 1 1 The Milkman The Milkman is a busy man. He works from morn till night ! And when he starts to leave his farm, The sun V77 1 first i^^M 1 comes w^^r I 1 in sight ; A 1 Then when the sun is getting low, Back from the busy town Where he left milk for you and me, He drives up hill and down. From pastures green he drives the cows. Into the barn they go. r^ Each one is standing in a stall, Eight cows all in a row. The cans are hanging on the rack, They're washed, then aired till night, ra The milking done, the milkman then, Will lock the barn doors tight. 108 The Yea.stiiiaii Ding ! Dong ! Ding ! Dong ! Ding ! * 'Tis the yeastman's ring ! If you want any, Bring cup and penny ! Ding ! Dong ! Ding ! Dong ! Ding ! *Motion of ringing a bell 109 The Postinan The postman seems like Santa Claus, He has a great big sack ; 'Tis filled with cards and letters 110 and 'tis strapped upon his back. Our dear old Santa comes but once, The best time of the year ; But day by day the postman calls And blows his whistle clear. I watch him from my window Through sunshine, rain, and snow, And when he's reached the letter box Then out of sight he'll go. WHAT TO DO Wnil THE PENNIES 113 The Caiiclymaii Oh ! I like to visit the candv store ! Through the window peep ! Then open the door ! 114 Oh ! I like to buy the chocolate drops, % y The molasses sticks, and the lollipops But when 1 have pennies I always plan. Not to give all to the good Candyman. The Toy man In the corner store there is everything That children buy in the early spring ! A hoop and stick, A bouncing ball, A kite, a top, And marbles small. Now which do you wish of all the toys That the store man sells to girls and boys ? The Bank oil ! I have a new bank ! On the top is a sHt, You should see the bright pennies I drop into it. Just think of the money someday I will own, If I save my pennies until I am grown ! 118 MLSCELLAXEOrS RlIY^rE8 119 ■^By using his hands, the child learns how much may be done with the few things within his grasp, or, in other words, how much he may accomplish without reaching beyond the narrow boundaries of his own little life. Sufiaii, E. Blow. The Pio'eons Ten snowy white pigeons are standing in line, 'i' On the roof of the barn in the warm sunshine. Ten snowy white pigeons fly down u 1^9 to the ground, To eat of the grain that is thrown all around. Ten snowy white pigeons Soon flutter aloof. And sit in a line on the ridge of the roof. Ten pigeons are saying politely, ' * Thank you ! " If you listen, you hear their gentle ' ' Coo-roo ! " Tlio riv(^ Little Kittens KS This kitty said, ^^^Hi ^SlT iB "I smell a mouse!" iSS ^^^^ ■ , , _. " Let's hunt through This kitty said, ' -.-—.. the house ! " _ " Let's play This kitty said, we're asleep ! " 1^ 124 This kitty said, " Let's go creepity-creep!" This kitty said, "Meow ! Meow ! Meow ! " I saw him liis hole just now ! " 125 The Barnyard When the Farmer's day is done, In the barnyard, ev ry one, Beast and bird politely say, "Thank you for my food to-day." PlS The cow says, ' ' Moo ! " 126 The pigeon, "Coo!" The sheep says, "Baa!" The lamb says, "Maa!" fflfl^ .. ^ The hen, "Cluck! Cluck!" 127 "Quack!" says the duck; The dog, "Bow Wow!'" S2 "ji^ The cat, "Meow!" The horse says, "Neigh! I love sweet hay!" 128 1 ^^^^H The pig near by, ™^ Grunts in his sty. When the barn i^ FAl is locked up tight. Then the Farmer says, ''Good night!"; Thanks his animals, ev'ry one. For the work that has been done. 1 129 The Boat The waves roll* high, the waves roll low, As in their boat these sailors go. Yeoho ! My lads ! Yeoho ! Both sailors rowf with steady oar, And quickly reach the other shore. Yeoho! My lads! Yeoho! *Raise first one knee and then the other. fMove thumbs back and forth as hands go over the lap. 130 The Wind The wind came out for a frolic one day, He first swept the clouds all out of his way, The weather vane turned wherever he flew, The trees bowed low and the leaves danced'' too. The wind blew a gale for the boats at sea, 0, the wind tried to snatch my hat from me, *Fingers dance. 132 He really did get my Japanese kite, And I watched it sail till it went out of sight. Then the wind whispered low down our chimney flue, Ev'ry word that he said was, " Oo-oo-oo !" The Baby's Bath Baby's ready for his bath, Here's the Baby's tub, Here's the Baby's wash cloth, Here's the way to rub, Here's the Baby's cake of soap, Here's the towel dry, Baby's ready for his bed. O Rock-a-bye-lo-bye ! The Raiiuli'0])s When the flowers are thirsty, And the grass is dry, %M Merry httle raindrops Tumble from the sky. 136 All around they patter In their happy play, Till some little sunbeams Chase them all away ! *Let fingers dance down and go behind the back. The Fino-er Band (Adapted to "The Mulberry Bush.") fm The Finger Band 'has come to town, Come to town, come to town, The Finger Band has come to town, So early in the morning. This is the way they play the drum, r Play the drum, play the drum, This is the way they play the drum, So early in the morning. This is the way they blow the horn, Toot-toot-toot-toot-toot-toot-toot ! This is the way they blow the horn, So early in the morning. This is the way their cymbals go, Ringity-ring ! Ringity-ring ! This is the way their cymbals go, So early in the morning. This is the way their clappers go, 140 Clapity-clap ! Clapity-clap ! This is the way their clappers go, So early in the morning. Now watch them shake the tambourine, n Jinglety-jing ! Jinglety-jing ! ^1 Now watch them shake ^ the tambourine, So early in the morning. 1 This is the way they play the flute, Play the flute, play the flute, (Whistle the air.~) This is the way they play the flute. So early in the morning. So drop your pennies in the hat, In the hat, in the hat, So drop your pennies in the hat, So early in the morning. The fingers bow their thanks to you. Thanks to you, thanks to you, The fingers bow their thanks to you, So early in the morning. 14a The Finger Band has gone away, Gone away, gone away, The Finger Band has gone away, So early in the morning. Little Miss Miiffet (adapted) Little Miss Muffet ^ sat on her tuffet, Eating her curds and whey; Along came a spider, And sat down beside her, mm And frightened Miss Muffet away ! ' Ten little Indians Ten little Indians Ten little Indians The Indians III standing in a line, strong and straight and fine. tomahawks wave high, Ten little Indians cry aloud, "Hi! Hi!" Ten little Indians iSl ride far out of sight, Ten little Indians Sim come safe home at night. 148 Ten little Indians to their wigwam creep, S Ten little Indians now are fast asleep. ^ 149 The Soldiers Here are soldiers who would fight For their country and the right. Here's the fort that towers high, Here's their flag up in the sky. 150 Grimly peeping through the wall Are the cannon large and small. When the shadows slowly creep, Soldiers in their camp tents sleep. Through the night each sentinel At his post cries, "All is well!" 151 When the soldiers, one and all, Hear the bugle's early call ; Quickly then, they stand so fine In a straight and even line Fiiio'er Motions o (Adapted to "The Mulberry Bush") This is the way the fingers stand, The fingers stand, the fingers stand. This is the way the fingers stand, So early in the morning. This is the way the fingers bow. The fingers bow, The fingers bow, This is the way the fingers bow, So early in the morning. The fingers say "How do you do!" WW "How do you do!" ^^^ " How do you do !" The fingers say, ' ' How do you do ! " So early in the morning. This is the way they like to clap,t Like to clap, like to clap, This is the way they like to clap, So early in the morning. This is the way they like to snap, J Like to snap, like to snap. This is the way they like to snap, So early in the morning. *Shake the hands. tClap the fingers. tSnap the fingers. 154 This is the way they Uke to stretch,* Like to stretch, Uke to stretch. This is the way they Hke to stretch, So early in the morning. This is the way they hke to dance. Like to dance, hke to dance. This is the way they hke to dance, So early in the morning. This is the way they like to rest. Like to rest, like to rest, This is the way they like to rest, So early in the morning. *Open and shut hands. D£c ao 1906