INFANT SINGING EVENT SONG LYRICS & TEACHERS NOTES. Programme WARM-UP SONGS: 1 Jambo – meaning 'hello' - Traditional Swahili 2 Scoo Be Doo Song - Susie Davies SUNRISE: 3 Oh What A Beautiful Morning - from Oklahoma - Oscar Hammerstein & Richard Rogers 4 You Are My Sunshine - traditional American 5 Bring Me Sunshine - Sylvia Dee & Arthur Kent SUNSET: 6 Tomorrow is Another Day - anon 7 Catch a Falling Star - Lee Pockriss & Paul Vance 8 Swinging on a Star - Johnny Burke & James van Heusen 9 When You Wish Upon a Star - from Pinnocchio – Ned Washinton & Leigh Harline 10 Sanbonani - meaning 'good evening' in Zulu – David Casey THE OLYMPIC GAMES IN RIO: 11 Samba Lele - traditional childrens song from Brazil 12 Olympic Rap - Yvonne Packer HEADING FOR HOME: 13 To Stop the Train - P Shaw & J Wild 14 Locomotion - Gordian Troeller, Andrew McCluskey & Paul David Humphreys AND FINALLY . 15 All God's Creatures Got a Place in the Choir - Bill Staines Notes: 1. This year there are fewer songs than last year, but some of them are quite ‘wordy’ so we suggest that these are the ones which children should start learning first. 2. Two songs - O what a beautiful morning and When you wish upon a star will be signed throughout using Makaton sign language for the deaf and partially hearing. As with all the other songs it is the quality of singing which is of paramount importance so, if you find that the actions are unduly preoccupying or confusing your pupils, forego the signs in deference to the singing. 3. The songs include call and response, unison, 2- 3- and 4 part singing plus choral speaking. Lyrics include vocabulary in Latin, Portuguese, Spanish, Swahili, and Zulu. 1. JAMBO Jambo (echo) Jambo (echo) Jambo everybody, jambo (echo) Repeat Teachers notes Jambo means “hello” in Swahili and this will be used as a call and response song to open the concert. It is also an exercise in controlling the volume when singing though, however loud the music gets, the children should never shout. On the CD there are 8 beats/clicks to count in the singers but at the concert there will be no introduction so please ensure that the children watch the DVD so that they know how the conductor will indicate who's turn it is to sing. ***************************************************************************************** 2. SCOO BE DOO SONG 1 Doo – doo – doo – doo-de-doo (echo) 2 Scooby dooby dooby dooby doo-doo-doo (echo) 3 Scoobedy doobedy doobedy doobedy doo-doo-doo (echo) 4 Bup du-wap bup du-wap (echo) Teachers notes: This is another call and response song and once again, please ensure that the children watch the DVD so that they know how the conductor will indicate whose turn it is to sing. Once we've sung it through as a call and response, we will then sing it as a 4 part round and we will carry on singing until the signal to stop. One extra thing to note: when practising this song, please make sure that the children listen for two Bup du-waps before singing the echo. 3. OH WHAT A BEAUTIFUL MORNING Oh what a beautiful morning Oh what a beautiful day. I got a beautiful feeling Everything's going my way. All the cattle are standing like statues All the cattle are standing like statues They don't turn their heads as they see me pass by But a little brown sparrow is winking her eye. Oh what a beautiful morning Oh what a beautiful day. I got a beautiful feeling Everything's going my way. All the sounds of the earth are like music All the sounds of the earth are like music. The breeze is so busy it don't miss a tree And an old weeping willow is laughing at me! Oh what a beautiful morning Oh what a beautiful day. I got a beautiful feeling Everything's going my way. Oh what a beautiful day. Teachers notes: The actions for this song will be in Makaton sign language which the children can learn from the DVD. At the last line, the children can sing either the high or low line, whichever pitch is most comfortable for them and sounds best. 4. YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE You are my sunshine, my only sunshine You make me happy when skies are grey You'll never know, dear, how much I love you. Please don't take my sunshine away I'll always love you and make you happy If you will only do the same. But if you leave me for another, You will fill my heart with pain. You are my sunshine, my only sunshine You make me happy when skies are grey You'll never know, dear, how much I love you. Please don't take my sunshine away Teachers notes: None 5. BRING ME SUNSHINE Bring me sunshine, in your smile, Bring me laughter, all the while, In this world where we live, there should be more happiness, So much joy you can give, to each brand new bright tomorrow, Make me happy, through the years, Never bring me, any tears, Let your arms be as warm as the sun from up above, Bring me fun, bring me sunshine, bring me love. Bring me sunshine, in your eyes, Bring me rainbows, from the skies, Life's too short to be spent having anything but fun, We can be so content, if we gather little sunbeams, Be light-hearted, all day long, Keep me singing, happy songs, Let your arms be as warm as the sun from up above, Bring me fun, bring me sunshine, bring me love. Teachers notes: There are a lot of words in this song so it may be helpful for the children to start to learn it early in the term. If they recognise it as the Morecombe and Wise signature tune, please ensure that they sing it as does the vocalist on our CD rather than in the Morecombe and Wise style. 6. TOMORROW IS ANOTHER DAY Ooh lullah lay, Another evening fades away, I know the golden sun won't disappear for long Because tomorrow is another day (And I say ….......) Repeat as a four part round Teachers notes: This will first be sung in unison and then as a four part round. For the round section, on the CD each group sings the song through twice, after which they keep repeating the line 'Tomorrow is another day' until all groups are singing the same. If all goes well in the performance, we may keep the round going for longer, so what the children will need to do is watch the conductor who will give the signal (demonstrated on the DVD) for repeating the last phrase and thus bringing the song to an end. 7. CATCH A FALLING STAR Catch a falling star and put it in your pocket Never let it fade away. Catch a falling star and put it in your pocket Save it for a rainy day. For love may come and tap you on the shoulder Some starless night And just in case you feel you wanna hold her You'll have a pocketful of starlight Catch a falling star and put it in your pocket Never let it fade away. Catch a falling star and put it in your pocket Save it for a rainy day. For when your troubles start a-multiplying, And they just might, It's easy to forget them without trying With just a pocketful of starlight. Catch a falling star and put it in your pocket Never let it fade away. Catch a falling star and put it in your pocket Save it for a rainy day Save it for a rainy day Save it for a rainy day Teachers notes There will be some simple actions to this song which are shown on the DVD. At three points in the song (at the end of the introduction and at the end of the two verses) there is the sound of an unaccompanied glockenspiel that sounds like an echo. The children should listen out for this before starting to sing. Please also note that the very low note only occurs in the last line of the song. 8. SWINGING ON A STAR Would you like to swing on a star? Carry moonbeams home in a jar? And be better off than you are? Or would you rather be a mule? A mule is an animal with long, furry ears He kicks up at anything he hears His back is brawny and his brain is weak He's just plain stupid with a stubborn streak And, by the way, if you hate to go to school You may grow up to be a mule. Would you like to swing on a star? Carry moonbeams home in a jar? And be better off than you are? Or would you rather be a pig? A pig is an animal with dirt on his face His shoes are a terrible disgrace He's got no manners when he eats his food He's fat and lazy and extremely rude And if you don't care a feather or a fig You may grow up to be a pig. Would you like to swing on a star? Carry moonbeams home in a jar? And be better off than you are? You could be swinging on a star - You could be swinging on a star - You could be swinging on a star. Teachers notes: This song is quite wordy so I would suggest that it is one of the first that the children learn.