INFANT RHYMES & SONGS

TO MARKET, TO MARKET
To market, to market,
To buy a fat pig.
Home again, home again,
Jiggety-jig.

To market, to market,
To buy a fat hog.
Home again, home again,
Jiggety-jog.
                        Adapted Traditional
 

PEEK-A-BOO, I SEE YOU
Tune:  “Frere Jacques”

Peek-a-boo, peek-a-boo.
I see you, I see you.
First, you cover up your eyes,
Then you peek out, big surprise!
Peek-a-boo! I see you!
                        Jean Warren

 
WHERE IS BABY?
Tune:  Frere Jacques”

Where is baby?  Where is baby?
Peek-a-boo, I see you.
First you disappear from sight,
Then you jump out, what a fright.
Peek-a-boo! I see you.
                        Jean Warren
 

KNOCK, KNOCK
Knock, knock.        (Tap on baby’s forehead)
Peek in.                 (Cup hand above eye.)
Open the latch,     (Touch baby’s nose.)
And walk right in.  (Put fingers to baby’s mouth)
                        Adapted Traditional

 
THAT’S THE WAY THE BABY GROWS

Five fingers on this hand.              (Hold up baby’s hand.)
Five fingers on that.                      (Hold up baby’s other hand.)
A dear little nose,                          (Point to baby’s nose.)
A mouth like a rose,                       (Point to baby’s mouth.)
Two cheeks so tiny and fat.           (Point to baby’s cheeks.)
Two eyes, two ears,                      (Point to baby’s eyes, then ears.)
And ten little toes.                        (Point to baby’s toes.)
That’s the way the baby grows.    (Hug baby)
                                    Adapted Traditional
 

PAT-A-CAKE
Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, baker’s man.     (Hold baby’s hands and do actions indicated)
Bake me a cake as fast as you can.
Roll it and pat it and mark it with B,
And put it in the oven for Baby and me.
                        Adapted Traditional

 
ROCK-A-BYE, BABY

Rock-a-bye, baby, on the treetop,                (Hold baby in your arms)
When the wind blows, the cradle will rock.   (Rock baby back and forth.)
When the bough breaks the cradle will fall.   (Continue rocking movements.)
And down will come baby, cradle and all.       (Rock baby down, then up again.)
                                    Adapted Traditional