List of playground songs facts for kids

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Playground songs are super fun songs that kids often sing together. You hear them on playgrounds, at school, or even just playing with friends. These songs usually have simple words that rhyme and are easy to remember. They are a big part of growing up for many kids!

What Makes Playground Songs Special?

Playground songs are unique because most of them don't have a famous writer. Instead, children often make them up! They then share these songs with their friends. This is how the songs spread from one playground to another. It's like a secret code or a fun game that everyone learns.

How They Spread

These songs are passed down through generations of kids. Imagine your older brother or sister teaching you a song they learned from their friends. Then, you teach it to your younger siblings or new friends. This way, the songs keep going, even without anyone writing them down officially. They are a great example of how culture can be shared by kids themselves.

Why Kids Love Them

Kids love playground songs for many reasons. They are often silly and make people laugh. Many songs also have actions or games that go along with them. This makes them even more fun to sing and play. They help kids connect with each other and learn new rhymes and rhythms. Sometimes, they even teach simple lessons or counting.

Popular Playground Songs

Here is a list of some well-known English-language playground songs. You might know some of these already!

• "99 Bottles of Beer"
• "Baby Bumblebee"
• "The Burning of the School"
• "Chinese, Japanese, dirty knees"
• "Circle Circle Dot Dot"
• "Comet"
• "Do-Re-Mi"
• "Five Little Ducks"
• "Five Little Monkeys"
• "Great Green Gobs of Greasy, Grimy Gopher Guts"
• "Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes"
• "Horsey Horsey"
• "If You're Happy and You Know It"
• "I'm a Little Teapot"
• "K-I-S-S-I-N-G"
• "Jingle Bells Batman Smells"
• "London Bridge Is Falling Down"
• "London's Burning"
• "Michael Finnegan"
• "Miss Susie"
• "My Ding-a-Ling"
• "One, Two, Buckle My Shoe"
• "One, Two, Three, Four, Five"
• "On Top of Old Smokey"
• "Fast Food Song" (a song using the names of several fast food places)
• "Popeye the Sailor Man" (the main song from the old cartoon show)
• "Ring Around the Rosie"
• "Row, Row, Row Your Boat"
• "Sea Lion Woman"
• "See Saw Margery Daw"
• "Singing To The Bus Driver"
• "Stella Ella Ola"
• "Ten Green Bottles"
• "The Song That Never Ends"
• "There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly"
• "This Old Man" ("Knick-Knack Paddywhack")

See Also

• List of nursery rhymes
• Counting-out game