Suzuki Cello Book 1 Songs

Suzuki Cello Book 1 Songs

French folk song

Pussy cat, Pussy cat, where have you been?
“I’ve been to London to visit the Queen.”
Pussy cat, Pussy cat, what did you there?
“Frightened a little mouse under the chair!”
Pussy cat, Pussy cat, curl up and sleep.

Song of the wind/aka Crocodile Song

(Loud) Once I saw a crocodile who snapped at all he saw
(Quiet) Snapped at all he saw (SNAP)
(Loud) Then he snapped a rock and got a toothache in his jaw jaw jaw (SNAP)
(Loud) Then he snapped a rock and got a toothache in his jaw (SNAP)(Then repeat from beginning – last time don’t snap)

Mouse in the house

(Preparation for lightly row- not on the CD)
Once I saw a little mouse
And he lived in a little house
And then the cat came
And the mouse went oh no
Squeak squeak, Squeak--- /

Lightly Row

Lightly row, lightly row, (scale) up the river we will go,
Lightly rowing, never slowing, (arpeggio) in our little boat we go.
See the fishes down below, darting, flashing to and fro,
Lightly rowing, never slowing, (arpeggio) in our little boat we go.

Pussy Cat

(Prep. for shifting and strong fourth fingers –not on CD)
Oh, once I saw a pussy cat
A climbing up the tree
Oh no there goes the pussy cat
He fell down from the tree

Go Tell Aunt Rhody

Go tell Aunt Rhody, tell Aunt Rhody now,
Go tell Aunt Rhody – old grey goose is dead.
Died in the mill pond standing on her head,
Died in the mill pond on her head.
Go tell Aunt Rhody, tell Aunt Rhody now,
Go tell Aunt Rhody – old grey goose is dead.

O’ Come Little Children

(Sometimes this one is left until later.)
Up down goes the ball as you throw it up high
Up down goes the kite far away in the sky
Up down go the children at play on the swings
Up down goes the bow as it rings on your strings.

May Song

Spring is coming, sing cuckoo sing,
Birds are winging, singing.
Listen to the songs in the sky,
Listen to the songs in the sky,
Spring is coming, sing cuckoo sing,
Birds are winging, singing.

Perpetual Motion

(Learn this one first)
Make a sandwich, make a sandwich.
Make a sandwich, I like white bread.
Make a sandwich, make a sandwich.
Make a sandwich, I like brown bread.
Peanut butter, Peanut butter
Peanut butter on my white bread.
Peanut butter, Peanut butter
Peanut butter on my brown bread.
Make a big one, make a big one,
Make a big one for my lunch-time
Make a big one, make a big one,
Make a big one for my lunch-time
Make a sandwich, make a sandwich.
Make a sandwich, I like white bread.
Make a sandwich, make a sandwich.
Make a sandwich, I like brown bread. / Allegro
(Learn this one first)
Wake up wake up everybody wake up. Wake up wake up time to start the day.
Wake up wake up everybody wake up. Wake up wake up time to start the day.
Eat my breakfast, go to school, play my cello, it’s so cool.
Wake up wake up everybody wake up. Wake up wake up time to start the day.

Or

Allegro

Heads and ears and fingers on our shoulders,
Tummy, knees knees, fingers on your toes.
Heads and ears and fingers on our shoulders,
Tummy, knees knees, fingers on your toes.
Stretch one arm up, then the other, stretch and shake and turn around –
Heads and ears and fingers on our shoulders,

Tummy, knees knees, fingers on your toes.

Rigadoon
See them in the square, the peasant dancers dancing.
Instruments in tune will play the Rigadoon.
Hopping and jumping and turning ‘round
And stepping now,
Hopping and jumping and turning ‘round
And stepping now,
Now they all bend, then they bow,
Rigadoon dancers dancing,
Now they all bend, then they rise,
And then they bow.
See them in the square, the peasant dancers dancing.
Instruments in tune will play the Rigadoon.

Long Long Ago

Long, long ago on a hot summer’s day,
I saw a frog, high on a log.
Long, long ago on a hot summer’s day, I saw a frog on a log.
He jumped so high that I thought he could fly,
He jumped so high that I thought he could fly,
Long, long ago on a hot summer’s day,
I saw a frog, on a log.

Allegretto

Go to bed, go to bed, it’s the thing that I dread, it’s a bore I am sure, I won’t come it’s no fun,
Go to bed, go to bed, it’s the thing that I dread, it’s a bore I am sure, what a bore.
Go to bed! – No I won’t! Go to bed! – No I won’t!
Go to bed, go to bed, go to bed – yes I will…
Go to bed, go to bed, it’s the thing that I dread, it’s a bore I am sure, what a bore.
.. /

Happy Farmer

We need some rain, we really need some rain.
The sun is high, our throats are dry and it is hot!
We need some rain, we really need some rain.
The sun is high, our throats are dry and it is hot!
Is that a cloud? Oh, can it be a cloud?
Now here’s the rain, the lovely, lovely rain.
It’s hailing and it’s pouring and it just won’t stop.
Is that a cloud? Oh, yes it is a cloud!
Now here’s the rain, the lovely, lovely rain.
It’s hailing and it’s pouring and
It just won’t stop.

Andantino

Pussy-cat, Pussy-cat, Pussy -cat pounce,
Catch a mouse, catch a mouse, catch a mouse – pounce.
Pussy-cat, Pussy-cat, Pussy -cat pounce,
Catch a mouse, catch a mouse, watch it now! – pounce.
Stroke your cat and tell her well done,
As she lies there watching, waiting,
Pussy-cat, Pussy-cat, Pussy -cat pounce,
Catch a mouse, catch a mouse, watch it now! – pounce
Etude
Whoops-sie daisy, Whoops-sie daisy caterpillar pie,
I’m going home, I’m going home, I’m going home to eat some pie AGAIN NOW
Whoops-sie daisy, Whoops-sie daisy, caterpillar pie,
I’m going home, I’m going home, I’m going home to eat some pie NOW WATCH OUT
Two are crawling down the tree trunk, OH MY GOODNESS,
Four are crawling down the tree trunk, once AGAIN NOW,
Whoops-sie daisy, Whoops-sie daisy caterpillar pie,
I’m going home to eat some pie.