Letter A Songs and Music

Acrobat

Submitted by Ginger

One little acrobat swinging through the air (Hold finger up and wiggle it)
He flips and he flops as we stare. (bend index finger up and down)
And suddenly he's caught by another with flare (lock both index fingers)
He didn't even know that he gave me a scare (Shake head and wipe brow)
One little acrobat swinging through the air (Hold finger up and wiggle it)
He lands and bows with the greatest of care (bow)

The Ants Go Marching

Submitted by Melissa

The ants go marching one by one. . Hoorah, hoorah
The ants go marching one by one. . Hoorah, hoorah
The ants go marching one by one
The little one stops to suck his thumb
And they all go marching
Down, to the ground
Boom, Boom, Boom

The ants go marching two by two . . . Hoorah, hoorah
The ants go marching two by two . . . Hoorah, hoorah
The ants go marching two by two
The little one stops to tie his shoe
And they all go marching
Down, to the ground
Boom, Boom, Boom

The ants go marching three by three . . . Hoorah, hoorah
The ants go marching three by three . . . Hoorah, hoorah
The ants go marching three by three
The little one stops cause he skinned his knee
And they all go marching
Down, to the ground
Boom, Boom, Boom

The ants go marching four by four . . . Hoorah, hoorah
The ants go marching four by four . . . Hoorah, hoorah
The ants go marching four by four
The little one stops to shut the door
And they all go marching
Down to the ground
Boom Boom Boom

Five Red Apples

Submitted by Gloria

Five red apples hanging in a tree (Hold up five fingers)
The juiciest apples you ever did see.
The wind came by and gave an angry frown (Fingers flutter downward)
And one little apple came tumbling down (lower one finger)

Four red apples, hanging in a tree, (Hold up four fingers)
The juiciest apples you ever did see.
The wind came by and gave an angry frown (Fingers flutter downward)
And one little apple came tumbling down (lower one finger)

Three red apples, hanging in a tree, (Hold up three fingers)
The juiciest apples you ever did see.
The wind came by and gave an angry frown (Fingers flutter downward)
And one little apple came tumbling down (lower one finger)

Two red apples, hanging in a tree, (Hold up two fingers)
The juiciest apples you ever did see.
The wind came by and gave an angry frown (Fingers flutter downward)
And one little apple came tumbling down (lower one finger)

One red apples, hanging in a tree, (Hold up two fingers)
The juiciest apples you ever did see.
The wind came by and gave an angry frown (Fingers flutter downward)
And one little apple came tumbling down (lower one finger)
No red apples, hanging in a tree, (Hold up hand with all fingers down)

Look at the Apple

(Sung to: the mulberry bush)

Submitted by Paula

Look at the apple I have found,
so fat and rosy on the ground.
Mother will wash it and cut it in two
half for me and half for you.

Five Little Apples

Submitted by an Unknown Friend

Five little apples hung on a tree
The farmer didn't care
So guess who came to eat?
A caterpillar...Munch, Munch

Four little apples hung on a tree
The farmer didn't care
So guess who came to eat?
A Bird ...Munch, Munch

Three little apples hung on a tree
The farmer didn't care
So guess who came to eat?
A Pig...Munch, Munch

Two little apples hung on a tree
The farmer didn't care
So guess who came to eat?
A Horse...Munch, Munch

One little apple hung on a tree
The farmer didn't care
So guess who came to eat?
A Scarecrow... Munch, Munch

Now the tree is bare
There are no more apples there
But when next fall comes around
Guess who'll be there?

The caterpillar, the bird, the pig
The horse and the scarecrow.

Climbing Up The Apple Tree

Submitted by an Unknown Friend

Climbing up the apple tree, (climb in place)
Swinging on a limb (pretend to swing with arms above head)
If I hear a robin, I may (cup hand over ear)
Sing along with him! (whistle)
'And Robin, if you fly away, (wave)
Here's what I think I'll do (Point with one finger)
I'll wish a pair of sparrow wings (flap arms)
And fly away with you (pretend to fly)

Red Apple

Submitted by an Unknown Friend

A little red apple, Hung high in a tree
I looked up at it, and it looked down at me
"Come down, please" I called, And what do you suppose
That little red apple, Dropped right on my nose!

Apple On A Stick

Submitted by an Unknown Friend

Apple on a stick, apple on a stick
I can lick it all day and not get sick
Apple in a cup, apple in a cup
I can drink it all day and not fill up
Apple in a crunch, apple in a crunch
I can eat it all day, it is so good to munch
Apple in a cake, apple in a cake
I can eat it all day with no tummy ache
Apple in a pie, apple in a pie
I can eat it all day and never cry
Apple in a dish, apple in a dish
I can eat it all day, it's so delish

Here Is An Apple

Submitted by an Unknown Friend

Here is an apple (make circle with thumb and index)
And here is an apple (make circle with other thumb and indes)
And a great big apple I see (Make a circle with arms)
Now let's count the apples we've made (shrug)
One, Two, Three (count on hands)

Alligator on a Log

Submitted by Linda

There once was an alligator sitting on a log,
Down in the pool he saw a little frog
In jumped the alligator, and around went the log
Splash went the water, and away swam the frog

Falling Apples

(To the Tune of "London Bridge is Falling Down")

Sub. by Jen

See The Apples Falling Down (Use Arm Motions, Raise hands in air)
Falling down, Falling Down
See The Apples Falling Down
Down To The Ground
Pick The Apples And Throw Them Up
Throw Them Up, Throw Them Up
Pick The Apples And Throw Them Up
Up To The Sky

Ant Hill

Submitted by an Unknown Friend

Once I saw an anthill (make hill with arms)
With no ants about (shrug shoulders)
So I said, "Dear little ants (put hands on hips)
Won't you please come out?" (motion with finger)
Then as if the little ants (rub chin like thinking)
Had heard my call (put hand on ear)
One, two, three, four, five came out, (count on hands)
And that was all (jump up)

Apples Are Falling

(Sung to: Are You Sleeping?)

Submitted by Betty

Apples are falling, apples are falling
From the tree, from the tree.
Pick up all the apples, pick up all the apples,
One. two, three; one, two,. three.

My Apple Tree

Submitted by Fran

Pick an apple off my tree
Pick an apple off my tree
Pick an apple off my tree
Pick it for both you and me

Pick two apples off my tree
Pick two apples off my tree
Pick two apples off my tree
Pick them both for you and me

Pick three apples off my tree
Pick three apples off my tree
Pick three apples off my tree
Pick them all for you and me and he

Pick some apples off my tree
Pick some apples off my tree
Pick some apples off my tree
Pick them all for you and me

Alligator Noise

Submitted by Jen

(Softly) Alligator (Make alligator mouth with fingers)
Looking for some food in the morning

(Louder) Alligator (Make alligator mouth with hands)
Looking for some food in the morning

(Louder) Alligator (Make alligator mouth with arms)
Looking for some food in the morning

Ten Red Apples

Submitted by an Unknown Friend

Here I have five apples. (hold up five fingers)
And here are five again. (hold up other hands)
How many apples altogether? (shrug)
Why, five and five make ten! (clap)

Apple up High

(Sung to: Twinkle Twinkle Little Star)

Submitted by Carrie

Apple, apple, way up high,
I can reach you if I try.
Climb a ladder, Hold on tight.
Pick you quickly, Take a bite.

Have you ever seen and Apple?

(Sung to: Have You Ever Seen A Lassie?)

Submitted by Frances

Have you ever seen an apple, an apple, an apple,
Have you ever seen an apple, that grows on a tree?
A red one, a yellow one, a red one, a yellow one.
Have you ever seen an apple, that grows on a tree?

Have you ever had an apple, an apple, an apple?
Have you ever had an apple and heard it go 'crunch'?

Apples

(Sung to: twinkle twinkle)

Submitted by an Unknown Friend

Apple, apple tree so tall, I can hardly wait till fall!
When your apples I can pick, Fill my basket, eat them quick.
Apple, apple tree so tall, I can hardly wait till fall!

Apple, apple tree so fair, What do I see growing there!
Green and round and plump and sweet, Soon they will be good to eat.
Apple, apple tree so fair, What do I see growing there!

Do you know the apple man?

(Sung to: The Muffin Man)

Submitted by an Unknown Friend

Oh, do you know the apple man,
the apple man, the apple man?
Oh, do you know the apple man
who likes to play with me?

Oh, he has a great big smile,
a great big smile, a great big smile,
Oh, he has a great big smile
and likes to play with me.

Johnny AppleSeed

Submitted by Amy

Oh. . .the Lords been good to me
And so I thank the Lord
For giving me the things I need
The sun and the rain and the apple seed
The Lords been good to me, Amen.

I'm A Little Airplane

(Sung to: I'm a Little Teapot)

Submitted by Betty

I'm a little airplane, (hold arms straight out)
Now watch me fly (Pretend to fly)
Here are my instruments (point to stomach, chest)
From down low to up high. (point to toes and then above head)
First I get revved up (flap arms while makeing reving sound)
Then I can fly (raise arms up)
Lifting off the runway (hunch over and walk forward)
Up into the sky! (straighten up and then go to tiptoes)

Eat An Apple

Submitted by an Unknown Friend

Eat an apple (Pretend to eat fist)
Save the core (Put one hand in the other)
Plant the seeds (pretend to plant seeds)
And grow some more (make tree shape over head)

Two Red Apples

(Sung to: This Old Man)

Sub by Julie

Way up high, in a tree (raise hands over head)
Two red apples smiled at me (smile)
So I shook that tree as harrd as I could (pretend to shake tree)
Down came the apples, Yumm, they were good (Rub tummy)

Picking apples

(Sung to: Frere Jacque)

Submitted by Candy

Picking apples, Picking apples
One by one, One by one

The Apple Seed

Submitted by Betty

Once a little apple seed was planted in the ground
Down came rain, falling all around.
Out came the sun as bright as it could be
And that little seed
it grew up to be an apple tree

Apple Tree High In The Sky

Submitted by Terri

Way up high in an apple tree (point)
two big apples smiled down at me (Put fingers on cheeks make smile)
I shook that tree as hard as (shake body)
I could and Down (shout) came the apples
Mm-mm, they were Good (Say like cambles soup ad)

Apple Surprise

Submitted by Lori

Way up High in the apple tree
A little brown worm smiled at me
I winked my eye and what do you suppose
A shiny red apple dropped on my nose!

Applesauce

(Sung to: Yankee Doodle)

Submitted by Holly

Peel an apple, cut it up,
cook it in a pot, When you taste it
you will find, it's applesauce you've got!

A Little Apple Seed

(Sung to: Itsy, Bitsy Spider)

Sub by an Unknown Friend

Once a little appleseed was planted in the ground
Down came the raindrops, falling all around.
Out came the big sun, bright as bright could be
And that little apple seed grew to be an apple tree!

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