“Read, Sing, Play ABC Sing-Along,” A Singable Book, Letter K (tune of “Rock-a-Bye, Baby”)
Posted on: May 24, 2010
Rock-a-Bye, Letter K
Sing the words of the song for the letter K to the tune of “Rock-a-Bye, Baby.”
Read, Sing, Play ABC Sing-Along
Words Adapted by Teddy Slater
Illustrated by Liisa Chauncy Guida
Kitten and Kettle
(Lyrics by Teddy Slater, from book “ABC Sing-Along,” sing to the tune of “Rock-a-Bye, Baby”)
Kitten and kettle,
kite and kazoo;
key, kitchen, kingdom,
and kangaroo;
king, kid and ketchup,
koala bear…
How many K words
did you just hear?
For singing along, I like this track,
http://www.amazon.com/Rockabye-Baby/dp/B001DTC0A0/ref=sr_1_47?ie=UTF8&qid=1274639912&sr=1-47
Rock-a-Bye, Baby
Traditional Words and Tune
Rock-a-bye baby, on the treetop,
When the wind blows, the cradle will rock,
When the bough breaks, the cradle will fall,
And down will come baby, cradle and all.
The origins of the words (which have a number of variations) is imprecise. Read an interesting wiki article here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock-a-bye_Baby
The wiki article mentions that, “The melody is a variant of the English satirical ballad Lilliburlero.”
Find a joyous performance of “Lilliburlero” by the Christmas Revels,
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000QVHAN8/ref=dm_dp_trk6?ie=UTF8&qid=1274639450&sr=8-1-fkmr0
Find a cute one page illustration of “Rock-a-Bye, Baby” in,
Children’s Treasury of Lullabies
Traditional Words and Tunes
Illustrated by Linda Bleck
(This book has no page numbers, but you can find “Rock-a-Bye, Baby,” about one-third the way through the book)
