Useful Tunes in the Public Domain

Posted by: Sing Books with Emily on: July 15, 2012

In: Art of Singing a Song | Book Review by ELEG | Case for Singable Books | Dances Fingerplays & Movements | Lyrics | Nursery Rhymes and Mother Goose | Poetry | Power of Music | Sing Books with Emily Sing-Along Materials | Singable Book Title | Singable Poem | Singable Poetry | SPB List for Special Occasion | Written by ELEG
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Lots of tunes “in the public domain” can be very useful for educational purposes and setting your own lyrics to them. These public domain tunes can include nursery rhymes, folks song, hymns, lullabies, campfire songs, and many other commonly recognized songs that no longer (or never did) command a copyright.

The purpose of this post is to begin consolidating all the research I’ve done so far in compilations of USEFUL TUNES in Singable Picture Books that have used these useful tunes to create parodies or educational content.

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ABC SONG
http://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/2009/12/17/abc-twinkle-star-baa-blacksheep-singable-books-and-all-the-fix-ins-and-a-youre-adorable-too/

Same As/Used For

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A-MY NAME IS ALICE

Same As/Used For

LADY WITH THE ALLIGATOR PURSE
MISS LUCY HAD A BABY
MISS SUSIE HAD A STEAMBOAT
MISS SUSIE HAD A TUGBOAT

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THE BEAR

Same As/Used For

SIPPING SPIDERS THROUGH A STRAW

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CLEMENTINE

Same As/Used For

FOUND A PEANUT

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FIVE LITTLE DUCKS
http://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/2012/07/23/five-little-ducks-a-singable-picture-book-and-a-useful-tune/

Same As/Used For

HEY, LITTLE ANT
FIVE LITTLE GEFITLES
FIVE ELEPHANTS

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GOOD KING WENCESLAS

Same As/Used For

FLOWER CAROL

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GREENSLEEVES

Same As/Used For

WHAT CHILD IS THIS
STOPPING BY WOODS ON A SNOWY EVENING

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HEY DIDDLE DIDDLE

Same As/Used For

OLD MOTHER HUBBARD

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LITTLE MISS MUFFET

Same As/Used For

LITTLE JACK HORNER

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OLD MOTHER HUBBARD

Same As/Used For

HEY DIDDLE DIDDLE

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ODE TO JOY

Same As/Used For

BENJAMIN FRANKLIN FOUNDING FATHER
MUSIC IS (By Lloyd Moss)

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OVER IN THE MEADOW
http://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/2012/06/22/over-in-the-meadow-a-singable-picture-book/

Same As/Used For

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REUBEN REUBEN
http://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/2012/09/09/reuben-reuben-a-useful-tune/

Same As/Used For

ZIN! ZIN! ZIN! A VIOLIN
DANGEROUS ALPHABET

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SHE’LL BE COMIN’ ROUND THE MOUNTAIN

Same As/Used For

I WAS BORN ABOUT 10,000 YEARS AGO

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SIPPING SPIDERS THROUGH A STRAW

Same As/Used For

THE BEAR

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TEN LITTLE INDIANS

Same As/Used For

TEN LITTLE PILGRIMS
MICHAEL FINNEGAN
PRESIDENT’S NAME SONG

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TWINKLE TWINKLE LITTLE STAR
http://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/2010/09/14/twinkle-little-star-the-song-the-list/

Same As/Used For

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WHEN JOHNNY COMES MARCHING HOME

Same As/Used For

ANTS GO MARCHING
OUR MARCHING BAND (By Lloyd Moss)

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YANKEE DOODLE

Same As/Used For

Almost any Mother Goose or Nursery Rhyme can be sung to the tune of Yankee Doodle
LUCY LOCKET
SONG OF THE PRESIDENTS (By Oscar Brand)

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SONG COMPILATIONS THAT USE USEFUL TUNES TO MAKE NEW SONGS

These books compile parodies of many useful tunes. Just click on the titles to find out what these books have to offer.

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Read, Sing, Play ABC Sing-Along
Words Adapted by Teddy Slater
Illustrated by Liisa Chauncy Guida

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Sipping Spiders Through a Straw (Campfire Songs For Monsters)
Traditional Words and Tunes
Words Adapted by Kelly Dipucchio
Illustrated by Gris Grimly