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Sunshine Songs

by Ross Mayhew

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1.
you are my sunshine, my only sunshine you make me happy when sky's are grey you'll never know dear how much i love you please don't take my sunshine away
2.
the sun is shining, skip to my lou the sun is shining, skip to my lou the sun is shining, skip to my lou skip to my lou my darlin' little red wagon, paint it blue little red wagon, paint it blue little red wagon, paint it blue skip to my lou my darlin' one and one, that makes two one and one, that makes two one and one, that makes two skip to my lou my darlin' heading to cornwall what will we do? heading to cornwall what will we do? heading to cornwall what will we do? skip to my Looe my darlin' ain't nobody prettier than you ain't nobody prettier than you ain't nobody prettier than you skip to my lou my darlin'
3.
five green and speckled frogs sitting on a speckled log eating all the juicy bugs, yum yum! one jumped into the pool where it was nice and cool now there are four speckled frogs four green and speckled frogs sitting on a speckled log eating all the juicy bugs, yum yum! one jumped into the pool where it was nice and cool now there are three speckled frogs three green and speckled frogs sitting on a speckled log eating all the juicy bugs, yum yum! one jumped into the pool where it was nice and cool now there are two speckled frogs two green and speckled frogs sitting on a speckled log eating all the juicy bugs, yum yum! one jumped into the pool where it was nice and cool now there's only one speckled frogs one green and speckled frog sitting on a speckled log eating all the juicy bugs, yum yum! he jumped into the pool where it was nice and cool now there are no more speckled frogs
4.
This Old Man 03:05
this old man he played one he played nik-nak on my thumb with a nik-nak paddy-wack, give the dog a bone this old man came rolling home this old man he played two he played nik-nak on my shoe with a nik-nak paddy-wack, give the dog a bone this old man came rolling home this old man he played three he played nik-nak on my knee with a nik-nak paddy-wack, give the dog a bone this old man came rolling home this old man he played four he played nik-nak on my door with a nik-nak paddy-wack, give the dog a bone this old man came rolling home this old man he played five he played nik-nak on my side with a nik-nak paddy-wack, give the dog a bone this old man came rolling home this old man he played six he played nik-nak on my sticks with a nik-nak paddy-wack, give the dog a bone this old man came rolling home this old man he played seven he played nik-nak up to heaven with a nik-nak paddy-wack, give the dog a bone this old man came rolling home this old man he played eight he played nik-nak on my gate with a nik-nak paddy-wack, give the dog a bone this old man came rolling home this old man he played nine he played nik-nak all the time with a nik-nak paddy-wack, give the dog a bone this old man came rolling home this old man he played ten he'd play nik-nak now and then with a nik-nak paddy-wack, give the dog a bone this old man came rolling home
5.
run, run fast as you can you'll never catch me i'm the gingerbread man i ran from the baker and his wife too you'll never catch me, not any of you! the baker made a boy one day who leapt from the oven ready to play he and his wife were ready to eat the gingerbread man who had run down the street run, run fast as you can you'll never catch me i'm the gingerbread man i ran from the baker and his wife too you'll never catch me, not any of you! then came a pig, a cow and a hare joined in the chase around the square they were hungry and ready to eat the gingerbread man was to quick on his feet run, run fast as you can you'll never catch me i'm the gingerbread man i ran from the baker and his wife too you'll never catch me, not any of you! he came to a pond that blocked his path and gingerbread men don't like to bath out jumped a fox who said hop on i'll take you safely across the pond run, run fast as you can you'll never catch me i'm the gingerbread man i ran from the baker and his wife too you'll never catch me, not any of you! he climbed onto the foxes back who licked his lips and wanted to snack he climbed onto the foxes head who loved the taste of gingerbread run, run fast you can you'll never catch me i'm the gingerbread man he trusted the fox to help his plan and that was the end of the gingerbread man
6.
five little ducks went out one day over the hill and far away mother duck said quack, quack, quack but only four little ducks came back four little ducks went out one day over the hill and far away mother duck said quack, quack, quack but only three little ducks came back three little ducks went out one day over the hill and far away mother duck said quack, quack, quack but only two little ducks came back two little ducks went out one day over the hill and far away mother duck said quack, quack, quack but only one little duck came back one little ducks went out one day over the hill and far away mother duck said quack, quack, quack but only no little ducks came back sad mother duck went out one day over the hill and far away mother duck said quack, quack, quack and all the little ducks came back
7.
the itsy-bitsy spider went up the water-spout down came the rain, washed the spider out out came the sun, dried up all the rain the itsy-bitsy spider went up the spout again
8.
i'm a little teapot, short and stout here is my handle, here is my spout when i get steamed up hear me shout tip me over and pour me out i'm a clever teapot yes it's true here's an example of what i can do i can change my handle to my spout just tip me over and pour me out
9.
mary had a little lamb, little lamb, little lamb mary had a little lamb, who's fleece was white as snow everywhere that mary went, mary went, mary went everywhere that mary went that lamb was sure to go it followed her to school one day, school one day, school one day it followed her to school one day which was against the rules it made the children laugh and play, laugh and play, laugh and play it made the children laugh and play to see a lamb at school mary had a little lamb, little lamb, little lamb mary had a little lamb, who's fleece was white as snow
10.
there was a man named michael finnigan he grew whiskers on this chinnigan the wind came up and blew them in again poor old michael finnigan begin again there was a man named michael finnigan he fell down and broke his shinnigan folks said mike never swim again poor old michael finnigan begin again there was a man named michael finnigan who grew fat and he grew thin again thinner than a safety pinnigan poor old michael finnigan begin again
11.
the grand old duke of york he had 10,000 men he marched them up to the top of the hill and he marched them down again and when they were up they were up and when they were down they were down and when they were half-way up they were neither up nor down
12.
humpty dumpty sat on the wall humpty dumpty had a great fall all the kings horses and all the kings men couldn't put humpty together again
13.
there was an old lady who swallowed a fly, i don't know why she swallowed a fly, perhaps she'll die? there was an old lady who swallowed a spider, that wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her she swallowed the spider to catch the fly, i don't know why she swallowed a fly, perhaps she'll die? there was an old lady who swallowed a cat, imagine that to swallow a cat she swallowed the cat to catch the spider that wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her she swallowed the spider to catch the fly, i don't know why she swallowed a fly, perhaps she'll die?
14.
Froggie went a-courtin' and he did ride, uh-huh Froggie went a-courtin' and he did ride, uh-huh Froggie went a-courtin' and he did ride on a sunny day under clear blue sky, uh-huh he rode right up to Miss Mousey's door, uh-huh he rode right up to Miss Mousey's door, uh-huh he rode right up to Miss Mousey's door gave three loud raps and a very big roar, uh-huh said "Miss Mouse are you within?", uh-huh said he "Miss Mouse are you within?", uh-huh said "Miss Mouse are you within?" "Yes kind Sir i sit and spin", uh-huh he took Miss Mousey on his knee, uh-huh took Miss Mousey on his knee, uh-huh took Miss Mousey on his knee said "Miss Mousey will you marry me?" without my Uncle Rats consent, uh-huh without my Uncle Rats consent, uh-huh without my Uncle Rats consent i wouldn't marry the President, uh-huh Uncle Rat laughed and shook his fat sides, uh-huh Uncle Rat laughed and shook his fat sides, uh-huh Uncle Rat laughed and shoot his fat sides to think his niece would be a bride, uh-huh Uncle Rat went running down town, uh-huh Uncle Rat went running down town, uh-huh Uncle Rat went running down town to buy his niece a wedding gown, uh-huh where shall the wedding supper be, uh-huh where shall the wedding supper be, uh-huh where shall the wedding supper be way down yonder in a hollow tree, uh-huh what should the wedding supper be, uh-huh what should the wedding supper be, uh-huh what should the wedding supper be something vegan sounds good to me, uh-huh first to come in was a flying moth, uh-huh first to come in was a flying moth, uh-huh first to come in was a flying moth she laid out the tablecloth, uh-huh next to come in was a june bug, uh-huh next to come in was a june bug, uh-huh next to come in was a june bug she brought the water jug, uh-huh next to come in was a bumbley bee, uh-huh next to come in was a bumbley bee, uh-huh next to come in was a bumbley bee sat mosquito on his knee, uh-huh the owl did hoot and the birds they sang, uh-huh the owl did hoot and the birds they sang, uh-huh the owl did hoot and the birds they sang through the woods the music rang, uh-huh then came in a broken black flea, uh-huh then came in a broken black flea, uh-huh then came in a broken black flea danced a jig with the bumbley bee, uh-huh next to come in was Mrs Cow, uh-huh next to come in was Mrs Cow, uh-huh next to come in was Mrs Cow she tried to dance but didn't know how, uh-huh Mr Frog was dressed in green, uh-huh Mr Frog was dressed in green, uh-huh Mr Frog was dressed in green sweet Miss Mouse looked like a queen, uh-huh all gathered round the lucky pair, uh-huh all gathered round the lucky pair, uh-huh all gathered round the lucky pair singing, dancing everywhere, uh-huh then came in a little black tick, uh-huh then came in a little black tick, uh-huh then came in a little black tick she ate so much it made her sick, uh-huh next to come in was a big black snake, uh-huh next to come in was a big black snake, uh-huh next to come in was a big black snake ate up all of the wedding cake, uh-huh next to come in was old bruce cat, uh-huh next to come in was old bruce cat, uh-huh next to come in was old bruce cat away ran the mouse, away ran the rat, uh-huh Mr Frog went a-hopping up over the brook, uh-huh Mr Frog went a-hopping up over the brook, uh-huh Mr Frog went a-hopping up over the brook a lily white duck almost swallowed him up, uh-huh Mr Frog and miss mouse met the next day, uh-huh Mr Frog and miss mouse met the next day, uh-huh Mr Frog and miss mouse met the next day decided together they'd run away, uh-huh Mr Frog and miss mouse went to france, uh-huh Mr Frog and miss mouse went to france, uh-huh Mr Frog and miss mouse went to france knew true love would stand a chance, uh-huh a little piece of cornbread laying on a shelf, uh-huh a little piece of cornbread laying on a shelf, uh-huh a little piece of cornbread laying on a shelf if you want any more you can sing it yourself, uh-huh
15.
he's got the whole world in his hands he's got the whole wide world in his hands he's got the whole world in his hands he's got the whole world in his hands he's got the wind and the rain in his hands he's got the wind and the rain in his hands he's got the wind and the rain in his hands he's got the wind and the rain in his hands he's got the whole world in his hands he's got the whole wide world in his hands he's got the whole world in his hands he's got the whole world in his hands he's got the sun and the moon in his hands he's got the sun and the moon in his hands he's got the sun and the moon in his hands he's got the sun and the moon in his hands he's got everybody here in his hands he's got everybody here in his hands he's got everybody here in his hands everyone's here in his hands you've got the whole world in your hands you've got the whole wide world in your hands you've got the whole world in your hands you've got the whole world in your hands
16.
hush little baby don't say a word mumma's gonna buy you a mocking bird and if that mocking bird don't sing mumma's gonna buy you a diamond ring and if that diamond turns brass mumma's gonna buy you a looking glass and if that looking glass gets broke mumma's gonna buy you a billy goat and if that billy goat won't pull mumma's gonna buy you a cart and bull and if that cart and bull turn over mumma's gonna buy you a dog named rover and if that dog named rover won't bark mumma's gonna buy you a horse and cart and if that horse and cart fall down you'll still be the sweetest little baby in town
17.
rock-a-bye baby on the tree tops when the wind blows the cradle will rock when the bow breaks the cradle will fall down will come baby cradle and all
18.
twinkle-twinkle little star how i wonder what you are up above the world so high like a diamond in the sky twinkle-twinkle little star how i wonder what you are

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Sunshine Songs is a FREE album download containing 18 well-known children's folk songs.

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released April 18, 2014

Engineer Duncan Chave
Songs Performed by Ross Mayhew
Mixed by Duncan Chave and Ross Mayhew
Leaburn Records 2014

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