5 Songs to Sing with Baby (That Aren't Twinkle Twinkle Little Star)

Stuck in that place where one of the only songs you can remember to sing with baby is Twinkle Twinkle Little Star?

Well the good news is that the melody of Twinkle Twinkle will get you through a number of others, if you forget how they go, just go with the Twinkle Twinkle tune and you'll be ok.  

For some variety, here are 5 more songs you know that can be added to your rotation:

Itsy Bitsy Spider

The itsy-bitsy spider


Climbed up the water spout


Down came the rain


And washed the spider out


Out came the sun


And dried up all the rain


And the itsy-bitsy spider

Climbed up the spout again.  

This Old Man 

This old man, he played one, 

He played knick-knack on my thumb; 

Knick-knack paddywhack, Give a dog a bone, 

This old man came rolling home.

Verses:

Two/shoe, Three/knee, Four/door, Five/hive, Six/sticks, Seven/up in heaven, 

Eight/gate, Nine/spin, Ten/once again

Pat-a-cake 

Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, 

Baker's man

Bake us a cake as fast as you can (Alternate clapping baby's hands and yours)

Mix it and prick it (Pretend to stir bowl, then prick cake)

And mark it with B (Make a 'B' in the air)

And there will be plenty for baby and me.

Hush, Little Baby 

Hush, little baby, don't say a word, Mama's going to buy you a mockingbird. 

If that mockingbird won't sing, Mama's going to buy you a diamond ring. 

If that diamond ring turns brass, Mama's going to buy you a looking glass. 

If that looking glass gets broke, Mama's going to buy you a billy goat. 

If that billy goat won't pull, Mama's going to buy you a cart and bull. 

If that cart and bull turn over, Mama's going to buy you a dog named Rover. 

If that dog named Rover won't bark, Mama's going to buy you a horse and cart. 

If that horse and cart fall down, You'll still be the sweetest little baby in town. 

So hush little baby, don't you cry, Daddy loves you and so do I.

Wheels on the Bus

The wheels on the bus go round and round

Round and round, round and round

The wheels on the bus go round and round, 

All through the town.

Verses: 

The door on the bus go open & shut 

The horn on the bus goes "Beep, beep, beep

The money on the bus goes clink, clink, clink

The baby on the bus says wah, wah, wah

The people on the bus say shh, shh, shh