July 31

Sing a Song

The Farmer in the Dell

The farmer in the dell (2x)
Hi-ho, the derry-o
The farmer in the dell
The farmer takes a wife (2×)
Hi-ho, the derry-o…
The farmer takes a wife
The wife takes the child (2×)
Hi-ho, the derry-o…
The wife takes the child
The child takes the nurse (2×)
Hi-ho, the derry-o…
The child takes the nurse
The nurse takes the cow (2×)
Hi-ho, the derry-o…
The nurse takes the cow
The cow takes the dog (2×)
Hi-ho, the derry-o…
The cow takes the dog
The dog takes the cat (2×)
Hi-ho, the derry-o…
The dog takes the cat
The cat takes the mouse (2×)
Hi-ho, the derry-o…
The cat takes the mouse
The mouse takes the cheese (2×)
Hi-ho, the derry-o…
The mouse takes the cheese
The cheese stands alone (2×)
Hi-ho, the derry-o…
The cheese stands alone

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What makes music sound so good?

Try This

Visit the library! Pick out books about music and check out CDs to listen to at home.

Read a Book

Here are some book recommendations for today. Check out the picture book collection at your local library, where there are lots of books to choose from! Find nearby libraries.

• Coat of Many Colors by Dolly Parton; illustrated by Brooke Boynton-Hughes
• Music Is in Everything by Ziggy Marley; illustrated by Ag Jatkowska
• What a Wonderful World based on the song by Bob Thiele & George David Weiss; illustrated by Tim Hopgood