Ok here is another song that I have no idea where it came from. The lyrics I sing are: When you’re one, one, one. Tap on your bum, bum, bum. When you’re two, two, two. Tap on your shoe, shoe, shoe. When you’re three, three, three. Tap on your knee, knee, knee. When you’re four, [...]
Category Archives: Song Origins
“Here Comes the Sandman” song origins revealed.
Posted by Mike Whitla on April 11, 2007
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Download this song here—> I had a great response an article I published on a the origin of a lullaby called “The Sandman”. It seems that this song has been kept alive for over 100 years by parents singing it to their children from generation to generation. This song is well known in my family [...]
Origin of the Song “Little Green Frog”
Posted by Mike Whitla on April 8, 2007
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I learned this song from one of my kid’s babysitters. The version I know goes like this: Little Green Frog (composer unknown) Mmm mmm went the little green frog one day Mmm mmm went the little green frog Mmm mmm went the little green frog one day And they all went mmm mmm ahhh!! We [...]
Origin of the song “Here Comes the Sandman”
Posted by Mike Whitla on November 21, 2006
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Note: For an update on this story and the sheet music please see here To download this song click here —-> I have been trying to figure out where this song comes from, who wrote it and when it was written. If you know anything about it or have any experiences with it please post [...]