Sing with your children!
Also, we moved often in those days and sometimes found ourselves in a new town with no friends. We spent those temporarily friend-less days with each other, dancing and singing. My sister insists we only had one record and that was Molly Brown. But I know we had a few more than that! :) It does seem we danced to Molly Brown an awful lot, though!
This lens is dedicated to my sisters, Ohme on Squidoo and Betty Tate Delorme.
I am thankful for all our fun - then and now!
MP3's for you and your family
Oh, I was born one night, one morn when the whistle went toot-toot
Yes, we really sing this! lol
The curtain falls and time passes
We still sing!
Now we sing at family reunions and other family get-togethers. We still have fun! Old songs can become family traditions. One year sister Nancy gave Betty and I both "I'm a little teapot" pins. Now I cannot imagine anyone else that could have loved those little pins any more than we have! They actually play the little tune. I don't know where she found them, but I am so glad she did!
I'm a Little Teapot
Down by the Old Mill Stream
The Family Songbook
Back in the early 1990's, I typed the words to all our favorite songs. Copies were put into clasp-folders, and we had our own songbook! That song-book has been carried to every reunion, I think. A friend called recently to tell me she had just re-discovered her copy. The book is filled with camp songs, church songs, nonsense songs, and songs that were once on the pop chart. It's just fun to have the words right in front of you when you are trying to remember, as we all are at this point in life! 
Reader's Digest Family Songbook
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Reader's Digest Family Songbook of Faith and Joy: 129 All-Time Inspirational Favorites
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Songs in Their Heads: Music and Its Meaning in Children's Lives
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All-American Car-i-oke
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Do Your Ears Hang Low?
If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands!
If You're Happy and you Know It Song - Toddlers Songs by Cullen's Abc's
Hi there! You can find more of Cullen's songs and nursery rhymes for toddlers at http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=BFAA280CC4FA7AA9 If You're Happy and You Know It is a great song for you to sing along your child. Remember to interact with him while watching, as these videos are not intended for him to watch on his own. You can browse all of Cullen's free children's videos over at http://www.cullensabcs.com. Thank you!
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Does your family have a favorite song? (More videos below the comment section.)
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- flipflopnana flipflopnana Jul 3, 2009 @ 3:25 pm
- Fun lens, our family has always enjoyed singing silly songs, especially when we travel in the car. My Dad started it with singing The Lion Sleeps Tonight and Day-O , The Banana Boat song. Still 2 of my favorites.
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- JaguarJulie JaguarJulie Sep 13, 2008 @ 3:27 pm
- Hmmm, some mighty interesting songs that 'escape' my memory; i.e. 'Oh, I was born one night, one morn when the whistle went toot-toot.' Cute lens!
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- bjc bjc Aug 29, 2008 @ 7:05 am
- No if I could see you Tates singing on the youtube that would be the best, highest, most magnificent ranking of all! Thanks for adding my favorites. The oldies remind me of my sister. She would sing them while she was swinging in the back yard and you could hear her from way off.
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- OhMe OhMe Aug 27, 2008 @ 6:11 pm
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5* How bout "Junior Birdman", "Green Grow The Rushes Ho" and "Cannibal King" to name just a few. I will have to refer to the Tate Family Songbook that you put together for more. You done good!
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Our house
Our house
A man came to our our house
To sell some brooms.
So we asked him to come in,
And we hit him with a hammer,
And we hid him in the closet
In my father's room.
But you're always welcome at our house
Any time of the day.
Yes,
You're always welcome at our house,
And we hope you will stay.
Then a lady came to our house
Our house
Our house
A lady came to find out why I wasn't in school.
So we asked her to come in,
And we gave her some poisoned lemonade,
And hid her in the freezer where it's nice and cool.
But you're always welcome in our house.
Any time of the day.
Yes,
You're always welcome at our house,
And we hope you will stay.
Then a kid came into our yard
Our yard
Our yard
A kid came into our yard to get his ball.
We asked him to come in,
And we took in the basement,
And we sealed him up inside the basement wall.
But you're always welcome in our house.
Any time of the day.
Yes,
You're always welcome at our house,
And we hope you will stay.
So when you come to our house
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Our house
When you come to our house,
We'll have some fun.
We'll ask you to come in,
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But you're always welcome in our house.
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Yes,
You're always welcome at our house,
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by Joan4
I love to sing, especially with my family! Now, as a grandma, those simple songs carry memories of years of fun!
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