Down Down Baby is a popular rhyme and has been in use since the middle of the twentieth century. It is also known as Roller Coaster and is designed to get people up and moving as it is a clapping game. We do not know who originally wrote the song, but it became famous when …
Down by the Bay is a children’s song that enjoyed widespread popularity after Raffi, a high-profile children’s singer, included it on his album in 1976. It continues to be a popular choice today as it is passed down through the generations. During an interview, Raffi admitted that Down by the Bay was “an old, old …
Do Your Ears Hang Low is a children’s song that has been sung for years at Scout and Brownies camps, at parties and in schools. There are several different melodies that can be used for the lyrics and there are actions that can be performed to go along with the song. It’s believed to have …
Known alternately as Ding Dong Dell and Ding Dong Bell, this nursery rhyme is surprisingly old. The first documented use is in 1580 when it was recorded by an organist at Winchester Cathedral John Lant. It tells us the story of a cat that is drowning in a well after being placed there by a …
Down By the Banks of the Hanky Panky is a fun clapping game that is a bit like Musical Chairs – but without the chairs! It is usually played in a group of children to make the game even more fun and is a great game to play at parties or in the school playground …
There is a popular theory in the West Country that Doctor Foster was in fact Edward I. He was rumored to have visited Gloucester on horseback, but the city streets were so deep with mud that his horse floundered and planks had to be laid down to help the horse to regain its footing. Edward …
