I don't mean playground songs, I mean the sort of thing you'd sing as a class?
This morning I was trying to remember the words to In the Fields in Frost and Snow, and wikkied them here
In the Fields in Frost and Snows,
Watching late and early;
There I keep my Father's Cows,
There I Milk 'em Yearly:
Booing here, Booing there,
Here a Boo, there a Boo, every where a Boo,
We defy all Care and Strife,
In a Charming Country-Life.
Obviously a kind of old version of Old Macdonald. I went to school in the 60's we also sang one about a tiger 'prowling round the forest while the nights were dark and wild' and 'Bessie was a Black cat as old as the house'.
And one which went
'The ladybird and the centipede got married,
the ladybird and the centipede they wed,
on their wedding night I've heard it said,
fifty one pairs of slippers were by their bed,
the ladybird and the centipede - something something (forgotten)'
My headmaster was a great pianist and loved music, and we had singing everyday first thing, and entered lots of festivals etc. I loved it.
Does anyone else have any favourites they remember?
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What songs did you sing at Primary School?
KurriKurri · 02/05/2011 13:41
All Things Bright and Beautiful (C of E school)...
I loved it so much I walked down the aisle to it at my wedding. 
Moon of Mamaku (sp?)
(1970's)
And the one about "Mrs White, had a fright, in the middle of the night..." 
That Moon of Mamuka one looks lovely Geo.
Mhari's wedding I loved - beautiful song, and The Skye Boat song. My DH sang 'Three Craws' Giraffes
When a Knight won his Spurs was a favourite hymn of mine too. And one called 'Wide,wide as the Ocean'
Kookaburra and Kum By Yah (and ging gang gooly) we used to sing at Brownies. (And 'We're riding along on the Crest of the Wave' - with actions)
We sang something, which I think was probably from sing together or similar which went 'Will you come to my castle matta rilly rilly rilly, wil you come to my castle matta rilly rilly ron' - google hasn't heard of it, but I don't think I've made it up
When a Knight Won his spurs was legendary
Also, there was one called "Water of Life" and it was to the tune of Rupert the bear. All the "naughty boys" used to sing "There's Rupert, Rupert the Bear, Jesus Gives us Rupert the Bear" instead of "Jesus Gives us Water of Life". I used to join in, but then used to pray to God not to strike me down for blasphemy and that I hoped he understood that I had to sing those words to make X (boy in my class) like me
God I really need therapy don't I?
Anyone remember "The Golden Cockerel" and "The Ink is Black" or "I am Hungry" and "Do Your Ears Hang Low" and "With my Hands on Myself"
Probably showing my age I think 
Oh I love Westering Home Giraffes - I'd forgotten it
We also had 'Raindrops are our diamonds' - which is quite sweet.
We also sang 'I'm off to Dublin in the Green' - which was a bit odd for a south west England primary -, but they changed 'IRA' to 'army' in the version we sang and 
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Well I saw the thing a-comin' outta the sky
It had one long horn and one big eye
I commenced to shaking and I said oo-eee
It looks like a Purple People Eater to me!
My primary school 'anthem' was One More Step Along the World I Go.
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