To have bought a copy of 'come and praise'...

[KindergartenKop]

...to expose my kids to the brilliant songs of 80s and 90s primary school assemblies.

Aibu?

Love this thread!

Carpet I remember it, we only sang it at Easter. Loved it, but I used to regard it as rather tricky to play on the recorder, as it involved sharps and flats....

OMG are you me? I looked this up last night as I was talking to DNephew about it - he’s only 20 and also knew all the songs from his C of E school - I was surprised.

My favourite line: ‘ jet planes meeting in the air to be refuelled’

Am loving this thread and the trip down memory lane. And it’s making me think one or two of my neighbours might actually enjoy hearing me play ‘Autumn Days’ and ‘Colours of Day’

Best thread ever! I remember a lot of these songs, though I dont think our book had people on it. I seem to remember some sort of blue pattern on the cover, also a green one.

Waves from this athiest who is going fo sleep humming if I had a hammer!

Is “Harambe” in there?

🎶 far away in Kenya, where people are so poor,
Found that with a little help, they could do much more,
Seeds and schools and factories, fishing in the bay,
Everyone decided that they’d call it Harambe 🎶

Best thread ever.

Here’s a nice rendition of Apuskyduski to make you all feel six again m.youtube.com/watch?v=nh3z10ZBcW8

Wow I’m Jewish and remember loads of these. I once wandered off on a beach when I was about 6 and managed to find and join a christian group of kids singing the wise man built his house upon the rocks. My mum found me bowing my head as we all praised Jesus and dragged me off in horror.

I remember Apuskiduski too. Great songs.

Mn did discuss it before. My dsis and i really loved one song about the different nations but cant remember it now and the next song which might be 55 or something. Can someone put whole list down. Might ave to order cd now op..

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/education/1310421-For-those-of-you-who-were-at-Primary-School-in-the-80s

@Tolleshunt
Glad I didn't make it up .

Got another corner..
Would you walk by on the other side,
And would you not pro-vide,
Cross over the road...

Amazing. This is why I'm a teacher. Loved my primary years.

Clawdy just reminded me of this one, which we were also allowed to shout in:

Who build the ark? NOAH! NOAH!
Who built the ark? Brother Noah built the ark!

oh my god, I had forgotten about half of these. There's going to be an online rush now as we all go and buy them. It was a blue book if I remember correctly. Our HT was a strict methodist, our infant teacher went to church. We used to sing these songs every day!

When DD was Christened 10 years ago, we sang One More Step Along The World I Go , that was my choice! The vicar said it was very apt.

This is an awesome thread! My favourite was, "Oh Jesus I have promised..." so jaunty! We had them on great big sheets bound together like carpet samples - the head used to winch them down, turn to the hymn of the day, then haul them back up again.

Don't know if it's in this particular hymn book - but my favourite was "You shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace, and the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you; there'll be shouts of joy and the trees of the field shall clap shall clap their hands", each repetition getting faster and faster till the person playing piano couldn't play any faster!

AND A WIN FOR MY HOME TEAM!

These are turning up at weddings these days - especially Lord of the Dance and Sing Hosanna!

And "swing bell over the land, swing bell under the sea, the bell of creation is swinging forever and all of the while it is swinging in me"

“From the tiny ant, (from the tiny ant) to the elephant (to the elephant) .....from the great white shark, to the singing lark “

That one might’ve been a b side. I Also loved you shall go forth with joy...and the mountains and the hills shall la da di da da@ as you got to go faster and faster and faster

“In middle ocean, sardines are swimming apiuskiduskee apuskidoo

Our primary school headmaster (tiny village school, no more than 60 kids reception to year 6) used to play the piano standing up and beaming. He knew every song in that book and used to let us yell out the numbers of the ones we wanted to sing. He was awesome.

Morning has broken, number 1
Autumn Days, number 4
Lord of the Dance, number 22
When a knight won his spurs, number 52

OP how did you ever find a copy, I've been looking for ages!

Its was colours of days! Thank you op, m.youtube.com/watch?v=mw-7CJhlbp0 Most enjoyable thread this year

@londonrach

This planet consists of lots of different races, living here are people with different faces (etc) then a list of countries -

India Mexico Germany Iran
South Africa Japan and Russia Mali Pakistan
All of these places are wonderful to see
Where would you like to be

Love this thread! Me and my best friend discuss all of these often.

On a slightly different note does anyone remember the blue hard back music lesson books? There’s a song in particular which I think is called ‘Mission Control’

Mission control do you read me
We really don’t have that much time

Lots of messages to mission control follows

I would LOVE to find the book on eBay if anyone could help

Elephant that one was in Come and Praise 2, you're obviously younger than me (or had a better funded primary school!)

No, you’re not BU at all, BUT...

...I’ll see your copy of Come and Praise, and I’ll raise you my COMPLETE Come and Praise - words and music edition!! One of the first things I bought when I decided to learn to play piano