What songs do you like to sing to your children?

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Me and DS have a bit of a sing song after stories when he is tucked up in bed (he is 2.9). We always always have to start with twinkle twinkle and baa baa black sheep but now I need some inspiration past nursery rhymes!

Songs I like to sing:

morningtown (train whistle blowing, makes a sleepy noise, ...)

my grandfather's clock (lovely rhythym, love the line 'it was bought on the morn of the day that he was born')

we went to the animal fair

victorian music hall types songs, eg My Old Man

I like to sing "This is Halloween, this is halloween, everybody scream...." {evil mummy emotion} I wouldn't recommend it for a two year old though.

We do a lot of songs here.

I sing the Hush Little Baby as it calms them down (especially in middle of night) and has done since they were born (are now 4 and 2, they call it the Mummy song )

Rock a bye baby
wheels on the bus
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hickory dickory dock
grand old duke of york
row row the boat
peter rabbit had a fly upon his nose
little red tractor
all the bunnies sleeping

and more. granted some of these are not best just before bed!!

I don't know the tunes to lots of these! Thanks for replying.

DS is probably the only person I know who believes I can sing in tune!

I need to google Hush Little Baby as I can't remember what comes after diamond ring

Hush, little baby, don't say a word.
Papa's gonna buy you a mockingbird

And if that mockingbird won't sing,
Papa's gonna buy you a diamond ring

And if that diamond ring turns brass,
Papa's gonna buy you a looking glass

And if that looking glass gets broke,
Papa's gonna buy you a billy goat

And if that billy goat won't pull,
Papa's gonna buy you a cart and bull

And if that cart and bull turn over,
Papa's gonna buy you a dog named Rover

And if that dog named Rover won't bark
Papa's gonna buy you a horse and cart

And if that horse and cart fall down,
You'll still be the sweetest little baby in town.

Moon River

oh that's a lovely one for bedtime

'Your song' too, it's a good un, though I have adapted some of the verses

I used to sing 'i once had a dear old mother' to dd1, not the best but the tune was soothing. Now dd1 decides, baby mine from dumbo is a fave.

Why do birds suddenly appear

I have no idea why, but the dd's love it

i always sang

pearls a singer

sitting on the dock of the bay

don't wanna miss a thing.

for encore

soething else from the pearls album

ten and more years later, they hear otis reading and look back fondly at my butchering

My DS loves "Days" (The Kinks, then Kirsty MacColl). He used to love You Are My Sunshine but now it gets him all teary, and says it makes him feel sad.

lovely

i sing the alphabet song in a nice soothing voice as well

guaranteed off to sleep songs in this house are

Sit Down by James
Sweet Child O Mine by guns n roses (lullaby'dL
Say a Little Prayer by Aretha

I recently tried out Cant't buy me love (Beatles) but it was a bit samey.

Hey jude

Two Little Boys (Rolf Harris) & Yellow Submarine (Beatles) x

'You Are My Sunshine' (..my only sunshine you make me happy when skies are grey, you'll never know dear how much i love you, please don't take my sunshine away)

and Edelweiss - from The Sound of Music!

My Grandfather's Clock is a great song, I sing it too

I also sing

Oh My Darling Clemintine

The Runaway Train

GOlden Slumbers

I'm So Tired

On The Banks Of The River (not sure of the actual name, about Indians Running Bear and Little White Dove. My mum used to sing it to me)

Sing a few of the old gospal ones too.

I have a fabulous repertoire of naff so gs that DD2 aged 3 now knows off by heart too:

Two little boys

Consider yourself

The big rock candy mountain

I love you ( a bushel and a peck)

What's new pussycat?

Under the bamboo tree

I know an old lady who swallowed a fly

Hilly ho boys

Animal fair

We sing altogether when the
Kids are in the bath, some personal favourites are:
Bye bye blackbird,
Dream a little dream,
You are my sunshine,
Load of old time music hall songs,
3 little ducks,
Jealous guy
Summertime,
Anything by cat Stevens,
The girls are rather partial to Lady Gaga though...

puppymonkey my nan used to sing I love you a bushel and a peck but I can't remember the words, can you tell me?

I challenge anyone to sing Sweet Child of Mine (lullaby version) to their dc without welling up. (or am I just a wuss)

jinglesticks I do SCOM quite regularly without welling up. If there was any risk of getting weepy, it would be fast dispelled when I get to the guitar solo and have to concentrate on keeping that soft and lullaby-ish...