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Rhymes, Songs
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Friends Rhymes

 


 


Will  You Meet a Friend of Mine?
 

Will you meet a friend of mine? 
Friend of mine? 
Friend of mine? 
Will you meet a friend of mine? 
This is my friend _____________. (Fill in Name)



Let's Find a Friend
added 1-26-00 Original Author Unknown

Sung to:
"The farmer in the Dell"
Play Like you play Farmer in the Dell!

Let's find a friend,
Oh let's find a friend
Heigh Ho the Derry-O!
Let's find a friend!

Pick a Child to start in the center
(______) find a friend,
(______) find a friend,
Heigh Ho The derry-o!
(______) find a friend.

Have the adults stand on the outside to make up the remainder of the circle so all the children get to be inside. Then Sing:
We all found a friend,
We all found a friend,
Heigh Ho! The derry-o!
We all found a friend.



If You're Friendly...
added 1-26-00 Original Author Unknown

Sung to: "If you're happy and you know it"

If you're friendly and you know it,
clap your hands.
If you're friendly and you know it,
clap your hands.

If you're friendly and you know it,
and you really want to show it,
If you're friendly and you know it,
clap your hands!



Different Friends Song
added 1-26-00 Original Author Unknown

Sung to:  "Row, Row, Row Your Boat"

Love, love, love your friends,
Different as they seem.
Playing, laughing, joking, helping,
True friends are like a dream!



The more we get together
added 1-26-00 Original Author Unknown

Sung to: "Did You Ever See a Lassie?"

The more we get together, together, together
The more we get together, the happier will be.
For your friends are my friends,
And my friends are your friends,
The more we get together, the happier will be.



Do You Know?
added 8-19-02 Original Author Unknown

Sung to: "Muffin Man"

Do you know this friend of mine,
this friend of mine, this friend of mine?
Do you know this friend of mine,
At (your school's name) today?



Friend Of Mine
added 8-19-02 Original Author Unknown

Sung to: " Mary Had A Little Lamb"

Will you be a friend of mine,
Friend of mine, friend of mine?
Will you be a friend of mine
and (choose an action) around with me?

 

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