- olusola Butler
- Thu 16, July 2020
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New “deviating” songs spring forth daily in African in general. This had led to the fall in assembly sensational moments we all had while in nursery, primary and secondary school back in the 90s and early 2000.
Below are some popular assembly songs and poems sang by pupils in Primary and secondary schools. We will continually add up mp3 files for each songs. Hope you might find them inspiring and worth sharing.
Pawpaw is a kind of fruit,
Pawpaw is a kind of fruit,
Sweet like sugar,
Yellow like Fanta,
Everybody like pawpaw,
Pawpaw!
P-A-W, P-A-W,
Pawpaw!
The day is bright,
It’s bright and fair,
O happy day,
The day of joy!
The day is bright,
It’s bright and fair,
O… hap-py day!
(Mama Jollof Rice)
O my home,
O my home,
When shall I see my home?
When shall I see my native house?
I will never forget my home.
(O my home)
O my home
O my home,
When shall I see my home?
When shall I see my native house?
I will never forget my home.
Holiday is coming,
Holiday is coming,
No more teachers cane,
No more morning bell,
Goodbye teacher,
Goodbye my friends,
I am going home,
A jolly… holiday,
A jolly… holiday
Parents, listen to your children,
We are the leaders of tomorrow.
Try to pay our school fees,
And give us the right education.
Parents, listen to your children,
We are the leaders of tomorrow.
Try to pay our school fees,
And give us the right education.
8 O’clock is the time for school,
Don’t be late in the morning.
8 O’clock is the time for school,
Run to school in the morning.
(8 O’clock)
8 O’clock is the time for school,
Don’t be late in the morning.
8 O’clock is the time for school,
Run to school in the morning.
If you’re happy and you know it,
Clap your hands
(Clap twice)
If you’re happy and you know it,
Clap your hands
(Clap twice)
If you’re happy and you know it,
And you really want to show it,
If you’re happy and you know it,
Clap your hands
(Clap twice)
[Repeat with the following…]
If you’re happy and you know it,
Stump your feet!
If you’re happy and you know it,
Shout Hurray!
[Do all the three exercises]
If you’re happy and you know it,
Do all three!
One man went to Mow,
Went to Mow a Meadow,
One man and his dog,
Went to Mow a Meadow…
Two men went to Mow,
Went to Mow a Meadow,
Two men, one man and his dog,
Went to Mow a Meadow…
Three men went to Mow,
Went to Mow a Meadow,
Three men, two men, one man and his dog,
Went to Mow a Meadow…
Four men went to Mow,
Went to Mow a Meadow,
Four men, three men, two men, one man and his dog,
Went to Mow a Meadow…
Five men went to Mow,
Went to Mow a Meadow,
Five men, four men, three men, two men, one man and his dog,
Went to Mow a Meadow…
[Continue to ten men]
Six men…
Seven men…
Eight men…
Nine Men…
Ten men…
I will make you fishers of men,
Fishers of men,
Fishers of men…
I will make you fishers of men,
If you follow me
If you follow me
If you follow me e e e e
I will make you fishers of men,
Fishers of men,
Fishers of men…
I will make you fishers of men,
If you follow me
Father Abraham had many sons,
Many sons had father Abraham
I am one of them,
And so are you
So, let us praise the Lord
Right hand!
Father Abraham had many sons,
Many sons had father Abraham
I am one of them,
And so are you
So, let us praise the Lord
Right hand,
Left hand!
[Continue with the rest…]
Right hand!
Left hand!
Right leg!
Left leg!
Head up!
Head down!
Turn around!
Sit down!
Once I saw a little bird,
Going Hop! Hop! Hop!
So I said, little bird,
Will you stop! Stop! Stop!
As I was going to my window,
To say, “How do you do?”
But it shock its little tail,
And away, it flew!
One two three four five;
Teacher’s waiting at the door.
Five six seven eight,
Run to school and don’t be late.
Rain, Rain,
Go away;
Come again another day,
Little children want to play.
Rain, Rain,
Go away;
Come again another day,
Little children want to play.
One little, two little, three little fingers,
Four little, five little, six little fingers;
Seven little, eight little, nine little fingers,
Ten fingers in my hand
Ten little, nine little, eight little fingers,
Seven little, six little, five little fingers;
Four little, three little, two little fingers,
One finger in my hand
One little, two little, three little fingers,
Four little, five little, six little fingers;
Seven little, eight little, nine little fingers,
Ten fingers in my hand
A-B-C-D,
E-F-G;
H-I-J-K,
L-M-N-O-P;
Q-R-S,
T-U-V;
W,
X-Y-Z;
Now I know my A-B-C;
Next time won’t you sing with me?
H-I-P for the Hip,
For the Hip-po-po,
P-O-P-O for the Hip-po-po,
And T-A-M-U-S
For the Hip-po-po-ta-mus!
We are H-A-P-P-Y
We are H-A-P-P-Y
We know we are,
We are sure we are;
We are H-A-P-P-Y
Happy!
London Bridge is falling down,
Falling down,
Falling down
London Bridge is falling down,
My fair lady
Twinkle, twinkle little stars,
How I wonder what you are
Up above the world so high,
Like a diamond in the sky
Twinkle, twinkle little stars,
How I wonder what you are.
When I was just a little girl
I asked my mother,
“What will I be?
Will I be pretty?
Will I be rich?”
Here’s what she said to me:
Que Sera, Sera
Whatever will be, will be
The future’s not ours to see
Que Sera, Sera
What will be, will be
Mississippi, Mississippi;
M-I,
Double S-I,
Double S-I,
Double P-I;
Mississippi
Baa, baa, black sheep,
Have you any wheel?
Yes sir, yes sir,
Three bags full
One for my master,
One for my dame,
One for the little lad,
who lives down the lane
Sanda Lilily, Sanda Lily,
Sanda Lilily, Sanda Lily,
Sanda Lilily, Sanda Lily…
Sanda Lily, Sanda Lily.
I am a soldier in my country,
Everybody knows me well,
If you look me up and down,
You will know that it’s true.
[Continue with other professions]
I am a doctor in my country,
I am a lawyer in my country,
I am an engineer in my country,
I am a banker in my country,
I am a driver in my country,
….. Etc.
Row, row; row your boat,
Gentle down the stream,
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily;
Life is but a dream…
(Again)
Row, row; row your boat,
Gentle down the stream,
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily;
Life is but a dream…
The old Rodger is dead and gone to his grave,
(Hmmm, ah; gone to his grave)
They planted an apple tree over his head
(Hmmm, ah; over his head)
The apple grew up and ready to drop
(Hmmm, ah; ready to drop)
There came a wild wind and blew them all off
(Hmmm, ah; blew them all off)
There cam an old woman to pick them all up
(Hmmm, ah; pick them all up)
Old Rodger got up and gave her a knock
(Hmmm, ah; gave her a knock)
Some rivers in Africa,
Some rivers in Africa,
Nile, Niger,
Benue, Congo,
Orange, Limpopo,
Zambezi
Who is in the garden?
(A little fine girl…)
Can I come and see her?
(No, no, no, no!)
Okay, little boy, follow me
Who is in the garden?
(A little fine girl…)
Can I come and see her?
(No, no, no, no!)
Okay, little boy, follow me
Form a big circle,
(Like your mother cooking pot)
Form a big circle,
(Like your mother cooking pot)
30. Jumping, Jumping
Teacher:
Jumping, jumping;
Pupils:
I am jumping.
Teacher:
What are you doing?
Pupils:
I am jumping!
Eeny, Meeny, Manny Mow
Eeny, Meeny, Manny, Mow,
Catch a tiger by the toe,
If he hollers, let him go
Eeny, Meeny, Manny Mow
Eeny, Meeny, Manny, Mow,
Catch a tiger by the toe,
If he hollers, let him go
Eeny, Meeny, Manny Mow
Who stole the meat from the cooking pot?
Is it not you ‘Number One’?
(Who me?)
Yes you!
(It wasn’t me)
Then who?
(Number Two stole the meat from the cooking pot)
Who stole the meat from the cooking pot?
Is it not you ‘Number Two’?
(Who me?)
Yes you!
(It wasn’t me)
Then who?
(Number Three stole the meat from the cooking pot)
Who stole the meat from the cooking pot?
Is it not you ‘Number Three’?
(Who me?)
Yes you!
(It wasn’t me)
Then who?
(Number Four stole the meat from the cooking pot)
[Continue with number four to ten]
Number Five, Six, Seven, Eight, Nine and Ten…
Are you sleeping?
Are you sleeping?
Brother John,
Brother John;
Morning bells are ringing,
Morning bells are ringing;
Ding, dang, dong;
Ding, dang, dong
John Bull my son,
I sent you to school,
You don’t know how to spell your name.
John Bull my son,
I sent you to school,
You don’t know how to spell your name.
J-O-H-N, B-U-L-L,
J-O-H-N, B-U-L-L,
That is how to spell your name
(Oh!)
John Bull my son,
I sent you to school,
You don’t know how to spell your name.
Do (doe) a dare,
A female dare,
Re (ray) a drop,
Of golden sun,
Mi (me) a name,
I call myself,
Fa (far),
A long, long way to run,
So (sow),
A needle pulling thread,
La,
A note to follow “So (sow)”
TI (tea),
A drink with jam and bread,
That will bring us back to DO (doe)
Do, do, do, do….
Do Re Mi Fa So La Ti Do… So, Do!
The wheels on the bus go round and round,
Round and round,
Round and round
The wheels on the bus go round and round,
All through the town
(Roll hands around each other)
The wipers on the bus go Swish, swish, swish;
Swish, swish, swish;
Swish, swish, swish
The wipers on the bus go Swish, swish, swish,
All through the town
(“Swish” hands in front of you like windshield wipers)
The horn on the bus goes Beep, beep, beep;
Beep, beep, beep;
Beep, beep, beep
The horn on the bus goes Beep, beep, beep,
All through the town
(Slap palm in front of you like honking a horn)
The doors on the bus go open and shut;
Open and shut;
Open and shut
The doors on the bus go open and shut;
All through the town
(Push hands back and forth in front of you)
The Driver on the bus says “Move on back,
Move on back,
Move on back;”
The Driver on the bus says “Move on back”,
All through the town
(Point thumb over your shoulder)
The babies on the bus say “Wah, wah, wah;
Wah, wah, wah;
Wah, wah, wah”.
The babies on the bus says “Wah, wah, wah”,
All through the town
(Rub fists in front of eyes)
The mommies on the bus say “Shush, shush, shush;
Shush, shush, shush;
Shush, shush, shush”
The mommies on the bus says “Shush, shush, shush”
All through the town
(Hold index finger in front of mouth as if saying shh!)
Willy, Willy, Willy Oh,
(Clap thrice)
Mother in the kitchen cooking rice,
(Jollof Rice1)
Father in the pallor watching film
(Commando!)
Children in the garden playing ball
(It is a goal!)
That is the end of my story.
So stop
Change your style,
Another one,
Be like that!
There was a farmer, who had a dog,
And Bingo was its name oh
B-I, N-G-O,
B-I, N-G-O,
B-I, N-G-O,
And Bingo was its name oh
There was a farmer, who had a dog,
And Bingo was its name oh
–I, N-G-O,
–I, N-G-O,
–I, N-G-O,
And Bingo was its name oh
There was a farmer, who had a dog,
And Bingo was its name oh
—, N-G-O,
—, N-G-O,
—, N-G-O,
And Bingo was its name oh
There was a farmer, who had a dog,
And Bingo was its name oh
—, –G-O,
—, –G-O,
—, –G-O,
And Bingo was its name oh
There was a farmer, who had a dog,
And Bingo was its name oh
—, —–O,
—, —–O,
—, —–O,
And Bingo was its name oh
There was a farmer, who had a dog,
And Bingo was its name oh
B-I, N-G-O,
B-I, N-G-O,
B-I, N-G-O,
And Bingo was its name oh
One, two;
Buckle my shoe
Three, four;
Knock at the door,
Five, six;
Pick-up sticks
Seven eight;
Lay them straight
Nine, ten;
A big fat hen
Teacher:
Little Blue, Little Blue; where have you been?
Pupil:
I have been in the hospital to see the doctor,
Teacher:
Doctor for what?
Pupil:
Doctor for medicine
Teacher:
Medicine for what?
Pupil:
Medicine for cough
Teacher:
Are you coughing?
Pupil:
Yes, auntie!
Teacher:
Cough let me see you
Pupil:
Kum ka ka, kum ka ka!
Uh hor, uh hor!
Kum ka ka, kum ka ka!
Uh hor, uh hor!
Old MacDonald had a farm
E-I-E-I-O
And on his farm he had a cow
E-I-E-I-O
With a moo, moo here
And a moo, moo there
Here a moo, there a moo
Everywhere a moo, moo
Old MacDonald had a farm
E-I-E-I-O
Old MacDonald had a farm
E-I-E-I-O
And on his farm he had a pig
E-I-E-I-O
With a oink, oink here
And a oink, oink there
Here a oink, there a oink
Everywhere a oink, oink
Old MacDonald had a farm
E-I-E-I-O
Old MacDonald had a farm
E-I-E-I-O
And on his farm he had a duck
E-I-E-I-O
With a quack, quack here
And a quack, quack there
Here a quack, there a quack
Everywhere a quack, quack
Old MacDonald had a farm
E-I-E-I-O
Old MacDonald had a farm
E-I-E-I-O
And on his farm he had a horse
E-I-E-I-O
With a neigh, neigh here
And a neigh, neigh there
Here a neigh, there a neigh
Everywhere a neigh, neigh
Old MacDonald had a farm
E-I-E-I-O
Old MACDONALD had a farm
E-I-E-I-O
And on his farm he had a lamb
E-I-E-I-O
With a baa, baa here
And a baa, baa there
Here a baa, there a baa
Everywhere a baa, baa
Old MacDonald had a farm
E-I-E-I-O
Old MacDonald had a farm
E-I-E-I-O
And on his farm he had some chickens
E-I-E-I-O
With a cluck, cluck here
And a cluck, cluck there
Here a cluck, there a cluck
Everywhere a cluck, cluck
Old MacDonald had a farm
E-I-E-I-O