5 little monkeys high up in the tree.
"You can't catch me, can't catch me, can't catch me!"
Along comes Mr. Alligator quiet as can be…SNAP! that monkey right out of that tree!
0 little monkeys…Along comes Mr. Alligator fat as can be!
Why is he so fat?
Sung to: "The Mulberry Bush"
Sung to: "The Muffin Man"
Come and play a while with me, Underneath the monkey tree. Monkey See and Monkey Do, Just like monkeys in the zoo.
Swing your tail, one, two, three, Underneath the monkey tree. Monkey See and Monkey Do, Just like monkeys in the zoo.
Jump around and smile like me, Underneath the monkey tree. Monkey See and Monkey Do, Just like monkeys in the zoo.
To the zoo, to the zoo.
Won't you join us too?
Sung to: "Take me out the ballgame"
Take me out to the zoo.
I want to hear the hyenas laugh.
Sung to: " The Mulberry Bush"
A tiny snake, a tiny snake.
I'd slither around the zoo.
I'd march around the zoo.
I'd hop around the zoo.
Sung to: "Skip to My Lou"
What can a monkey see from a tree?
It can see ---------- from a tree.
Note: Pause after "see " and child can name something a monkey can see from a tree. Continue until each child has had a turn.
Have the children stand in a circle and hold hands. While you recite the following poem, have them swing their arms up and down.
All hold hands and swing with me.
Swing in the tree, now don't let go!
Swing, swing, like I do.
Swing like monkeys in the zoo.
Sung to: "I'm a little teapot"
I have lots of fun you see.
We have fun up the tree.
The itsy bitsy monkey climbed up the tree again.
Sung to: "On Top of Old Smokey"
Sung to: "Did you ever see a Lassie"
Did you ever hear a lion?
Going to the zoo today.
Living in the zoo today.
I see a monkey and it sees me.
I see an elephant, big and gray.
Big gray elephant is eating hay.
I see a lion in a cage.
I see a lion that roars with rage.
I see a camel with a great big hump.
When he walks he goes "bump, bump."
I see a zebra, black and white.
Seeing the zebra is a sight.
I see a giraffe, big and tall.
He's not hard to see at all.
We saw the animals living in the zoo.
One, one: the zoo is lots of fun.
Two, two: see a kangaroo.
Three, three: see a chimpanzee.
Four, four: hear the lions roar.
Five, five: watch the seals dive.
Six, six: there's a monkey doing tricks.
Seven, seven: count the elephants - eleven.
Eight, eight: a tiger and his mate.
Nine, nine: penguins in a line.
Ten, ten: I want to come again!
10 tall giraffes, eating from the trees.
10 silly monkeys, scratching on their knees.
10 sleeping snakes, lying in the sun.
10 munching elephants, eating peanuts one by one.
10 pink flamingos, standing on their toes.
10 grouchy bears, trying to get some sleep.
10 happy hippos, in the water deep.
10 roaring lions, walking two by two.
Let's watch them in the zoo.
We do it first and they do it, too!
Sung to: "The Wheels on the Bus"
Add your favorite animals, or let you kids come up with new ones to sing. You can also add hand movements. I sing this with my kindergarten students on the way to the zoo.
Just like monkeys in the zoo.
The brown kangaroo is very funny.