My 52 picks -
Songs Every Child Should Know
- Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star
- Mary Had a Little Lamb
- Baa, Baa, Black Sheep
- Eency Weency Spider
- Starlight, Starbright
- I've Been Working on the Railroad
- Ring Around the Rosy
- The Farmer in the Dell
- Skip to My Lou
- Rain, Rain, Go Away
- Old McDonald Had a Farm
- London Bridge
- Row, Row, Row Your Boat
- This Old Man
- Hush Little Baby
(When they are grown, they may not know all of the words, but I hope they will have sung these songs and will recognize the tunes.)
- All the Pretty Little Horses
- Sleep, Baby, Sleep
- Bluebird, Bluebird, Through My Window
- What'll We Do With the Baby?
- Great Big House in New Orleans
- one of the John Henry songs
- Erie Canal
- Goodbye Old Paint
- Froggie Went A-Courtin'
- (My Cat Said) Fiddle-I-Fee
- Shenandoah
- Mary Wore Her Red Dress
- Sally Go 'Round the Sun
- Polly Wolly Doodle
- Here We Go 'Round the Mulberry Bush
(Children should also learn adult hymns, but including them would make the three times as long!)
- This Little Light of Mine
- Jesus Loves Me
- Jesus Loves the Little Children**
- My God is So Big
- The Wise Man
- Peter, James, and John in a Sailboat
- Roll the Gospel Chariot
- The B-I-B-L-E
- I've got the Joy, Joy, Joy, Joy...
- Oh Be Careful Little Eyes...
- Who Made the Big, Round Sun?
- Read Your Bible, Pray Every Day
- The Lord's Army
- Can You Count the Stars?
Patriotic/American Songs
- The National Anthem
- God Bless America
- America, the Beautiful
- America (My Country 'Tis of Thee)
- This Land is Your Land
- Yankee Doodle
- Simple Gifts
- Battle Hymn of the Republic
I like a variation on "Jesus Loves the Little Children" that we learned in Fort Worth -
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