Songs

Dirt Made My Lunch

By The Banana Slug String Band

Chorus

G C G

Dirt made my lunch, dirt made my lunch.

C G

Thank you dirt, thanks a bunch

C G

For my salad, my sandwich, my milk, and my munch.

D G

Thanks Dirt, you made my lunch.

Lunch Made My Dirt

From Hidden Villa tape

G C G

Lunch you made my dirt, lunch you made my dirt

C G

Worms and bugs with my apple cores flirt

C G

If it wasn’t for them I’d have to eat my shirt

D G

Thanks lunch, you made my dirt

Itsy Bitsy Spider

-- traditional

G D7 G

The itsy bitsy spider climbed up the water spout

G D7 G

Down came the rain and washed the spider out

G D7 G

Out came the sun and dried up all the rain

G D7 G

And the itsy bitsy spider climbed up the spout again

G D7 G

The great big spider climbed up the water spout

G D7 G

Down came the rain and washed the spider out

G D7 G

Out came the sun and dried up all the rain

G D7 G

And the great big spider climbed up the spout again

The Garden Song

By Dave Mallet

G C G

Inch by inch, row by row

C D G

Gonna help this garden grow

C D G Em

All you need is a rake and a hoe

A D

And a piece of fertile ground

G C G

Inch by inch, row by row

C D G

Someone bless these seeds I sow

C D G Em

Someone warm them from below

A D G

Til the rains come tumbling down.

2. G C G

Pulling weeds, picking stones

C D G

We are made of dreams and bones

C D G Em

Gotta need to grow my own

A D

For the time is close at hand

G C G

Grain for grain, sun and rain

C D G

Find my way thru nature’s chain

C D G Em

Tune my body and my brain

A D G

To the music of the land.

3. G C G

Plant your rows straight and long

C D G

Temper them with prayers and song

C D G Em

Mother earth will make you strong

A D

If you give her love and care

G C G

That old crow watching hungrily

C D G

From his branch in yonder tree

C D G Em

In my garden I’m as free

A D G

As that feathered thief up there.

I’ll Rot Away

Words by The Banana Slug String Band

1. In the ground where all the plants are found

C G

I’ll rot away

I’ll rot for a while in your compost pile

D G

I’ll rot away

CHORUS

I’ll rot away like compost

C G

I’ll rot away in the garden

Back to the ground where all the plants are found

D G

I’ll rot away

2. My nose and my toes they will decompose

C G

I’ll rot away

My ears & my knees will be food for the trees

D G

I’ll rot away

CHORUS

3. My eyes and my thighs will be food for the flies

C G

I’ll rot away

When I die I guess I’ll fertilize

D G

I’ll rot away

CHORUS

4. Feed the garden with my head I won’t need it I’ll be dead

C G

I’ll rot away

When you eat a pea, you’ll be eating part of me

D G

I’ll rot away

CHORUS

The Insect Song

By Tickle Tune Typhoon

C F C

I am an insect in the life

C G7 C

And this is what I look like

Two antennae

Compound eyes

One, two, three,

Four, five, six legs

Two sets of wings

So I may fly

My thorax

C (G) C

And my ab-do-men

G C

And this is what I look like

Bridge

Instead of bones

F C

My body grows

C G7 C

An exoskeleton

Its hard and strong

C F C

And seals me in

C G7 C

Protecting my organs.

(Revved UP)

Two antennae

Compound eyes

One, two, three,

Four, five, six legs

Two sets of wings

So I may fly

My thorax

C (G) C

And my ab-do-men

G C

And this is what I look like

Let’s Make Tea

Words by Joan Goodnight

To the tune of Frere Jacques--

Hold and pick it,

Use two hands,

Use two hands.

D7 G

Hold the stem with one hand,

D7 G

Pick it with the other hand,

G D7 G

Let’s make tea!

G D7 G

Let’s make tea!

Ladybug Picnic

-- unknown

One two three, four five six

Seven eight nine, ten eleven twelve

Ladybugs came

D7 G

To the ladybugs’ picnic

One two three, four five six

Seven eight nine, ten eleven twelve

And they all played games

D7 G

At the ladybugs’ picnic

They had twelve sacks

So they ran sack races

And they fell on their backs

And they fell on their faces

Ladybugs 12

D7 G

At the ladybug picnic

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One two three, four five six

Seven eight nine, ten eleven twelve

And they played more games

D7 G

At the ladybugs’ picnic

They played jump rope

But the rope it broke

So they just sat around

Tellin’ knock-knock jokes

Ladybugs 12

D7 G

At the ladybug picnic

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One two three, four five six

Seven eight nine, ten eleven twelve

And they chatted away

D7 G

At the ladybugs’ picnic

They talked about the high price

Of furniture and rugs

And fire insurance

For ladybugs

Ladybugs 12

D7 G

At the ladybug picnic

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One two three, four five six

Seven eight nine, ten eleven twelve

And they shivered away

D7 G

At the ladybugs’ picnic

Along came winter

The cold and the snow

So the flew down inside

My window

All the ladybugs left

the ladybug picnic

Roots, Stems, Leaves

By S. Van Zandt

Chorus

Roots, stems, leaves, flowers, fruits and seeds

G C

Roots, stems, leaves, flowers, fruits and seeds

G C

Roots, stems, leaves, flowers, fruits and seeds

That’s six parts, that’s six parts, six plant parts

G C

That plants and people need.

Slimy, Slimy little Slug

By Lisa Taylor and Sam O’Brien

--to the tune of Twinkle, Twinkle . . .

G C G

Slimy slimy little slug

C G D

You live in the garden but you’re not

a bug

G C G D

In the garden on the ground

G C D

I find your trail but you don’t make a

sound

G C G

Slimy slimy little slug

C G D

You’ve got a face only a mother

could love

Slimy Shake

By Sam O’Brien and Lisa Taylor

The worms in the ground, they wiggle around

Can you wiggle wiggle wiggle? wiggle wiggle wiggle

The worms in the ground, they wiggle around

Can you wiggle wiggle wiggle? wiggle wiggle wiggle

E7 D7

The worms in the ground, they wiggle around

Can you wiggle wiggle wiggle? wiggle wiggle wiggle

The slugs in my yard, make a squishy sound

They go squish squish squish --squish squish squish

The slugs in my yard, make a squishy sound

They go squish squish squish --squish squish squish

E7 D7

The slugs in my yard, make a squishy sound

They go squish squish squish --squish squish squish

Oh the snail in its shell, likes to hear us hum

We go hum hum hum --hum hum hum

Oh the snail in its shell, likes to hear us hum

We go hum hum hum --hum hum hum

E7 D7

Oh the snail in its shell, likes to hear us hum

We go hum hum hum --hum hum hum

Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle one more time!

Sing When The Spirit Says Sing

-- traditional

Am E7 Am

You gotta sing when the spirit says sing

Am E

You gotta sing when the spirit says sing

Cause when the spirit says sing

You gotta sing right along

Am E7 Am

Sing when the spirit says sing

Clap

Snap

Shout

Laugh

Sway

Hug

Love

Shake

Wiggle

Dance

The Worms Go Marching Song

(Sung to the tune of “The Ants go Marching,”

Words by Kathy Lyons)

The Worms go marching on by one,

Hurrah! Hurrah!

The worms go marching one by one,

Hurrah! Hurrah!

The worms go marching one by one,

We better go now, here comes the sun.

Chorus

And they all go marching down into the ground,

Where it’s cool and it’s wet

Squirm, squirm, squirm, squirm

Squirm, squirm, squirm

The worms go marching two, by two…

We are part of the garden too

Chorus

The worms go marching three by three…

We eat your kitchen scraps for free.

Chorus

The worms go marching four by four

We’ll happily eat your apple core

Chorus

The worms go marching five by five

We help the soil, and that’s no jive

Chorus

The worms go marching six by six… (make up

your own works)

Magic Penny

By Malvina Reynolds

Chorus

Love is something if you give it away

D G

Give it away, give it away

Love is something if you give it away

D G

You end up having more

C G

It’s just like a magic penny

D G

Hold it tight and you won’t have any

C G

Lend it, spend it and you’ll have so many

A D

They’ll roll all over the floor, for

Love is something . . . .

C G

Money’s dandy and we like to use it

D G

But love is better if don’t refuse it

C G

It’s a treasure and you’ll never lose it

A D

Unless you lock up your door, for

Love is something . . .

C G

So let’s go dancing til the break of day

D G

And if there’s a piper we can pay

C G

For love is something if you give it away

D G

You end up having more . . .

D G

And it will roll right back to you

D G

Yes it will roll right back to you

This Little Light Of Mine

-- traditional

This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine

F C

This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine

C Em Am

This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine

C G C F C

Let shine, let it shine, let it shine

This little dream of mine, I’m gonna let it shine

F C

This little dream of mine, I’m gonna let it shine

C Em Am

This little dream of mine, I’m gonna let it shine

C G C F C

Let shine, let it shine, let it shine

This little heart of mine, I’m gonna let it shine

F C

This little heart of mine, I’m gonna let it shine

C Em Am

This little heart of mine, I’m gonna let it shine

C G C F C

Let shine, let it shine, let it shine

All around the world, I’m gonna let it shine

F C

All around the world, I’m gonna let it shine

C Em Am

All around the world, I’m gonna let it shine

C G C F C

Let shine, let it shine, let it shine

Kids Gardening Workshop

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