We may not be timaya, tekno or wizkid but one thing is call us anytime or any day we are sure to sing this poems wella... We loved them

1.The day is bright, its bright and fair, oh happy
day, the day of joy, the day is bright, its bright
and fair, oh happy day of joy.
Parents listen to your children, we are the
leaders of tomorrow, try to pay our school fees
and give us sound education.

2.My Mother, who sat and wash my infant head,
when sleeping on my cradle bed, and tears of joy
and affection shed, my mother ♫];

3.Baa-Baa Black Sheep [♫ baa baa black sheep
have you any wool, yes sir, yes sir, three bag full,
One for the master, one for the dame,
And one for the little boy who lives down the
lane.….. ♫]

4.Mary Had a Little Lamb [♫ Mary had a little
lamb, (little lamb little lamb), Mary had a little
lamb its fleece was white as snow, and
everywhere that Mary went, (Mary went Mary
went), and everywhere that Mary went, the lamb
was sure to go, it followed her to school one
day……♫]

5.Pussycat Pussycat, where have u been, I’ve been
to London to see the queen….
Who is in d garden? A little fyn girl, Can i come &
see her no no no no

6.Rain rain go away . .come again another day
little children want to play

7.HIP for the Hip for the Hipopo, P O P O for the
hipopo & T A M U S for the hipopotamus
HIPOPOTAMUS

8.Johnbull my son I sent you to school, you dont
know how to spell ur name
J O H N B U double L u dont know ow to spell ur
name

9.Holiday is coming, holiday is coming, no more
morning bells, no more tisha wipes, goodbye
tisha goodbye scholars I am going to spent my
jolly holiday.

10.Paw paw is a type of fruit, Lalala, sweet like a
sugar, yellow like fanta, everybody loves
pawpaw PAWPAW!

11.London Bridge is falling down, Falling down,
falling down, London Bridge is falling down, My
fair Lady.

12.Old Roger is dead & gone to his grave hum ha
gone to his grave.
They planted an apple tree over his head hum ha
over his head.
The apple grew ripe & ready to drop hum ha
ready to drop
There came a high wind & blew them all off hum
ha blew them all off
There came an old woman to pick them all up
hum ha pick them all off
Old roger got up & gave her a knock hum ha gave
her a knock


13.Solomon Groundi, born on Monday, Christianed
on Tuesday, married on Wednesday, took ill on
Thursday, worse on Friday, died on Saturday,
buried on Sunday. This is the end of solomon
groundi


14.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

15.Two little black birds sitting on a wall,
One named Peter, one named Paul.
Fly away Peter, fly away Paul,
Come back Peter, come back Paul!
Twinkle twinkle little star
how I wonder what you are
up above the world so high
like a diamond in the sky

…and my favorite which I still use till now to
16.know how many days are in a month:
Thirty days hath September,
April, June and November;
All the rest have thirty one
Except for February which has twenty eight!
(And twenty nine each leap year)

17.If you are happy and you know.. Jump up
If you happy and you know Clap your hands

18.Who will buy my toys some for the girls and some for the girls


Those days are gone and we are in this boy
boy big girl stages of our lives but once in a
while, its always good to reminisce and
remember the days we lived not worrying
about anything.

Tell me how many you sang.. Me i sang all oh

Its saddening that such peoms are still taught in schools up till date..

Is there any change from what is present today? Apart from making our kids reason like American teletubies

We never recited that in my school anyways

Oh mine! I am all smiles right now. Thank u op.



But I don't know number 18

Psalmpy:
We never recited that in my school anyways

Same with me, I learnt those poems from neighbors.

where are "labe igi orombo", " ewuro dun lobe, yungbayungba lodun o", "adiye mi", "ise agbe nise Ile wa" et al.

Those were the ones I fancied!

opeaceo:

Same with me, I learnt those poems from neighbors.

Oh k.. As for me I had my schools abroad

Psalmpy:
Oh k.. As for me I had my schools abroad

Ooh, mine was in Nigeria, those poems weren't taught in my school.