Test 1: If you did not use this exercise book then your primary school education is suspect

Test 2: You must be able to recite/sing at least 10 of the under listed by heart.



1.Some have food but cannot eat,
Some can eat but have no food,

We have food and we can eat.

Glory be to thee o Lord.

Amen.



2.The day is bright
It’s bright and fair

Oh happy day

The day of joy

The day is bright

It’s bright and fair

Oh happy day of joy

[MAMA JOLLOF RICE]



3.Oooh my home
[Oh my home]

Oooh my home

When shall I see my home?

When shall I see my native land?

I will never forget my home.

[O MY O MY O MY HOME].



4.Holiday is coming [2x]
No more warning bells

No more teachers’ cane

Goodbye teachers,

Goodbye scholars

I am going to spend

A jolly ho-li-day [2x]



5.H-I-P
For the HIP

[FOR THE HIPOPO]

P-O-P-O

For the HI-PO-PO

And

T-A-M-U-S

For the HI-PO-PO-TA-MUS

HIPOPOTAMUS!!!

[This was my favourite]



6.Parents, listen to your children
We are the leaders of tomorrow

Try and pay our school fees

And give us good education



7.I am a little sailor boy
That comes from the sea

That comes from the sea to marry you

Oh will u marry marry marry

Will you marry me?



8.8 o'clock is the time for school,
Don’t be late in the morning.

8 o'clock is for boys and girls,

Come to school in the morning.



9.Now the day is over,
Night is drawing nigh,

Shadows of the evening,

Still across the skies.

Glory to the father,

Glory to the son,

And to thee blessed spirit,

Whilst all ages run.

Amen.

[The classic closing time hymn]



10.Rain rain go away
Come again another day

Little Johnny wants to play.



11.Bojuboju o
OOH

Oloro mbo

OOH

E sa para mo o

OOH

She kin shi?

SHIIII

Shi shi shi shii

Eni toloro ba mu , a paaa je

Oju n ta mi o!!!!

[and before you ask, YES, I attended Ilupeju Primary School II, infact I still have my Yoruba Alawiye textbook]



12.Jack and Jill went up to the hill,
To fetch a pail of water.

Jack fell down and broke his leg,

And Jill came tumbling after.

[God knows what they did up there,

But Jill came with a daughter].




13.Sanda LILILY Sanda Lily,
Sanda LILILY Sanda Lily,

Sanda LILILY Sanda Lily,

Sanda LILILY, Ask a question,

[And so on……, trying hard to remember the rest]



14.My Mother,
Who sat and watched my infant head,

When sleeping on my cradle bed,

and tears of sweet affection shed,

My Mother

When pain and sickness makes me cry,

You gazed upon my heavy eye.

And pray to God that I shouldn’t die,

My Mother.



15.Prayer is the key [2x]
Prayer is the master key

Jesus started with prayer

And ended with prayer

Prayer is the master key,

ACTION [then we start demonstrating without singing]



16.Row Row
Row your Boat

Gently down the stream

Merrily merrily merrily merrily

Life is but a dream.



17.Old Rodger is dead and gone to his grave,
HMM, HAA, gone to his grave

He planted an apple tree over his head,

HMM, HAA, over his head

The apple grew ripe and was ready to drop,

HMM, HAA, ready to drop

There came an old woman to pick them all up,

HMM, HAA, pick them all up

Old Rodger got up and gave her a knock,

HMM, HAA, gave her a knock

[Can’t remember the rest]



18.Some rivers in Africa are,
Some rivers in Africa aaa-are

Nile, Niger , Benue , Congo

Orange, Limpopo

ZABENZI.


In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. However, in practice, there is a big difference.

Waow!u got me thre!Those were gr8 days.At a point,was thnkin if we ddnt go 2d same school.It was indeed fun time then.Went to Nur/Pri in Kano and all those poems reminded me of way way way bk.
Ds is gud.Tnx 4makin my day.

Good old days