Nursery Rhymes 1

This is the twenty-second video from The Wiggly Band.
== Songs ==
# This Old Man
# Pop Goes The Weasel (Shirley Shawn)
# Skip To My Lou
# Dorothy Had A Turtle
# Hickory Dickory Dock
# English Country Garden
# Round and Round the Garden (spoken)
# Here We Go Round The Mulberry Bush
# Pussycat, Pussycat
# What Do You Suppose? (Spoken)
# See-Saw Margery Daw
# Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, Turn Around
# Mary Had A Little Lamb
# Pop Goes The Weasel (Wags)
# Three Little Kittens
# Two Fine Gentlemen
# Gregory Griggs (spoken)
# Hey Diddle Diddle
# Frère Jacques
# Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
# Pop Goes The Weasel (Henry)
# There Was A Princess
# Diddle Diddle Dumpling (spoken)
# Incy Wincy Spider
# It’s Raining, It’s Pouring
# Little Miss Muffet
# The Grand Old Duke Of York
# The Farmer In The Dell
# Ring-A-Ring O’Rosy
# A Star (spoken)
# Oranges And Lemons
# Pop Goes The Weasel (Dorothy)
# Miss Polly Had A Dolly
# Jack And Jill
# Lavenders Blue
# Little Bo Peep
# Cobbler Cobbler (spoken)
# London Bridge
# Chi-Baba, Chi-Baba
# Did You Ever See A Lassie
# Pat-A-Cake
# Dry Bones
== Transcript ==
(The opening credits shows the names and then the title before going to The Wiggly Band.)
Shirley Shawn: Hi. (with the others.) We're The Wiggly Band.
Wags: I'm Wags the Dog.
Captain Feathersword: I’m Captain Feathersword
Henry: I'm Henry the Octopus.
Dorothy: I'm Dorothy the Dinosaur.
Shirley Shawn: And I'm Shirley Shawn the Unicorn.
Dorothu: We're singing some nursery rhymes.
Shirley Shawn: And some other songs as well.
Captain Feathersword: Songs and rhymes about... Well, just about everything.
Shirley Shawn: Songs and rhymes that have been around for hundreds of years.
Dorothy: And some that haven't been around for quite as long as that.
Wags: So, what are we waiting for?
Henry: Let’s sing some…
Wiggly Band: Nursery rhymes. (They wiggle their fingers.)
(Page transition to the title of the song, then to This Old Man.)
Dorothy: (singing) This old man, he played one
He played knick knack on my thumb
With a knick-knack-paddy-whack give a dog a bone
(with the Non-realistic Wiggly Band singing.) This old man came rolling home
Henry: (singing) This old man, he played two
He played knick knack on my shoe
With a knick-knack-paddy-whack give a dog a bone
(with the Awake Wiggly Band singing.) This old man came rolling home
Shirley Shawn: (singing) This old man, he played three
He played knick knack on my knee
With a knick-knack-paddy-whack give a dog a bone
(with the Other Wiggly Band singing.) This old man came rolling home
Wags: (singing) This old man, he played four
He played knick knack on my door
With a knick-knack-paddy-whack give a dog a bone
(with the Professional Wiggly Band singing.) This old man came rolling home
Captain Feathersword: (singing) This old man, he played five
He played knick knack on my hive
With a knick-knack-paddy-whack give a dog a bone
(with the Wiggly Band Mascots singing.) This old man came rolling home
Dorothy: (singing) This old man, he played six
He played knick knack on my sticks
With a knick-knack-paddy-whack give a dog a bone
(with the Non-realistic Wiggly Band singing.) This old man came rolling home
Henry: (singing) This old man, he played seven
He played knick knack up to heaven
With a knick-knack-paddy-whack give a dog a bone
(with the Awake Wiggly Band singing.) This old man came rolling home
Shirley Shawn: (singing) This old man, he played eight
He played knick knack on my gate
With a knick-knack-paddy-whack give a dog a bone
(with the Other Wiggly Band singing.) This old man came rolling home
Wags: (singing) This old man, he played nine
He played knick knack on my spine
With a knick-knack-paddy-whack give a dog a bone
(with the Professional Wiggly Band singing.) This old man came rolling home
Captain Feathersword: (singing) This old man, he played ten
He played knick knack once again
With a knick-knack-paddy-whack give a dog a bone
(with the Wiggly Band Mascots singing.) This old man came rolling home
(Page turn transition to the title of the song Pop Goes The Weasel, then another page is turned to Shirley Shawn with a jack-in-a-box.)
Shirley Shawn: (singing) Half a pound of tuppenny rice
Half a pound of treacle
That's the way the money goes
Captain Feathersword: (singing) Pop goes the weasel (laughing with Shirley.)
Shirley Shawn: Oh, Captain!
(Page turn transition to the title Skip To My Lou, then another page turn transition to The Wiggly Dancers dancing in a barn, while the Wagettes, Paloma and Bok play instruments and The Wiggly Band are dressed as cats, cowboys and cowgirls.)
(Chorus)
The Wiggly Band: (singing offscreen) Lou, Lou, skip to my Lou
Lou, Lou, skip to my Lou
Lou, Lou, skip to my Lou
Skip to my Lou, my darling.
Shirley Shawn: (singing) Flies in the buttermilk, shoo, fly, shoo
Flies in the buttermilk, shoo, fly, shoo
Flies in the buttermilk, shoo, fly, shoo
Skip to my Lou, my darling.
(Chorus)
Shirley Shawn: (singing) Cat's in the cream jar, ooh, ooh, ohh
Cat's in the cream jar, ooh, ooh, ooh,
Cat's in the cream jar, ooh, ooh, ooh
Skip to my Lou, my darling.
(Chorus)
Shirley Shawn: (singing) Off to Texas, two by two
Off to Texas, two by two
Off to Texas, two by two
Skip to my Lou, my darling.
(Chorus)
Shirley Shawn: (singing) Lost my partner, what'll I do?
Lost my partner, what'll I do?
Lost my partner, what'll I do?
Skip to my Lou, my darling.
(Chorus x2)
(Fade transition to Shirley Shawn who is going to open the music door.)
Shirley Shawn: Here's a funny nursery rhyme about when Dorothy had a turtle. Let's open the music door and see.
(Shirley Shawn opens the music door and the song Dorothy Had A Turtle starts to play.)
Shirley Shawn: (singing) Dorothy had a turtle
Dorothy: (singing) I called him Tiny Tim
Shirley Shawn: (singing) He put him in the bathtub
To see if he could swim.
Captain Feathersword: (He’s dressed up as Tiny Tim turtle and speaks in high pitched.) I can swim! Oh, watch me swim! Whoa! Whee! Splish splash!
Shirley Shawn: (singing) He drank up all the water
Dorothy: Oh, no!
Shirley Shawn: (singing) He ate up all the soap
Dorothy: Uh-oh!
Shirley Shawn: (singing) He tried to eat the bathtub
But it wouldn't fit down his throat.
Captain Feathersword: (High pitched.) It's too big! (He laughs while choking after drinking all the water and soap.)
Shirley Shawn: (singing) Murray called the doctor
Dorothy: Doctor!
Shirley Shawn: (singing) The doctor called the nurse
(with The Other Wiggly Band singing) The nurse called the lady with the polka dotted purse.
Captain Feathersword: (High pitched voice.) I like her polka dots! (laughing) Yabadoo!
Shirley Shawn: (singing) In walked the doctor
Dorothy: Hello, doctor.
Shirley Shawn: (singing) In walked the nurse
Dorothy: Hello, nurse.
(Sam with The Other Wiggly Band singing) In walked the lady with the polka dotted purse.
Dorothy: Hello!
Captain Feathersword: (High pitched.) Hi! It's great to see you. (laughs)
Shirley Shawn: (singing) "Ooh" said the doctor
"Ah" said the nurse
"Fab" (with The Other Wiggly Band singing) said the lady with the polka dotted purse.
Captain Feathersword: (High pitched laughing.)
Shirley Shawn: (singing) Dorothy thanked the doctor
Dorothy: Thanks, doc!
Shirley Shawn: (singing) Dorothy thanked the nurse
Dorothy: Thanks, nurse!
(Shirley Shawn with The Other Wiggly Band singing) Murray thanked the lady with the polka dotted purse.
Dorothy: Thank you, ma'am.
Captain Feathersword: (High pitched.) Oh, thank you too. Thanks a lot! (He laughs then hums to the end of the song.) Oh, thanks, everybody. (laughs)
(Page turn transition to the title Hickory Dickory Dock, then another page turn transition to the song)
Wags: (singing) Hickory Dickory Dock!
The mouse went up the clock!
The clock struck "one"!
The mouse went down!
Hickory Dickory Dock!
(Page turn transition to the title English Country Garden, then another page turn transition to Shirley, Wags, Henry and The Wagettes playing instruments and wearing top hats.)
Dorothy: (singing) How many kinds of sweet flowers grow
In an English country garden?
I'll tell you now of some I know
And those I'll miss you'll surely pardon
Daffodils, heart's ease and flox
Meadowsweet and lilly stalks
Gentain, lupine and tall hollihocks
Roses, foxgloves, snowdrops, forget-me-nots
In an English country garden.
Captain Feathersword: (singing) How many insects come here and go
In an English country garden?
I'll tell you now of some I know
Those I miss you'll surely pardon
Dragonflies, moths and bees
Spiders climbing from the trees
Butterflies flit in the gentle breeze
There are snakes, ants that sting (ah!)
Other creepy things
In an English country garden.
Ho-ho, insects! Arggh!
Dorothy: (singing) How many kinds of sweet flowers grow
In an English country garden?
I'll tell you now of some I know
Those I miss you'll surely pardon
Daffodils, hearts ease and flox
Meadowsweet and lily stocks
Gentian, lupine and tall hollyhocks
Roses, foxgloves, snowdrops, forget-me-nots
In an English country garden.
Robin, don't forget the Robin.
Robin, don't forget the Robin.
(Page turn transition to the title Round the Garden Like a Teddy Bear, then to Henry)
Henry: Round and round the garden like a teddy bear
One step, two steps, tickly under there. (laughs.)
(Page transition to the title and song Here We Go Round The Mulberry Bush.)
The Wiggly Band: (singing offscreen.) Here we go round the mulberry bush,
The mulberry bush, the mulberry bush.
Here we go round the mulberry bush,
On a cold and frosty morning.
Shirley Shawn: (singing) This is the way we wash our hands,
Wash our hands wash our hands,
This is the way we wash our hands,
On a cold and frosty morning.
This is the way we wash our clothes,
Wash our clothes, wash our clothes.
This is the way we wash our clothes
On a cold and frosty morning.
Dorothy: (singing) This is the way we dry our clothes,
Dry our clothes, dry our clothes.
This is the way we dry our clothes,
On a cold and frosty morning.
This is the way we iron our clothes,
Iron our clothes, iron our clothes.
This is the way we iron our clothes
On a cold and frosty morning.
Captain Feathersword: (singing) This is the way we sweep the floor,
Sweep the floor, sweep the floor.
This is the way we sweep the floor,
On a cold and frosty morning.
This is the way we brush our hair,
Brush our hair, brush our hair,
This is the way we brush our hair,
On a cold and frosty morning.
Whoa-ho!
(Instrumental break)
Henry and Wags: (singing) This is the way we go to school,
Go to school, go to school,
This is the way we go to school,
On a cold and frosty morning.
This is the way we come back from school,
Come back from school, come back from school.
This is the way we come back from school,
On a cold and frosty morning.
The Wiggly Band: (singing offscreen.) Here we go round the mulberry bush,
The mulberry bush, the mulberry bush.
Here we go round the mulberry bush,
On a cold and frosty morning.
(Shot cut to Wags.)
Wags: Here's a nursery rhyme about a familiar-looking cat visiting the Queen in England.
(Wags opens the fruit bowl and bone doors as the song Pussycat, Pussycat starts where Wags is dressed up as a cat.)
Shirley Shawn: (singing) Pussycat, pussycat, where have you been?
Wags: (singing) I've been up to London to visit the Queen
Shirley Shawn: (singing) Pussycat, pussycat, what did you there?
Wags: (singing) I've frightened a little mouse under a chair
(The Professional Wiggly Band sing and vocalise.) Oooh, oooh, oooh
Ahhh, ahhh, ahhh
Oooh, oooh, oooh
Ahhh, ahhh, ahhh
Shirley Shawn: (singing) Pussycat, pussycat, where have you been?
Wags: (singing) I've been up to London to visit the Queen
Shirley Shawn: (singing) Pussycat, pussycat, what did you there?
Wags: (singing) I've frightened a little mouse under a chair
(They all singing and vocalizing.) Oooh, oooh, oooh
Ahhh, ahhh, ahhh
(Fade transition to Wags)
Wags: (barks) What do you suppose?
A bee sat on my nose.
Then what do you think?
It gave a little wink
And said "I beg your pardon.
I thought you were the garden”. (chuckles.)
(Page turn transition to the title See-Saw Margery Daw, then another page turn to the song)
Dorothy: (She giggles.) Let's see-saw.
(singing) See-saw, Margery Daw,
Jacky shall have a new master,
He shall have but a penny a day,
Because he won't work any faster.
(She giggles.)
(Instrumental break as Murray appears dressed like a rock star.)
Captain Feathersword: (singing) See-saw, Margery Daw,
Jacky shall have a new master,
He shall have but a penny a day,
Because he won't work any faster.
(Speaking) Whoa-ho, this is the best see-saw I've ever been on. Arrgh!
(Page turn transition to the title Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, Turn Around, then page turn to the song.)
Wags: (singing) Teddy bear, teddy bear, turn around.
Dorothy: (singing) Teddy bear, teddy bear, touch the ground.
Captain Feathersword: (singing) Teddy bear, teddy bear, pat your head.
Henry: (singing) Teddy bear, teddy bear, go to bed.
Shirley Shawn: (singing) Teddy bear, teddy bear, wake up now.
Wiggly Band: (singing) Teddy bear, teddy bear, take a bow.
Wags: Give that Teddy a big clap, everybody. Oh, what great dancing. Let's do it again.
Captain Feathersword: (singing) Teddy bear, teddy bear, touch your nose.
Wags: (singing) Teddy bear, teddy bear, dance on your toes.
Dorothy: (singing) Teddy bear, teddy bear, stand still now.
(Music stops playing.)
Wags: OK, everybody, wait there. Stand still until you hear the music, then start to move. Here we go.
(Music starts playing.)
Shirley Shawn: (singing) Teddy bear, teddy bear, turn around.
Henry: (singing) Teddy bear, teddy bear, touch the ground.
Wags: (singing) Teddy bear, teddy bear, pat your head.
Captain Feathersword: (singing) Teddy bear, teddy bear, go to bed.
Dorothy: (singing) Teddy bear, teddy bear, wake up now.
(Everyone except Henry wake up
Awake Wiggly Band: (singing) Teddy bear, teddy bear, take a bow.
Wags: Give yourself a big clap there, Teddy bear. You just danced so beautifully. Oh, good dancing, Teddy. Hang on a second, Henry’s still asleep. We better wake him up on the count of 3, ready. 1, 2, 3, (With Shirley, Captain and Dorothy) WAKE UP, HENRY!
Henry: (Blubbers) Thanks for waking me up, everyone.
(Page turn transition to the title and song Mary Had A Little Lamb)
Shirley Shawn: (singing) Mary had a little lamb (baa!)
Little lamb, (baa!) little lamb
Mary had a little lamb
Whose fleece was white as snow (baa!)
(with The Other Wiggly Band singing.) Everywhere that Mary went
Mary went, Mary went
Everywhere that Mary went
The lamb was sure to go (baa!)
Shirley Shawn: (singing) It followed her to school one day
School one day, school one day
It followed her to school one day
Which was against the rule (baa!)
(with The Other Wiggly Band singing.) It made the children laugh and play (baa!)
Laugh and play, laugh and play (baa!)
It made the children laugh and play
To see a lamb at school
(Page turn transition to Pop Goes the Weasel as Wags turns the jack-in-the-box handle.)
Wags: (singing) Half a pound of tuppenny rice
Half a pound of treacle
That's the way the money goes
Captain Feathersword: (singing) Pop goes the weasel (He laughs.)
Wags: Captain Feathersword, you jolly little jack-in-the-box. (He chuckles.)
(Page turn transition to the title Three Little Kittens, then to the song itself, Shirley Shawn is holding a book, while Henry, Captain and Wags are dressed as kittens and Dorothy is dressed as the mother cat.)
Shirley Shawn: (singing) Once three little kittens they lost their mittens,
And they began to cry,
Wags, Henry & Captain Feathersword: (singing) Oh, mother dear, we sadly fear
Our mittens we have lost.
Dorothy: What! lost your mittens, you naughty kittens!
Then you shall have no pie.
Mee-ow, mee-ow.
You shall have no pie.
Wags, Henry & Captain Feathersword: (singing) Mee-ow, mee-ow.
We shall have no pie.
Shirley Shawn: (singing) The three little kittens they found their mittens,
And they began to cry,
Wags, Henry & Captain Feathersword: (singing) Oh, mother dear, see here, see here,
Our mittens we have found!
Dorothy: What! found your mittens, you darling kittens,
Then you shall have some pie.
Mee-ow, mee-ow.
We shall have some pie.
Wags, Henry & Captain Feathersword: (singing) Mee-ow, mee-ow.
We shall have some pie.
Shirley Shawn: (singing) The three little kittens put on their mittens,
And soon ate up the pie;
Wags, Henry & Captain Feathersword: (singing) Oh, mother dear, we sadly fear
Our mittens we have soiled.
Dorothy: What! soiled your mittens, you naughty kittens!
Then they began to sigh,
Mee-ow, mee-ow.
They began to sigh.
Wags, Henry & Captain Feathersword: (singing) Mee-ow, mee-ow.
We began to sigh.
Shirley Shawn: (singing) The three little kittens they washed their mittens,
And hung them out to dry;
Wags, Henry & Captain Feathersword: (singing) Oh! mother dear, look here, look here,
Our mittens we have washed!
Dorothy: What! washed your mittens, then you’re good kittens,
I smell a rat close by.
Mee-ow, mee-ow.
I smell a rat close by.
Wags, Henry & Captain Feathersword: (singing) Mee-ow, mee-ow.
We smell a rat close by.
(Page turn transition to the title and song Two Fine Gentlemen)
Henry: (singing) Two fine gentlemen met in the lane,
Bowed most politely, bowed once again,
"How do you do?"
"How do you do?"
"How do you do again?"
Oh, it's a lovely day. Yes, it is.
Dorothy: (singing) Two fine ladies met in the lane,
Bowed most politely, bowed once again,
"How do you do?"
"How do you do?"
"How do you do again?"
Oh, how lovely is it to see you!
Captain Feathersword: (singing in a funny accent voice.) Two tall policeman met in the lane,
Bowed most politely, bowed once again,
"How do you do?"
"How do you do?"
"How do you do again?"
Evenin', all.
Shirley Shawn: (singing) Two little schoolgirls met in the lane,
Bowed most politely, bowed once again,
"How do you do?"
"How do you do?"
"How do you do again?"
Let's skip to the end of the lane!
Wags: (singing) Two fine babies met in the lane,
Captain Feathersword: (speaking in a baby voice.) Bowed
Wags: (singing) most politely,
Captain Feathersword: (speaking in a baby voice.) bowed
Wags: (singing) once again,
Captain Feathersword: (speaking in a baby voice.) "How do you do?"
"How do you do?"
"How do you do again?"
(Page turn transition to Captain Feathersword reciting Gregory Griggs.)
Captain Feathersword: Gregory Griggs, Gregory Griggs
Had twenty-seven different wigs.
He wore them up, He wore them down,
To please the people of the town.
He wore them east, he wore them west,
But he never could tell which one he loved best.
Hmm.
(Page turn transition to the title and the song Hey Diddle Diddle, Captain is dressed as cat playing a fiddle, Captain is dressed as a cow and Henry holds a dish and a Spoon.)
Shirley Shawn: (singing) Hey diddle diddle
The cat and the fiddle
The cow jumped over the moon
Dorothy: (singing) The little dog laughed
To see such fun
And the dish ran away with the spoon
(Instrumental break)
Shirley Shawn: (singing) Hey diddle diddle
The cat and the fiddle
The cow jumped over the moon
Dorothy: (singing) The little dog laughed
To see such fun
And the dish ran away with the spoon
Henry: (singing in a really deep low voice.) The dish ran away with the spoon
(Fade to Dorothy with a beret and a basket of bread.)
(Intro to Frère Jacques here)
(Dorothy opens the guitar door as Frère Jacques starts, Henry sleeps in his bed while Captain Feathersword and Shirley Shawn play the guitar and drums respectively and Dorothy and Wags sing in French and English.)
Dorothy: (singing) Frère Jacques, Frère Jacques,
Dormez vous? Dormez vous?
Sonnes les matines, sonnez les matines,
Ding, dang, dong. Ding, dang, dong.
Wags: (singing) Are you sleeping, are you sleeping,
Brother John? Brother John?
Morning bells are ringing, morning bells are ringing
Ding, dong, ding. Ding, dong, ding.
Dorothy: (singing) Frère Jacques,
Wags: (singing) Are you sleeping,
Dorothy: (singing) Dormez vous?
Wags: (singing) Brother John?
Dorothy: (singing) Sonnes les matines,
Wags: (singing) Morning bells are ringing,
Dorothy: (singing) Ding, dang, dong.
Wags: (singing) Ding, dong, ding.
Dorothy: (singing) Ding, dang, dong.
Wags: (singing) Ding, dong, ding.
(Turn page transition to the title Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star and the song, as the song plays Shirley Shawn sings while Henry, Skally, Cartwhelle, Wags, Captain and Bok play instruments or do the actions and Dorothy, Skally and Paloma do ballet dancing.)
Shirley Shawn: (singing) Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
How I wonder what you are
Up above the world so high
Like a diamond in the sky
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
How I wonder what you are
When the blazing sun is gone,
When he nothing shines upon
Then you show your little light,
Twinkle, twinkle all the night
Twinkle, twinkle little star,
How I wonder what you are
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
How I wonder what you are
Up above the world so high
Like a diamond in the sky
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
How I wonder what you are
How I wonder what you are
(Page turn transition to Henry holding a jack-in-a-box)
Henry: (singing) Half a pound of tuppenny rice
Half a pound of treacle
That's the way the money goes
Captain Feathersword: (singing) Pop goes the weasel
Henry: (laughs) Ha-ha-ha-ha! Captain Feathersword! Ha-ha-ha-ha!
(Page turn transition to There Was A Princess title and song, Wags reads the book and sings the song, Dorothy plays the guitar, Captain plays the jealous fairy and Henry and Shirley Shawn play the prince and princess.)
Wags: Once upon a time, there was a princess.
(singing) There was a princess long ago
Long ago, long ago
There was a princess long ago
Long, long ago...
(Speaking) The princess lived in a big, high tower.
(singing) And she lived in a big, high tower
Big high tower, big high tower
And she lived in a big, high tower
Long, long ago...
(Speaking) Like most princesses, she spent the day
waving at the crowds and sipping tea.
(singing) She also liked to dance ballet
Dance ballet, dance ballet
She also liked to dance ballet
Long, long ago...
(Speaking) One day, a jealous fairy cast a spell on her.
(singing) A jealous fairy cast a spell...
Shirley Shawn: Ohh!
Wags: (singing) Cast a spell,
Shirley Shawn: Ohh!
Wags: (singing) cast a spell
Shirley Shawn: Ohh!
Wags: (singing) A jealous fairy cast a spell
Long, long ago...
Shirley Shawn: Ohh!
Captain Feathersword: (laughs)
Wags: The spell was a good one.
It made her sleep for a hundred years.
And you have to listen very carefully because she snores loudly.
(singing) The princess slept for a hundred years...
Shirley Shawn: (snores)
Wags: (singing) Hundred years...
Shirley Shawn: (snores)
Wags: (singing) Hundred years...
Shirley Shawn: (snores and babbles)
Wags: (singing) The princess slept for a hundred years...
Shirley Shawn: (Everyone listens, but nothing happens, Wags and Dorothy are still listening while Captain comes in closer, until Shirley snores very loudly which makes Captain fall down then they sigh)
Wags: (singing) Long, long ago...
(Speaking) She'd still be sleeping, but as luck would have it,
the handsome prince, Henry, came riding by.
(singing) A handsome prince came a-ridin' by
A-ridin' by, a-ridin' by
A handsome prince came a-ridin' by
Long, long ago...
(Speaking) Handsome Prince Henry looked at the princess and said...
Henry: Hello!
Wags: And he decided to wake her with a kiss.
(singing) He woke the princess with a kiss...
Henry: (kisses Shirley Shawn) Mmmm-wah!
Wags: (singing) With a kiss...
Henry: (kisses Shirley Shawn) Mmmm-wah!
Wags: (singing) With a kiss...
Henry: (kisses Shirley Shawn) Mmm-mmm-wah!
Wags: (singing) He woke the princess with a kiss...
Henry: (kisses Shirley Shawn) Mmm-mmm!
Mmm-mmm-mmm-wah!
Wags: (singing) Long, long ago...
Shirley Shawn: (snorts then they sighs)
Wags: The princess woke up, looked in his eyes.
They fell in love and they both said, "Let's get married!"
Shirley Shawn & Henry: Let's get married!
Wags: And everybody's happy now!
(singing with Dorothy) And everybody's happy now
Happy now, happy now
And everybody's happy now
Long, long ago
(with Captain, Shirley and Henry singing) And everybody's happy now
Happy now, happy now
And everybody's happy now
Long, long ago!
(The scene fades to Dorothy reciting Diddle Diddle Dumpling.)
Dorothy: Diddle diddle dumpling, my son John
Went to bed with his trousers on.
One shoe off and one shoe on.
Diddle diddle dumpling, my son John.
(Page turn transition to Incy Wincy Spider, Shirley Shawn does the actions while Dorothy plays her guitar and Henry a handmade spider.)
Shirley Shawn: (singing) Incy Wincy Spider climbed up the water spout
Down came the rain and washed the spider out
Out came the sun and dried up all the rain
So Incy Wincy Spider climbed up the spout again
Incy Wincy Spider climbed up the water spout
Down came the rain and washed the spider out
Out came the sun and dried up all the rain
So Incy Wincy Spider climbed up the spout again
Incy Wincy Spider climbed up the water spout
Down came the rain and washed the spider out
Out came the sun and dried up all the rain
So Incy Wincy Spider climbed up the spout again
(Page turn transition to Captain Feathersword and Wags.)
Captain Feathersword: Whoa-ho! Ahoy there, Wags.
Wags: (He barks) Ahoy there, Captain Feathersword.
Captain Feathersword: Wags, did you see that wonderful nursery rhyme that Shirley, Dorothy and Henry just did?
Wags: No, no, I must have missed it. What was it? Tell me about it. What was it? What is it called?
Captain Feathersword: It was called "Incy Wincy Spider". It's about a spider that does this... (He does a finger-play.)
Wags: (He's doing a finger-play as well.) Does this?
Captain Feathersword: Oh yeah. Climbs up the waterspout. Let me tell you. It goes like this. Incy Wincy spider climbed up the waterspout.
Wags: Oh, I like this.
Captain Feathersword: (He picks up a mini watering can.) Down came the rain...
Wags: The rain...
Captain Feathersword: (He pours water on Wags’ paws.) ..and washed poor Incy out. (He puts the mini watering can down on the table and picks up the sun.) Out came the sun... ..and dried up all the rain. (He picks up the mini watering can again.)
Wags: All the rain. All the rain.
Captain Feathersword: (He pours more water on Wags’ paws.) Then Incy Wincy spider climbed up the spout again.
Wags: Well, a wonderful nursery rhyme, Captain Feathersword. Very realistic the rain.
Captain Feathersword: Oh, yes.
Wags: Now, I like nursery rhymes.
Captain Feathersword: Oh, yes.
Wags: Do you know another nursery rhyme we can do?
Captain Feathersword: I do indeed, Wags. It's called, "It's Raining, It's Pouring".
Wags: "It's Raining, It's Pouring". Let's hear it, Captain Feathersword.
Captain Feathersword: Certainly. It goes like this. (He picking up a large watering can and pours it all over Wags.) It's raining, it's pouring. The old man is snoring. Bumped his head on the end of the bed. And he couldn't get up in the morning
Wags: Well, that's a wonderful nursery rhyme, Captain Feathersword.
Captain Feathersword: I love it! It's my favourite! Whoo-hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo!
(The scene fades to Captain Feathersword dressed as a spider.)
Captain Feathersword: (He babbles like a spider, then he laughs.) Ahoy there, me hearties. It's just me, Captain Feathersword. I'm going to be a spider and sit down next to Little Miss Muffet, who is sitting on her tuffet. Let's open the S.S Feathersword door. Whoo-hoo-hoo!
(He opens the S.S. Feathersword door.)
Shirley Shawn: (singing) Little Miss Muffet
Sat on her tuffet
Eating her curds and whey
Along came a spider. (Captain Feathersword: debedebedew)
Who sat down beside her (Oh hi there miss muffet)
And frightened Miss Muffet away. (daalowdehaaa)
Little Miss Muffet
Returned to her tuffet to eat up her curds and whey.
Back came that spider. (Dadedadadaw)
Again sat beside her. (Hello hahaha)
Don't frighten Miss Muffet away. (No no I'll be nice this time.)
(Page turn transition to the title and song The Grand Old Duke Of York
Captain Feathersword: (singing) Oh, The Grand Old Duke of York
He had 10,000 men
He marched them up to the top of the hill
And he marched them down again.
And when they were up, they were up
And when they were down, they were down
And when they were only halfway up,
They were neither up nor down.
(The music slows down)
Oh, The Grand Old Duke of York
He had 10,000 men
He waltzed them up to the top of the hill
And he waltzed them down again.
And when they were up, they were up
And when they were down, they were down
And when they were only halfway up,
They were neither up nor down.
(The music speeds up)
Oh, The Grand Old Duke of York
He had 10,000 men
He marched them up to the top of the hill
And he marched them down again.
And when they were up, they were up
And when they were down, they were down
And when they were only halfway up,
They were neither up nor down.
(Page turn transition to The Farmer In The Dell title and song
Wags: Here comes the farmer in the dell.
Shirley Shawn: (singing) The farmer in the dell
The farmer in the dell
(with the Other Wiggly Band singing) Heigh-ho the derry-o
The farmer in the dell
Wags: The farmer takes a wife.
Dorothy: (singing) The farmer takes a wife
The farmer takes a wife
(with The Non-realistic Wiggly Band singing) Heigh-ho the derry-o
The farmer takes a wife
Wags: The wife takes a child.
Shirley Shawn: (singing) The wife takes a child
The wife takes a child
(with the Other Wiggly Band singing) Heigh-ho the derry-o
The wife takes a child
Wags: The child takes a nurse.
Dorothy: (singing) The child takes a nurse
The child takes a nurse
(with The Non-realsitic Wiggly Band singing) Heigh-ho the derry-o
The child takes a nurse
Wags: The nurse takes a dog.
Shirley Shawn: (singing) The nurse takes a dog (Ruff, ruff ruff, ruff!)
The nurse takes a dog (Ruff, ruff ruff, ruff!)
(with the Other Wiggly Band singing) Heigh-ho the derry-o
The nurse takes a dog
Wags: The dog takes a cat.
Dorothy: (singing) The dog takes a cat
The dog takes a cat
(with The Non-realsitic Wiggly Band singing) Heigh-ho the derry-o
The dog takes a cat
Wags: The cat takes a rat.
Shirley Shawn: (singing) The cat takes a rat
The cat takes a rat
(with the Other Wiggly Band singing) Heigh-ho the derry-o
The cat takes a rat
Wags: The rat takes the cheese.
Dorothy: (singing) The rat takes the cheese
The rat takes the cheese
(with The Non-realistic Wiggly Band singing) Heigh-ho the derry-o
The rat takes the cheese
Wags: Now the cheese stands alone.
Shirley Shawn: (singing) The cheese stands alone
The cheese stands alone
(with the Other Wiggly Band singing) Heigh-ho the derry-o
The cheese stands alone
Wags: The farmer in the dell, that's that
(Fade to Henry)
Henry: Hello. Here's a great nursery rhyme that I'd love you to help us sing. You can do the actions too. Ring-a-ring o'rosy. A pocket full of posy. A-tishoo, a-tishoo. We all fall down. Hey, let's open the purple pillow door and sing and dance to "Ring-A-Ring O'Rosy."
(Henry opens the pillow door and Ring-A-Ring O’Rosy starts)
Wags: (singing) Ring-a-ring o'rosy
A pocket full of posy
A-tishoo, a-tishoo
We all fall down
Shirley Shawn: (singing) The cows are in the meadow eating buttercups
A-tishoo, a-tishoo
We all jump up
Dorothy: (singing) Ring-a-ring o'rosy
A pocket full of posy
A-tishoo, a-tishoo
We all fall down
(She giggles.)
Henry: (singing) The cows are in the meadow eating buttercups
A-tishoo, a-tishoo
We all jump up
Captain Feathersword: (singing) Ring-a-ring o'rosy
A pocket full of posy
A-tishoo, a-tishoo
We all fall down
Ouch! Hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo! Gurgh!
(Page turn to Shirley Shawn reciting a poem called A Star)
Sam: Higher then a house, higher then a tree.
Oh, whatever can it be?
(Page transition to the title and song Oranges And Lemons)
Shirley Shawn: (singing) Oranges and lemons, 
Say the bells of St. Clement's
Henry: (singing) You owe me five farthings, 
Say the bells of St. Martin's
Captain Feathersword: (singing) When will you pay me?
Say the bells of Old Bailey
Wags: (singing) When I grow rich
Say the bells of Shoreditch
Dorothy: (singing) When will that be?
Say the bells of Stepney
Paul Paddick: I do not know
Says the great bell of Bow
Shirley Shawn: (singing) Oranges and lemons, 
Say the bells of St. Clement's
Henry: (singing) You owe me five farthings, 
Say the bells of St. Martin's
Captain Feathersword: (singing) When will you pay me?
Say the bells of Old Bailey
Wags: (singing) When I grow rich
Say the bells of Shoreditch
Dorothy: (singing) Pom, pom, pom, pom
Shirley Shawn: (singing) Pom, pom, pom, pom, pom, pom
Dorothy: (singing) Pom, pom, pom, pom
Wags: (singing) Pom, pom, pom, pom, pom, pom
Here comes a candle to light you to bed
Dorothy: (singing) And here comes a teddy to guide you to bed
(Fade to Dorothy singing Pop Goes The Weasel)
Dorothy: (singing) Half a pound of tuppenny rice
Half a pound of treacle
That's the way the money goes
Captain Feathersword: (singing) Pop goes the weasel
Dorothy: (giggles) Captain!
(Page transition to Miss Polly Had A Dolly)
Shirley Shawn: (singing) Miss Polly had a dolly who was sick, sick, sick.
So she called for the doctor to come quick, quick, quick
The doctor came with his bag and his hat
And he knocked on the door with a rat-a-tat-tat
He looked at the dolly and he shook his head
He said...
Wags: (singing) Miss Polly, put her straight to bed
Shirley Shawn: (singing) He wrote on the paper for a pill, pill, pill
Wags: (singing) I'll be back in the morning with my bill, bill, bill
(Page turn transition to Jack and Jill)
Shirley Shawn: (singing) Jack and Jill went up the hill
To fetch a pail of water
Jack fell down
Poor Jack!
And broke his crown
Aw!
And Jill came tumbling after
Poor Jill.
Dorothy: (singing) Jack and Jill ran up the hill
To fetch a pail of water
Jack fell down
Poor Jack!
And broke his crown
Oh!
And Jill came tumbling after
Poor Jill!
Captain Feathersword: (singing) Jack and Jill jumped up the hill
To fetch a pail of water
Jack fell down
Poor Jack!
Broke his crown
Gurgh!
And Jill came tumbling after
Poor Jill!
Henry and Wags: (singing) Jack and Jill skipped up the hill
To fetch a pail of water
Jack fell down
Wags: Poor Jack!
Henry and Wags: (singing) And broke his crown
Wags: Aw!
Henry and Wags: (singing) And Jill came tumbling after
Henry: Poor Jill!
(Page turn transition to Lavenders Blue)
Wags: (singing) Lavenders blue, dilly, dilly, lavenders green
When I am king, dilly, dilly, you shall be queen
(with Dorothy singing.) Roses are red, dilly, dilly, violets are blue
If you love me, dilly, dilly, I will love you
(Instrumental break while Wags and Dorothy dance and Captain and Shirley play acoustic guitars.)
Wags: (singing) Lavenders blue, dilly, dilly, lavenders green
When I am king, dilly, dilly, you shall be queen
(with Dorothy singing.) Roses are red, dilly, dilly, violets are blue
If you love me, dilly, dilly, I will love you
(Instrumental break while Dorothy and Wags dance and Henry plays the violin.)
Wags: (singing) Let the lambs sing, dilly, dilly
Dorothy: (singing) And the lambs play
Wags: (singing) We shall be safe, dilly, dilly
(with Dorothy singing.) Out of harm's way
(Page turn transition to Little Bo Peep)
Shirley Shawn: (singing) Little Bo-Peep has lost her sheep
And doesn't know where to find them
Leave them alone
And they'll come home
Bringing their tails behind them
Captain Feathersword: Baa! Baa! Baa!
(Instrumental break.)
Captain Feathersword: Baa! Baa!
Shirley Shawn: (singing) Little Bo-Peep has lost her sheep
And doesn't know where to find them
Leave them alone
And they'll come home
Bringing their tails behind them
Captain Feathersword: Baa, baa! Baa, baa! Baa! Baa!
(Page turn transition to Henry reciting Cobbler, Cobbler)
Henry: Cobbler, cobbler, mend my shoe
Get it done by half past two
Do it neat and do it strong
And I will pay you when it's done
(Page turn transition to the title London Bridge Is Falling Down then to the song)
Shirley, Wags and Henry: (singing) London Bridge is falling down
Falling down, falling down
London Bridge is falling down
My fair lady
Captain Feathersword: (singing) Build it up with iron bars
Iron bars, iron bars
Build it up with iron bars
My fair lady
Shirley, Henry and Wags: (singing) Iron bars will bend and break
Bend and break, bend and break
Iron bars will bend and break
My fair lady
Dorothy: (singing) Build it up with gold and silver
Gold and silver, gold and silver
Build it up with gold and silver
My fair lady
Shirley, Henry and Wags: (singing) Gold and silver we've not got
We've not got, we've not got
Gold and silver we've not got
My fair lady
(With Captain and Dorothy singing) London Bridge is falling down
Falling down, falling down
London Bridge is falling down
My fair lady
London Bridge is falling down
Falling down, falling down
London Bridge is falling down
My fair lady
(Fade to Paloma talking about the next song.)
Paloma: Here’s a beautiful Italian Lullaby called “Chi-Baba Chi-Baba”. Let’s open my Rosy door, and sing, and dance to “Chi-Baba Chi-Baba”.
Wags: (singing) Many a year ago in old Sorrento
a certain ditty was quite the thing.
Whenever a mother rocked her baby in Sorrento
this little ditty she used to sing:
Chi-baba, chi-baba, chi-wawa
An' chi-lawa kook-a la goombah
Chi-baba, chi-baba, chi-wawa
my bambino go to sleep!
Chi-baba, chi-baba, chi-wawa
An' chi-lawa kook-a la goombah
Chi-baba, chi-baba, chi-wawa
my bambino go to sleep!
All the stars are in the skies ready to say "goodnight"
can't you see your doll is sleepy, too?
Close your drowsy little eyes, mama will hold you tight
while she sings a lullaby to you:
Oh, chi-baba, chi-baba, chi-wawa
An' chi-lawa kook-a la goombah
Chi-baba, chi-baba, chi-wawa
my bambino go to sleep!
(Music gets faster.)
(The Professional Wiggly Band: (singing) Chi-baba, chi-baba, chi-baba, chi-baba, chi-wawa,
and chi-lawa)
Wags: (singing) Chi-baba, chi-baba, chi-wawa
An' chi-lawa kook-a la goombah (The Professional Wiggly Band: (singing) la goombah!)
Chi-baba, chi-baba, chi-wawa
my bambino go to sleep!
(The Professional Wiggly Band: (singing) Chi, chi, chi-baba!)
Wags: (singing) Chi-baba, chi-baba, chi-wawa
An' chi-lawa kook-a la goombah (The Professional Wiggly Band: (singing) la goombah!)
Chi-baba, chi-baba, chi-wawa
my bambino go to sleep!
(The Professional Wiggly Band: (singing) All the stars are in the skies
ready to say "goodnight, goodnight"
can't you see your doll is sleepy, too?
Close your drowsy little eyes, mama will hold you tight
while she sings a lullaby to you, ever so sweetly!)
(Music slows down)
Wags: (singing) Chi-baba, chi-baba, chi-wawa
An' chi-lawa kook-a la goombah (The Professional Wiggly Band: (singing) la la goombah! chi-baba!)
Chi-baba, chi-baba, chi-wawa
my bambino go to sleep!
Chi-baba, chi-baba, chi-wawa
my bambino go to sleep!
Chi-baba, chi-baba, chi-wawa
my bambino . . .
go to sleep!
(Page turn transition to Did You Ever See A Lassie)
Shirley Shawn: (singing) Did you ever see a lassie, a lassie, a lassie?
Did you ever see a lassie go this way and that?
Go this way and that way, go this way and that way.
Did you ever see a lassie go this way and that?
(They whistle during the instrumental break.)
Did you ever see a laddie, a laddie, a laddie?
Did you ever see a laddie go this way and that?
Go this way and that way, go this way and that way.
Did you ever see a laddie go this way and that?
(Page turn transition to the title and the song Pat-A-Cake)
Wags: Bake a cake, bake a cake
Dorothy: Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake baker's man
Bake me a cake as fast as you can
Pat it and prick it and mark it with "B"
Put it in the oven for baby and me
Wags & Captain: Bake a cake, bake a cake
Shirley Shawn: Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake baker's man
Bake me a cake as fast as you can
Pat it and prick it and mark it with "B"
Put it in the oven for baby and me
Captain Featersword: Bake a cake, bake a cake
Henry: Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake baker's man
Bake me a cake as fast as you can
Pat it and prick it and mark it with "B"
Put it in the oven for baby and me
(Page turn to Dry Bones title and song)
Shirley Shawn: (singing) Ezekiel connected dem dry bones
Ezekiel connected dem dry bones
Ezekiel connected dem dry bones
(with The Other Wiggly Band singing.) Oh, hear the word of the Lord
Shirley Shawn: (singing) Your toe bone's connected to your foot bone
Your foot bone's connected to your ankle bone
Your ankle bone's connected to your leg bone
(with The Other Wiggly Band singing.) Oh, hear the word of the Lord
Shirley Shawn: (singing) Your leg bone's connected to your knee bone
Your knee bone's connected to your thigh bone
Your thigh bone's connected to your hip bone
(with The Other Wiggly Band singing.) Oh, hear the word of the Lord
Shirley Shawn: (singing) Your backbone's connected to your shoulder bone
Your shoulder bone's connected to your neck bone
Your neck bone's connected to your head bone
(with The Other Wiggly Band singing.) Oh, hear the word of the Lord
Dem bones, dem bones are gonna walk around
Dem bones, dem bomes are gonna walk around
Dem bones, dem bones are gonna walk around
Oh, hear the word of the Lord
Disconnect dem bones dem dry bones
Disconnect dem bones dem dry bones
Disconnect dem bones dem dry bones
Oh, hear the word of the Lord
Shirley Shawn: (singing) Your head bone's connected to your neck bone
Your neck bone's connected to your shoulder bone
Your shoulder bone's connected to your backbone
(with The Other Wiggly Band singing.) Oh, hear the word of the Lord
Shirley Shawn: (singing) Your hip bone's connected to your thigh bone
Your thigh bone's connected to your knee bone
Your knee bone's connected to your leg bone
(with The Other Wiggly Band singing.) Oh, hear the word of the Lord
Shirley Shawn: (singing) Your leg bone's connected to your ankle bone
Your ankle bone's connected to your foot bone
Your foot bone's connected to your toe bone
(with The Other Wiggly Band singing.) Oh, hear the word of the Lord
Oh, hear the word of the Lord
Oh, hear the word of the Lord
(Fade transition to The Wiggly Band)
Wags: Well, everybody, we hope you've enjoyed singing and dancing and playing along with the wonderful nursery rhymes from times gone by.
Shirley Shawn: You might like to dress up and have fun reciting and performing nursery rhymes at home.
Captain Feathersword: We’ll see you next time
Dorothy: Until then, it’s goodbye from The Wiggly Band!
Henry: Bye-bye!
(Transition to the end credits)