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'Frere Jacques'
This is
a traditional French Song which we can play with only one chord!
Here are the traditional
words in french, and their meaning in English.
French
Frère Jacques, Frère Jacques,
Dormez vous? Dormez vous?
Sonnez les matines, Sonnez les matines
Di, din, don! Di, din, don!
English
Are you sleeping, are you sleeping?
Brother John, Brother John?
Morning bells are ringing, morning bells are ringing
Ding Ding Dong, Ding Ding Dong.
Star Wars
R2D2, R2D2
C3PO, C3PO
Obi Won Kenobi, Obi Won Kenobi
Han Solo, Han Solo.
The
Simpsons
Young Bart Simpson, Young Bart Simpson
Lisa too, Lisa too
Marge and baby Maggie, Marge and baby Maggie
Homer too, Homer too.
Horrid Henry
Horrid Henry, Horrid Henry
Peter too, Peter too
Ralph and Lazy Linda, Ralph and Lazy Linda
Margaret too, Margaret too.
Composed by Yellow Class at St.
Johns School Wednesbury, May 2011
Sponge Bob Square Pants
Sponge Bob Square Pants, Sponge Bob
Square Pants
Patrick too, Patrick too
Mr Crab and Sandy, Mr crab and
Sandy
Squidward too, Squidward too.
Composed by Yellow Class at St.
Johns School Wednesbury, May 2011
Harry Potter
Harry Potter, Harry Potter
Her-mar-nee, Her-mar-nee
Not forgetting Ronald, not forgetting Ronald
Grif-fyn-dor, Grif-fyn-dor.
Composed by
Year
4 at Park Hill Primary School, Wednesbury, May 2011
Dr. Who
Aimee Rory, Aimee Rory
Dr. Who, Dr. Who
Travels in the Tardis, travels in the Tardis
Daleks too, Daleks too
Composed by Class 8 at
Oakham Primary School, May 2011
Shrek
Shrek the Ogre, Shrek the Ogre
Donkey too, Donkey too
Stinky green Fiona, Stinky green Fiona
In the swamp, in the swamp
Composed
by Year
3
at Park Hill Primary School, Wednesbury, May 2011
Toy Story
Buzz and Woody, Buzz and Woody
Bullseye too, Bullseye too
Evil Doctor Pork Chop, Evil Doctor Pork Chop
Mean bad Zurg, Mean bad Zurg
Composed by Class
9
at Oakham Primary School, May 2011
The Wizard of Oz
Here is Toto, Here is Toto
Do-ro-thy, Do-ro-thy
Off to see the Wizard, Off to see the Wizard
Yellow Brick Road, Yellow Brick Road
Composed by Class 8 at Guns Village Primary School, May
2011
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Oompah - Loompah, Oompah - Loompah
Grandpa Joe, Grandpa Joe
Charlie won the ticket, Charlie won the ticket
They were glad, they were glad.
Composed by Class
7 at Guns Village Primary School, May 2011
Scooby Doo
Fred and Velma, Fred and Velma
Scooby Doo, Scooby Doo
Shaggy Daphne Scrappy, Shaggy Daphne
Scrappy
Where are you? Where are you?
Composed by Class
7
at Langley Primary School, May 2011
Super Heroes
Hulk and Batman, Hulk and Batman
Iron man, Iron Man.
Spiderman and Bat Girl, Spiderman
and Bat Girl,
Superman, Superman.
Composed by Class 8
at Langley Primary School, May 2011
Halloween
Orange Pumpkins, Orange Pumpkins
Halloween, Halloween
Witches put spells on kids, Witches put
spells on kids
Trick or treat? Trick or treat?
Composed by Year 2 at
Oakham Primary, October 31st 2011
Moshi Monsters
Moshi Monsters, Moshi Monsters
Collecting cards, collecting cards
We can buy them at the shop, we can buy
them at the shop
All day long, all day long.
Composed by Year 3 at St
Mary Magdalenes CofE,
November 2011
Christmas
Snowflakes falling, Snowflakes falling
Christmas Trees, Christmas Trees
Santa gives us presents, Santa gives us
presents
I can't wait! I can't wait!
Composed by Year 3 at St
Johns CofE School December 2011
Where's Wally?
Where is Wally? Where is Wally?
Linda Too? Linda Too?
Woofy and his tail wags, Woofy and his
tail wags
Whitebeards wand. Whitebeards wand.
Composed by Olivia, from
Oakham Primary School January 2012
The Avengers
Black Widow Fighting. Black Widow
Fighting
Hawk Eyes Bow, Hawk Eyes Bow
Hulk has got big muscles, Hulk has got
big muscles
A-ven-gers, A-ven-gers.
Composed by Year 3 at St. Johns CofE Primary School
May 2012
Happy Feet
Penguins dancing, Penguins dancing
Mumble too, Mumble too
Gloria loves to sing songs, Gloria
loves to sing songs
Happy Feet, Happy Feet
Composed by King George V
Primary School, June 2012
Football Teams!
If you're upset that YOUR football team
'Frere Jacque' isn't represented, then write one!
Write it down and hand it to Mr C or send
it via the contact page and it may find it's place
here!
Carlisle United
Let's all go to, Let's all go to,
Brunton Park, Brunton Park.
Home of Super Carlisle, Home of Super
Carlisle
Cumbrians, Cumbrians.
Long have I
resisted the urge, conflict and arguments against doing 'Frere Jacque
inspired' football songs!
However, I have finally relented! BUT
if we're going to have football teams, then we have the Mighty
Carlisle United first! (Mr C's football team!)
After all, they have to come first in
something!
Chelsea FC
Didier Drogba, Didier Drogba
Lampard too, Lampard too.
Terry and Anelka, Terry and Anelka.
Petr Cech. Petr Cech.
Composed by
Kaden at St. Mary Magdalenes CofE school
October 2012
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Raph is the tough one, Raph is the tough one
Leo leads well, Leo leads well
Crazy Mickey weird one, crazy Mickey weird
one
Donnie the brains, Donnie the brains
Composed by Nathan at St. Mary Magdalenes CofE school
October 2012
Pokemon
Pokemon now! Pokemon now!
Exadrill. Exadrill.
A-sh is the battler, A-sh is the battler
Pikachu, Pikachu.
Composed by Ryan at St. Mary Magdalenes CofE school
October 2012
Rotten Romans
Rotten Romans, Rotten Romans
Hadrians Wall, Hadrians Wall
Lost the battle came back, Lost the battle
came back
Then they won! Then they won!
Composed by Year 3 at St. Mary Magdalenes CofE school
October 2012
The Ukulele One!
Ukulele, Ukulele
Great to play, great to play
I can play a song now, I can play a song now
You can too, you can too!
Composed by Sam from
Pennyhill Primary School
November 2012
Popcorn!
I love sugar, I love sugar!
Popcorn too, Popcorn too
Mix it all together, mix it all together
Tastes so sweet, tastes so sweet
Composed by Cole from
Langley Primary School
November 2012
Happy Birthday!
Happy Birthday, Happy Birthday!
Whoop-tee-doo! Whoop-tee-doo!
May your day be pleasant, may your day be
pleasant.
All for you, all for you.
Composed by Khelsey from
Langley Primary school
November 2012
Back to the
Future!
Mar-ty Mc-Fly, Marty McFly
Doc Brown too, Doc Brown too.
Went back to the future, went back to the
future
Time Machine, time machine.
Composed by Thomas from St
Mary Magdalenes CofE school
November 2012
Horse Riding!
I like riding, I like riding
Don't you too? Don't you too?
Come and ride with me now, come and
ride with me now
Clip clap clop, clip clap clop!
Composed by Seren from Hamstead
Junior School
November 2012
Frankenweenie!
Frankenweenie, Frankenweenie.
Victor too, Victor too
Sparky is the small dog, Sparky is the small
dog
Black and white, black and white.
Composed by Jake at Hamstead
Junior school
November 2012
Tom and Jerry!
Tom and Jerry, Tom and Jerry
Cat and mouse, cat and mouse
Tom is chasing Jerry, Tom is chasing
Jerry
Jerry hides, Jerry hides
Composed by Chayleigh from
St.Johns CofE school
November 2012
Bob the Builder!
Bob the Builder, Bob the Builder
You can fix it, You can fix it
Wendy, Scoop and Dizzy,Wendy, Scoop and
Dizzy,
They help too, they help too.
Composed by Abidur from St.
Johns CofE school
November 2012
School Dinners
Our School Dinners, Our School Dinners
Are Yum-my! Are Yum-my!
I like pizza with some chips, I like pizza
with some chips.
With Red sauce, with Red sauce.
Composed
by Jessica from Oakham Primary School
April
2013
Minecraft!
Minecraft is good, Minecraft is good.
Build a bench. Build a bench.
Wolves with red eyes glow-ing, Wolves with
red eyes glow-ing
With Zom-bies, with Zom-bies!
Composed by Class 6 at Oakham Primary School
April
2013
Despicable Me
Grue and Lucy, Grue and Lucy.
Minions too, Minions too.
Agnes Edith Margo, Agnes Edith Margo.
Despicable Me, Despicable Me
Composed
by Class DS at Ocker Hill Academy
March
2014
Roald Dahl
Going Solo, Going Solo.
B F G, B F G
Georges Marvellous Medicine, Georges
Marvellous Medicine.
Roald Dahl, Roald Dahl.
Composed
by Class 7 at Oakham Primary School
March
2014
The Flintstones
Fred and Barney, Fred and Barney
Bamm Bamm too, Bamm Bamm too
Not
forgetting pebbles, not forgetting pebbles
Yab a daba do, yab
a daba do!
Composed by class 'Hawkers Cove' at
Lanivet Community Primary School, Cornwall
Their teacher, Mr Jones, got in touch with
me and told me how much his class enjoyed using the
'Ukulele Rocks!'
web site to help learn the ukulele.
They wrote their own
'Frere Jacques' song and wanted to see it on the web site. I was
delighted to do this!
Why don't you write your
own version and send it to me? Like Hawkers Cove - it might even get
on the web site!
Ug - Stone
Age Genius
Stone Age Cave Boys,
Stone Age Cave Boys
Ug and Ag, Ug and Ag
Nee-ding some new
trou-sers, nee-ding some new trou-sers
Fur not stone, fur not
stone.
Written by Class 3HJ at Langley Primary
School, June 2014
Lithuanian
Ar Tu miegi? Ar Tu miegi?
Broli Jonai, Broli Jonai,
Žadintuvas skamba! Žadintuvas skamba!
Ding, ding, dong. Ding, ding, dong.
As
requested (persistently!) by G at Sacred Heart Primary School,
West Midlands. January 2023
Extra help!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_qeN6MSiDs
Spanish
Fray Santiago,
Fray Santiago
Duermes Tu? Duermes Tu?
Suenan las campnas, Suenan las campnas
Ding-dang-dong! Ding-dang-dong!
For a little help with the Spanish, try
this helpful video!
Complete with Bear!!
http://youtu.be/cPkX9DPNqFg?t=1m11s
(It's also
got the French version on it!)
German
Bruder Jakob,
Bruder Jakob
Schlaefst du noch? Schlaefst du noch?
Horst du nicht die glocken, Horst du nicht die glocken
Ding-dang-dong! Ding-dang-dong!
For a little help with the
German try this helpful video...
...complete with scary children!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRoiSypofIk
Polish
Panie Janie!
Panie Janie!
Rano wstań! Rano wstań!
Wszystkie dźwony
biją,
Wszystkie dźwony biją
Bim Bam Bum! Bim Bam Bum!
For a little help with the
Polish try this helpful video...complete with very happy
Portugeuse children!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pX9_Hta5k4I
My friend Maja at Holyhead
school also helped us with the pronunciation...
Hungarian
Pista bácsi, János bácsi,
(Pees-ta Bar-kee, Ya-nos Bar-kee)
Keljen fel, keljen fel!
(Kel-yen fell, kel-yen fell)
Harangoznak délre, hívnak az ebédre,
(Ha-ran-goze-nak dear-reh, heave-nak az e-bee-dray)
Bom-bom-bom, Bim-bam-bom.
(Bom-bom-bom,
Bim-bam-bom)
For some help with the pronunciation of this Frere Jacque try
this cartoon YouTube film!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4_NwtYTrAQ&list=FLvWtQAngtsuCVkJN3CXmfyQ
(Oh, and many thanks to MrC's very
clever Hungarian friend Eva for the help with this one!)
Italian
Fra Martino, campanaro,
Dormi tu? Dormi tu?
Suona le campane, Suona le campane!
Din don dan, din don dan.
For some help with the
pronunciation why not take a look at this video on YouTube...the
lyrics are in the comments for some help.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okakWmR5Qb8
HOWEVER...be warned! 'Fra Martino' seems to have a little
problem while he sleeps!!
Punjabi
Ki tussi sau rehey ho, tussi sau rehey ho.
Veera John. Veera John.
Amrit vela ho geya, amrit vela ho geya.
Ding, dang, dong! Ding, dang, dong!
I had some lovely help with this from the Sagoo
family - including Dad Narinder! So lots of thanks to them!
For some help with pronunciation why not take a look at this
YouTube video...
https://youtu.be/C9xgarLtpWA
Power Rangers
Power Rangers, Power Rangers
S.P.D. , S.P.D.
Fighting all the bad guys, Fighting all the bad guys
Keep
us safe, keep us safe.
Composed by Class 3H at Guns Village
Primary School, October 2014
Transformers
Optimus Prime, Optimus Prime
Bumble Bee, Bumble Bee
Autobots are coming now, Autobots are coming now
Transformers, Transformers
Composed by Class 3J at Guns Village
Primary School, October 2014
Cars The
Movie
Lightning McQueen, Lightning McQueen
Maters
friend, Maters friend
The big race is going on, The big
race is going on
Cars the film, Cars the film
Composed by Class 3 at Parkhill Primary
School, October 2014
Looney Tunes
Taz and Daffy, Taz and Daffy
Tweetie Pie, Tweetie Pie
"What's up Doc?!" Bugs Bunny,
"What's up Doc?!" Bugs Bunny
Looney Tunes, Looney Tunes
Composed by Class 3HW at Ocker Hill
Academy, October 2014
Lego Movie
Lego Movie,
Lego Movie.
Emmet builds,
Emmet builds.
Everything is
AWESOME! Everything is AWESOME!
That's my jam.
That's MY jam!
Composed by Class 3DS at Ocker Hill
Academy
March 2015
Cinderella
Cinderella, Cinderella
Prince Charming, Prince Charming
Dancing at the Royal Ball, Dancing at the Royal Ball
Lost her shoe, lost her shoe.
Composed by Class 7 at Oakham Primary School
March 2015
The
Gruffalo
Scared in the wood, scared in the wood
Gruff-a-lo, Gruff-a-lo
Mouse looked very yum-my, Mouse looked very yum-my
Mouse got away, Mouse got away
Composed by Year 3 at Parkhill
Primary School.
October 2015
Jurassic Park
Dino's running,
dino's running
Jurassic Park,
Jurassic Park
They are going to
eat you, they are going to eat you
Run away! Run away!
Composed by Class 3HW at Ocker
Hill Academy
October 2015
Finding Nemo
Finding Nemo, finding Nemo
Where are you? Where are you?
Looking for his lost son, looking for
his lost son
There he is! There
he is!
Composed by Year 3 at
Hamstead Junior School
October 2015
Chocolate
Dark and milky, dark and milky
White is nice, white is nice
Everybody loves it, everybody loves
it
Chocolate,
chocolate.
Composed by Year 3 at St
Mary Magdalenes CofE Primary School
October 2015
Crocodile
Hor-ri-fy-ing,
horrifying
Green and long,
green and long
Snappy, scaley,
scarey, snappy, scaley, scarey
Croc-o-dile,
crocodile.
Composed by Year 3 at
Guns Village Primary School
October 2015
Flamingoes
They eat small
shrimp, they eat small shrimp
Tall and pink, tall
and pink
Standing on one
skinny leg, standing on one skinny leg
Flamingoes,
flamingoes.
Composed by Class 3DS at Ocker
Hill Junior Academy
October 2015
CAKE!
Yummy icing, yummy icing
Sprinkles too, sprinkles too
sticky gooey chocolate, sticky gooey chocolate
I like CAKE! I like CAKE!
Composed by Year 3 at St Johns
CofE Primary Academy
October 2015
McDonalds
Chicken Nuggets, Chicken Nuggets
Happy Meal, Happy Meal
Burgers Fries and ice cream, Burgers Fries and ice cream
McDonalds, McDonalds
Composed by Class 3Red at Langley Primary School
October 2015
Pizza
Pepperoni, Pepperoni
Melted cheese, melted cheese
Large and small and medium, large and small and medium
Pizza's great! Pizza's great!
Composed by Class 3Blue at Langley Primary School
October 2015
Ninjago
Cool Ninjago, cool Ninjago
Spinjitzu, Spinjitzu
Lloyd is the green ninja, Lloyd is the green ninja
Golden one too, golden one too.
Composed by Alex at Eaton Valley Primary School
November 2015
My Little Pony
My Little Pony, My Little Pony
Rainbow Dash, Rainbow Dash
Going to find the Crystal Bowl, going to find the Crystal Bowl
Twilight too, Twilight too.
Composed by Danielle at Eaton Valley Primary School
November 2015
My friend
Mrs Wright teaches Y6 children and they kindly sent me their 'Super Heroes'
Frere Jacques and a recording of them singing it! Bonus! Enjoy
the recording and have fun singing their version! Well done
gang! Mr C
Super Heroes
Super Heroes, Super Heroes .
Rule the world, r ule
the world.
They have super powers, they have super po wers.
Yes they do! Yes they do!
Bacon
I like Bacon. I like
Bacon
Red and Pink, red
and pink.
Scrumptious and
delicious, scrumptious and delicious.
Crispy too. Crispy
too.
Composed by Class 6 at Oakham
Primary School.
April 2016
So my friend Mrs Wright has been at it
again! She sent me a version of the 'Avengers' Frere Jacques by
her Y4 class at
St. Norberts School, Spalding . Well done to all
of them and her! Thanks for the excellent singing too! Mr C.
The Avengers
The Avengers, The Avengers,
Captain America, Captain America,
Not forgetting Iron Man, not forgetting Iron Man,
And there's Hulk, and there's Hulk.
So another, welcome, 'Guest'
submission!
This time from bigger people at the
Ukulele Club of
Painsley Catholic College, Cheadle ! Their teacher Ms. Medley
contacted me
with their submission.
Thanks gang!
Mr C.
Ukuleles Ukuleles
Strum your strings! Strum your strings!
Good for making music. Good for making music.
It's such fun! It's such fun!
Kinder Eggs
Yum-my choc'-late, Yum-my choc'-late
Kinder Eggs, Kinder Eggs
There are lots of prizes, there are lots of prizes
Stickers too, stickers too!
Written by Class 3w at Eaton
Valley Primary School
October 2017
Beauty and the Beast
Chip the tea cup, Chip the tea cup
Mis-sus Potts, Mis-sus Potts
Beauty and the Beast now, Beauty and the Beast now
The curse broke, the curse broke
Written by Class 3c at Eaton Valley
Primary School
October 2017
Rock
Music
Crazy singing, crazy singing
Rock Music, Rock Music
Bass is really loud now, Bass is really loud now
Drums and guitars, drums and guitars
Written by Year 3 at Parkhill Primary
School
October 2017
Fruit
Apples and Oranges, Apples and
Oranges
Ba-na-na, Ba-na-na
Fruit is very healthy, fruit is very
healthy
Crunch! Munch! LUNCH!
Crunch! Munch! LUNCH!
Composed by Year 3 at
St. Mary Magdalenes CofE Primary School
October 2017
Ghostbusters
New York City, New York City
Ghostbusters, Ghostbusters
Slimer is so slimy, Slimer is so slimy
Who you gonna call? Who You gonna call?
Composed by Year 3MH at Hamstead Junior
School
October 2017
Home Alone
New York City, New York City
Home A-lone, Home A-lone
Kevin caused a lot of mess, Kevin caused a lot of mess
Found his family, found his family
Composed by Year 3JB at Hamstead Junior
School
October 2017
Sandwiches
Bread and butter, bread and butter
Sand-wic-hes, sand-wic-hes
Lots of things to fill them with, lots of things to fill them
with
I love Cobs! I love Cobs!
Composed by Year 3 at
St Johns CofE Primary Academy
October 2017
Vegetables
Peas and Carrots, Peas and Carrots
Broc-o-lli, Broc-o-lli
They are very healthy, they are very healthy
Po-ta-toes, Po-ta-toes
Composed by Year 3 at Langley Primary
School
October 2017
Guest Submission!
Mr. Harwood and friends in Y4 at
Broadheath Primary School have sent me their excellent composition of a
'BANNED' Frere Jacques!
It's a football one...!
They also kindly sent me a recording of it! So do have a listen.
Thank you Year 4!
Mr.C
P.S. If anybody else wants to send me their own versions, please do
through the contact page!
Dolphins
We love dolphins, we love dolphins
They are cute, they are cute!
They are always swimming, they are
always swimming.
In the sea. In the sea.
Composed by D, K-M and K at
Langley
Primary School
July 2019
Hotdogs
Hotdogs cooking, hotdogs cooking
Smell so nice, smell so nice
Put it in a warm bun now, put it in a
warm bun now
Add some fries, add some fries.
Written by J and P at
Parkhill Primary School , Wednesbury, West Midlands.
July 2019
Pigeons
Eggs in a nest, eggs in a nest
In a barn, in a barn
Hatching in to pigeons, hatching in
to pigeons
Flying high, flying high
Written by A-M and A at
Parkhill Primary School , Wednesbury, West Midlands.
July 2019
Pancakes
I love Pancakes, I love Pancakes
They are nice, they are nice
Eat them each and every day, eat them
each and every day.
Yum, yum, yum!
Yum, yum, yum!
Written by S, A and M at
Hamstead Junior School , Hamstead, West Midlands.
July 2019
Hamsters
Hamsters are lovely, Hamsters are
lovely
They are cute, they are cute
Running on their hamster wheel,
running on their hamster wheel
They are quick! They are quick!
Written by T and K at
Hamstead Junior School , Hamstead, West Midlands.
July 2019
Black
Panther
I like Black Panther, I like Black
Panther
Scratching around, scratching around
He lives in Wakonda, he lives in
Wakonda.
He is King. He is King
Written by A and E at
Hamstead Junior School , Hamstead, West Midlands.
July 2019
Giraffes
We love Giraffes, we love giraffes
Very long! Very long!
They have lots of big brown spots, they have lots of big brown
spots
And long tongues, and long tongues
Written by P and R at
Hamstead Junior School , Hamstead, West Midlands.
July 2019
The Lion King
Simba and Nala, Simba and Nala
Lion King, Lion King
Found the Elephant Graveyard, found the Elephant Graveyard
Got attacked! Got attacked!
Written by Year 3 at Parkhill
Primary School, Wednesbury, West Midlands.
November 2019
Boxing
Put on your gloves, put on your gloves
Time to box, time to box
Training to be stronger, training to be stronger
Punch! Bang! POW!
Punch! Bang! POW!
Written by Class 3T at Eaton
Valley Primary School, West Bromwich, West Midlands.
November 2019
Stone Henge
Watch the sun set, watch the sun set
At Stone Henge, at Stone Henge
Stone Age blue stone comes from Wales,
Stone Age blue stone comes from Wales
Go and see! Go and See!
Written by Class 3H at Eaton
Valley Primary School, West Bromwich, West Midlands.
November 2019
Water Bottles
Water bottles, water bottles
Fresh water, fresh water
Water is so healthy, water is so healthy
Drink it please, drink it please.
Written by Class 3MH at Hamstead
Junior School, Great Barr, Birmingham.
November 2019
Dragons
Dragons breathe fire, dragons breathe fire
It will burn! It will burn!
Shooting out their fire balls, shooting out their fireballs
Flames go high, flames go high.
Written by Class 3JC at Hamstead
Junior School, Great Barr, Birmingham
November 2019
Dinosaurs
They roar loudly, they roar loudly
Dinosaurs, dinosaurs
Millions of years ago, milllions of
years ago
Now extinct! Now extinct!
Written by
Year 3 at St John's C of E Primary Academy, Wednesbury, West
Midlands.
November 2020
Barbie
Ken and Barbie, Ken and Barbie
And the dogs, and the dogs
Going all around the world, going all
around the world
In their plane, in their plane.
Written by Class 3RS at
Langley Primary School, Oldbury West Midlands
December 2020
Meatballs
Meatballs are great, meatballs are
great
I like them, I like them
Meatballs and Spaghetti, Meatballs
and Spaghetti
With a drink, with a drink
Written by Class 3RD at
Langley Primary School, Oldbury West Midlands
December 2020
Mangoes
I love mangoes, I love mangoes
Take a bite, take a bite
They are from a hot place, they are from a hot place
Tastes so good, tastes so good.
Written by Class 3 Willow at
Sacred Heart Primary School , Tipton, West Midlands
November 2023
Tiger
Tiger sharp claws, tiger sharp claws
Orange and black, orange and black
Tiger running in the wild, tiger
running in the wild
Do not touch! Do not touch! ROAR!!!
Written by Class 3 Hazel at
Sacred Heart Primary School , Tipton, West Midlands
November 2023
Cats
Cats are fluffy, cats are fluffy
Big and small, big and small
Whiskers and some sharp claws, whiskers
and some sharp claws
Meow! Meow! Meow!, Meow! Meow! Meow!
Written by Y3 at
Christ Church C of E Primary School , Oldbury, West Midlands
November 2023
Fishing
Fishing is good, fishing is good
In a pond, in a pond
Catching a mass-ive fish, catching a
mass-ive fish
Flip! Flap! Splash!
Flip! Flap! Splash!
Written by Y3 at
Christ Church C of E Primary School , Oldbury, West Midlands
November 2023
Poodle and Retriever
Poodle Poodle, Poodle Poodle
Retriever too, Retriever too
Woof woof woof woof, woof woof woof
woof
That's the dogs, that's the dogs!
Written by L in Y4 at
St Mary's
Catholic Primary 2024
Anglo Saxons
Anglo Saxons, Anglo Saxons
Lived on farms, lived on farms
They didn't like the vikings, they
didn't like the vikings
No they didn't, no they didn't.
Written by S in Y4 at
St Mary's Catholic Primary 2024
Vikings
Vikings stole things, Vikings stole
things
From monastries, from monastries
Terrorised the people, terrorised the
people
Viking ships, Viking ships
Written by S in Y4 at
St Mary's Catholic Primary 2024
Write your own Frere Jacques!/span>
The words to the song are split up in to parts, bits or
syllables. They work like this;
If we get rid of the
words we have a template like this;
Now choose an idea to
write your version. It could be a book, a film, a hobby, a food or a
place in the world you like!
Think of sentences to
describe or sing about your idea. Make sure the words fit on to the
lines either whole or split in to parts, bits or syllables. Sing it
through to yourself.
Download the helpful
worksheet by clicking here...
Then when you've
written your Frere Jacques
send it to Mr C and
it may even be featured on this very page!
Good luck and happy
writing!