These engaging songs will help teach your kids about the circus. Even if the circus isn’t in town, these tunes will make circle time feel like its own performance! Dress up like a clown and sing with your little ones to show them the joys of the circus!
Did You Ever See A Clown
Original Author: Unknown
Sung to: “Did You Ever See A Lassie?”
Did you ever see a clown,
A clown, a clown?
Did you ever see a clown
Move this way and that?
Did you ever see a clown
Move this way and that?
Move this way and that way,
Move this way and that way.
Did you ever see a clown
Move this way and that?
(Have child form circle. One child in middle should perform actions. Take turns.)
Five Big Elephants
Original Author: Unknown
Five big elephants – oh, what a sight,
Swinging their trunks from left to right!
Four are followers, and one is the king.
They all walk around in the circus ring.
Let’s All Go to the Circus Today
Original Author: Unknown
Sung to: “Mary Had A Little Lamb”
Let’s all go to the circus today,
The circus today, the circus today,
Let’s all go to the circus today
And watch the animals play.
Other Verses:
See the lions jump through the hoops… At the circus today
See the big seals spinning balls… At the circus today
See the little dogs jump and twirl…At the circus today
Circus Song
Original Author: Unknown
Sung to: “I’ve Been Working on the Railroad”
I am walking through the circus,
Happy as can be.
I am walking through the circus,
Just to see what I can see.
I can see the clown laughing.
I can see the elephant, too.
I can see the lion sleeping.
Look out! He sees you.
Clown Song
Original Author: Unknown
Sung to: “I’m a Little Teapot”
I’m a little clown short and fat.
Here is my tummy, here is my hat.
I can do a trick as you will see,
Just turn around and look at me.
At the end of song, the teacher points to a child to do a trick
Wiggles The Clown
Original Author: Unknown
I wear a funny little hat.
I have a funny nose.
Sometimes I’m thin.
Sometimes I’m fat.
My shoes have floppy toes.
I wiggle, wiggle all about.
I jiggle up and down.
I make children laugh and shout.
It’s fun to be a clown.
Funny Clowns
Original Author: Unknown
Sung to: “Frere Jacques”
Funny clowns, funny clowns,
Jump around, jump around.
Sometimes making faces,
Sometimes running races.
Funny clowns, funny clowns.
Funny clowns, funny clowns,
Spin around, spin around.
Sometimes with a big nose,
Sometimes with two big toes.
Funny clowns, funny clowns
We Are Clowns Today
Original Author: Unknown
Sung to: “The Farmer in the Dell”
We are clowns today,
We are clowns today,
Heigh-ho the derry-oh,
We are clowns today.
Additional verses: We do tricks today. We make faces today. We fall down today.
Funny Clown
Original Author: Unknown
Sung To: “Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, Turn Around”
Funny clown, funny clown,
Spin around.
Funny clown, funny clown
Jump up and down
Funny clown, funny clown,
Touch your toes.
Funny clown, funny clown
Honk your nose.
Prancing Horses
Original Author: Unknown
Sung To: “10 Little Indians”
The children pretend to be circus animals.
Prancing, prancing, prancing horses,
Prancing, prancing, prancing horses,
Prancing, prancing, prancing horses
All around the ring.
Other Verses: Leaping lions, Dancing elephants, Etc…
Circus Clown
Original Author: Unknown
I’d like to be a circus clown,
And make a funny face. (Make a funny face)
And have all the people laugh at me,
As I jump around the place. (Act silly, make a clown face)
If I Were A Circus Clown
Original Author: Unknown
If I were a circus clown,
With a red nose big and round,
I’d bring smiles to every face
And throw balloons everyplace.
We’re Going To The Circus
Original Author: Unknown
Sung to: “Farmer in the Dell”
We’re going to the circus,
We’re going to the circus,
On Wednesday afternoon (or another day and time)
We’re going to the circus.
Additional verses:
We’re going to see the clowns…..
We’ll see the horses trot…..
We’ll hear the lions roar……
We’ll see the elephants march…….
We’ll watch the acrobats…….
We’re gonna eat some peanuts…….
Circus Show
Original Author: Unknown
Sung to: “Are You Sleeping”
Elephants walking, elephants walking
See the clowns, funny clowns
Ponies with their riders, poodles doing tricks,
See the show, circus show
Take Me Out To The Circus
Submitted By: Alica Bowen
Sung to: “Take Me Out To The Ball Game”
Take me out to the circus
Take me out to the show
Buy me some peanuts and crackerjacks
I don’t care if I ever get back
Cause it’s clap, clap, clap for the jugglers
and laugh, laugh, laugh for the clowns
For it’s one, two, three rings of fun at the old big top.
Silly Clowns
Original Author Unknown
Five silly clowns, jumping all around,
Jump so high, then touch the ground.
One silly clown said, “I can’t stay,”
So he turned around and hopped away.
Repeat with four, three, two, one.
This Little Clown
Original Author Unknown
This little clown is fat and gray (hold up thumb)
This little clown does tricks all day (hold up next finger)
This little clown is tall and strong (hold up next finger)
This little clown is wee and small (hold up next finger)
And this little clown can do anything at all (hold up little finger)
Sung to the tune of La Cucarocha (I am sorry I don’t know the correct spelling.)
Oh Little Lion
Original Author: Unknown
Sung to: “La Cucaracha”
Oh little lion, Oh little lion,
Jump through the fiery ring.
Oh little lion, Oh little lion,
Let’s see you do it again.