Teach your preschoolers the joy of the changing seasons through music with this compilation of 40 spring songs for kids. Celebrate the arrival of warmer weather, budding plants, and new beginnings with tunes that capture the spirit of springtime. These engaging and playful songs create an enthusiastic backdrop for learning and fun, inspiring little ones to sing, dance, and enjoy the natural wonders of this vibrant season.
Also See Garden, Flowers, and Kites
Little Ducks Song
Added: 03-09-1998
Original Author: Unknown
Sung to: “London Bridge”
Little ducks go quack, quack, quack
Quack, quack, quack,
Quack, quack, quack –
Little ducks go quack quack quack
In the springtime.
A song of Flowers
Added: 03-12-1998
Original Author: Unknown
Sung to: “Sing a Song of Sixpence”
Sing a song of flowers, flowers all around.
Flowers that are growing, growing in the ground
Flowers of each color make a pretty view.
Red and orange and yellow.
And blue and purple, too.
Spring Friends
Added: 03-12-1998
Original Author: Unknown
Little white bunny in your hutch
I like you so very much.
With furry coat and ears that flop,
off you go- hop, hop, hop.
Little yellow duck with feathery back,
I can hear you,
Quack, quack, quack.
Swimming in the pond nearby,
off you fly up to the sky.
Daylight Saving Time
Added: 03-12-1998
Original Author: Unknown
In Spring when maple buds are red,
We turn the clock an hour ahead;
Which means, each April that arrives,
We lose an hour Out of our lives.
Spring Time
Added: 03-12-1998
Original Author: Unknown
Sung to: “Did you Ever see a Lassie?”
My- eyes can see it’s spring-time, it’s spring-time, it’s spring-time.
my- eyes can see it’s spring-time, the grass is so green!
The green grass, the flowers, the sunshine and showers.
My- eyes can see it’s spring-time and I am so glad.
My-ears can hear it’s spring time, it’s spring time, it’s spring time.
My- ears can hear it’s spring-time, the birds sweetly sing.
The birds sing, the lambs bleat, the frogs croak, the bees buzz.
My- ears can hear it’s spring time, and I am so glad.
My-body can feel’s it’s spring time, it’s spring time, it’s spring time.
my-body can feel its spring time, the air is so warm.
The warm air, the breez-es, no frost and no freez-es.
My- body can feel it’s spring time, and I am so glad!
Spring Song
Added: 04-14-1998
Original Author: Unknown
Put up your umbrella
When the rain comes down.
Wear a happy smile
And wipe away a frown.
Splash in all the puddles
And do a little dance.
Rain is just the thing we need
For new spring plants.
Fun in the Rain
Added: 04-14-1998
Original Author: Unknown
Sung to: “Deck the Halls”
Do you hear the pitter patter? Hear the little raindrops falling down.
Can you see the splashing water? All the little raindrops on the ground.
Time to get our big umbrellas We don’t want to get our hair all wet.
If you wear your boots and raincoat, We will go outside and splash a bit!
Dandelions
Added: 04-14-1998
Original Author: Unknown
Sung to: “Mary Had A Little Lamb”
Once there was a dandy lady, Dandy lady, dandy lady,
Once there was a dandy lady, Who loved to dance, they say.
She had beautiful hair of gold,……..
………. And loved to dance all day.
As time passed by and she grew old,……..
……… Her hair all turned to grey.
Now when the dandy lady dances,……..
………Her hair all blows away.
Spring
Added: 04-14-1998
Original Author: Unknown
Sung to: “The Mulberry Bush”
What a lovely time of year,
Time of year, time of year.
What a lovely time of year
In our springtime garden.
See the flowers swing and sway,
Swing and sway, swing and sway.
See the flowers swing and sway
In our springtime garden.
Plants
Added: 04-14-1998
Original Author: Unknown
Sung to: “The Farmer In The Dell”
The farmer plants the seeds
The farmer plants the seeds
Hi, Ho and Cherry O
The farmer plants the seeds
The rain begins to fall
The sun begins to shine
The plants begin to grow
The buds all open up
The flowers smile at me
I’ll Plant A Little Seed added 4-14-98 Original Author Unknown
Sung to: “I’m A Little Teapot”
I’ll plant a little seed in the dark, dark ground.
Out comes the yellow sun, big and round.
Down comes the cool rain, soft and slow.
Up comes the little seed, grow, grow, grow!
Another Spring Song
Added: 04-14-1998
Original Author: Unknown
Sung to: “London Bridge”
Leaves are growing on the trees, on the trees, on the trees
Leaves are growing on the trees, It is springtime.
All the grass is turning green
See the birdies build their nest
Watch the flowers start to grow
Ladybugs Fly
Added: 04-14-1998
Original Author: Unknown
Sung to: “Three Blind Mice”
Fly, fly, fly.
Ladybugs fly
Fly over here.
Fly over there.
They fly up high and they fly down low.
Around and around and around they go.
They fly fast, and they fly-fly slow.
Oh, ladybugs fly.
The Days Of Spring
Added: 04-14-1998
Original Author: Unknown
Sung to: “The Farmer In The Dell”
The days of spring are here.
Warm, sunny days are near.
Birds in trees, flowers and bees,
The days of spring are here.
Flower Garden
Added: 04-14-1998
Original Author: Unknown
Sung to: “The Farmer In The Dell”
The farmer plants the seeds
The Farmer plants the seeds
Hi, Ho and Cheery O
The farmer plants the seeds.
(Use the following verses.)
The sun begins to shine
The rain begins to fall
The plants begin to grow
The flowers smile at us
A Hunk of Mud
Added: 04-29-1998
Original Author: Unknown
Sung to: “If you’re happy and you know it”
Oh I wish I was a little hunk of mud
Oh I wish I was a little hunk of mud
Then I’d ooey and I’d gooey
Over everybody’s shoey
Oh I wish I was a little hunk of mud!
Spring Song
Added: 04-29-1998
Original Author: Unknown
Sung to: “Are You Sleeping?”
I see robins, I see bird’s nests
Butterflies too, flowers too
Everything is growing
The wind is gently blowing
Spring is here, spring is here
This Old Earth
Added: 04-29-1998
Original Author: Unknown
Sung to: “This Old Man”
This old earth
Needs our help
To stay fresh and clean and green
With a pick it up; pitch it in; and throw it in the can
This old earth needs a helping hand!
This Land
Added: 04-29-1998
Original Author: Unknown
Sung to: “This land is your land”
This land is your land
This land is my land,
Let’s work together
To make it better
From tall green forests to clear blue waters
This land depends on you and me!
Clean Up
Added: 04-29-1998
Original Author Unknown
Sung to: “Twinkle, twinkle, little star”
Twinkle twinkle little star
Time to clean up where you are.
Put litter back in its place,
Keep a smile upon your face.
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
Time to clean up where you are.
Litter Bugs
Added: 04-29-1998
Original Author: Unknown
Sung to: “Frere Jacques”
We’re not litterbugs
We’re not litterbugs,
No siree, no siree!
We pick up our trash,
We pick up our trash,
Yes siree, yes siree!
I Put Litter In The Garbage Can
Added: 04-29-1998
Original Author: Unknown
Sung to: “The Wheels on the Bus”
Oh, I put litter in the garbage can,
Garbage can, garbage can.
I put the litter in the garbage can,
I’m not a litter bug.
Let’s all put litter where it belongs,
It belongs, it belongs.
Let’s all put litter where it belongs,
Don’t be a litter bug.
10 Bottles Of Pop On The Wall
Added: 04-29-1998
Original Author: Unknown
Sung to: “99 bottles is the tune”
Ten bottles of pop on the wall,
Ten bottles of pop,
Put one in the recycling bin,
Nine more bottles of pop on the wall
(Continue until no more bottles are left on the wall)
Parts of the Plants
Added: 04-29-1998
Original Author: Unknown
Sung to: “Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes”
Do you know the parts of plants, parts of plants?
Do you know the parts of plants, parts of plants?
All kinds of plants that grow and grow and grow.
Do you know the parts of plants, parts of plants?
The roots hold the plant in place, plant in place.
The roots hold the plant in place, plant in place.
The roots store food and water too.
The roots hold the plant in place, plant in place.
The stem moves water up the plant, up the plant.
The stem moves water up the plant, up the plant.
The stem brings water to the leaves.
The stem moves water up the plant, up the plant.
The leaves soak up the sun, soak up the sun.
The leaves soak up the sun, soak up the sun.
The sun helps the plant to grow and grow and grow.
The leaves soak up the sun, soak up the sun.
The flower grows into a fruit, into a fruit.
The flower grows into a fruit, into a fruit.
Inside the fruit are little, tiny seeds.
The flower grows into a fruit, into a fruit.
A Song of Springtime
Added: 04-29-1998
Original Author: Unknown
Sung to: “Did You Ever See a Lassie”
Come sing a song of springtime,
Of springtime, of springtime.
Come sing a song of springtime,
The warm days are here.
With warm breezes blowing
And flowers all growing
Come sing a song of springtime
The warm days are here.
Time of year
Added: 04-29-1998
Original Author: Unknown
Sung to: “The Mulberry Bush”
What a lovely time of year,
Time of year, time of year.
What a lovely time of year
In our springtime garden.
See the flowers swing and sway,
Swing and sway, swing and sway.
See the flowers swing and sway
In our springtime garden.
Six little ducks
Added: 04-30-1998
Submitted by: Christina
Six little ducks that I once knew,
Fat ones, skinny ones, fair ones too
But the one little duck with the feathers on his back
He led the other with a quack quack quack
Quack quack quack
Quack quack quack
He led the others with a quack quack quack
Down to the river they would go
Wibble wobble wibble wobble to and fro
But the one little duck with the feathers on his back
He led the other with a quack quack quack
Quack quack quack
Quack quack quack
He led the others with a quack quack quack
Home from the river they would go
Wibble wobble wibble wobble ho ho hum
But the one little duck with the feathers on his back
He led the others with a quack quack quack
Quack quack quack
Quack quack quack
He led the others with a quack quack quack
I’m a Little Flower Pot
Added: 08-18-1998
Original Author: Unknown
Sung to: “I’m a Little Teapot”
I’m a little flower pot mom put out (point to self)
If you take care of me, I will sprout. (nod head, point to self)
When you water me, I will grow (make sprinkling motions w/ right hand)
Into a pretty flower, don’t you know! (raise left hand slowly up from
floor, make wide circle with hands or arms)
Daffodil song
Added: 08-18-1998
Original Author: Unknown
Yellow yellow daffodil, dancing in the sun..
oh yellow , yellow daffodil, you tell me spring has come.
I can hear a blue bird sing, and hear a robin call.
but yellow yellow daffodil I love you most of all.
Relaxing Flowers
Added: 08-18-1998
Original Author: Unknown
Five little flowers standing in the sun (hold up five fingers)
See their heads nodding, bowing one by one? (bend fingers several times)
Down, down, down comes the gentle rain (raise hands, wiggle fingers and lower
arms to simulate falling rain) And the five little flowers lift their heads up again! (hold up five fingers)
Working on The Trash
Added: 04-13-1999
Original Author: Unknown
Sung to: “I’ve Been Working on the Railroad”
We’ve been working on RECYCLING All the trash we can,
We’ve been working on recycling, It’s a very simple plan,
Separate your glass and paper, Separate your plastic and tin.
Take the trash that you’ve recycled To your recycling bin!
We’ve been working on REDUCING All the trash we can.
We’ve been working on reducing It’s a very simple plan.
Don’t go wasting any products, Use just exactly what you need.
Don’t buy things in extra wrapping, Reduce and you’ll succeed!
We’ve been working on REUSING All the trash we can.
We’ve been working on reusing, It’s a very simple plan.
If it’s a paper bag you’re using, Don’t use it once, use it twice!
Give old clothes and toys to someone, To reuse them would be nice!
Daffodils Fingerplay
Added: 03-23-2000
Original Author: Unknown
(Show fingers or make daffodil puppets from cupcake liners and craft sticks!)
One little daffodil had nothing much to do,
Out popped another one, then there were two.
Two little daffodils were smiling at a bee,
Out popped another one, then there were three.
Three little daffodils were growing by the door,
Out popped another one, then there were four.
Four little daffodils were glad to be alive,
Out popped another one, then there were five.
Five little daffodils were wearing golden crowns,
They danced in the breeze in green satin gowns.
Umbrellas Fingerplay
Added: 03-23-2000
Original Author: Unknown
(Use fingers or make umbrella puppets)
Five umbrellas stood by the back door,
The red one went outside, then there were four.
Four umbrellas pretty as can be,
The blue one went outside, then there were three.
Three umbrellas with nothing to do,
The green one went outside, then there was one.
Just one umbrella alone in the hall,
The purple one went outside, and that was all!
Come Fly a Kite
Added: 03-23-2000
Original Author: Unknown
Sung to: “On top of old Smokey”
Oh, come fly a kite,
way up in the sky.
Watch it climb so far
up, up in the sky.
Oh, come fly a kite,
and just watch it sail,
Across the sky,
Waving its tail.
Spring Song
Added: 03-23-2000
Original Author: Unknown
Sung to: “Bingo”
There is a time when flowers bloom,
and grass turns green all over.
It is coming soon
it is coming soon,
it is coming soon
and spring is its name.
There is a time when birdies sing,
and children play outside.
it is coming soon
it is coming soon
Spring, Spring, Spring
Added: 03-12-2002
Original Author: Unknown
Sung To: “Three Blind Mice”
Spring, spring, spring.
I love spring!
I love the way the flowers grow.
Tulips! Daffodils!
All in a row.
Oh, so pretty!
I want you to know
That I love spring!
I love spring!
Hello Spring Time!
Added: 03-13-2002
Submitted by: Judy Lambert
Sung to: “Good Night Ladies”
Hello spring time
Hello spring time
Hello spring time
We’re glad spring time is here.
Hello flowers
Hello flowers
Hello flowers
We’re glad spring time is here!
Hello green grass… We’re glad spring time is here.
Hello birds… We’re glad spring time is here.
(To finish song, repeat first verse after you have said hello to all the spring things the children can think of.)
Worms Help Us
Added: 05-19-2002
Original Author: Unknown
Sung To: “Mary Had a Little Lamb”
The worms are mixing up the soil,
Up the soil, up the soil.
The worms are mixing up the soil
So we can plant our seeds.
The soil is loose and all mixed up,
All mixed up, all mixed up.
The soil is loose and all mixed up,
The seeds are growing well.
It Is Springtime
Added: 03-16-2003
Original Author: Unknown
Sung To: “Are You Sleeping”
It is springtime, it is springtime
Winter’s gone, winter’s gone
Summertime is coming, summertime is coming
It won’t be long, it won’t be long.
Spring Morning
Added: 04-01-2003
Original Author: Unknown
Sung To: “Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush”
This is the way the bunny hops, bunny hops, bunny hops,
This is the way the bunny hops,
On a spring time morning.
This is the way the blue bird flies…
This is the way the little chick walks……
This is the way the little duck swims……
This is the way the little lamb runs…..
This is the way the children play…..