Berkshire Boomwhacker Chants, Raps & Songs

Colours of the rainbow they look great1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8.

Red like a fire engine, See the light,Rushing to a fire - isn’t it bright?C c’ C c’ C c’ C c’

Orange like the sun a hot summer’s dayChoose which rhythm you will play.

Yellow like the sand by the deep blue seaPlay your boomwhacker on your knee.

Light green caterpillarCrawling round,Play your boomwhacker on the ground.

Dark green grass, see it bendPlay your boomwhacker on your friend.

Purple like a plum, see it grow,Play your boomwhacker way down low.

Pink like a pig sleeping in the sty,Play your boomwhacker way up high.

Red like a fire engine, See the light,Rushing to a fire - isn’t it bright?C c’ C c’ C c’ C c’

Colours of the rainbow they look great1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

Christmas Rap

We’re putting up the baubles and the Christmas lights,Up goes the tinsel what a glorious sight.Logs on the fire are burning bright, Here comes santa on Christmas night.

Bells are a –ringing E C D G Children are singingGDECGather around, all cheer and clap,Come on everybody do the Christmas rap.

Number chants

10 + 0 = I’m a hero9 + 1 = tap your bum8 + 2 = tap your shoe7 + 3 = tap your knee6 + 4= tap the floor5 + 5 = we’re alive4 + 6 = tap like sticks3 + 7 = sounds like heaven2 + 8 = sounds just great1 + 9 = sounds just fine0 + 10 = start again

8 little boomwhackers sound like heaven,Take one away and that makes 7.7 little boomwhackers hit them like sticks,Take one away and that makes 6.6 little boomwhackers go for a diveTake one away and that makes 5.5 little boomwhackers play them on the floor, Take one away and that makes 4.4 little boomwhackers tap them on your knee,Take one away and that makes 3.3 little boomwhackers knocking on your shoe,Take them away and that makes 2.2 little boomwhackers having lots of funTake 1 away and that makes 1.One little boomwhacker, hit it on your bum,Roll it away and then there are none.

And here’s some more….

Hello everybody it’s time to rap,Pick up your Boomwhackers and tap, tap, tap.Up in the air behind your backDown on the floor with a whack, whack, whack.

If yours is a red then tap your knee,Orange join in and count to three, 1, 2, 3, Shh!Purple and pink it’s your turn now,Join in yellow, you know how,1, 2, 3, Shh!Pick up the greens and tap your hand,1, 2, 3, we’re the Boomwhacker Band!

Boomwhackers, boomwhackers give them a whack,Let’s keep the beat to keep us on track.If you’ve got a red, tap it on your head.Yellow and pink, tap in sync,For a green beat, tap on your feet.Purple is A, Orange is D,A & D, tap on your knee.Boomwhackers, Boomwhackers give them a whack,That is the end of our Boomwhacker rap.

C D E F G A B c’Jack and Jill went up the steep hill

c’ B A G F E D CSee Jack rolling down the hill now

The Animal Scale

Learn to play our animal scale.Listen hard and you can’t fail.C is for cat,D is for dog,E is for elephant,F is for frogG is for giraffe,A is for anteaterB is for bear,C is for cheetah.