Down in the Valley

This book and CD set is packed full of great singing games for children, schools, and communities. This energy-packed resource includes playground games, play parties, camp songs, and original compositions from the Georgia Sea Islands, New England, Southern Appalachians, and the British Isles.

The CD has instrumental accompaniment and uses adult and child vocals, piano, accordion, banjo, guitar, and percussion; however, the singing games can be (and usually are) performed unaccompanied.

Singing Games (by formation listing):

• Dancers scattered facing a teacher:
• At the Bottom of the Sea
• Chee Chee Cha
• Chicken and a Chicken
• Gramma Moses
• Hambone
• Hunt the Cows
• Razzama Tazzama
• The Tree Song
• Circle formation without partners:
• Alabama Mississippi
• Boboneedle
• Charlie Over the Ocean
• Down, Down Baby
• Highland Gates
• Jump Josie
• Mr. B
• Roger is Dead
• Somebody Waiting For Me
• Ti Ya Ya
• Circle Formation with partners:
• I Let Her Go Go
• Old Brass Wagon
• Couples scattered around the room:
• Down in the Valley
• Step It Down
• Clapping Games:
• 4 White Horses
• Green Sally Up
• Tweedle Eedle Ee