This is part of my full series on Beginner Ukulele for Preschool Teachers and Children’s Librarians. Start at the beginning!

If you’re Happy Tune

Here are several songs all set to one tune:

If you’re (C) happy and you know it, clap your (G) hands,
If you’re happy and you know it, clap your (C) hands,
If you’re (F) happy and you know it, and you (C)really want to show it
If you’re (G) happy and you know it, clap your (C) hands.

Put your (C) baby in the air, in the (G) air. Put your baby in the air, in the (C) air
Put your (F) baby in the air, Say, (C) how’s the air up there?
Put your (G) baby in the air, in the (C) air.

Shake Your (C) Bells in the Air, in the (G) Air, Shake Your Bells in the Air, in the (C) Air, Shake your (F) Bells in the Air and (C) Freeze them right there,
shake your (G) bells in the air in the (C) air…              On Your Side… In the Front…

See you (C) soon raccoon. Bye (G) Bye. See you soon raccoon. Bye (C) Bye. 
See you (F) later alligator. After a (C) while crocodile. 
See you (G) soon raccoon. Bye (C) Bye. 

There are (C) bubbles in the air, in the (G)  air. There are bubbles in the air, in the (C)  air.
There are (F) bubbles in the air, there are (C)  bubbles everywhere.
There are (G)bubbles in the air, in the (C)  air.
(There are bubbles way up high… in the sky. …way down low… on your toes.)

More C G F Songs

Although you can play Row Your Boat with just a C chord, it’s better this way:

(C) Row row row your boat, gently down the stream.
(F) Merrily merrily merrily merrily, (G)life is but a (C)dream.

Wave our scarves (tune of Jolly Good Fellow)
(C) We wave our scarves to(F)ge(C)ther, we (G) wave our scarves to(C)gether,
We wave our scarves to(F)gether, (G7) because it’s fun to (C) do.  

Teapot Tune

(C) I’m a little teapot (F) short and (C) stout, 
(F) Here is my (C) handle, (G) here is my (C) spout.
When I get all steamed up (F) then I’ll (C) shout 
(F) Tip me (C) over and (G) pour me (C) out. 

(C) Here is my pumpkin, (F) round and (C) fat, (make a circle with arms)
(F) Here is a (C) point on a (G) witches (C) hat. (make a triangle with hands on head)
Here’s the mouth of a ghost (F) who says, (C) “BOO!” (circle hands around mouth)
And (F) here are (C) owl’s eyes (G) looking at (C) you! (make circles by eyes with hands)

(C) I’ll plant a little seed in the (F) dark, dark (C) ground. (bend down, plant seed on floor)
(F) Out comes the (C) yellow sun, (G) big and (C) round. (raise arms to make a circle)
Down comes the cool rain, (F) soft and (C) slow. (wiggle fingers to make rain coming down)
(F) Up comes the (C) little seed, (G)  grow, grow, (C) grow! (squat on floor, rise up slowly)

Others

(C)Baa Baa Black Sheep, (F)Have you any (C)wool?
(F)Yes sir, (C)yes sir, (G)three bags (C)full
One for the (F)master and (C)one for the (G)dame
(C)One for the (F) little boy who (C)lives down the (G)lane.
(C)Baa Baa Black Sheep, (F)Have you any (C)wool?
(F)Yes sir, (C)yes sir, (G) three bags (C)full

(C) Teddy Bear Teddy Bear (F) Turn A(C) round.
(F) Teddy Bear Teddy Bear (G) Touch the (C) Ground.
(C) Teddy Bear Teddy Bear (F) Peek-a-(C) Boo.
(F)Teddy Bear Teddy Bear (G) I love(C)  you.
(C) Teddy Bear Teddy Bear (F) Reach Up (C) High,
(F) Teddy Bear Teddy Bear (G) Wave Bye-(C) Bye.

(C)Five Little Monkeys (G)Jumping on the Bed.
One fell off and (C)bumped his head.
Mama [Daddy, Nanny, Grandma…] called the doctor
And the (F)doctor said – (G)no more monkeys jumping on the (C)bed