First Birthday Songs

This page provides some of the best first birthday songs that you can have everyone sing at your party. Have the birthday child on your lap, and as you sing, do the actions outlined below. A great way to get your baby involved into the celebration!

*Happy Birthday to You: Take time to teach the traditional birthday song to your little one in advance in anticipation of that imminent, very special event - the first birthday! At the party, invite everyone to sing the song and have the birthday child singing along.

Happy Birthday to You,
Happy Birthday to You.
Happy Birthday, dear (baby's name),
Happy Birthday to You.

*Old MacDonald Had a Farm:

Old MacDonald had a farm,
E-I-E-I-O
And on his farm he had some chicks,
E-I-E-I-O
With a chick, chick here, and a chick, chick there,
Here a chick, there a chick,
Everywhere a chick, chick.
Old MacDonald had a farm.
E-I-E-I-O.

Remember, you can add hand movements as well as sounds of any other barnyard animals such as:

A Duck - quack, quack (flap arms).

A Cow - moo, moo (milk cow).

A Turkey - gobble, gobble (dip head).

A Pig - oink, oink (push up tip of nose).

A Donkey - ee-aww (flap hands near ears).

*You Are My Sunshine:

You are my sunshine, my only sunshine.
You make me happy when skies are gray.
You'll never know, dear, how much I love you,
Please don't take my sunshine away.

*Dance Little Baby:

Dance, little baby,
Dance up high.
Never mind baby,
Mother (Father) is by.
Up to the ceiling,
Down to the ground.
Backward and forward,
Round and round.

*Are You Sleeping?:

Are you sleeping? Are you sleeping?
Brother John, Brother John,
Morning bells are ringing
Morning bells are ringing,
Ding, dang, dong. Ding, dang, dong.

*Baa Baa Black Sheep:

Baa baa black sheep
Have you any wool?
Yes, sir, yes, sir.
Three bags full.

One for my master,
One for my dame,
And one for the little one
Who lives down the lane.

Baa baa black sheep
Have you any wool?
Yes, sir, yes, sir.
Three bags full.

*If You're Happy and You Know It:

If you're happy and you know it,
Clap your hands (clap, clap).
If you're happy and you know it,
Clap your hands (clap, clap).

If you're happy and you know it,
Then your face will really show it.
If you're happy and you know it,
Clap your hands (clap, clap).

If you're happy and you know it, kick your feet.
If you're happy and you know it, kick your feet.
If you're happy and you know it
And you really want to show it,
If you're happy and you know it, kick your feet.

You kick your right (left) leg in.
You kick your right (left) leg out.
You kick your right (left) in
And you shake it all about.
You do the Hokey Pokey
And you wiggle it around.
That's what it's all about.

*Row Your Boat:

Row, row, row your boat
Gently down the stream.
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily,
Life is but a dream.

Lullabies for Your Baby

At the end of the party, you can put your baby to sleep with one of the following lullabies.

*Rock-a-Bye, Baby:

Rock-a-bye, baby,
On the treetop
When the wind blows,
The cradle will rock.
When the bow breaks,
The cradle will fall,
And down will come baby,
Cradle and all.

Rock-a-bye, baby,
The cradle is green,
Father's a nobleman
Mother's a queen;
And Betty's a lady
And wears a gold ring;
And Johnny's a drummer
And drums for the king.

*Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star:

Twinkle, twinkle, little star.
How I wonder what you are.
Up above the world so high,
Like a diamond in the sky,
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are.

Weary travelers in the dark
Thank you for your little spark.
Who could see which path to go,
If you did not twinkle so?
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are.

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