Morning bells are ringing, morning bells are ringingĭance body side to side like a big ringing bell. Are you sleeping Are you sleeping Brother John, Brother John Morning bells are ringing Morning bells are ringing Ding, ding, dong. Placez le visage sur les mains et faire semblant de dormer.įold hands under cheek and pretend to sleep. When you get to the “Ding dang dong” line – keep singing until they catch up with you and then you can both finish the song together.
To sing in a round, you sing the first line of the song and when you move onto the second, your child can start singing the first line so that they are one line behind you. In Once Upon a Time and Good, Clean Fun, the lyrics went like this: Are you sleeping Are you sleeping All day long, All day long. Your choice Either way, the repetition at the end of the song (ding, dang, dong) is curiously restful. When your little one gets the lyrics down pat, you can try singing it in rounds. 'Frère Jacques' (or 'Brother John') You can sing this classic French lullaby about a friar who oversleeps in either English or French. A classic French song to sing to or with your baby or child. This French song for kids is about a 17th century monk an actual person called Jacques (Jacob John, in the English translation of the song) who has to wake up and sound the bells for the matines (monastic services), but, obviously, oversleeps, so the song calls him to wake up. Easy Piano Music: Frere Jacques/Brother John JBy Sara Mullett 2 Comments Frere Jacques is always a popular song with young children as it has an easy, familiar tune and offers a chance to explore a bit of French too.