Desert Songs

Spiny the Cactus

Sung to: "My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean"

In the desert, in the hot sun, grows a cactus big and tall.
It is green and it is spiny, its the best one of them all.
Oh Spiny, oh Spiny, oh, Spiny the cactus,
You are green and you are spiny, and the best of them all!

Have you ever seen a lizard?

(Sung to: "Have you ever seen a lassie")
Have you ever seen a lizard, a lizard, a lizard?
Have you ever seen a lizard all dressed up in Green?
With Green eyes, and Green nose,
And Green legs and Green toes.
Have you ever seen a lizard all dressed up in Green?

Have you ever seen a lizard, a lizard, a lizard?
Have you ever seen a lizard all dressed up in Red?
With Red eyes, and Red nose,
And Red legs and Red toes.
Have you ever seen a lizard all dressed up in Red?

Have you ever seen a lizard, a lizard, a lizard?
Have you ever seen a lizard all dressed up in White?
With White eyes, and White nose,
And White legs and White toes.
Have you ever seen a lizard all dressed up in White?

Have you ever seen a lizard, a lizard, a lizard?
Have you ever seen a lizard all dressed up in Blue?
With Blue eyes, and Blue nose,
And Blue legs and Blue toes.
Have you ever seen a lizard all dressed up in Blue?

The Animals In The Desert

(Sung to: The Wheels On The Bus)

Verse 1:

Jackrabbit - have your children jump in place
The jackrabbit in the desert hops like this, hops like this, hops like this
The jackrabbit in the desert hops like this, all night long

Verse 2:

Cuff hands and howl
The coyote in the desert howls Awwww, Awww, Awww
The coyote in the desert howls Awww, all night long

Verse 3:

Have your children hiss exaggerating their tongue movement
The rattlesnake in the desert goes hiss, hiss, hiss, hiss, hiss, hiss
The rattlesnake in the desert goes hiss, hiss, hiss, all night long

Verse 4:

Have your children run in place
The roadrunner in the desert runs fast like this, fast like this, fast like this
The roadrunner in the desert runs fast like this, all night long!

Going To The Desert

(Sung to: "She'll Be Comin Around The Mountain)
We are going on a journey to the desert
We are going on a journey to the desert
We are going on a journey, We are going on a journey
We are going on a journey to the desert

Oh we'll see a roadrunner, watch it go, whoosh, whoosh!
Oh we'll see a roadrunner, watch it go, whoosh, whoosh!
Oh we'll see a roadrunner, oh we'll see a roadrunner
Oh we'll see a roadrunner, watch it go, whoosh, whoosh!

Oh we won't see snow or ice while we're there, Brrrr, Brrrr
Oh we won't see snow or ice while we're there, Brrrr, Brrrr
Oh we won't see snow or ice, Oh we won't see snow or ice
Oh we won't see snow or ice while we're there, Brrrr, Brrrr

Oh the sun will be shining, yes it will, whew, whew
Oh the sun will be shining, yes it will, whew, whew
Oh the sun will be shining, Oh the sun will be shining
Oh the sun will be shining, yes it will, whew, whew

Oh we'll see a saguaro cactus where we're there, ouch, ouch!
Oh we'll see a saguaro cactus where we're there, ouch, ouch!
Oh we'll see a saguaro cactus, oh we'll see a saguaro cactus
Oh we'll see a saguaro cactus where we're there, ouch, ouch!

Lizard Fingerplay

(Ball hand up of right hand as fist to represent fist and use a finger as a tongue ave pointer finger. )

(Hold up five fingers on left hand)
F ive little bugs on the forest floor
Along came a sticky tongue lizard ... sluuuurp!!!
Now there are Four

(Hold up four fingers on left hand)
Four little bugs soaking up the hot sun
Along came a sticky tongue lizard ... sluuuurp!!!
Now there are Three

(Hold up three fingers on left hand)
Three little bugs without a single clue
Along came a sticky tongue lizard ... sluuuurp!!!
Now there are Two

(Hold up two fingers on left hand)
Two little bugs on a cactus
Along came a sticky tongue lizard ... sluuuurp!!!
Now there is One

(Hold up one finger on left hand)
One little bug knew that he was done
Along came a sticky tongue lizard ... sluuuurp!!!
Now there are none.