Songs About Animals

 The Food Cycle

Richmond Public Schools:  Science Lead Teacher Songbook 2003-2004

Tune:  "The Candy Man"

What can make its own food (echo)

By taking in the light?  (echo)

Using CO2 and water

Helps them make their food for life.

The producers do.

Yes, the producers do.

All these fit together

Each one having its own part

To make the world go round.

What eats only green leaves (echo)

Growing in the sun? (echo)

They eat up all the plants

And spit out all the ants.

The herbivores do.

Yes, the herbivores do.

All these fit together .

Each one having its own part

To make the world go round.

What eats only animals (echo)

Running free and wild? (echo)

They eat up all the meat

And think it's such a treat!

The carnivores do.

Yes, the carnivores do.

All these fit together

Each one having its own part

To make the world go round.

What eats plants and animals? (echo)

Both of them will do. (echo)

Doesn't matter which

They like them just as much as you.

The omnivores do.

Yes, the omnivores do.

All these fit together

Each one having its own part

To make the world go round.

What can feed on dead things (echo)

Rot decay, and wastes? (echo)

Lots of fun to look at

But not much fun to taste.

Decomposers do.

Yes, the decomposers do.

All these fit together

Each one having its own part

To make the world go round.

Sneaky Creatures

Loosely based on tune from "Gilligan's Island"
Lyrics by Lauren Mayer

We're on the prowl and looking for clues

Animals hiding and trying to confuse

It's hard to find them whenever they use

The trick of Camouflage

Blending in so they can't be seen

Changing their color from yellow to green

Hiding in grasses that work like a screen

They're quick at Camouflage

Let's learn the features of sneaky creatures

Who make themselves hard to see

Nature's protection to avoid detection

By hiding their identity - But we know it's Camouflage!

Stripes on a zebra are black and white

They make his body much harder to sight

To help escape a big predator's bite

That's right, it's Camouflage

Chameleons; Spider crabs; Are hard to see

Tree frogs,Walking sticks, Where can they be?

Leopards; Butterflies Hiding from me, - Sneaky Camouflage!

We're on the prowl and looking for clues

Animals hiding and trying to confuse

It's hard to find them whenever they use

The trick of Camouflage

CHORUS
No doubt, it's Camouflage

Look out for Camouflage!

Animal Rap

by Heather Carter

Now here's a little story that I've got to tell

about 5 fine creatures that you know so well

So listen to this rap.  It can't be outdone.

Its got fish, reptiles, mammals, birds, amphibians

They all have adaptations that help them survive

Defense, hunting, moving, eating, staying alive.

It might be a body part, covering, or behavior

Helping them to hide or eat their neighbors.

Now fish are creatures that live in H20

They've got gills to help them breathe under water don't you know.

Now a lion can't breathe under water it's true.

No gills but lungs are what they breathe through.

Another cool creature's the amphibian. 

First it breathes through gills.  Then it breathes through lungs.

Birds have beaks to help them gather seeds.

Reptiles change their temperature to meet their needs.

So many animals with neat adaptations.

Don't you think it's time for a creation celebration.

Links In A Food Chain
Author Unknown

Tune:  The Old Woman Who Swallowed A Fly

There once was a flower that grew on the plain.

Where the sun helped it grow, and so did the rain--

Links in a food chain.

There once was a bug who nibbled on flowers,

Nibbled on flowers for hours and hours!

The bug ate the flower that grew on the plain,

Where the sun helped it grow, and so did the rain--

Links in a food chain.

There once was a bird who gobbled up bugs,

And creepies and crawlies, and slimies and slugs.

The bird ate the bug, who nibbled on flowers,

Nibbled on flowers for hours and hours!

The bug ate the flower that grew on the plain, 

Where the sun helped it grow, and so did the rain--

Links in a food chain.

There once was a snake who often grabbed birds,

And swallowed them whole, or so I have heard.

The snake ate the bird, who gobbled up bugs,

And creepies and crawlies, and slimies and slugs.

The bird ate the bug, who nibbled on flowers, 

Nibbled on flowers for hours and hours!

The bug ate the flower that grew on the plain,

Where the sun helped it grow, and so did the rain--

Links in a food chain.

There once was a fox, and I'll make a bet:

He'd eat anything he could possibly get.

The fox ate the snake, who often grabbed birds,

And swallowed them whole, or so I have heard.

The snake ate the bird, who gobbled up bugs, 

And creepies and crawlies, and slimies and slugs.

The bird ate the bug, who nibbled on flowers, 

Nibbled on flowers for hours and hours!

The bug ate the flower that grew on the plain,

Where the sun helped it grow, and so did the rain--

Links in a food chain.

The fox, he grew older and died one spring day,

But he made the soil rich, when he rotted away.

A new flower grew where he died on the plain.

And the sun helped it grow, and so did the rain--

LINKS IN A FOOD CHAIN.

Food Chain

(From the awesome picture book Science Verse, by Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith)

I've been working in the food chain,

All the livelong day.

In the middle of the food chain,

I've got no time to play.

Can't you see the green plants growing?

That's energy, okay?

Consumer eats up the producer,

Predator eats prey.

Chorus:

Who's for lunch today?

Who's for lunch today?

Don't you just wonder, who's for lunch today?

Predator or prey.

Predator or prey.

Eat or be eaten, that's the only way.