This song is available on Hap Palmer's Getting to Know Myself. Printable Right-Hand Music Notation with Chords is also available for this song.
Goal:
To help children recognize their own names, and the names of other children in the group.
Action:
An instrumental phrase is followed by the line, "Won't you be myfriend." During the instrumental phrase, the leader sings one or two names of people in the group. The group responds by singing, "Won't you be my friend?"
Variations:
The child named stands and claps her/his hands. This continues until everyone is standing and clapping.
__________ won't you be my friend?
__________ won't you be my friend?
__________ won't you be my friend?
__________ won't you be my friend?
__________ won't you be my friend?
__________ won't you be my friend?
__________ won't you be my friend?
__________ won't you be my friend?
Won't you come along and join my little song
All you have to do is stand and clap your hands
Won't you come along and join my little song
All you have to do is stand and clap your hands
__________ won't you be my friend?
__________ won't you be my friend?
__________ won't you be my friend?
__________ won't you be my friend?
__________ won't you be my friend?
__________ won't you be my friend?
__________ won't you be my friend?
__________ won't you be my friend?
Won't you come along and join my little song
All you have to do is stand and clap your hands
Won't you come along and join my little song
All you have to do is stand and clap your hands
This song is available on Hap Palmer's Getting to Know Myself. Printable Right-Hand Music Notation with Chords is also available for this song.