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Songs Children Love to Sing

Ella Jenkins
Songs Children Love to Sing Songs Children Love to Sing is an anthology of recordings celebrating Ella Jenkins' 40 years of recording for Folkways Records and Smithsonian Folkways. Ella selected 17 songs that are especially popular with children from the hundreds she has recorded for Folkways since 1956, including "Toom-Bah-Ee-Lero" from her first album Call-and-Response, as well as other gems like “Miss Mary Mack,” “Many Pretty Trees All Around the World,” and Ella’s personal favorite, “The Wilderness.” The range demonstrated on this album reminds listeners that Ella’s lasting legacy is still being fostered in classrooms and homes today. The enclosed booklet includes song texts and a list of Ella Jenkins recordings. Recommended for ages 2–9.

Track Listing

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This A-Way That a Way Ella Jenkins 01:41
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102
Miss Mary Mack Ella Jenkins 01:59
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Toom-Bah-Ee-Lero Ella Jenkins 01:31
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104
Little Charlie Just Off the Pickle Boat Ella Jenkins 03:45
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105
Follow the Leader Ella Jenkins 01:49
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Please is a Pleasant Expression Ella Jenkins 03:09
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Many Pretty Trees All Around the World Ella Jenkins 03:42
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108
The Muffin Man Ella Jenkins 01:25
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109
This Old Man Ella Jenkins 03:53
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110
Duke Duke Ella Jenkins 01:10
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111
Ten Green Bottles Ella Jenkins 01:41
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112
On a Holiday Ella Jenkins 02:01
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Harmonica for Hanukkah Ella Jenkins 01:51
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114
Stop and Go/Language Lesson Ella Jenkins 04:34
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115
The World is Big, The World is Small Ella Jenkins 01:54
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116
Tu Cantaras, Yo Cantare Ella Jenkins 02:18
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The Wilderness Ella Jenkins 03:15