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

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