Classic Songs
This is a fantastic resource if you need the lyrics or melody of a kids song

How To Develop A Career In Children's Entertainment
This, from Lou Del Bianco, career artist, performer

Memorable Kids Songs Stay With You Forever
Proof that songs have staying power

The State Of Childrens Music
It's a weird place to live and work

Kids Songs
The Writer's Resource

Links

Home

http://www.kididdles.com/mouseum/index.html
has huge free listings of classic song lyrics, some with music

http://dragon.sleepdeprived.ca/songbook/songbook_index.htm
very impressive collection of trad song lyrics/campfire songs

http://www.niehs.nih.gov/kids/musicchild.htm
gov site with lots of classics w/ midi
http://www.niehs.nih.gov/kids/nametune1.htm
Same site, but this is a kid's song game - name the tune

http://www.musiclegacy.com/kids%27bag.htm
lots of traditional lyrics w/ midi

http://www.laurasmidiheaven.com/Kids.shtml
lots of midi classics

http://www.veeceet.com/kidzsing/index.html
midi classics

http://pbskids.org/rogers/songlist/
Mr. Roger's song lyrics, music

http://www.geocities.com/Broadway/Stage/7840/select.htm
120 Disney songs, lyrics and midi

http://www.barbneal.com/wav.asp
classic tv themes as wav files

http://www.danmansmusic.com/childrens/
A huge collection, text only

http://xenia.media.mit.edu/~kristin/songbook/ClassicKids.html
classic lyrics w/ pdf

http://judyanddavid.com/Songbook/Songbookcover.html
classics lyrics

http://www.worldkids.net/entertainment/music/lyrics/kidsongs/lyrics.htm
classic lyrics

http://www.esl-lounge.com/children-songs.shtml
lyrics to classic and modern

http://www.bussongs.com/index.php
lyrics to bus songs

http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Acres/9058/gs/sig/rounds.html#cg
rounds and multipart, lyrics only

songs of the world:

http://www.mamalisa.com/world/
lyrics and music

http://www.gigglepotz.com/f_songs.htm
aussie and american songs, midi

http://www.geocities.com/ico_sg/indicedecanciones.html
spanish midi

http://www.night.net/christmas/songs12.html-ssi
christmas songs w/ midi

The nature of the culture of kids songs is that there are many versions of each.

While there are many duplicates, you will note that many of the songs will have very slight differences in both lyrics and melody.

This is because of an oral tradition uniquely associated with this artform.

Many of these songs were only transcribed within the past 50 years, with different versions associated with different parts of the country, ethnic considerations, and creative memory.