Chicken Soup With Rice By Maurice Sendak

Songwriters: Carole King / Maurice Sendak

One Was Johnny by Sendak

One was Johnny, who lived by himself

Two was a rat who jumped on his shelf

Three was a cat who chased the rat

Four was a dog who came in and sat

Five was a turtle who bit the dog´s tail

Six was a monkey who brought in the mail

Seven a black bird pecked poor Johnny´s nose

Eight was a tiger out selling old clothes

Nine was a robber who took an old shoe

Ten was a puzzle, what should Johnny do?

He stood on a chair and said:

Here´s what I´ll do, 
I´ll start to count backwards

And when I´m through 
If this house isn´t empty
 I´ll eat all of you!

9 was a robber who left looking pale

8 was a tiger who chased him to jail

7 the black bird flew off to Havana

6 was a monkey who stole a banana

5 was the turtle who crawled off to bed

4 was the dog who slid home on his sled

3 was a cat who pounced on the rat

2 was the rat who left with the cat

1 was Johnny who lived by himself

And liked it like that!

Alligators All Around by Maurice Sendak

Adventure Chant

What did Jack do?

He said goodbye to his friends one day.
He wanted to travel far away.

Where did he go?

He went to Africa and Asia too. 
He went to Mexico and Peru.

What did he see?

He saw volcanoes, deserts and seas. 
He saw high mountains and tropical trees.

Why was he sad?

He wanted his friends, he wanted his home. 
He didn´t like seeing the world alone!