Deb Posted January 6, 2012 Posted January 6, 2012 Hi Does anybody know the song Feed the Birds.....can't even name the tune, but its the one ending in pitter patter raindrops, pitter patter raindrops, I'm wet through, so are you (I think). Feed the birds, Feed the birds......
trekker Posted January 6, 2012 Posted January 6, 2012 The only one i know is mary poppins :-) The ending you give I can only associate with "I hear thunder, I hear thunder, hark dont you hark dont you...pitter patter etc" Maybe an older version of that or an extra verse?
Inge Posted January 6, 2012 Posted January 6, 2012 (edited) or could be a version someone made up.. but I too can now only think if I hear thunder.. will now be singing it all day! Edited January 6, 2012 by Inge
Emmawill Posted January 6, 2012 Posted January 6, 2012 I thought it was Feed the birds Tuppance a bag Tuppance, tuppance, tuppance a bag feed the birds tuppance a bag tuppance, tuppance, tuppance a bag
Panders Posted January 6, 2012 Posted January 6, 2012 Hi Does anybody know the song Feed the Birds.....can't even name the tune, but its the one ending in pitter patter raindrops, pitter patter raindrops, I'm wet through, so are you (I think). Feed the birds, Feed the birds...... I agree with Inge on this one, I should think somebody changed the words to I hear thunder and that's what you are remembering. You seem pretty sure it's not the Mary Poppins one Deb!
sunnyday Posted January 6, 2012 Posted January 6, 2012 I agree with Inge on this one, I should think somebody changed the words to I hear thunder and that's what you are remembering. You seem pretty sure it's not the Mary Poppins one Deb! If only my brain was not fried.......could possibly write one myself!!!
lashes2508 Posted January 6, 2012 Posted January 6, 2012 yes feed the birds is definately mary poppins - i hear thunder is an oldie but goodie and is to the tune of frere jaques if thats any help - if you want a song re feeding the birds , i'm sure i can make one up for you
Deb Posted January 6, 2012 Author Posted January 6, 2012 Thanks everyone for reminding me of the tune. I will have to dig it out at work (I can narrow it down to half a dozen files), but it could be fun coming up with our own version! Here's my poor attempt! Feed the birds Feed the birds In the winter in the winter seed, raisins and peanuts seed, raisins and peanuts With grated cheese With grated cheese Feed the birds Feed the birds In the winter in the winter Mix it up with lard Mix it up with lard Squashed in your hands Squashed in your hands I don't think this was anything like the original!
lashes2508 Posted January 11, 2012 Posted January 11, 2012 sounds good but a constructive suggestion would be to omit one of the ingredients as children find this too difficult but you could draw out the line - for example seeds and peanuts
louby loo Posted January 11, 2012 Posted January 11, 2012 I think - 'raisins, seeds and peanuts' is easier than 'seeds, raisins and peanuts' .............. but i love it - and we will be singing it!!
mundia Posted January 11, 2012 Posted January 11, 2012 A couple of pensioners in my home town have just been given ASBOs. What for? Yep, feeding the birds... Sorry back to topic..
sunnyday Posted January 11, 2012 Posted January 11, 2012 (edited) A couple of pensioners in my home town have just been given ASBOs. What for? Yep, feeding the birds... Sorry back to topic.. NO But why....is it encouraging 'vermin' or something? Or are they using catapaults? Edited January 11, 2012 by sunnyday
Fredbear Posted January 11, 2012 Posted January 11, 2012 Oh that did make me chuckle, i just had a vision of some pensioners using catapults. Well i have heard it all now.:1a
Deb Posted January 11, 2012 Author Posted January 11, 2012 Thanks for the suggestions for improvements to the rhyme - all help gratefully received! Mundia - you have to wonder what the world is coming to!
Deb Posted January 13, 2012 Author Posted January 13, 2012 Found it! To the tune of row, row, row your boat (oops) Feed, feed, feed the birds in the wintertime when the days are dark and cold food is hard to find Feed, feed, feed the birds til the spring has come scatter bird seed on the snow feeding birds is fun!
Panders Posted January 13, 2012 Posted January 13, 2012 Oh bless, well you have two songs now! do like this one though, very good. We made our birdcake and have been stuffing it into pine cones this week and have now tied these onto my christmas tree (we had to saw 2ft off of it and the lower branches so that the children could reach quite a way up) It's in the garden, but we haven't had much action as yet, we have placed food all around the garden area, I think the birds have forgotten that we feed them over christmas period and are going elsewhere at the moment, a little disappointing I must say!!
finleysmaid Posted January 14, 2012 Posted January 14, 2012 the only thing i seem to be feeding at the moment is 2 naughty squirrels
Cait Posted January 14, 2012 Posted January 14, 2012 Mine are loving my Christmas tree covered in fat balls - and I am too, it was/is such a lovely shape this year - I wish it had roots and was growing out there! Little birds in wintertime Hungry are and poor Feed them for the Father's sake 'Till the winter's o'er That's one we sang when I was a child
Deb Posted January 14, 2012 Author Posted January 14, 2012 What a great idea using the Christmas tree, ours at work though not a rooted one is still looking rather splendid despite complete neglect so will try to move it from its sheltered spot so that the birds can get to it and then the children can hang more bird cake out - hopefully the smaller birds will get a look in then because its just a gang of rooks or crows that have benefitted so far. And the horses in the field next door seem to like the Christmas cake we put on the bird table because we keep finding it knocked over in the morning.
Panders Posted January 14, 2012 Posted January 14, 2012 What a great idea using the Christmas tree, ours at work though not a rooted one is still looking rather splendid despite complete neglect so will try to move it from its sheltered spot so that the birds can get to it and then the children can hang more bird cake out - hopefully the smaller birds will get a look in then because its just a gang of rooks or crows that have benefitted so far. And the horses in the field next door seem to like the Christmas cake we put on the bird table because we keep finding it knocked over in the morning. http://www.teachpreschool.org/2010/12/the-...-for-preschool/ I haven't read this book, but this is where I got the idea to use our old christmas tree.
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