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This song has movements – see recordings to learn the traditional movements.

Printable Music

• Little Green Frog – Recorder Music by Beth’s Notes

Recordings

• YouTube – Ultimate Camp Resource
• YouTube – PrinctonPL – Variation version

Lyrics

“Mmm ahh,” went the little green frog one day
<Open and close hands on “mmm ahh”>
“Mmm ahh,” went the little green frog
<Open and close hands on “mmm ahh”>
“Mmm ahh,” went the little green frog one day
<Open and close hands on “mmm ahh”>
His eyes went “Mmm ahh, Mmm ahh, Mmm ahh-ahh-ahh.”
<Open and close hands on each “ahh”>

Beep, beep, went the big red truck one day,
<Push hand in front twice, pressing an imaginary horn button>
Squish squash, went the little green frog.
<Clasp hands twice like squishing something>
And his eyes didn’t go “Mmm ahh” anymore
<Open and close hands on “mmm ahh”>
Cause he they all got eaten by a dog!
<Put hand in front of mouth like licking>
Woof Woof!

Variations

(One variation uses “Gung, gung” instead of “Mmm ahh.”)
(One variation uses “blue bus” instead of “red truck.”)

But…
We know frogs go, “La dee da dee da!”
<Jazz hands on “la dee da dee da”>
“La dee da dee da, la dee da dee da!”
<Jazz hands on “la dee da dee da“>
We know frogs go, “La dee da dee da!”
<Jazz hands on “la dee da dee da“>
They don’t go, “Mmm ahh, Mmm ahh, Mmm ahh-ahh-ahh.”
<Open and close hands on each “ahh”>

(One variation uses “Shanananana” instead of “La dee da dee da”)

“Quack, quack,” went the little yellow duck one day,
<Open and close hands like a beak on each “quack”>
“Quack, quack,” went the little yellow duck.
<Open and close hands like a beak on each “quack”>
“Quack, quack,” went the little yellow duck one day,
<Open and close hands like a beak on each “quack”>
And they all went, “Quack, quack, QUACK!”
<Open and close hands like a beak on each “quack”>

But…
We know ducks go, “Rubadubadub!”
<Clench your fists, roll your hips in a circular motion, and groove your arms up and down on each “rubadubadub”>
“Rubadubadub, Rubadubadub!”
<Clench your fists, roll your hips in a circular motion, and groove your arms up and down on each “rubadubadub”>
We know ducks go, “Rubadubadub!”
<Clench your fists, roll your hips in a circular motion, and groove your arms up and down on each “rubadubadub”>
They don’t go, “Quack, quack, QUACK!”
<Open and close hands like a beak on each “quack”>

“Grrr, grrr,” went the little brown bear one day,
<Form your hands into claws and swipe the air in front of you, mimicking a clawing motion on each “grrr”>
“Grrr, grrr,” went the little brown bear.
<Form your hands into claws and swipe the air in front of you, mimicking a clawing motion on each “grrr”>
“Grrr, grrr,” went the little brown bear one day,
<Form your hands into claws and swipe the air in front of you, mimicking a clawing motion on each “grrr”>
And they all went, “Grrr, grrr, GRRR!”
<Form your hands into claws and swipe the air in front of you, mimicking a clawing motion on each “grrr”>

But…
We know bears go, “Huggy, huggy hug!”
<Hug yourself>
“Huggy, huggy hug! Huggy, huggy hug!”
<Hug yourself>
We know bears go, “Huggy, huggy hug!”
<Hug yourself>
They don’t go, “Grrr, grrr, GRRR!”
<Form your hands into claws and swipe the air in front of you, mimicking a clawing motion on each “grrr”>

“Bloop, bloop” went the orange fish one day.
<Bob your hand up and down on each “bloop”>
“Bloop, bloop” went the orange fish one day.
<Bob your hand up and down on each “bloop”>
“Bloop, bloop” went the orange fish one day.
<Bob your hand up and down on each “bloop”>
And they all went “Bloop, bloop, bloop.”
<Bob your hand up and down on each “bloop”>

But..
We know fish say “Kissy, kissy, kiss.”
<Blow a kiss after each “kissy, kissy, kiss”>
“Kissy, kissy, kiss. Kissy, kissy, kiss.”
<Blow a kiss after each “kissy, kissy, kiss”>
We know fish say “Kissy, kissy, kiss.”
<Blow a kiss after each “kissy, kissy, kiss”>
They don’t go, “Bloop, bloop, bloop.”
<Bob your hand up and down on each Bloop>

“Chomp, chomp” went the big gray shark one day.
<Open and close arms like a chomping shark or alligator on each “chomp”>
“Chomp, chomp” went the big gray shark.
<Open and close arms like a chomping shark or alligator on each “chomp”>
“Chomp, chomp” went the big gray shark one day.
<Open and close arms like a chomping shark or alligator on each “chomp”>
And they all went “Chomp, chomp, chomp.”
<Open and close arms like a chomping shark or alligator on each “chomp”>

But…
We know sharks “Cowabunga dude.”
<Slap knee and do jazz hands after each “dude”>
“Cowabunga dude, cowabunga dude.”
<Slap knee and do jazz hands after each “dude”>
We know sharks “Cowabunga dude.”
<Slap knee and do jazz hands after each “dude”>
They don’t say “Chomp, chomp, chomp.”
<Open and close arms like a chomping shark or alligator on each “chomp”>

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References:

• “Mmm Ahh Went the Little Green Frog – Princeton Public Library.” Princeton Public Library, 24 May 2023, princetonlibrary.org/songs/mmm-ahh-went-the-little-green-frog/. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
• “The Little Green Frog Song.” Scouter Mom, 15 Feb. 2024, scoutermom.com/4678/little-green-frog-song/. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
• Thompson, Beth. “Little Green Frog Beth’s Notes Songs & Resources.” Beth’s Notes Songs & Resources, 14 Oct. 2015, http://www.bethsnotesplus.com/2015/10/little-green-frog.html. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.