Songs and Rhymes About 
​Dinosaurs

Here is a collection of the words for some songs and rhymes that coordinate with the popular early childhood theme "Dinosaurs" and can be used when planning activities and curriculum for young children.

Dinosaurs theme free activity printables
Songs and rhymes index
Sung to: "Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear"
Dinosaurs, dinosaurs, stomped around.
Dinosaurs, dinosaurs, shook the ground.
Dinosaurs, dinosaurs, some gave fear.
Dinosaurs, dinosaurs, we wish you were here


 Sung to: "Mary had a Little Lamb"
I'd like to be a dinosaur, dinosaur, dinosaur.
And if I was a dinosaur, I would be a _________.
(Each child has a turn naming which dinosaur
he would like to be)
 

Sung to: "Muffin Man"
Oh, do you know the stegosaurus?
The stegosaurus, the stegosaurus?
Oh, do you know the stegosaurus?
He had plates upon his back.
 More verses:
Apatosaurus...he has a very long neck.
Tyrannosaurus rex...he was very fierce.
Triceratops.... he has three big horns.
 

Sung to: "The Ants go Marching"
The dinosaurs go marching one by one, hurrah, hooray
The dinosaurs go marching one by one, hurrah, hooray
The dinosaurs go marching one by one,
the little one stopped to stand in the sun,
And they all go marching round and round and up and down.
More verses:
Two-to admire the view. Three-eat from a tree. Four-to give a roar


 Sung to:  Oh My Darling Clementine
Great big dinosaurs, great big dinosaurs,
Lived so long ago
Some liked land and some liked water,
Some flew in the air.

Great big dinosaurs, great big dinosaurs,
Lived so long ago
Some had horns and some had spikes,
Some had wings like bats.

Great big dinosaurs, great big dinosaurs,
Lived so long ago
Some ate plants and some ate meat,
But now there are no more


Sung to: " 5 Little Ducks" 
One dinosaur went out to play
On a bright and sunny day
He had such ENORMOUS fun
That he called another dinosaur to come.
(Call very loud) DI-NO-SAUR!
(Then chant while patting hands on laps) Thump! Thump! Thump! Thump!
Then repeat for 2 dinosaurs, 3 dinosaurs, etc.
 Instead, they heard their mother (or father, grandma, etc)
 And she was calling "DINNER"
And they all went home for dinner!
 

Sung to: "Did You Ever See a Lassie?"
Did you ever see my dinosaur, my dinosaur, my dinosaur?
Did you ever see the dinosaur I have for my pet?
He hides in my bedroom,
He wears my pajamas.
If you've never seen my dinosaur, you'd like to I bet!

 
Sung to: "Do Wah Diddy Diddy"
Here he comes just a stomping with his feet, (Stomp.)
Singing "Dino ditty, ditty dum ditty do."
(Clap.)
Searching all around for something good to eat,
(Hand over brow.)
Singing "Dino ditty, ditty dum ditty do."
(Clap.)
He's huge.  [He's huge.] He's strong.  [He's strong.]
(Stretch out arms; then bend elbows and make fist)
He's huge, he's strong, won't be hungry very long.
(Repeat arm motions; then shake finger "no.")
"Dino ditty, ditty dum ditty do."
(Clap.)
"Dino ditty, ditty dum ditty do."
(Clap.)


Sung to: " Oh I Wish I Was an Oscar Mayer Wiener"
Oh I want to be a great big dinosaur.
That is what I really want to be.
For if I was a great big dinosaur
Everyone would be afraid of me!
Ahhhhhhhhh!!!!!!

 
Sung to: " Hokey Pokey"
You put your claws in
You put your claws out
You put your claws in
scratch 'em all about
You do the Dino-Pokey and you turn yourself about.
That's what it's all about.
More verses:
feet in/feet out/stomp them all about
teeth in/teeth out/chomp them all about
tail in/tail out/wag it all about
 
 
 Sung to: "The Wheels on the Bus"
The Pteranodon's wings went FLAP, FLAP, FLAP,
FLAP, FLAP, FLAP, FLAP. FLAP, FLAP
The Pteranodon's wings went FLAP, FLAP, FLAP
All around the swamp.

The Tyrannosaurus Rex went GRRR, GRRR, GRRR,
GRRR, GRRR, GRRR, GRRR, GRRR, GRRR,
The Tyrannosaurus Rex went GRR, GRR, GRR,
All around the swamp.

The Triceratops horns went POKE, POKE, POKE
POKE, POKE, POKE, POKE, POKE, POKE,
The Triceratops horns went POKE, POKE ,POKE,
All around the swamp.

The Brontosaurus went MUNCH, MUNCH, MUNCH,
MUNCH, MUNCH, MUNCH, MUNCH, MUNCH, MUNCH
The Brontosaurus went MUNCH, MUNCH, MUNCH,
All around the swamp.
 
The Stegosaurus tail went SPIKE, SPIKE, SPIKE,
SPIKE, SPIKE, SPIKE, SPIKE,
SPIKE, SPIKE,
The Stegosaurus tail went SPIKE, SPIKE, SPIKE,
All around the swamp
 

Sung to: "Little White Duck"
There is one dinosaur, crashing through the trees.
1 dinosaur, eating all he sees.
He takes a bite of the mountain top,
And along comes a friend with a crash, bang, plop.
Now there's 2 dinosaurs, crashing through the trees.
Crash, bash, smash.
(repeat for 2,3,4) counting up rhyme
 

 My name is stegosaurus;
I'm a funny-looking dinosaur.
For on my back are many boney
plates and on my back are many boney plates
And on my tail there's more.

My front two legs are very short.
My back two legs are long.
My body's big, my head is very small.
I'm put together wrong.

Sometimes another dinosaur comes by and wants to fight.
I don't use fists, I use my tail.
It has four sharp, sharp spikes.
 


Sung to: "Alouette"
Allosaurus, Pachycephalosaurus,
Apatosaurus, Tyrannosaurus Rex!
Stegosaurus, Trachodon,
Triceratops, Pterandon.
Dinosaurs, dinosaurs,
Dinosaurs, dinosaurs, Oh...
Allosaurus, Pachycephalosaurus,
Apatosaurus, Tyrannosaurus Rex!
 

Sung to: "10 Little Indians"
1 big, 2 big, 3 big dinosaurs,
4 big, 5 big, 6 big dinosaurs,
7 big, 8 big, 9 big dinosaurs,
Ten big dinosaurs!
They all lived a long, long time ago.
They all lived a long, long time ago.
They all lived a long, long time ago.
Now there are no more.
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