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Preschool songs for children?

I'm looking for more manly songs to sing to my children

  • What songs can I sing to my kids as lullabies or traditional songs that are more for a manly voice. I don't have a great singing voice, but it is pretty deep. I enjoy singing to my kids at bedtime but many traditional lullabies are too high for me to do well in a quiet voice without cracking. I'm looking for calming campfire songs, mildly religious songs, Viking sagas, etc. that I can add to my repertoire. I'd really like a couple good songs that tell a story or a history, ala sagas. I would also really like if the songs are simple enough to keep the tune without music. Here's a list of what I like to sing on rotation: Go to sleep little baby (from o brother where art thou) Down to the river to pray (ibid) Our paddles keen and bright (scout song) Scout vespers Gillian's island theme (good story)

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I sing Crowded House's Weather With You to my kids because it is one of the few songs that I know all the words to. They now consider it their lullaby. It was so cute when they realized that it was a real song. My point is, sing whatever you like, they will love it. My dad always sang Nobody Knows the Trouble I've seen and How Much is that Puppy in the Window, along with a slew of other oldies that he enjoyed. He sang them non-stop my entire life, to me, my brothers, the neighbors, the dog, and then my own children. He sang until he didn't have any breath any more to sing. And then at his funeral, we all sang Nobody Knows to him.

myselfasme

You know you can sing the regular songs an octave lower, right? Also, check out http://www.malechoirmusic.co.uk/index.html which has arrangements specifically for male voices. You have to pay for the sheet music, but many of them have recordings that you can listen to and if nothing else, just youtube the song title and you can find other performances.

Athanassiel

I'm a big fan of singing oldies (especially 50s doowop) to mah babey. Goodnight Sweetheart, Teenager in Love, My Girl, Blue Moon, etc. especially the bass parts.

Potomac Avenue

Same situation here. Even the notes that I can hit under other circumstances elude me (read that as: voice cracking) when I'm trying to sing softly. Two things work in my favor: the two little girls are not yet very critical listeners, and they seem to be lulled to sleepiness by lively songs as much as by the soft and soothing. Clancy Brothers and Schooner Fare figure largely in our repertoire. Favorites include: Fawn Grove (Schooner Fare - I can't find a link) Swing Low, Sweet Chariot https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kpsy46_6wsQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfrG6_TvTQw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WA54IeBOqH8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kj3E0Rn_0hY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZp8BmG02as https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fhop5VuLDIQ

wjm

Oh, and Burl Ives is awesome. Down in the Valley comes to mind.

PuppetMcSockerson

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EC-5vpJNlUk - we're mortals, but we love each other.

Multicellular Exothermic

apartment dweller

My father's standby was always "Take me out to the Ballgame."

Jewel98

My dad always sang "Swing Low Sweet Chariot." It was beautiful.

MrBobinski

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