The more verbal Abigail becomes, the more she has been able to teach us the many preschool songs she's been learning. Here are lyrics to a couple of my favorites.

Herman the Worm (or "Hermy," according to Abby)

Sitting on the sidewalk
Chewing my bubble gum (pretend to chew)
Playing with my yoyo - WOO WOO (act like you are playing with a yoyo
And along comes Herman the worm. (do your index finger like it is crawling like a worm)
And he was this big (hold your fingers a few inches apart)
I said, "Herman, what happened?" (Abby's version: I said, "Hermy, what's wrong?")
And he said, "I ate an apple"

Sitting on the sidewalk
Chewing my bubble gum (pretend to chew)
Playing with my yoyo - WOO WOO (act like you are playing with a yoyo
And along comes Herman the worm. (do your index finger like it is crawling like a worm)
And he was this big (hold your hands a foot apart)
I said, "Herman, what happened?"
And he said, "I ate a banana"

Sitting on the sidewalk
Chewing my bubble gum (pretend to chew)
Playing with my yoyo - WOO WOO (act like you are playing with a yoyo
And along comes Herman the worm. (do your index finger like it is crawling like a worm)
And he was this big (hold your hands about 4 feet apart)
I said, "Herman, what happened?"
And he said, "I ate a watermelon"

Sitting on the sidewalk
Chewing my bubble gum (pretend to chew)
Playing with my yoyo - WOO WOO (act like you are playing with a yoyo
And along comes Herman the worm. (do your index finger like it is crawling like a worm)
And he was this big (hold you hands or fingers close together)
I said, "Herman, what happened?"
And he said, "I burped"

Slippery Fish (a song Abby likes to sing when washing her hands)

(Put your hands together in a prayer position to resemble a fish and wiggle them together as if swimming)
Slippery fish, slippery fish, sliding through the water,
Slippery fish, slippery fish, Gulp, Gulp, Gulp!
Oh, no! It’s been eaten by an …

(Wave your arms up and down like the flailing arms of an octopus.)
Octopus, octopus, squiggling in the water
Octopus, octopus, Gulp, Gulp, Gulp!
Oh, no! It’s been eaten by a …

(Put your hands together with your figners slightly bent and spread, keeping your palms touching each other. Open and close your hands as you sing.)
Tuna fish, tuna fish, flashing in the water,
Tuna fish, tuna fish, Gulp, Gulp, Gulp!
Oh, no! It’s been eaten by a …

(Place one hand, with fingers straight upwards, on top of your head.)
Great white shark, great white shark, lurking in the water,
Great white shark, great white shark, Gulp, Gulp, Gulp!
Oh, no! It’s been eaten by a …

(Make big upward motions with your arms to resemble the spouting of water by a whale.)
Humongous whale, humongous whale, spouting in the water,
Humongous whale, humongous whale,
Gulp! … Gulp! … Gulp! … BURP!
(Cover your mouth.) Pardon me!