Who stole my chickens and my hens?

Traditional

A simple and repetitive traditional song that encourages young singers to mark the pulse (strong beat) with a clapping pattern.

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1 / 1 'Who stole my chickens and my hens?' with Sharon Durant

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Age: 5 to 7 , 7 to 9
Song type: Game , Playground
Style: Traditional - Europe
Subject: Music , PSHE
Scoring: Guitar chords , Piano accompaniment , Unison

Audio & Copyright Information

Audio information
The audio tracks were created specially for the Sing Up programme by younger members of the Scunthorpe Cooperative Junior Choir, mixed and mastered by Nic Rowley at Vandborg Studios. The backing track was created specially for the Sing Up programme by Ben Tompsett.

Copyright information
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Please ensure you have the correct licences in place for using or copying music, and that song usages are reported correctly, for the following: CCLI, PMLL, PRS for Music. For more information, please visit www.singup.org/copyright-and-reporting.

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