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Nursery rhymes you’ll want to sing at karaoke: classic and popular songs everyone can enjoy together.

If you’re wondering what to sing at karaoke with your kids—what songs you can sing together—why not try choosing some children’s songs? Nursery rhymes and kids’ songs are great because everyone from children to adults can have fun together.

We’ve picked not only the songs children learn in kindergarten, daycare, and elementary school, but also popular tunes from TV programs for young kids.

These aren’t just for children—older adults at karaoke can join in and have a great time singing along, too.

Let’s support them so they can sing without feeling shy.

And of course, it’s perfectly fine for adults to enjoy them as well!

Playlist

Nursery rhymes you’ll want to sing at karaoke: classic and popular songs everyone can enjoy together.
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1eastDango Three BrothersA title that plays on the words “tango” and “dango”…
2eastThere’s no such thing as ghosts.There are a lot of kids who are scared of ghosts...
3eaststrollAzumi InoueThe main (protagonist) of Studio Ghibli’s work My Neighbor Totoro...
4eastI wish it were so.Popular even on NHK’s “Okaasan to Issho”…
5eastsoap bubbleWhen I was a child, every time I made soap bubbles, I felt like singing…
6eastLittle Errand AntSurely everyone is familiar with “Worker Ants on an Errand”...
7eastA Little Bear in the Rain“Amefuri Kuma no Ko” (“The Little Bear in the Rain”) was created by Tsurumi Tadashi in 1961…
8eastThe Bear of the ForestWe also often had fun playing around with wacky parody lyrics of '…
9eastcarp streamerJust listening to it puts me in a happy mood: 'Koi no…'
10eastaye-ayeSince its release in 1962, it has been loved by many people...
11eastToy Cha-Cha-ChaI used to sing “Omocha no Cha-Cha-Cha” when I was little...
12eastSpring has come.I’m sure even elderly people sang it when they were children…
13eastOgre’s PantsThe Italian song “F…” composed in 1880
14eastDonguri KorokoroLyrics about an acorn rolling and falling into a pond…
15eastSchool of Medaka“Japan’s 100 Songs,” selected by the Agency for Cultural Affairs in 2007...
16easttea pickingIt was in the textbook, so I sang this song...
17eastWatermelon-producing regionThose of you who heard the melody and thought, “Huh?” well…
18eastThis roadLyrics by Hakushu Kitahara and music composed by Kosaku Yamada…
19eastDog PolicemanI watched it on educational TV when I was little, and we sang it at school...
20eastred dragonfly
red dragonfly
Selected as one of the “100 Japanese Songs” in 2007, 1…
21eastRoly-poly pill bugLyrics and music by Toshihiko ShinzawaA cute hand-play song for little creatures
22eastpaprikaKenshi YonezuKenshi Yonezu’s Foorin “Paprika”
23eastTo the Sun in the Palm of Your HandLively lyrics and an upbeat rhythm…
24eastLet’s go to the park.Lyrics and Music: Osamu SakataA warm spring song that transcends generations
25eastHey, Kaba-kun!Lyrics by Itsuko Nakagawa / Music by Hirotaka NakagawaThe charm of animals for children through hippopotamus songs
26eastA strawberry is a strawberry.Lyrics: Kiyomi Kotaki / Music: Taishi FujitaAn enchanting track from NHK’s popular children’s songs
27eastThe Hungry Tummy SongLyrics by Hiroo Sakata / Music by Megumi OonakaThe charm of a fun children's song that depicts hunger
28eastStory FingerLyrics by: Yoshiko Kayama / Music by: Akira YuyamaA heartwarming nursery rhyme to enjoy with finger puppets
29eastPlaying bus (pretend bus play)Lyrics by: Yoshiko Kayama / Music by: Akira YuyamaA nursery rhyme about the excitement of riding a bus
30eastMysterious PocketWhen I listen to this song while I'm hungry...
31eastTen thousand feet in the AlpsMany people came to know it as a hand-clapping song from their childhood...
32eastGrandfather’s ClockThis song, now beloved throughout Japan, was originally…
33eastWhat shall we make with rock, scissors, paper?Speaking of children's songs, some of them are fun to dance along to with choreography...
34eastMary’s lamb"Mary Had a Little Lamb" originally came from America...
35eastRabbit DanceA famous song released in 1924. The lyrics and composition are by “Shi….”
36east100% CourageThe famous song from the anime “Nintama Rantarō.”
37eastSwim, Taiyaki-kunMasato ShimonThe Great Adventure of Taiyaki-kun, a heartwarming classic song
38eastFrog ChorusWidely known as “Kaeru no Uta” (“The Frog Song”), it is now…
39eastMr. ElephantComposed by Ikuma Dan, it’s a gentle piece in triple meter…
40eastKing Kamehameha of the Southern IslandsIt was broadcast on NHK’s “Minna no Uta” in 1976...
41eastUnder the big chestnut treeA song about playing happily together under the chestnut tree—that’s what this piece is…
42eastRainy Moon
Rainy Moon
A song that paints a beautiful scene themed around rain and the moon...
43eastNumber SongWhen I was a kid, I used to sing this song to memorize numbers...
44eastI broke the clarinet.The original song is a French chanson. In addition to Japan, Portu...