Theatre Arts Vocal Warm-Ups 22.

Frisky Freddie
1. Toy Boat Frisky Freddie feeds on fresh fried fish.

2. Red Leather, Yellow Leather 23. Two Tubby Turtles

Two tubby turtles toasting tasty tea-cakes.
3. Yellow, Yo-yo’s
24. Gum Glue
4. Fanny Finch fried five floundering fish for Francis The gum glue grew glum.
Fowler’s father.
25. The Swan
5. I never felt felt feel flat like that felt felt. The swan swims, the swan swam, the swimming swan
swam on the sea.
6. Green greengages grow on green greengage trees.
26. Box ‘o biscuits
7. Rubber Baby Buggy Bumpers A box of biscuits, a box of mixed biscuits, and a biscuit
mixer.
8. Will real wheels really wheel?
27. Mr. Knox
9. The lawyer’s awfully awkward daughter ought to be Mr. Knox keeps his socks in a pale pink chocolate box.
taught a lesson. They’re orange socks with spots and clocks.

10. Sing song, ding dong, Hong Kong, ping ding pong. 28. Bug Tug
Look at the bug tug at the rug.
11. How did Handsome Harry happen to hang his hat
here? 29. Ties
Of all the ties I ever tied, I never tied a tie like this tie
12. Double bubble gum bubbles double ties.

13. You know New York, You need New York, You know 30. Selfish Shelfish
you need unique New York.
31. Rush the washing, Russell!
14. Stump Skunk
The stump thunk the skunk stunk. The skunk thunk the 32. Slippery southern snakes slide swiftly down ski
stump stunk. But the stump and the skunk both stunk! slopes.

15. Twiner 33. Red Rooster

When a twiner a twisting will twist him a twist, for the A real red rooster roosts in the rain.
twining has twist he three tines doth untwist; But if one of
the twines of the twist do untwist, the twine that untwine 34. Beautiful Brooks
the untwisteth the twist. Beautiful brooks babble between beautiful banks.

16. Big Black Bug 35. Tom Cats

The big black bug bit a big black bear and the big black Ten terrified tom cats tottering in the tops of three tall
bear bled black blood, bud. trees.

17. Bed Spreads Bed spreaders spread spreads on 36. Knapsack

beds. Bed spreaders spread butters on breads. And that
Bed Spreader better watch out how he’s spreading… r
that Bread Spreader’s sure going to butter his bedding.
18. Gray GeeseThree gray geese in the green grass
grazing; gray were the geese and green was the
grazing.
19. Cricket
A cricket critic cricked his neck at a critical cricket match.
Knapsack Straps
37. Rain
Rain on the green grass, and rain on the tree. Rain on
the house top but not on me.
38. Old Mother Hubbard
Old Mother Hubbard went to the cupboard, to fetch her
poor dog a bone; But when she went there, the
cupboard was bare and so the poor dog had none.

20. Great Crates 39. Little Boy Blue

Great crates create great craters. Little Boy Blue, come blow your horn. The sheep’s in the
21. Cows Graze meadow, the cow’s in the corn. Where is the boy who
Cows graze in droves on grass which grows in grooves looks after the shee? He’s under a haystack, fast
on groves. asleep.
 52. Wally Walrus
40. Three Wise Men Wally Walrus way way out west wishing Wilma Williams
Three wise men of Gotham went to sea in a bowl. was willing to
If the bowl had been stronger, my story would have wed Wednesday.
been longer.
53. Weary Witch
41. Crooked Man If a weary witch wished a weird wish with a withered
There was a crooked man, and he walked a crooked wizard’s whip, where is the withered wizard’s whip with
mile. He found a crooked six pence against a crooked which the weary witch wished?
stile. He bought a crooked cat which caught a crooked
mouse, and they all lived 54. Amos Ames
together, in a crooked house. Amos Ames, the amiable aeronaut, aided in an aerial
enterprise at the age of 88.
42. A Wise Old Owl
A wise old owl sat in an oak. The more he heard, the 55. Bleak Breeze
less he spoke. The less he spoke, the more he heard. The bleak breeze blighted the bright broom blossoms.
Why aren’t we all like that wise old bird?
56. To Sit in Solem Silence
43. Juicy Lucy To sit in solem silence
A train ran over Lucy. In a dull dark dock
The track was juicy. In a pestilential prison
The juice was Lucy. In a life long lock.
Awaiting the sensation Of a short, sharp shock
44. Little Blue Ben From a cheap and Chippy chopper on a big, black block.
Little Blue Ben, who lives in the glen,
Keeps a blue cat and one blue hen, 57. Night Light
Which lays of blue eggs a score and ten; The night light shines brightly.
Where shall I find the little Blue Ben?
58. Father Fries
45. Little Girl Father fries fish in a fish fryer.
There was a little girl, And she had a little curl
Right in the middle of her forehead. 59. Aluminum
When she was good, she was very, very good. Aluminum,
But when she was bad, she was horrid! Linoleum,
Cinnamon,
46. A Flea and a Fly Synonym.
A fly and a flea in a flue were imprisoned, so what could
they do? 60. What a to do
Said the fly,” Let us flee!” What a to do to die today at a minute or 2 till 2. A thing
“Let us fly,” said the flea. distinctly hard to say, but harder still to do. For they’ll be
And they flew through the flaw in the flute. a tattoo at a quarter til 2 and a ratta ta tata ta tata ta too.
Said the flea to the fly as he flew though the flue, And the dragon will come when he hears the drum at a
“There’s a flaw in the floor of the flue.” minute or 2 till 2 today, at a minute or 2 till 2.
Said the fly to the flea, as he flew through the flue, “A
flaw in the floor of the flue doesn’t bother me. Does it 61. Wood Chuck
bother you?” How much wood could a wood chuck chuck if a wood
chuck could chuck wood?
47. Zithers A wood chuck would chuck as much wood as a wood
Zithers slither slowly south. chuck could.

48. Would Wheeler 62. Ragged Rascal

Would wheeler woo Wanda if Woodly snoozed woozily? Around and around the rugged rock the ragged rascal
ran.
49. Saplings
Six slim sleek saplings. 63. People
Please pick people prone to being prompt. Prompt
50. Fill the Sieve people please picky people.
Fill the sieve with thistles, then sift the thistles
through the sieve. 64. Lazy Lil
Lazy Lil lay in the loft licking lemons and limes.
51.Seven Silver Swans
Seven silver swans swam silently seaward. 65. Plain Bun
“Plain bun, plum bun, bun without plum!”
pled Pamela. 80. Popular People
Popular people, peopling popular places, place popular
66. Fluffy Owls places in precarious positions when they populate such
Frightened fluffy owls flew foolishly through the places with a plethora of people.
farmyard.
81. Harry
67. Tooter They carried Harry to the carriage, because Harry was
A tooter who tooted a flute, very merry after the marriage.
Tried to tutor 2 tutors to toot.
Said the 2 to their tutor, “Is it harder to toot or 82. Tired
To tutor 2 tutors to toot?” Father, mother, sister, brother are rather tired of one
another.
68. Rotten Writing
I can’t stand rotten writing when it’s written really rotten! 83. Suzy Sampson
Suzy Sampson, surrounded by her sousaphone, simply
69. Lamp Lighters scintillated in her chic, sharp shirt and slacks.
Lots of little London lamp lighters lit London’s lot of little
lamps. 84. Shelia Shall
Shelia shall surely show her shining sea shore skills,
70. New Nuns shan’t she?
The new nuns knew the true nuns knew the new nuns
too. 85. Moses Supposes
Moses supposes his toeses are roses,
71. Which Witch But Moses supposes erroneously.
I wonder which witch wished the wicked wish. For Moses, he knowes his toes aren’t roses,
As Moses supposes his toeses to be.
72. My Bonnie
My Bonnie lies over the ocean, my Bonnie lies over the 86. Biggity Baggity
sea, my Bonnie lies over the ocean, so bring back my Biggity, baggity, bacon and beans,
Bonnie to me. A bucket of butter, a basket of greens.
Bring back, bring back, A bottle for baby, some berries for Bess,
Bring back my Bonnie to me, to me. And a big block of beef for big brother Jess.
Bring back, bring back,
Bring back my Bonnie to me, to me. 87. Ten Tots
Ten tiny toddling tots testily trying to train their tongues
73. Ki-Ki, the cuckoo, to trill.
cuts capers, clowning
cleverly, and 88. Fine Art
calling to the kitchen clock. Fine art is that in which the hand, the head and the heart
go together.
74. Don Didn’t Do
Don didn’t do the difficult, dangerous deeds that Daniel 89. Aluminum Linoleum
did. Aluminum
Linoleum
75. Fritos Freda
Few folks find the fine flavor from Fritos Freda finds. 90. Synonym Cinnamon
Synonym
76. Bad Guys Cinnamon
Bad guys get, grab and growl in governments by gloomy
goons. 91. Blue glass
Blue glass fruit bowl.
77. Little Lillian
Little Lillian, living by the pond, lets lazy lizards lie along 92. Playful Puppy
the lily pond. Did you see Peter Piper’s puppy peeping playfully?

78. Money-Minded Moguls 93. Sinful Caesar

Many money-minded moguls mind their moola more Sinful Caesar sipped his snifter, seized his knee
than morals. and sneezed.

79. Nine Nice Nieces

Nine nice nieces, neatly nibbling on knack-knacks, never 94. What Whim
noticed nine nice nephews noticing nine nice nieces. What whim led Whitley Whitney to whisper, whimper,
whittle and whistle?