VERSE 1 (ENGLISH) 

Are you sleeping, 

are you sleeping, 

Brother John, Brother John? 

Morning bells are ringing, 

morning bells are ringing. 

Ding, ding, dong! Ding, ding, dong! 

VERSE 2 (FRENCH)

 Frère Jacques, 

Frère Jacques, 

dormez-vous, dormez-vous? 

Sonnez les matines, 

sonnez les matines. 

Din, dan, don! Din, dan, don 

VERSE 3 (GERMAN) 

Bruder Jakob, 

Bruder Jakob, 

schläfst du noch, schläfst du noch? 

Hörst du nicht die Glocken, 

hörst du nicht die Glocken? 

Bim, bam, bim! Bim, bam, bim! 

VERSE 4 (SPANISH) 

Martinillo, Martinillo, 

¿dónde estás? ¿Dónde estás? 

Toca la campana, 

toca la campana. 

Din, dan, don! Din, dan, don! 

Start spreading the news

We’re finished today.

We’re gonna be a part of it

First grade, First grade!

We’ve worked very hard

We’re ready to go.

We’re gonna be a part of it

First grade, First grade!

We know our ABC’s and 123’s so well

We’ve worked at sounding out words

And stories to tell.

So when Summer’s done

We’ll be on our way

We’re gonna be a part of it

First grade, First grade!

We made our teachers proud

So let us shout out loud

Here we come

First Grade, First Grade!