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Poppy Peep
The hedgehog who never goes to sleep — a gentle bedtime song about rest.
About this song
Poppy Peep is the story of our little hedgehog who stays up every night singing "pada pada, pada pada pada" — and wakes up with tired arms, tired legs and tired eyes. Then one night, Poppy sleeps all the way through, wakes up feeling bright, and everything is happy again. Yippee!
It is the closest thing in our catalogue to a lullaby with a lesson: sleep makes everything better. Parents use it as a bedtime wind-down; the tired-then-happy body-parts pattern is easy for even the smallest children to follow.
What it teaches: The value of sleep, body parts, feelings, bedtime routine.
Poppy Peep — Lyrics
My name is Poppy Peep
I never go to sleep
I stay up every night
Singing pada pada, pada pada pada
I wake up tired
My arms are tired
My legs are tired
My eyes are tired
While everyone is sleeping
I keep on squeaking
All night I sing
Pada pada, pada pada pada
I wake up tired
My arms are tired
My legs are tired
My eyes are tired
One day I slept all night
I woke up feeling bright
No more singing
Pada pada, pada pada pada
Now my arms are happy
My legs are happy
My eyes are happy
Yippee yippee, yippee yippee yippee!
Lyrics © Cairo Garden Limited. You are welcome to sing along at home, in nurseries and in classrooms.