What are popular children's songs in other countries? (In the US, we have London Bridge, Three Blind Mice)

Question

I'm writing a paper contrasting children's songs from different cultures. Any common songs that you know from any country would be great!

Answer 1

In Mexico there is this elefant song...

Un elefante se balanceaba
A Balancing Elephant


(Spanish)

Un elefante se balanceaba
sobre la tela de una araña,
como veía que resistía
fue a llamar a otro elefante.

Dos elefantes se balanceaban,
sobre la tela de una araña,
como veían que resistía
fueron a llamar a otro elefante.

Tres elefantes…
Cuatro elefantes…
etc….

(English)

An elephant stood on the web of a spider.
She felt it was strong, it couldn’t be tighter.
Along came her friend. She called to invite her.
Two elephants stood on the web of a spider.

Two elephants stood on the web of a spider.
They felt it was strong, it couldn’t be tighter.
Along came their friend. They called to invite her.
Three elephants stood on the web of a spider.

Three elephants…
Four elephants…
etc…

Answer 2

I was born and raised in the UK and I remember my fav children songs were:

3 little bottles
ring around the roses
lullaby
alphabet song
three blind mice
london bridge is falling down...
little spider on the wall

there are more but I can't remember ;-)

Answer 3

In the US and England London Brdiges and Ring Around the Rosey (which is actually a song about the great plague in England).

Answer 4

I grew up in Britain, we sang those songs too, but also Ring around the Rosies..(nice little ditty about the plague) Row Row your boat, and one maybe you haven't heard, goes like this, 1-2-3-4-5 once i caught a fish alive, 6-7-8-9-10 then I let it go again...why did you let it go? because it bit my finger so, which finger did it bite? this little finger my right.

Answer 5

Incredible!
In Italy we have:
Un elefante si dondolava
su di un filo di ragnatela...

and following words much like previous mexican song

Answer 6

pufferbillies!