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.
	Title	Playlist	Review
1	There’s no such thing as ghosts.		I can sing “There Are No Ghosts”
2	soap bubble		Shabon-dama is a masterpiece that expresses the transience of life.
3	strollInoue Azumi		My Neighbor Totoro theme song "Sanpo"
4	Dango Three Brothers		An NHK children's song that makes a pun on tango and dango
5	I wish it were so.		Nursery rhymes that both children and adults can enjoy
6	Little Errand Ant		The little errand ant is a beloved children’s song.
7	aye-aye		Ai Ai is a beloved children's song.
8	The Bear of the Forest		The Bear of the Forest gets the crowd going at karaoke.
9	Spring has come.		“Haru ga Kita” is a children’s song that has been sung for over a hundred years.
10	A Little Bear in the Rain		The history and charm of the Rainy Little Bear
11	Toy Cha-Cha-Cha		"Toy Cha-Cha-Cha" is a difficult children's song.
12	carp streamer		Koinobori is a popular song that has been sung since 1931.
13	tea picking		A traditional folk song from the Meiji era about tea picking
14	Ogre’s Pants		The Origin and Popularity of the Oni Pants Song
15	Donguri Korokoro		Donguri Korokoro is a song that everyone knows.
16	School of Medaka		Introduction to a famous children's song featuring medaka (Japanese rice fish) as its theme
17	Watermelon-producing region		The folk song “Suika no Meisan-chi” is a Western-style song with an original tune.
18	This road		The lyrics of “Kono Michi,” written by Hakushū, are landscapes of memories.
19	Dog Policeman		The Strangeness of the Lyrics of “The Dog Policeman”
20	red dragonfly		A sentimental masterpiece composed by Kōsaku Yamada
21	Adorable foalSakushi: Satō Hachirō / Sakkyoku: Niki Takio		A classic that warmly portrays a scene of a foal and a child
22	paprikaYonezu Kenshi		Kenshi Yonezu’s Foorin “Paprika”
23	Mysterious Pocket		Biscuits increase from my pocket
24	Ten thousand feet in the Alps		A hand-play song about mountain climbing
25	To the Sun in the Palm of Your Hand		A lively children's song with lyrics by Takashi Yanase
26	The Hungry Tummy Songsakushi: sakata hiroo / sakkyoku: onaka megumi		The charm of a fun children's song that depicts hunger
27	Roly-poly pill bugSakushi sakkyoku/Shinzawa Toshihiko		A cute hand-play song for little creatures
28	Let’s go to the park.Sakushi sakkyoku: Sakata Osamu		A warm spring song that transcends generations
29	Hey, Kaba-kun!sakushi: nakagawa itsuko / sakkyoku: nakagawa hirotaka		The charm of animals for children through hippopotamus songs
30	A strawberry is a strawberry.Sakushi: Kotaki Kiyomi / Sakkyoku: Fujita Taishi		An enchanting track from NHK’s popular children’s songs
31	Story FingerSakushi: Kayama Yoshiko / Sakkyoku: Yuyama Akira		A heartwarming nursery rhyme to enjoy with finger puppets
32	Playing bus (pretend bus play)Sakushi: Kayama Yoshiko / Sakkyoku: Yuyama Akira		A nursery rhyme about the excitement of riding a bus
33	What shall we make with rock, scissors, paper?		A choreographed song that both adults and children can enjoy
34	Mary’s lamb		Mary had a little lamb is based on a true story.
35	Rabbit Dance		Introduction to delightful children's songs from 1924
36	100% Courage		The famous song from the anime “Nintama Rantarō.”
37	Swim, Taiyaki-kunShimon Masato		The Great Adventure of Taiyaki-kun, a heartwarming classic song
38	Frog Chorus		The Frog Chorus is easy to mishear the lyrics of.
39	Mr. Elephant		A soothing tune with an elephant’s trunk swaying
40	King Kamehameha of the Southern Islands		The Charm of King Hamehameha of the Southern Island
41	Grandfather’s Clock		American song becomes popular in Japan
42	Under the big chestnut tree		A song about playing under the chestnut tree. Nostalgic, and a hit at karaoke.
43	Rainy Moon		A magical masterpiece of rain and moon
44	Number Song		A fun song for remembering numbers
45	I broke the clarinet.		French songs are being sung in various countries.