St. Patrick's Green
By: Bertha E. Bush
Oh, I love to see the shamrocks
Boys wear March seventeen,
And I love the girls' green ribbons,
And bits of evergreen;
For they stand for brave St. Patrick,
So fearless and so good -
Oh! the Irish ought to love him,
Just as everybody should!
I'm a Little Leprechaun
By: Vicki Claybrook
I'm a little leprechaun
Dressed in green,
The tiniest man
That you have ever seen.
If you ever catch me, so it's told,
I'll give you my pot of gold!
Wearing of the Green
By: Aileen Fisher
It ought to come in April,
or, better yet, in May
when everything is green as green-
I mean St. Patrick's Day.
With still a week of winter
this wearing of the green
seems rather out of season -
it's rushing things, I mean.
But maybe March is better
when all is done and said:
St. Patrick brings a promise,
a four-leaf-clover promise,
a green-all-over promise
of springtime just ahead!
I'm an Irish Leprechaun
By: Maureen Gutyan
I'm an Irish leprechaun,
Tiny and wee,
I hide in the forest,
Behind a tree.
If you ever catch me, you will see
A wish I will grant as quick as can be!
Eensy, Weensy Leprechaun
(sung to the Eensy, Weensy Spider)
By: Sharon Smith
An eensy, weensy leprechaun
Came out St. Patrick's Day
To look for gold
That was hidden far away.
Over the rainbow
Was where he was told,
So, with a wink of his green eye,
He ran to get the gold.
Don't Pinch
By :Bruce Lansky
When I got on the school bus,
I was in for a surprise.
My friends all stared and pointed.
There was mischief in their eyes.
A kid who sat in front of me
reached out and pinched my knee.
My friends all started laughing,
but the joke was lost on me.
And then I got my second pinch.
I felt it on my ear.
And then I felt a third and fourth.
You guessed it--on my rear.
I asked, "Why are you pinching me?
I think it's very mean!"
They said, "Today's St. Patrick's Day
and you're not wearing green."
A Bit of Ireland for the K-3 Teacher
The History of St. Patrick's Day
Celebrating
St. Patrick's Day with a Kids Heart
Coloring Pages