⭐ Clippety Clop – A Fun Nativity Song for Early Years

Looking for the perfect Christmas song for your youngest singers? Clippety Clop is a joyful and engaging choice for your primary school’s Nativity play or holiday concert. With its simple, limited note range and plenty of repetition, this catchy tune is perfectly designed for Early Years and Key Stage 1 children, making it easy for everyone to join in with confidence.

Children will love the playful ‘clippety clop’ rhythm that brings the journey to life. And if you have a donkey character in your production, there’s even a fun opportunity to add some cheerful “HEE-HAWS” – guaranteed to raise smiles from your audience!

🎶 What’s Included in the Clippety Clop Song Pack

• MP3 vocal and backing tracks

• Printable sheet music and full lyrics (PDF and PowerPoint)

• Simple, accessible arrangement for Early Years and KS1

• Perfect for classroom use, assemblies, or full Nativity performances

💛 Why Teachers Love Clippety Clop Nativity Song

• Playful rhythmic melody that children adore singing

• Easy to learn with repetition and limited note range

• Opportunity for fun staging with donkey “HEE-HAWS”

• Perfect for engaging the youngest pupils in a Christmas performance

🌟 A Standout Song for Your Christmas Play

Clippety Clop is a lively addition to any school Nativity, helping to engage young children and delight audiences. It also works perfectly alongside our A Nice Little Nativity Performance Pack, which includes scripts, backing and vocal tracks, staging, and costume ideas.

You can also explore more festive favourites in our Christmas songs for primary schools collection, giving you everything you need to stage a magical performance.

Download Clippety Clop today and add fun, smiles and laughter to your Nativity play.

Included in your song pack:

1. audio file of backing track with instruments playing the melody in mp3 format
2. audio file of vocal track in mp3 format
3. song words in PDF format
4. sheet music in PDF format
5. PowerPoint of song words

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All the files will appear in your account ready to download with one click as a compressed ‘zip’ file and you’ll have everything you need to get singing straight away!

Clippety Clop – Lyrics

Verse 1
Clippety clop, clippety clop,
Clippety clop goes the donkey.
Clippety clop, clippety clop,
All the way to Bethlehem.

(Hee haw between each verse – optional)

Verse 2
Clippety clop, clippety clop,
Clippety clop goes the donkey.
Clippety clop, clippety clop,
Travelling a long, long way.

Verse 3
Clippety clop, clippety clop,
Clippety clop goes the donkey.
Clippety clop, clippety clop,
Carry Mary safely there.

Verse 4
Clippety clop, clippety clop,
Clippety clop goes the donkey.
Clippety clop, clippety clop,
Hope they find somewhere to stay,
Hope they find somewhere to stay.
Hope they find somewhere to stay.

© A M Dilkes 2022 www.primarysongs.co.uk