Sleepy Shepherds
£3.95
Sleepy Shepherds is fun primary school Christmas song for your Nativity.
🐑 Get Ready to Sing and Laugh with Sleepy Shepherds!
Looking to bring a touch of humour and energy to your primary school’s Nativity or Christmas concert? Sleepy Shepherds is the perfect choice! With its lively, Latin-inspired Rumba beat, this catchy Christmas song will have your audience smiling and tapping their feet in no time. The playful chorus features sheep (often overlooked in Nativity songs!) with fun ‘Baaaa’ lyrics, making it a delightful crowd-pleaser. For an extra burst of entertainment, divide your students into two groups: one as the sleepy shepherds, and the other as the increasingly frustrated sheep trying to wake them up to visit Baby Jesus!
🎶What’s Included in Your Song Pack
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Vocal MP3 track – to support children as they learn the melody
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Backing track – high quality accompaniment for a great performance
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Printable sheet music – for piano/keyboard with melody line and full lyrics
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Display lyrics (PowerPoint & PDF) – ready to print for classroom use or display on screen during rehearsals.
💡Boost Musical Skills While Having Fun!
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Introduces pupils to Latin-inspired rhythms for variety in your Nativity repertoire.
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Encourages call-and-response performance, perfect for building listening and teamwork skills.
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Adds humour and fun, boosting children’s confidence on stage.
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Great opportunity to incorporate actions and drama alongside the singing.
💛Why Teachers Can’t Get Enough of This Song
Teachers love Sleepy Shepherds because it combines simple, repeated lyrics with a lively beat that’s easy to learn and unforgettable for audiences. The split-group performance idea gives flexibility for both large and small casts, and the sheep chorus is guaranteed to raise a smile!
🌟 A Show-Stealer for Your KS2 Nativity
Transform your Christmas play into an unforgettable event with Sleepy Shepherds – a standout track that perfectly complements our flexible A Simple Nativity scripts. For the ultimate ready-to-go performance, with everything done for you, choose the complete A Simple Nativity Performance Pack. (It’s a “Baa-gain!”)
Want even more options? Explore our full Christmas song collection for schools. With music covering every part of the Nativity, you can mix and match to create a truly magical performance.
✨ Download Sleepy Shepherds today and fill your celebration with laughter, rhythm, and festive fun!
Included in your song pack:
- audio file of backing track with instruments playing the melody in mp3 format
- audio file of vocal track in mp3 format
- song words in PDF format
- sheet music in PDF format
- PowerPoint of song words
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Sleepy Shepherds
V1
Wake up you sleepy shepherds
Up on the hill,
You have a special job to do,
It is God’s will.
Wake up you sleepy shepherds,
No time for sleep,
Head off to Bethlehem
Instead of counting sheep!
Chorus
Baaaaaa, baa, baa, baa, baa, baaaa,
Baa, baa, baa, baa, baaaa,
Baa, baa, baa, baaaaaa.
Baaaaaa, baa, baa, baa, baa, baaaa,
Baa, baa, baa, baa, baaaa,
Baa, baa, baa, baaaaaa.
V2
Wake up you sleepy shepherds
This starry night,
God’s Holy Son is born
To fill the world with light.
Wake up you sleepy shepherds,
No time for sleep,
Head off to Bethlehem
Instead of counting sheep!
Chorus
V3
Wake up you sleepy shepherds
We do declare,
He’s in a draughty stable,
Go and find Him there.
Wake up you sleepy shepherds,
No time for sleep,
Head off to Bethlehem
Instead of counting sheep!
Chorus
(Shout) WAKE UP!
© A M Dilkes 2018 www.primarysongs.co.uk
