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Weedy Weedy Weeds
The carrot seeds aren't growing — time to dig, dig, dig the weeds!
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About this song
Weedy Weedy Weeds is a little gardening drama: carrot seeds are planted, watered morning and night — and all that grows is weeds! The chant chorus ("Weedy, weedy, weeds! Not helping my seeds!") builds to a physical breakdown where everyone digs, tugs and shakes together, until the carrots finally have room to grow.
It quietly teaches a real gardening truth — weeds steal space from seedlings — and gives children a satisfying job to mime along with. The ending is pure triumph: and now my carrots GROW!
What it teaches: How plants grow, patience, cause and effect, action play.
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Weedy Weedy Weeds - Lyrics
A couple of days ago,
I planted little carrot seeds.
But instead of seeing them grow,
I got nothing but weeds!
Where did they come from? (I don't know!)
Why won't they leave? (I don't know!)
Do we need a new pot? (No, no, no!)
Do we need more weeds? (No, no, no!)
Weedy, weedy, weeds! (Weedy, weedy, weeds!)
Not — helping — my — seeds! (Not — helping — my — seeds!)
Weedy, weedy, weeds! (Weedy, weedy, weeds!)
Not — helping — my — seeds! (Not — helping — my — seeds!)
A couple of days went by,
I watered them morning and night.
My little carrot sprouts were weak —
But the weeds were doing fine!
Get the shovel! (Dig! Dig! Dig!)
Pull 'em out! (Tug! Tug! Tug!)
Shake the dirt off! (Shake-shake-shake!)
Now my carrots have room to grow —
Ready? Set? Here — we — GO!
Weedy, weedy, weeds!
Not-help-ing-my-seeds!
Weedy, weedy, weeds!
Let's dig-dig-dig the weeds!
…and now my carrots GROW!
Lyrics © 2026 Cairo Garden. All rights reserved. You’re welcome to sing along at home, in nurseries and in classrooms, but please don’t copy, reprint, publish, record or adapt these lyrics without our written permission. Copyright & permissions
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