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Arrangement: Ian J. Watts / Mike Wilbury · Singalongasong Band / ClassicRocks
Lyrics
Monday and Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday,
Friday and Saturday,
And finally on Sunday, Sunday, Sunday.
On Monday we all sit down,
On Tuesday we hop around,
Wednesday we go to town,
On Thursday we jump up and down and up and down.
On Friday we turn around,
Saturday we all lay down,
Sunday we have to rest
And stay in bed all day.
On Sunday, Sunday, Sunday.
And here we go again.
Monday and Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday,
Friday and Saturday,
And finally on Sunday, Sunday, Sunday.
Traditional lyrics — public domain. Arrangement © Singalongasong Band / ClassicRocks.
History & Background
History & Origin
"Sunday Sunday" is a days-of-the-week song that gives each day of the week its own associated action, building to the climax of Sunday as the great day of rest. Songs and rhymes that teach the days of the week have been part of children's education for centuries — "Solomon Grundy" assigns life events to each day; "Monday's Child" assigns character traits; songs like this one assign physical actions.
The actions work progressively through the week: sitting on Monday, hopping on Tuesday, going to town on Wednesday, jumping on Thursday, turning on Friday, lying down on Saturday, and finally resting completely on Sunday. There is a natural arc here, the energy of the week building and then releasing, with Sunday as the proper end point.
The repetition of "Sunday, Sunday, Sunday" at the end of each cycle gives the song its characteristic refrain — three emphatic Sundays as if in celebration of the week's completion and the permission to stay in bed. The circular structure ("and here we go again") acknowledges that Monday is always coming, which is perhaps the most honest thing any children's song has ever admitted.
Our arrangement captures the rollicking energy of the week's journey.
