I learned this sweet baby-calming song from my colleague Kate during a meeting of children’s librarians. She made quite an impression on us. The Jbrary duo recorded the song, and I promised the musicians among our team that I’d figure out the chords. Have a listen to Dana and Lindsey.
The original is by Cathy Bollinger, from her 2005 album Toddlin Tunes, but the simplified storytime version sounds quite a bit different, and only covers the first verse.
On the Day You Were Born
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On the day you were born, I felt my heart get a little bigger
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On the day you were born I felt it swell, swell, swell
C F C
On the day you were born I felt my heart give a little giggle
G7 C
And I knew it would be a better world
Storytime Ukulele 
This song is SO cute! Will definitely be using it for my baby storytimes! I just started bringing my ukulele for our welcome and goodbye songs. I’m hoping to introduce a few new ukulele songs each week. It’s SO much fun!
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My groups loved this song! And it flows smoothly into “You Are My Sunshine.”
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