Question

My friend has an adorable problem. Her 22 month old requests songs for her and her husband to sing at bedtime ("wheels bus sing, " "star twinkle sing, " etc. ) For a week now he has been requesting what sounds like "smile sing" or "my-oh sing, " and they have no idea what song he's talking about! They've tried every song they can think of with smile in the title or lyrics and even asked his daycare if there's a song they sing there, but no luck! Every song they try is met with, "No. Smile sing. " They just want to crack the case! Anybody have a guess?  

Answer 1

You are my sunshine?  

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@amabel Ooh! Maybe! "You are my sunshine 'my-oh'nly sunshine! "

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@wasp my twins almost 3 and love this song

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@amabel that was my guess too!  

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Thought the very same!  

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My 22 month old starts it when I put him to bed and we sing together

Answer 2

I found this one. Also tell them to watch what he’s watching. My son did this and it was a random song from Sheriff Callie ‍♀️. Seven years later we still laugh and sing the song
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=je2n5...0VsZI

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@actinomycosis Hahaha! Amazing!  

Answer 3

I know this sounds silly and you’ve probably thought of it, but could it be something they hear on the radio, mainstream music and not necessarily a kids song?  

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@posturize413 She tried Nat King Cole's "Smile, " which he politely listened to for a little bit, then said, "No. Smile sing. "  

Answer 4

With a smile and a song from Snow White? Search Disney jr or any other cartoons they may watch. They are sponges and pick up the weirdest things!  

Answer 5

If your happy and you know it?  

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@camel3 They did try this one, but no dice. Thanks for the guess, though!  

Answer 6

If you’re happy and you know it? Happy -smile?  

Answer 7

At that age my daughter would request things like the “car song” or “grandma song” and basically she just wanted us to make up songs about certain topics ‍♀️

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@sabulous My daughter does the same thing. Her personal favorite is the smoke alarm song  

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@ptolemaeus83096 my husband hated it because she would request the songs from him but he wouldn’t make them up the same way as me and she would get mad at him  

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@sabulous Oh it’s the same with us! Neither of us are good singers but I have more creativity with making up fun lyrics for her. Last night he tried to sing her plain old Twinkle Star and she interrupted and just said “I want Mommy to sing it. ” Haha

Answer 8

Old McDonald. E-I-E-I-O

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@end1099 This was my guess!  

Answer 9

What stations do they usually have on in the car or at home ?  

Answer 10

Zip-ah-dee do da? “My oh” my what a wonderful day  

Answer 11

We have a toy that sings “when you’re smiling, when you’re smiling, the whole world sings with you. ” it’s a Halloween toy, so it talks about Halloween, but I wonder if it was modified and changed for Halloween and the original has different lyrics

Answer 12

My kids haven’t come up with anything that hasn’t been mentioned. I feel like we are going to need an update when they figure this out  

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@edna29644 I will definitely let you all know if the mystery gets solved!  

Answer 13

Could it be “Wild Thing” - old song maybe he heard it on the radio or in a commercial?  

Answer 14

You Are my Sunshine?  

Answer 15

Has she watched the movie Sing. maybe it's from there. Great movie for kids either way.  

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@damara I'll ask her!  

Answer 16

Can we ask the little one to sing it for them? Maybe something will sound familiar.  

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@pita8258 Too little for that, unfortunately.  

Answer 17

You are my sunshine or if your happy and u know it

Answer 18

As they sing songs, they may figure it out. my oldest kept asking me for "no way". one day while singing "You are my Sunshine" it clicked. "please don't take my sunshiNE AWAY" get it? na-way. no way. I cried lol!  

Answer 19

Seems like a long shot but there are versions of this song by Michael Buble and Louis Armstrong that might have played other places?  
https://youtu.be/o3X0KtNfa_o

Answer 20

Any songs they sing that use the word Mile? Maybe a marching song or 500 miles or something. If smile isn't getting them anywhere I'm trying to think of other rhyming words in kids songs.  

Answer 21

Smile song. "if you're happy and you know it then your smile will surely show it"

Answer 22

Have they asked them to sing it to them? Lol that’s what I had to do sooooo much

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@bionomics87 They've asked, but he doesn't know how

Answer 23

Wild thing by Tone Loc? Wild Thing sounds just like Smile Sing  

Answer 24

Could be shArk song. baby shark. My son says Spider-Man song and I learned it’s sunflower by post Malone. lol. Which has no Spider-Man in it at all. So, it could be a song they heard by way of tv. Or if they watch kid you tube maybe a song on there. Trace steps

Answer 25

Have her take a video of him asking for it or singing a small part. I’ve got a two year old and six year old who do the same thing. We can figure it out

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@almaraz38012 He won't sing it!  

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@wasp awe!  

Answer 26

Could my oh be LMNO from the alphabet?  

Answer 27

Has she seen Peter Pan? “Never smile at a crocodile”

Answer 28

It isn't any trouble just to S-M-I-L-E It isn't any trouble just to S-M-I-L-E So smile when you're in trouble

Answer 29

Camila Cabello's 'My Oh My, '

Answer 30

There are sites where you can look up songs with certain words in them.  

Answer 31

Thank you all for your guesses!  I've sent my friend all your suggestions. I think her little guy's bedtime is in about an hour, so I'll let you all know if they figure it out tonight!  

Answer 32

Happy and you know it? Old Macdonald?  

Answer 33

Just thinking. the song makes him smile. That’s why he calls it smile song. Just a thought. I bet it’s baby shark.  

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@jennet72107 for their sake I hope not  

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@jennet72107 now i got that stuck in my head.  

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@stephens lol

Answer 34

You are my sunshine my only sunshine, you make me happy when skies are grey.  

Answer 35

If you’re happy and you know it?  

Answer 36

How about: It isn't any trouble Just to S-M-I-L-E It isn't any trouble Just to S-M-I-L-E So smile when you're in trouble, It will vanish like a bubble If you'll only take the trouble Just to S-M-I-L-E .  
https://www.kididdles.com/lyrics/s0....html

Answer 37

I've heard a version of B-I-N-G-O using the word S-M-I-L-E

Answer 38

Smile song - if you're happy and you know it Oh my - Oh my darlin or Farmer In The Dell

Answer 39

My daughter did this around the same age! She'd be in tears because I didn't sing ____ sing before I laid her down. Now she either tells me to stop singing or tells me 'thank you for singing such a beautiful song, Mommy. Oh it's my favvvorite. ' [Hugs herself and bats eyelashes]

Answer 40

Good luck lol. This is the story of my life. We just type similar words into youtube and play everything we think it might be until we either find it or give up and jump off a bridge so we dont have to hear the tantrum.  

Answer 41

This is the first one that came to my mind.  
https://youtu.be/7jWAkWUUv5M

Answer 42

I don't have a "smile" suggestion, but my 2 year old often requests random variations to common songs. For example, it took me three days to figure out that "the green one" meant, "Baa baa green sheep, " as opposed to "Baa baa black sheep. " So maybe it's something like that?  

Answer 43

My granddaughters liked the song "Happy" by Pharrell Williams. They heard the songs on the car radio. They listen to everthing!  

Answer 44

My little one years ago loved the song “Michael” and always requested my parents to play it whenever we visited. Turns out it was “My Girl” by the Temptations.  Best of luck! Please update, many of us will be losing sleep over this.