Platti the Little Road Roller
“Platti the Little Road Roller” takes children to a building site where gravel and hot asphalt become a smooth, safe road. Platti rolls calmly and steadily and shows how important this construction vehicle is for road building.
Platti the Little Road Roller – Liedtext
[Chorus]
Platti the little road roller
Platti makes everything smooth
She loves to help build the road
And she does it without a sound
Road roller Platti, oh road roller Platti
[Verse 1]
The roller rolls in at morning light,
Platti shows what she can do.
First the gravel is spread out,
Made firm and level, nice and true.
Platti drives back and forth,
Pressing down the ground some more.
This creates a strong foundation,
Till the stones fit tight together.
[Chorus]
Platti the little road roller...
[Verse 2]
Now the black asphalt comes along,
It’s hot and it can stick.
But Platti doesn’t wait too long,
She starts rolling right away.
Slowly she goes, piece by piece,
Keeping every hole in sight.
The goal is proper compaction,
That’s how the ground gets really hard.
[Bridge]
Hooray hooray, Platti Platti
Hooray hooray, the roller has been here
[Chorus]
Platti the little road roller...
[Verse 3]
The work is almost finished now,
But Platti still has strength.
One last round before we’re done,
Till no little bumps are left.
Smooth and safe the road now lies,
Soon the cars can drive again.
Thank you, Platti, that was great,
Soon the road will fill with cars.
[Bridge & Chorus]
Tipps zum Mitsingen
- Roll your hands slowly whenever you sing “Platti the little road roller”.
- Show the order with three picture cards or gestures: gravel, asphalt, then roller.
- Stomp together at “Hooray hooray” and then roll your hands like Platti.
