This essay examines the inherent form and structure of the selected Ganda children play songs of Central Uganda. Basing on the collected examples of the children play songs from the community of the Baganda particularly Mukono and Mityana, the essay examines the unique performances of the play songs that define their form and structure in relation to their social value. The terms form and structure are used often used synonymously but for the purpose of this study we shall define, form as the fixed types or classifications or genres or shapes that the children play songs take depending on their purpose, social value and context performance. Therefore, it is form that usually determines the intrinsic structures that will make up the rhymes. In this sense, we can pin point structure as the sequential organization or arrangement of these parts or elements, that is, the linearity of components that make up the children play songs. The essay further notes the subtle detrition of these play songs with the increased influence of technology, as children are more passive with the virtual games. Conclusively, the central focus is on understanding the form and structure of the play songs which renders them tools of social values and harmony. Therefore there is a need to draw more attention to the children play songs as Ganda culture reservoirs and moral tools to pass on to future generations.

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