My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean.
A Singing Game For Thinking Day.
Hello, hello, hello, hello (in a four part harmony)
We are glad to meet you
We are glad to greet you
Hello, hello, hello, hello (in a four part harmony)
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If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands!
If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands!
If you're happy and you know it,
And you really want to show it,
If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands!
If you're happy and you know it, stamp your feet!
If you're happy and you know it, stamp your feet!
If you're happy and you know it,
And you really want to show it,
If you're happy and you know it, stamp your feet!
If you're happy and you know it, shout hooray!
If you're happy and you know it, shout hooray!
If you're happy and you know it,
And you really want to show it,
If you're happy and you know it, shout hooray!
If you're happy and you know it, do all three!
If you're happy and you know it, do all three!
If you're happy and you know it,
And you really want to show it,
If you're happy and you know it, do all three!
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It's a world of laughter, a world of tears
It's a world of hopes and a world of fears
There's so much that we share
That it's time we're aware
It's a small world after all
Chorus:
It's a small world after all
It's a small world after all
It's a small world after all
It's a small, small world
There is just one moon and one golden sun
And a smile means friendship to everyone
Though the mountains divide
And the oceans are wide
It's a small world after all
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Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree,
Merry merry king of the bush is he,
Laugh, kookaburra, laugh, kookaburra,
Gay your life must be, ha, ha, ha!
Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree,
Eating all the gumdrops he can see,
Stop, kookaburra, stop, kookaburra,
Save some there for me, ha, ha, ha!
Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree,
Counting all the monkeys he can see,
Stop, kookaburra, stop, kookaburra,
That's not a monkey, that's me, ha, ha, ha!
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(can also be sung as a round)
Rise up O Flame
By thy lights glowing
Show to us beauty
Vision and joy.
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The more we get together
Together, together
The more we get together
The happier we'll be
For your friends are my friends
And my friends are your friends.
The more we get together
The happier we'll be.
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Alice the camel has five humps
Alice the camel has five humps
Alice the camel has five humps
So go Alice go! Boom boom boom
...repeat counting down until...
Alice the camel has no humps
Alice the camel has no humps
Alice the camel has no humps
Because Alice is a horse!
Actions: Everyone puts their arms around the shoulders of their neighbours. At
each line, when you get to the number of humps, everyone bends their knees
together. At "boom boom boom", everyone bumps bums with their neighbours!
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Alligator! Alligator!
Can be your friend, can be your friend, can be your friend too
The alligator is my friend he can be your friend too
If people would just understand that he needs friendship too!
Alligator! Alligator!
Can be your friend, can be your friend, can be your friend too
The alligator ate my friend he can eat your friend too
If people would just understand that he needs protein too!
Alligator! Alligator!
Can be yor friend, can be your friend, can be your friend too
The Alligator is my friend he can be your friend too,
But I'd rather have him on my shirt, than have him for my shoes.
Alligator! Alligator!
Can be your friend, can be your friend, can be your friend too
The alligator ate my book, he can eat your book too,
If people would just understand, that he needs knowledge too!
Actions:
Alligator! Alligator!: make gator jaws with arms and snap them shut
Can be your friend... too: wiggle back and forth as if doing the "boogie"
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(to the tune of "Song With No Words")
An old Austrian went yodeling on a mountain so high,
When along came an avalanche, interrupting his cry!
Chorus:
Yo-delayyy, keeee....
Yo-delayy ki ki, you-delayy ki koo (swish!)
Yo-delayy ki ki, you-delayy ki koo (swish!)
Yo-delayy ki ki, you-delayy ki koo (swish!)
Yo-delayy ki ki, yo!
Verse Actions:
An old: drum hands on thighs
Rest of the verse: sequence of slap hands on thighs, clap hands together, snap
fingers, repeat
Chorus Actions:
Yo-delayyy, keeee.... : drum hands on thighs
Yo-delayy ki ki, you-delayy ki koo: same sequence of slaps, claps and snaps as in
verse
At the end of each chorus line, you add on the different verse's sound and action.
E.g. for the avalanche, the action is to make a swishing movement with your hands.
Other Chorus Endings And Their Actions:
Grizzly bear: grrr! (hands curled up into claws)
Saint Bernard: pant, pant! (hands up like paws, tongue hanging out)
Girl Scout: cookies! (make the Scout sign)
Road Runner: beep, beep, neeeeowwww! (use two fingers of one hand and
"run" them across and in front of you)
Jersey cow: squirt, squirt! (milking cow action)
Pretty girl: kiss, kiss! (pucker up!)
Her father: bang! (make a finger-gun and shoot)
Ugly wife: slap, slap (pat your own face)
Cub Scout: "popcorn!" (hand out for money, or hands up in glee, or scout
sign)
Here's an alternative verse, chorus order and yodel:
Oh, an Austrian went yodeling on a mountain so high,
When along came a ___________, interrupting his cry!
Chorus Order:
avalanche
grizzly bear
saint bernard
jersey cow
pretty girl
ugly wife
angry father
scout (use girl or boy scout verses, as appropriate for meeting)
Yodel:
Holy ra-ka-key-ya Holy ra-cu-koo (action sounds and motions for each verse,
in order, accumulating as the song progresses)
Holy ra-ka-key-ya Holy ra-cu-koo (action sounds and motions)
Holy ra-ka-key-ya Holy ra-ca-koo (action sounds and motions)
Holy ra-ka-key-ya-ho.
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Oh I have an auntie, an Auntie Monica
And when she goes shopping they all say "Ooh-lala!"
Because her feathers swinging, her feather's swinging so
Because her feathers swinging, her feather's swinging so
Oh I have an auntie, an Auntie Monica
And when she goes shopping they all say "Ooh-lala!"
Because her hat is swinging, her hat is swinging so,
Because her hat is swinging, her hat is swinging so,
Because her feathers swinging, her feather's swinging so
Because her feathers swinging, her feather's swinging so
Other Verses:
Because her muff is swinging, her muff is swinging so...
Because her skirts are swinging, her skirts are swinging so...
Because my aunt is swinging, my aunt is swinging so...
Actions:
feather swinging: wave hand back and forth above head
hat swinging: using both hands, swing an invisible wide-brimmed hat
muff swinging: hands together in front of you, swing arms
skirs swinging: sway invisible skirts around your legs
aunt swinging: swing your whole body!
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A ram sam sam, a ram sam sam
Gooli gooli gooli gooli gooli ram sam sam
A ram sam sam, a ram sam sam
Gooli gooli gooli gooli gooli ram sam sam
A rafi a rafi
Gooli gooli gooli gooli gooli ram sam sam
A rafi a rafi
gooli gooli gooli gooli gooli ram sam sam
Actions:
Ram sam sam: prop yourself up and bounce your backside on the floor three times
Gooli gooli...: drum your feet on the floor
A rafi: wave arms in the air
Repeat the song a number of times, getting faster and faster. Or alternatively, the
song can be sung in a four-part round!
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I'm bringing home my baby bumble bee
Won't my mommy be so proud of me
I'm bringing home my baby bumble bee
Ooh eee it stung me!
I'm squishing up my baby bumble bee
Won't my mommy be so proud of me
I'm squishing up my baby bumble bee
Ooh ee it's all over me!
I'm licking up my baby bumble bee
Won't my mommy be so proud of me
I'm licking up my baby bumble bee
Ooh eee needs salt!
I'm bringing home my baby dinosaur
Won't my mommy hide behind the door
I'm bringing home my baby dinosaur
Ooh eee it stepped on me!
I'm licking up my baby bumble bee
Won't my mommy be so proud of me
I'm licking up my baby bumble bee
Ooh eee I feel sick!
I'm (throwing up noise) my baby bumble bee
Won't my mommy be so proud of me
I'm (throwing up noise) my baby bumble bee
Ooh eee what a mess!
I'm sweeping up my baby bumble bee
Won't my mommy be so proud of me
I'm sweeping up my baby bumble bee
Ooh eee my mommy loves me!
Actions:
Bringing home the bumble bee: cup hands as if carrying an insect
Squishing up the bumble bee: use hands to squish!
Licking up the bumble bee: lick hands one after the other
Bringing home the dinosaur: hands over shoulder as if leading something really big
on a leash!
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Do Your Ears Hang Low?
Do your ears hang low
Do they wobble to and fro?
Can you tie them in a knot?
Can you tie them in a bow?
Can you throw them over your shoulder
Like a continental soldier
Do your ears hang low?
Actions for the first verse:
Ears hang low: tug at earlobes
Wobble to and fro: wave hands back in forth
Tie them in a knot: tie an invisible knot
Tie them in a bow: tie an invisible bow
Throw them over your shoulder: toss something over your shoulder
Continental soldier: salute
Ears hang low: tug at earlobes
Yes, my ears hang low
Yes, they wobble to and fro
I can tie them in a knot
I can tie them in a bow
I can throw them over my shoulder
Like a continental soldier
Yes, my ears hang low!
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(actions in brackets)
Epo (roll hands) we tie tie (move hands like tying shoelaces)
A O (sign language)
Epo (roll hands) we tie tie (move hands like tying shoelaces)
A O (sign language)
Epo (roll hands) we tie tie (shoelaces)
Epo (roll hands) we tookie tookie (fists bob)
Epo (roll hands) we tookie tookie (fists bob)
A O (sign language)
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The grand old duke of York
He had ten thousand men
He marched them up to the top of the hill
And he marched them down again
And when they were up they were up
And when they were down they were down
And when they were only half-way up
They were neither up nor down!
Actions: Every time you sing the word "up", stand up. When you sing the word
"down", sit down. On "half-way up", stand up with knees bent. Repeat the song a
number of times, getting faster. To totally confuse everyone, reverse the actions
(e.g. sit down on "up", stand up on "down"!)
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Head and shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes
Head and shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes
Eyes, ears, mouth and nose,
Head and shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes
Ankles, elbows, feet and seat, feet and seat.
Ankles, elbows, feet and seat, feet and seat.
And hair and neck and chin and cheeks,
Ankles, elbows, feet and seat, feet and seat.
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You put your (right hand) in.
You pull your (right hand) out.
You put your (right hand) in,
And you shake it all about.
You do the hokey pokey,
And you turn yourself around.
That's what it's all about!
(Repeat using different body parts!)
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I'm a little hunk of tin,
Nobody knows where I have been.
Got four wheels and a running board,
I'm a four-by-four-by-four.
Honk-honk, rattle-rattle, rattle crash, beep-beep
Honk-honk, rattle-rattle, rattle crash, beep-beep
Honk-honk!
Actions:
Honk: pull ears
Rattle: shake head
Crash: cover face with hands
Beep: push on nose with flat of hand
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Chorus:
Little rabbit Foo Foo, hopping through the forest,
Scooping up the field mice, and bopping them on the head,
And down came the good fairy, and she said,
"Little rabbit Foo Foo, I don't want to see you
Scooping up the field mice, and bopping them on the head."
Chorus actions:
Little rabbit Foo Foo...: use two fingers as rabbit ears, hop your hand across
in front of you
Scooping up the field mice: scoop up an invisible mouse, bop it on the head
Good fairy: wave arm as if holding a magic wand
I don't want to see you: wag index finger back and forth as "no"
"I'll give you three chances, And then I'll turn you into a goon." But the very next
day...
"I'll give you two more chances, And then I'll turn you into a goon." But the very
next day...
"I'll give you one more chance, And then I'll turn you into a goon." But the very
next day...
"I gave you three chances, So now I'll turn you into a goon." - Zap! The moral of
the story is: "Hare today; goon tomorrow."
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Have you seen the muffin man,
The muffin man, the muffin man?
Have you seen the muffin man,
Who lives down Drury Lane?
Yes I've seen the muffin man,
The muffin man, the muffin man.
Yes I've seen the muffin man,
Who lives down Drury Lane.
We've all seen the muffin man,
The muffin man, the muffin man,
We've all seen the muffin man,
Who lives down Drury Lane.
Actions: Girls sit in a circle. One person starts off dancing, while others clap. At
the end of the first verse, she remains behind one particular person, dancing on the
spot. At the end of the second verse, the girl the dancer was standing behind gets
up and they both go around dancing through the second verse. The song is repeated
over and over until the whole group is up dancing.
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My bonnie lies over the ocean
My bonnie lies over the sea
My bonnie lies over the ocean
Oh, bring back my bonnie to me
Bring back, bring back,
Bring back my bonnie to me, to me
Bring back, bring back,
Bring back my bonnie to me
Actions: Start the song sitting down. On the first "B" in the song, stand up. At the next "B", sit
down again. Repeat throughout the song. Repeat the song a number of times, getting faster and
faster!
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My hat it has three corners
Three corners has my hat
If it has not three corners
Then it is not my hat
Actions:
my=hand on chest,
hat=point to head,
three=3 fingers,
corners=point to elbow
The 1st time you sing the song, do all actions and words; the 2nd time, don't say
'my' only do the action; the 3rd time, only action for 'hat', 4th time, only action for
'Three', 5th time, only action for 'corners'.
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(to the tune of "Yankee Doodle")
Oh, Chester, have you heard about Harry
Just got back from the army,
I hear he knows how to wear his clothes
Hip! Hip! Hooray for the army!
Actions: Point to each relevant body part as you sing the song, as follows:
Oh CHEST-er have YOU hEARd about HAIR-y
CHEST got BACK from the ARM-ME
I hEAR he NOSE how to wear his clothes (gesture to clothing)
HIP! HIP! Hooray for the ARM-ME!
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(actions in brackets)
Chorus:
Oohm plucky plucky (strum a guitar throughout chorus)
Oohm plucky plucky
Oohm pluck pluck pluck (repeat)
She sat by the river and strummed her guitar
Strummed her guitar, strummed her guitar
She sat by the river and strummed her guitar
Strummed her guita-a-a-ar!
(strum a guitar throughout verse)
He sat down beside her and smoked his cigar
Smoked his cigar, smoked his cigar
He sat down beside hre and smoked his cigar
Smoked his ciga-a-a-ar!
(smoke an invisible cigar)
He said that he loved her but oh, how he lied,
Oh, how he lied, oh, how he lied
He said that he loved her but oh, how he lied,
Oh, how he li-i-i-ied!
(one hand up to forehead in dramatic gesture)
They were to be married but somehow she died
Somehow she died, somehow she died
They were to be married but somehow she died
Somehow she di-i-i-ied!
(shrug shoulders, look innocent)
He went to her funeral but just for the ride (beep beep: honk a horn)
Just for the ride, just for the ride
He went to her funeral but just for the ride (beep beep: honk a horn)
Just for the ri-i-i-ide!
He sat on her tombstone and laughed till he cried
Laughed till he cried, laughed till he cried
He sat on her tombstone and laughed till he cried
Laughed till he cri-i-i-ied!
(trace a smile on face, then tears running down cheeks, for each line)
The tombstone fell over (one arm held upright, falling over) and squish squash (as
if squishing a bug with your hands), he died
Squish squash, he died, squish squash, he died
The tombstone fell over and squish squash, he died
Squish, squash, he di-i-i-ied!
She flew up to heaven and flittered and flied,
Flittered and flied, flittered and flied
She flew up to heaven and flittered and flied,
Flittered and fli-i-i-ied!
(flutter arms like fairy wings)
He went down below her and sizzled and fried,
Sizzled and fried, sizzled and fried
He went down below her and sizzled and fried,
Sizzled and fri-i-i-ied!
(action as if cooking bacon in a frying pan)
The moral of the story is never to lie,
Never to lie, never to lie
The moral of the story is never to lie,
Never to li-i-i-ie!
(wag finger "no")
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Use an appropriate action to go with the actions described in each verse.
Sons of the sea, bobbin' up and down like this.
Over the ocean, bobbin' up and down like this.
You can build a ship, my friend, bobbin' up and down like this.
But you can't beat the boys of the bulldog breed, bobbin' up and down like this.
Sons of the sea, hitchin' up your pants and bobbin' up and down like this.
Over the ocean, hitchin' up your pants and bobbin' up and down like this.
You can build a ship, my friend, hitchin' up your pants and bobbin' up and down
like this.
But you can't beat the boys of the bulldog breed, hitchin' up your pants and bobbin'
up and down like this.
Sons of the sea, climbin' up the ropes and hitchin' up your pants and bobbin' up
and down like this.
Over the ocean, climbin' up the ropes and hitchin' up your pants and bobbin' up
and down like this.
You can build a ship, my friend, climbin' up the ropes and hitchin' up your pants
and bobbin' up and down like this.
But you can't beat the boys of the bulldog breed, climbin' up the ropes and hitchin'
up your pants and
Climbin' up the ropes and hitchin' up your pants and
Climbin' up the ropes and hitchin' up your pants and bobbin' up and down like this!
(actions in brackets)
3 (hold up 3 fingers) sharp tooth (fingers curled up by mouth as teeth)
buzzards (hunch shoulders, look mean)
3 sharp tooth buzzards (same actions)
3 sharp tooth buzzards (same actions)
Sitting on a dead tree (arms out as branches, head lolled to one side)
Oh LOOK (shade eyes with hand), One has flown A-way (point to the distance)
What A Shame (one hand at forehead in a dramatic gesture)
2 sharp tooth buzzards (same actions as above, but hold up 2 fingers)...
1 sharp tooth buzzard (same actions as above but hold up 1 finger)...
No sharp tooth buzzards (same actions, but shake finger "no" at "No")...
Oh, Look (shade eyes with hand), One has RE-turned (beckoning motion)
Let us RE-Joice (arms up in joy)!
1 sharp tooth buzzard ...
2 sharp tooth buzzards ...
3 sharp tooth buzzards ...
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Everyone stands in a circle and puts their arms around the backs of their
neighbours - important not to pull on shoulders as then you can loose stability.
Then everyone moves their right foot over top of their right neighbour's left foot
(so that the right foot is between your right neighbour's feet with the leg being over
top of the left one).
TIR (lean to right) TIR (lean to left) TIR (lean to right) O (lean to left)
TIR TIR TIR O (same as above)
TIR TIR TIR O (same as above)
TIR TIR O (same as above)
O (lean in) O (lean out) O (lean in) O (lean out)
TIR (lean to right) TIR (lean to left) TIR (lean to right) O (lean to left)
O (lean in) O (lean out) O (lean in) O (lean out)
TIR (lean to left) TIR (lean to right) O (lean to left)
Once you've got the actions all figured out, sing it faster!
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Waddle-ee-ocha, waddle-ee-ocha,
Doodle-ee-doo, doodle-ee-doo,
Waddle-ee-ocha, waddle-ee-ocha,
Doodle-ee-doo, doodle-ee-doo!
It's the simplest song, there ain't much to it,
All you've got to do is doodle-ee-doo it,
I like the rest but the part I like best
It goes: doodle-ee-doodle-ee-doo! Woo!
Actions:
For each pair of lines in the song, you fit the following actions:
Slap hands on thighs twice
Clap hands twice
With arms in held in front of chest, shake left hand over right hand twice,
then right hand over left twice
Left hand holding your nose, right hand holding your left ear, then right hand
holding your nose and left hand holding your right ear, repeat
(to the tune of "Here We Go 'Round The Mulberry Bush")
Here we go round and round the world,
Round the world, round the world.
Here we go round and round the world,
To visit all the Brownies. (skip while singing)
England is where the Brownies began,
Brownies began, Brownies began,
England is where the Brownies began,
According to the Founder's plan. (skip)
In Holland the Brownies all wear clogs,
All wear clogs, all wear clogs
In Holland the Brownies all wear clogs,
And clomp around in jigs and jogs. (heel out - touch foot each time)
Each Brownie in India is called a Bulbul
Called a Bulbul, called a Bulbul,
Each Brownie in India is called a Bulbul,
She might wear a sari which looks nice and cool. (flap arms)
(note: a Bulbul is a brightly coloured cheerful bird in India)
In Australia the Brownies see kangaroos
See kangaroos, see kangaroos,
In Australia the Brownies see kangaroos,
Hoppity, skippety, jump! (hop like kangaroos)
Japanese Brownies all have fans
All have fans, all have fans,
Japanese Brownies all have fans
And wave them gently with their hands. (pretend to have a fan and fan yourself)
When German Brownies wave "good-bye"
Wave good-bye, wave good-bye,
When German Brownies wave good-bye,
The say "Auf Wiedersehen" (wave good-bye)
In every land they lend a hand,
Lend a hand, lend a hand
In every land they lend a hand,
That's the Brownie motto! (make Brownie sign)
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