Action Songs |
Alice the camel has 10 humps, Alice the camel has 10 humps
Alice the
camel has 10 humps, so go, Alice, GO!!
Bom Bom Bom...
[Continue with
9, 8, 7 . . . humps, until . . . ]
Alice the camel has no humps, Alice
the camel has no humps
Alice the camel has no humps, 'cause Alice is a
HORSE!!
Head and shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes.
Head and shoulders,
knees and toes, knees and toes.
And Eye and ears, and a mouth and a nose.
Head and shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes.
[Touch the appropriate body part each time it's mentioned. Second time: don't say the word 'head' aloud, but still touch it. Each verse thereafter, add another body part that you touch but don't mention aloud.]
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.
Ô Bring back, bring
back,
Oh bring back my Bonnie to me, to me; [x2]
[Action: As you sing each word beginning with the letter B, change from a standing to a sitting position and vice versa. All should be standing at the end of the song. When you have mastered these movements, sing it again, faster.]
My Bonnie's complexion was makeup,
her face, it was beauteous to see;
Until she got caught in a rainstorm,
Oh, bring back my Bonnie to me.
My Bonnie leaned over the gas tank,
the height of its contents to see;
I lighted a match to assist her,
Oh, bring back my Bonnie to me.
My Bonnie has tuberculosis,
my Bonnie has only one lung,
My Bonnie
can cough up raw oysters,
and roll them around on her tongue.
Last night as I lay on my pillow,
last night as I lay on my bed,
I
stuck my feet out the window,
next morning my neighbors were dead.
I'm singing in the rain, just singing in the rain.
What a glorious
feeling, I'm happy again.
Thumbs up! [Group echoes.]
Toot-ta-ta-da, toot-ta-ta-da, toot-DA-DA. [Group echoes.]
[Add each of the following, in turn:]
Elbows in, Knees together,
Toes together, Bums out
Chest out, Chin down, Tongue out
If you're happy and you know it
Clap your hands (x2)
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
...nod your head...
...stamp your feet...
...shout hello...
...do all four...