A Tutti Tot - accumulative action rhyme
(all together)
A tutti-tot, a tutti-tot, a tutti-tot-tot
A tutti-tot, a tutti-tot, a tutti-tot-tot
(caller)
Thumbs up!
(response)
Thumbs up!
(all together)
A tutti-tot, a tutti-tot, a tutti-tot-tot
A tutti-tot, a tutti-tot, a tutti-tot-tot
(call and response)
Thumbs up!
hands together!
Chorus
Thumbs up!
Hands Together!
Feet apart!
(eventually add in...)
knees in!
tails out!
Tongues out!
(saying "a tutti-tot" with tongues out is very silly!)
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Dr. Knickerbocker
Dr. Knickerbocker - a cumulative actions song
[chorus]
Dr. Knickerbocker, knickerbocker, number nine
He likes to dance and keep in time
Who's got the rhythm of the feet? [stomp along]
Yeah, who's got the rhythm of the feet?
And who's got the rhythm of the number nine?
1, 2, 3, 4, 56789!
Chorus
So who's got the rhythm of the hands? [clap clap]
And who's got the rhythm of the feet? [stomp stomp]
And who's got the rhythm of the number nine?
1, 2, 3, 4, 56789!
Chorus
So who's got the rhythm of the eyes? [blink blink]
...hands? [clap clap]
... feet? [stomp stomp]
And who's got the rhythm of the number nine?
1, 2, 3, 4, 56789!
Chorus
(Other add-ins:
... knees? [tap knees]
... hot dog? [swoop hands up]
... rubbity-rubbity tum? [rub tummy]
... chicken, chicken dance? [flap wings]
End with... going to sleep! [flop down and "snore"]
[chorus]
Dr. Knickerbocker, knickerbocker, number nine
He likes to dance and keep in time
Who's got the rhythm of the feet? [stomp along]
Yeah, who's got the rhythm of the feet?
And who's got the rhythm of the number nine?
1, 2, 3, 4, 56789!
Chorus
So who's got the rhythm of the hands? [clap clap]
And who's got the rhythm of the feet? [stomp stomp]
And who's got the rhythm of the number nine?
1, 2, 3, 4, 56789!
Chorus
So who's got the rhythm of the eyes? [blink blink]
...hands? [clap clap]
... feet? [stomp stomp]
And who's got the rhythm of the number nine?
1, 2, 3, 4, 56789!
Chorus
(Other add-ins:
... knees? [tap knees]
... hot dog? [swoop hands up]
... rubbity-rubbity tum? [rub tummy]
... chicken, chicken dance? [flap wings]
End with... going to sleep! [flop down and "snore"]
Alice the Camel
Alice the Camel
Alice the camel has... five humps
Alice the camel has... five humps
Alice the camel has... five humps
Go, Alice, go!
Alice the camel has... four humps
Alice the camel has... four humps
Alice the camel has... four humps
Go, Alice, go!
....
Alice the camel has... no humps
Alice the camel has... no humps
Alice the camel has... no humps
'Cuz Alice is a horse!
Alice the camel has... five humps
Alice the camel has... five humps
Alice the camel has... five humps
Go, Alice, go!
Alice the camel has... four humps
Alice the camel has... four humps
Alice the camel has... four humps
Go, Alice, go!
....
Alice the camel has... no humps
Alice the camel has... no humps
Alice the camel has... no humps
'Cuz Alice is a horse!
Skinnamarink
Skinnamarink – nonsense song
Skinnamarink a dink a dink
Skinnamarink a do
I love you
[repeat]
I love you in the morning
And in the afternoon
I love you in the evening
And underneath the moon
Skinnamarink a dink a dink
Skinnamarink a do
I love you
She'll be comin' 'round the mountain
She’ll Be Comin’ ‘Round the Mountain – song
She’ll be comin’ ‘round the mountain when she comes [repeat]
She’ll be comin’ ‘round the mountain
She’ll be comin’ ‘roung the mountain
She’ll be comin’ ‘round the mountain when she comes.
(Toot, toot!)
She’ll be drivin’ six white horses…
(Whoa, back! Toot, toot!)
Oh, we’ll all go out to meet her when she comes…
(Howdy do! Whoa, back! Toot, toot!)
And we’ll all have chicken and dumplings when she comes…
(Yum, yum! Howdy do! Whoa, back! Toot, toot!)
She’ll be wearing red pajamas when she comes…
(Scratch scratch! Yum, yum! Howdy do! Whoa, back! Toot, toot!)
Poor cowboys
Poor Cowboys – action rhyme
Cowboy Joe
Hurt his toe [hold toe]
Riding on a wild bronco
Ow! Ow! Ow! Ow!
Cowboy Jack
His spine went crack [hold back]
Riding on a buffalo’s back
Crack! Crack! Crack! Crack!
Cowgirl Jill
She felt quite ill [hold stomach]
Riding up and down the hill
Ohh! Ohh! Ohh! Ohh!
Cowboy José
His face went gray [hold face]
Riding on a bucking bay
Prrb! Prrb! Prrb! Prrb! [make silly faces]
Knees up, Mother Brown
Knees Up, Mother Brown – action song
There came a girl from France
Who didn’t know how to dance
The only thing that she could do was
Knees Up, Mother Brown
Oh, Knees Up, Mother Brown
Knees Up, Mother Brown
Knees up knees up
Never never ease up
Knees Up, Mother Brown!
[Place hands facing down at waist level and bring knees up to meet them. Start slowly and repeat getting faster and faster until you can’t keep up anymore.]
There came a girl from France
Who didn’t know how to dance
The only thing that she could do was
Knees Up, Mother Brown
Oh, Knees Up, Mother Brown
Knees Up, Mother Brown
Knees up knees up
Never never ease up
Knees Up, Mother Brown!
[Place hands facing down at waist level and bring knees up to meet them. Start slowly and repeat getting faster and faster until you can’t keep up anymore.]
Jenny Jenkins
Jenny Jenkins – traditional song
Will you wear white, oh my dear, oh my dear
Oh will you wear white, Jennie Jenkins?
No, I won't wear white
For the color's too bright
(Chorus)
I'll buy me a fol-de-roldy-tildy-toddy, seek-a-double, use-a-cause-a-roll-the-find-me
Roll, Jenny Jenkins, roll
(repeat with other colors:)
Blue, the color's too true
Red, it's the color of my head
Black, it's the color of my back
Purple, it's the color of a turkle
Green, for it's a shame to be seen
(end with…
Bare, I’ll cover up with my hair)
Will you wear white, oh my dear, oh my dear
Oh will you wear white, Jennie Jenkins?
No, I won't wear white
For the color's too bright
(Chorus)
I'll buy me a fol-de-roldy-tildy-toddy, seek-a-double, use-a-cause-a-roll-the-find-me
Roll, Jenny Jenkins, roll
(repeat with other colors:)
Blue, the color's too true
Red, it's the color of my head
Black, it's the color of my back
Purple, it's the color of a turkle
Green, for it's a shame to be seen
(end with…
Bare, I’ll cover up with my hair)
Jack was every inch a sailor
Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor – song
Jack was every inch a sailor
4 and 20 years a whaler
Jack was every inch a sailor
He was born on the bright blue seas
I'm a nut
I’m a nut – song
I’m a little acorn
Small and round
Lying on the cold hard ground
People come and step on me
That’s why I’m so flat you see
I’m a nut (cluck, cluck)
I’m a nut (cluck, cluck)
I’m a nut (cluck, cluck)
I’m a nut!
[Repeat with peanut, hazelnut, etc.]
Grandpa's farm
Grandpa’s Farm – song
We’re on our way, we’re on our way
On our way to Grandpa’s farm
Yes, we’re on our way, we’re on our way
On our way to Grandpa’s farm
The pigs, they make a sound like this: OINK
Yes pigs, they make a sound like this: OINK
[Chorus]
(repeat with all animals you can think of)
end with:
The farm, it sounds like this: [make all noises]
*Note: remember, not all farmers are men! So mix it up with every other verse being "Grandma's farm"
We’re on our way, we’re on our way
On our way to Grandpa’s farm
Yes, we’re on our way, we’re on our way
On our way to Grandpa’s farm
The pigs, they make a sound like this: OINK
Yes pigs, they make a sound like this: OINK
[Chorus]
(repeat with all animals you can think of)
end with:
The farm, it sounds like this: [make all noises]
*Note: remember, not all farmers are men! So mix it up with every other verse being "Grandma's farm"
Five in the bed
Five in the Bed – counting song
Five in the bed and the little one said, “Roll over, roll over.”
So they all rolled over and one fell out!
Four in the bed…
Three in the bed…
Two in the bed…
One in the bed and the little one said, “I’m lonely, I’m lonely”
So they all jumped up and got back in!
El pollo
El Pollo – Spanish action song
| El... pollo | [Clap to a beat] |
| El pollito con una ala | [Flap one “wing”] |
| El pollito con las dos alas | [Flap both “wings”] |
| El… pollo El pollito con una pata | [Add in stamping one foot] |
| El pollo con los dos patas | [Alternate feet (keep flapping)] |
| El… pollo El pollito con un piquito El pollito con un piquito | [Take away one wing and draw a long beak from your nose] |
| El… pollo El pollito con un rabito El pollito con un rabito | [Turn around and shake your tail feathers!] |
Do your ears hang low
Do Your Ears Hang Low? – action song
Do your ears hang low? (hold hands down by face)
Do they wobble to and fro (shake hands)
Can you tie them in a knot? (make a knot)
Can you tie them in a bow? (make a bow)
Can you throw them over your shoulder (throw hands over your shoulder)
Like a Continental soldier?
Do your ears hang low?
Aikendrum
Aikendrum - traditional song
There was a man lived in the moon
In the moon, in the moon
There was a man lived in the moon
And his name was Aikendrum
He played upon a ladle…
His hair was made of spaghetti…
His eyes were made of meatballs…
His nose was made of cheese…
His mouth was made of pizza…
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