Lyrics
(Folk song)
2. Saw a crow flying low,
Fooba, wooba, fooba, wooba,
Saw a crow flying low, Fooba wooba John.
Saw a crow flying low several miles beneath the snow.
Whoa John, oh John, Fooba wooba John.
3. Saw a whale chase a snail…
…all around the water pail…
4. Saw a louse push a mouse…
…down the chimney through the house…
5. Saw a bat chase a cat…
…Heard the cat say, “Please bat, scat”
6. Saw a bear comb his hair…
In the middle of the air
7. Saw a frog chase a dog…
Sitting on a hollow log
8. Heard a cow say meow
Then I heard it say, “bow wow”
Motions
See motion ideas in the download below.
See also
- Subject: silly
- Activity: motions
- Harmony: chords I IV V
- Melody: high and low do
- Meter: 4
- Rhythm:
- Scale: hexatonic
- Tones: t,drmsld’
- similar lyrics in verse 2: Kitty Alone
YouTube
or purchase here (printables only)
- Worksheets / Handouts, Rubric
- PDF with song with chords + Lesson ideas
- MIDI file
- Listen to the song
Love this! Must try it next year.
This is SO fun such a great lesson!! Can’t wait to try it!! Thank you!!!
Kelly,
Let me know how it goes! My kids love it!
This would be a great middle school warm up.
I tried singing this in minor, with the “Whoa John…” measure as a Cm arpeggio. I like it that way!
Good idea!