Little Cabin in the Wood

1st grade, 2nd grade, folk song / traditional, Kindergarten, Orff, Pre-K, preschool, visuals

Lyrics

(Folk song)

Little cabin in the wood,
Little old man by the window stood,
Saw a rabbit hopping by,
Knocking at the door.
“Help me! Help me sir!” he said,
Or the farmer will bop my head!”
“Come little rabbit, come in side,
Safely we’ll abide.”

Motions

Little cabin… = draw a rectangle in the air
Little old man… = hand on forehead like looking while keeping the sun out of his eyes
Knocking… = knock in the air
“Help me!…” = hands flash in the air (like jazz hands)
Or the farmer… = tap top of head
“Come…” = come here motion
Safely… = one hand “pet” the back of the other hand, which has 2 fingers up to mimic the rabbit