Lyrics
(Folk song)
Little Sally Walker sitting on a saucer
Crying and a-weeping over all she’s done.
Rise Sally ride, wipe the tears from your eyes
Put your hands on your hips,
Let your backbone slip
Shake it to the east
Shake it to the east
Shake it to the very one
That you love the best
Circle Game
Formation: Students stand in a circle with “Sally” sitting in the center of the circle.
Ms. 1-8 = Students circle to the right.
Ms. 9-10 = Students stop moving and raise both hands up as “Sally” stands up. Ms. 11-12 = “wipe the tears,” pantomime wiping tears.
Ms. 13-14 = “Hands on your hips” = hands on hips
Ms. 15-16 = “Backbone slip” = lean over
Ms. 17-20 = Shake hips
Ms. 21-24 = “Sally” closes eyes, points finger, and turn in place. Whoever “Sally” is pointing to on the last note is the new “Sally.”
See also
- Activity: circle game
- Harmony: I, IV
- Melody: low so & low la
- Scale: pentatonic
- Tones: s,l,drm
- Similar song: Little Sally Walker (walkin’ down the street)
- Kodaly-based interactive curriculum with this song
YouTube
- PDF of song with chords
- MIDI file
- Listen to the melody
I used to play that game when i was young. And a lil girl
That’s awesome! Thanks for sharing!
This game brings back fond memories with my mother. Thank you for sharing