Lyrics
(Traditional chant)
Five little fishes swimming in a pool
First one said, “This pool is cool”
Second one said, “The pool is deep”
Third one said, “I want to sleep”
Fourth one said, “Let’s dive and dip”
Fifth one said, “I spy a ship”
Fisherman boat comes
Line goes ker-splash
Away the five little fishes dash
Motions
- five fishes = wiggle five fingers
- first one = wrap arms around body
- second one = voice deep
- third one = rest head on hands
- fourth one = hand dives and dips
- fifth one = peer out under hand
- boat = fingers form V and move away from body
- line = pretend to throwing fishing line
- dash = wiggle five fingers away
See also
- Subject: fish
- Timbre: chants
- Source: Wee Sing Children’s Songs and Fingerplays,Pamela Conn Beall and Susan Hagen Nipp, Price Stern Sloan, 1979
- Similar chant: Five Little Pumpkins
- PDF of chant
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