Lyrics
1. Peep squirrel, Ya di da di deedy um
Peep squirrel, Ya di da di deedy um (repeat)
2. Hop squirrel, Ya di da di deedy um…
3. Run squirrel, Ya di da di deedy um…
4. Come here mule, Ya di da di deedy um…
5. Whoa mule, I can’t get the saddle on…
6. Go that mule, I can’t get the saddle on…
7. Go that squirrel, I can’t get the saddle on…
Motions for Baby
- For a lullaby, sing slowly while rocking a baby.
- This is also sung while bouncing a baby on a knee.
Circle Game
(For verses 1, 2 and 3)
Children stand in a circle, one student is the squirrel. The squirrel moves outside or inside the circle while the rest of the students sing.
Verse 1: While students sing “peep,” Squirrel walks.
Verses 2 & 3: Squirrel hops or runs.
At the end of each verse, the Squirrel taps another student to be the next Squirrel.
See also
- Subjects: lullabies / squirrels
- Activities: circle singing games
- Harmony: chords I, IV, V
- Melody: D,E,G,A,B / C,D,F,G,A
- Meter: 4
- Rhythm:
/ steady beat - Scale: pentatonic
- Timbre: Boomwhackers
- Tones: drmsl
- Source: Animal Folk Songs for Children, Ruth Seeger, 1950
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