Lyrics
American folk song, adapted by Beth Thompson
Adam had seven sons*,
Seven sons had Adam,
And they all were bright
And they did what Adam say,
“Let’s all do this,
Let’s all do this,” says Adam.
Optional lyric change: substitute “kids” for “sons”
Motions
Formation: Students stand in a circle surrounding a student, who is “Adam” (“It”).
“It” does a motion that all students imitate while singing.
See also
- Subject: numbers
- Activities: motions
- Harmony: chords I, IV, V
- Meter: 2
- Scale: hexachord
- Tones: l,drmfsl
- Source: American Folk Songs for Children, Ruth Crawford Seeger, Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1948
YouTube
- PDF of song with chords
- MIDI file
- Listen to the melody
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