Bartolo tenía una flauta

folk song / traditional

Lyrics - Spanish

(Folk song from Spain)

Bartolo tenía una flauta
con un agujero sólo
y a todos daba la lata
con la flauta de Bartolo.

Bartolo tenía una flauta
con un agujero solo
y su madre le decía
toca la flauta Bartolo.

English Translation - Bartolo had a flute

Bartolo had a flute
with only one hole
and everyone was annoyed
with Bartolo’s flute.

Bartolo had a flute
with only one hole
and his mother told him,
“Play the flute, Bartolo.”

Game

Formation – Students stand in a circle. One student goes away from the circle and does not look at the other students. One student (Student X) from the circle is chosen as “It” (“Bartolo”).

As students begin to sing, “It” pantomimes playing an instrument. The rest of the students imitate “It.” Student X watches, and after the song is sung, Student X gets three chances to guess who is “It.”