Lyrics
(Folk song from France)
Jean Petit qui danse
Jean Petit qui danse
De son bras il danse
De son bras il danse
De son bras, bras, bras
Ainsi danse Jean Petit
Jean Petit qui danse
Jean Petit qui danse
De sa main il danse
De sa main il danse
De sa main, main, main
De son bras, bras, bras
Ainsi danse Jean Petit
Jean Petit qui danse
Jean Petit qui danse
De son doigt il danse
De son doigt il danse
De son doigt, doigt, doigt
De sa main, main, main
De son bras, bras, bras
Ainsi danse Jean Petit
…sa jambe…
…son pied…
…sa tête…
English Translation - Little Jean dances
Little John dances
Little John dances
With his arm he dances
With his arm he dances
With his arm, arm, arm
Thus dances Little John
Little John dances
Little John dances
With his hand he dances
With his hand he dances
With his hand, hand, hand
With his arm, arm, arm
Thus dances Little John
Little John dances
Little John dances
With his finger he dances
With his finger he dances
With his finger, finger, finger
With his hand, hand, hand
With his arm, arm, arm
Thus dances Little John
…his leg…
…his foot…
…his head…
Movement
- Formation: Students stand in a circle.
- Students walk in a circle as they sing until they get to the part of the song where the body part is repeated three times (“De son bras, bras, bras”). Students stand still and pulse that body part three times. Then on the last line (“Ainsi danse Jean Petit”), students turn around in place.
See also
- Country: France
- Subject: body parts
- Form: cumulative
- Scale: hexatonic
- Tones: l,t,drmf
YouTube
- PDF of song with chords
- MIDI file
- Listen to the melody
