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Great Big Cat
Lyrics (Traditional chant) A great big cat and a wee little mouseWent round and round in a high, high houseBut that wee little mouse got caught at last‘Cause the great big cat ran around so fast! Motions “great big cat” ...
There Was a Great Big Moose
Lyrics (Folk song) 1. There was a great big moose (repeat)He liked to drink a lot of juice. (repeat)(Repeat) RefrainSinging oh way oh, (repeat)Way oh, way oh, way oh, way oh, (repeat)Way oh, way oh, (repeat)Way oh, way oh, way oh, ...
Buy a Penny Ginger
Lyrics (Jamaican folk song) Buy a penny gingerPung it in the mortar,Buy a penny gingerPung it in the mortar,Doon-ak-a, doon-ak-a, doo-kay. Game (Adapted) Formation: Students sit or stand in a circle of 3-5 students. On the steady beat, students pile ...
Page’s Train
Lyrics (American folk song) Page’s train runs so fastCan’t see nothing but the window glass. Page’s train goes so slow,Can’t hear nothing but the whistle blow. See also Subjects: trains Harmony: chords I, IV, V Meter: 4 Tempo: fast & ...
My Dame Hath a Lame Tame Crane
Lyrics (English folk song) My dame hath a lame tame crane,My dame hath a crane that is lame,Pray gentle Jane, let my dame’s lame tame craneFeed and come home again. Motions “Dame” = Curtsy (or, if sitting, put both hands ...
The Horse Went Around
Lyrics (Folk song) Oh the horse went around with his foot off the ground,Oh the horse went around with his foot off the ground,Oh the horse went around with his foot off the ground,Oh the horse went around with his ...
Marinero que se fue a la mar
Lyrics – Spanish (Mexican folk song) Marinero que se fue a la mar y mar y marpara ver que podía ver y ver y ver.Y lo único que pudo ver y ver y verfue el fondo de la mar y ...
Trot Old Joe
Lyrics (American folk song) Trot Old Joe, trot Old Joe,You ride better’n any horse I know.Trot Old Joe, trot Old Joe,You’re the best horse in the country-o.Whoa Joe! Walk Old Joe… Gallop Old Joe… Trot slow Joe… Trot fast Joe… ...
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Songs with Fast & Slow lesson ideas A la lata al latero Alligator Chant Alouette Auntie Boom Chicka Boom Buy a Penny Ginger Chumbara Clocks of Rondaine Coffee Grows on White Oak Trees Cshebogar Do as I’m Doing Doctor Katchel ...
The Wind
Lyrics (Chant by Beth Thompson) The wind blew highThe wind blew lowThe wind blew fastThe wind blew slowThe wind blew upThe wind blew downThe wind blew so hard,It blew me out of town! See also Subject: weather Melody: high & ...
