Action Songs

If You're Happy and You Know It

If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands.
If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands.
If you're happy and you know it,
And you really want to show it,
If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands.

If you're happy and you know it, stamp your feet.
If you're happy and you know it, stamp your feet.
If you're happy and you know it,
And you really want to show it,
If you're happy and you know it, stomp your feet.

If you're happy and you know it, shout hooray.
If you're happy and you know it, shout hooray.
If you're happy and you know it,
And you really want to show it,
If you're happy and you know it, shout hooray.

If you're happy and you know it, do all three.
If you're happy and you know it, do all three.
If you're happy and you know it,
And you really want to show it, If you're happy and you know it, do all three.

Kookaburra

Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree,
Merry merry king of the bush is he,
Laugh, kookaburra, laugh, kookaburra,
Gay your life must be, ha, ha, ha!

Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree,
Eating all the gumdrops he can see,
Stop, kookaburra, stop, kookaburra,
Save some there for me, ha, ha, ha!

Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree,
Counting all the monkeys he can see,
Stop, kookaburra, stop, kookaburra,
That's not a monkey, that's me, ha, ha, ha!

Thorn Rosa

Thorn Rosa was a princess fair, a princess fair, a princess fair,
Thorn Rosa was a princess fair,
Long, Long Ago

(circle raises hands, a little higher with each "castle high" to form towers)
She lived up in a castle high, a castle high, a castle high,
She lived up in a castle high,
Long, Long Ago

(the witch enters the circle under the arms, makes motions as if casting a spell)
A wicked witch put a spell on her, a spell on her, a spell on her,
A wicked witch put a spell on her,
Long, Long Ago

(the princess lies down and pretends to sleep)
The princess slept for a hundred years, a hundred years, a hundred years,
The princess slept for a hundred years,
Long, Long Ago

(circle raises hands, a little higher on each "oh so high" to form hedge)
The briar hedge grew oh so high, oh so high, oh so high,
The briar hedge grew oh so high,
Long, Long Ago

(prince motions as if chopping hedge with a sword, enters the circle) A handsome prince came riding by, riding by, riding by,
A handsome prince came riding by,
Long, Long Ago

(the prince touches the princess, she awakes and rises)
The princess wakened at his touch, at his touch, at his touch,
The princess wakened at his touch,
Long, Long Ago

(prince and princess "climb" on a horse and ride away)
The prince and princess rode away, rode away, rode away,
The prince and princess rode away,
Long, Long Ago Alice the Camel

Alice the Camel

Alice the camel has five humps
Alice the camel has five humps
Alice the camel has five humps
So go Alice go! Boom boom boom

...four humps
...three humps
...two humps
...one hump

Alice the camel has no humps
Alice the camel has no humps
Alice the camel has no humps
Because Alice is a horse!

Auntie Monica

Oh I have an auntie, an Auntie Monica
And when she goes shopping they all say "Ooh-lala!"
Because her feathers swinging, her feather's swinging so
Because her feathers swinging, her feather's swinging so

Oh I have an auntie, an Auntie Monica
And when she goes shopping they all say "Ooh-lala!"
Because her hat is swinging, her hat is swinging so,
Because her hat is swinging, her hat is swinging so,
Because her feathers swinging, her feather's swinging so
Because her feathers swinging, her feather's swinging so

Other Verses: Because her muff is swinging, her muff is swinging so...
Because her skirts are swinging, her skirts are swinging so..
. Because my aunt is swinging, my aunt is swinging so...

Actions: feather swinging: wave hand back and forth above head
hat swinging: using both hands, swing an invisible wide-brimmed hat
muff swinging: hands together in front of you, swing arms
skirt swinging: sway invisible skirts around your legs
aunt swinging: swing your whole body!

Bubblegum Song

My mommy gave me a quarter
To go and pay the porter
I did not pay the porter
I bought some bubblegum!

Chorus: Nee-nee-nee-nee-nee bubblegum,
Nee-nee-nee-nee-nee bubblegum,
Nee-nee-nee-nee-nee bubblegum,
I bought some bubblegum!

My mommy gave me a dime
To go and buy a lime
I did not buy a lime
I bought some bubblegum!

My mommy gave me a nickel
To go and buy a pickle
I did not buy a pickle
I bought some bubblegum!

My mommy gave me a penny
To go and buy some bubblegum
I did not buy some bubblegum
I'm sick of bubblegum!

Forty Years on an Iceberg

Forty years on an iceberg (make #10 four times with hands)
Over the ocean wide (wave motion)
Nothing to wear but pyjamas, (slide hands up body from toes to head)
Nothing to do but slide (slide hands down body from head to toes)
The wind was cold and icy, (shiver, arms around body)
Jack Frost began to bite (pinch neighbours)
I had to hug my polar bear (hug neighbours)
To keep me warm at night, night, night, night...

(Repeat and each time hum another line instead of singing it)

Purple Stew

Making a purple stew, whip, whip
Whip Whip Whip (pretend to stir a huge bowl, circular motion with arms)
Making a purple stoobie-doobie-oobie-doobie
Purple potatoes, and purple tomatoes and (pretend to throw things in from over your shoulder)
You in my purple stew. (person in middle points to someone)
Fancy meeting you in my purple stew. (the two shake hands)

(Everyone stands in a circle while one person stands in the middle. While you are singing the song perform the actions. When you say "You in my purple stew" the person in the middle points to someone and that person joins the middle. On "Fancy meeting you..." the person who was just pulled into the circle shakes hands with the person who brought her there.)

Swimming

Swimming, swimming in my swimming-pool
When days are hot when days are cold, in my swimming pool
Breast-stroke, side-stroke, fancy diving too.
Don't you wish you never had anything else to do, but....

Actions:
Swimming, swimming: swimming action
In my swimming pool: trace outline of pool
Days are hot: wipe hand across forehead
Days are cold: shiver
Breast-stroke: do the breaststroke
Side-stroke: do the sidestroke
Fancy diving: dive action

Repeat the song a number of times, leaving out each of the above lines one at a time but still doing the actions. The last verse should be all actions and no singing!