Action Songs

Bingo
There was a farmer who had a dog and Bingo was his name-o!
B-I-N-G-O, B-I N G-O, B I N G-O, and Bingo was his name-o!
There was a farmer had a dog and Bingo was his name-o!
(clap)-l-N-G-O, (clap)-l-N-G-O (clap)-l-N-G-O, and Bingo was his name-o.

(Each succeeding verse eliminate one letter from Bingo and substitute a hand clap.)

Boom Chica Boom
Leader: I said a Boom Chica Boom
(group repeats each line)
Leader: I said a Boom Chica Rocka Chica Rocka Chica Boom
Leader: Uh-huh
(group repeat)
Leader: Oh yeah
(group repeat)
Leader: One more time

(Select style for next verse and sing song in any of the following voices: Baby Style (Thumb in mouth, whiney voice) English Style (English accent) Hillbilly Style, (Country accent, clap, stomp feet), Military Style (Use loud gruff voice), Opera Style (High-pitched, hold notes), Underwater Style (Flap lips with index finger).

Do Your Ears Hang Low?
Do your ears hang low? (thumb in each ear)
Do they wobble to and fro? (shake palms together)
Can you tie them in a knot? (tie knot)
Can you tie them in a bow? (tie bow at neck)
Can you throw them over your shoulder
Like a continental soldier? (salute)
Do your ears hang low?

(Repeat three times; each time faster)

Father Abraham
(chorus)
Father Abraham had seven sons,
Seven sons had Father Abraham,
And he never laughed, And he never cried,
All he did was go like this:
With a left (repeat chorus using left arm motion)
And a right (repeat chorus with left & right arm motion)
And a left leg (repeat chorus with left & right arm motions and left leg motion)
And a right leg (repeat chorus with left & right arm motions and left & right leg motions)
And a head (repeat chorus with arms, legs & head in motion)

(Add as many body parts as desired)

The Grand Old Duke of York
The grand old Duke of York,
He had ten thousand men,
He marched them up the hill, and (stand up)
He marched them down again. (sit down)
And when they're up, they're up (up)
And when they're down, they're down (down)
And when they're only half way up (halfway knees bent)
They're neither up nor down.

Hamburger, Cheeseburger
Leader: Hamburger, Cheeseburger, Lettuce and Tomato
Group: (Repeats line)
Leader: A Baked Hambone and a French Fried Potato, Hot Dog, Chili Dog, Barbeque; Mustard and a Pickle and a Mountain Dew
Leader: (First Time) I Said A - (Repeat Entire Song)
Leader: (Second Time) I Said A Mustard
Group: (Repeats line)

If You're Happy
If you're happy and you know it, Clap your hands. (clap, clap) If you're happy and you know it, Clap your hands. (clap, clap) 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. (clap, clap)
If you're happy and you know it, Stomp your feet. (stomp, stomp)
(Repeat as above)
If you're happy and you know it, Shout "HOORAY." (HOORAY!)
(Repeat as above)
If you're happy and you know it, Stand up. (stand up)
(Repeat as above)
If you're happy and you know it, Do all four. (clap, stomp, HOORAY, stand up)
(Repeat as above)

John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt
John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt,
that's my name, too.
Whenever we go out,
the people always shout,
There goes John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt,
Tra-la-la-la-la-la-la.

(Repeat four times, each time more softly except for the "Tra-la-la-la-la-la-la")

Little Rabbit Hopping By
In a cabin in the wood
Little man by a window stood.
Saw a rabbit hopping by.
Knocking at his door.
"Help me, help me, sir" he said,
―fore the hunter shoots me dead."
"Come little rabbit, come inside,
Safely to abide."

The More We Get Together
The more we get together, together, together,
The more we get together, the happier we'll be.
For your friends are my friends (point to others)
And my friends are your friends. (point to self)
The more we get together, the happier we'll be.

(Motions: Stand up when singing "together" or sit down if standing. Repeat song a second time for all to be seated.)

My Bonny Lies Over the Ocean
My Bonny lies over the ocean,
My Bonny lies over the sea;
My Bonny lies over the ocean,
Oh bring back my Bonny to me.

(Stand or sit each time you sing a word that has a 'B' in it.)

Rare Bog
Chorus: Rare bog, rattlin' bog, way down in the valley-O (repeat)

And in that bog, there was a tree
A rare tree, a rattlin' tree
And the tree was in the bog, way down in the valley-O (chorus)

And on that tree, there was a branch
A rare branch, a rattlin' branch
And the branch was on the tree and the tree was in the bog
Way down in the valley-O (chorus)

And on that branch, there was a twig...
And on that twig, there was a nest...
And in that nest, there was an egg...
And on that next, there was a (chicken sound)...
And on that , there was a wing...
And on that wing, there was a feather...
And on that feather, there was a tick...
And on that tick, there was a tiny, microscopic organism...

And on that tiny, microscopic organism, there was a whole 'nother universe!

 

 

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