Alice the Camel

Alice the camel has 10 humps,

Alice the camel has 10 humps

Alice the camel has 10 humps, so go, Alice, GO!!

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9.

[Continue with 9, 8, 7 . . . humps, until . . . ]

Alice the camel has no humps,

Alice the camel has no humps

Alice the camel has no humps,

‘Cause Alice is a HORSE!!

Alive, Awake, Alert

I’m alive, awake, alert, enthusiastic

I’m alive, awake, alert, enthusiastic

I’m alive, awake, alert

I’m alert, awake, alive

I’m alive, awake, alert enthusiastic

ACTIONS:

Alive: Both hands at forehead

Awake: Arms crossd with hands touching shoulders

Alert: Arms uncrossed, hands touching shoulders

Enthus: Slap knees

ias: Clap

tic: Snap

All God's Critters

CHORUS:

All God’s critters got a place in the choir

Some sing low and some sing higher

Some sing out loud on the telephone wire

Some just clap their hands or paws

Or anything they got now

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Listen to the bass, it’s the one on the bottom

Where the bullfrogs croak and the hippopotamus

Moans and groans with a big ta-doo

And the old cow just goes moo, moo

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The dogs and the cats they make up the middle

Where the hummingbirds hum and the crickets fiddle

The donkeys bray and the horses neigh

The old coyote howls awhoo

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Listen to the trees where the little bird sings

With the melodies and the high notes ringing

The hoot owl hollers over everything

The porcupine disagrees. Nope, nope, nope.

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It’s a simple song sung everywhere

By the ox and the fox and the grizzly bear

The grumpy alligator and the hawk above

The sly raccoon and the turtle dove. Coo, coo, coo

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Baby Bumblebee

I’m bringing home a baby bumble bee

Won’t my Mommy* be so proud of me?

I’m bringing home a baby bumble bee…

Ouch! It stung me!

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I’m squashing up my baby bumble bee

Won’t my Mommy be so proud of me?

I’m squashing up my baby bumble bee…

Ew! What a mess!

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I’m licking up my baby bumble bee

Won’t my Mommy be so proud of me?

I’m licking up my baby bumble bee…

Ugh! I feel sick!

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I’m barfing up my baby bumble bee

Won’t my Mommy be so proud of me?

I’m barfing up my baby bumble bee…

Oh! Another mess!

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I’m mopping up my baby bumble bee

Won’t my Mommy be so proud of me?

I’m mopping up my baby bumble bee…

Mommy, aren’t you proud of me?

* Can be substituted with many other words: Mother, Mama, Daddy, Father, Papa, Grandma, Grammie, Grandpa, Pappy, Auntie, Uncle, etc….

The motions: Usually it is sung in a circle, so you can see everyone doing the motions – a big part of the fun! It is best if everyone is standing, but not necessary.

Verse 1: Hands are cupped together as if carrying a captured bee. You walk in place and swings hands back and forth as you sing, in time to the music, until you get to the exclamation (Ouch!). Here you stop all movement to emphasize the statement, with an appropriate “unfair of the bee” face. Movement begins again with…

Verse 2: Hands are mashed together, back and forth in time to the music, as if squashing the bee. Again movement stops with exclamation (Ew!) as hands are looked at with “icky” faces on…Then

Verse 3: While singing (tricky!) hands are pretended to be licked – keeping the hands flat and moving them with a sweeping motion down in front of the mouth, in time to the music. Movement stops with “Ugh!” as “sick” faces are shown and stomachs are held.

Verse 4: While still holding stomachs, “bob” up and down from the waist, in time to the music, to simulate barfing. (Oooo, this is fun!) When the “Oh” sounds, “more work” faces are worn.

Verse 5: With “mops” in hand, scrub the floor in time to the music. When the “Mommie” is reached, “mops” are held upright and to the side (like the pitchfork in the famous painting :]) with the other hand on the hip and the head turned a little on its side.

The Banana Song

Bananas of the world:

UNITE!

Peel, bananas,

Peel, peel bananas,

Peel, bananas,

Peel, peel bananas.

Shake, bananas,

Shake, shake bananas,

Shake bananas,

Shake, shake bananas.

Go, bananas,

Go, go, bananas,

Go, bananas,

Go, go bananas,

GO!

ACTIONS:

UNITE!: Join hands together above head.

Peel bananas: Make motions like being peeled.

Shake, bananas: Shake back and forth.

Go, bananas: shoot hands up in the air, alternating, as if cheering.

Barges

Out of my window looking in the night

I can see the barges flickering light

Silently flows the river to the sea

and the barges too go silently

CHORUS:

Barges I would like to go with you

I would like to sail the ocean blue

Barges have you treasure in your hold

Do you fight with pirates brave and bold

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Out of my window looking in the night

I can see the barges flickering light

Starboard glows green and port is glowing red

I can see the barges from my bed

CHORUS

How my heart longs to sail away with you

As you sail across the ocean blue

But I must sit beside my window dear

and watch you sail away from here

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Out of my window looking in the night

I can see the barges flickering light

Harbor ahead and anchorage in view

I will find my resting place with you

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Away from my window on into the night

I will watch ’til they are out of sight

Taking their cargo far across the sea

How I’d wish that someday they would take me

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Out of my window looking through the night

I can see the barges flickering light

People are sailing far and far away

and I hope to go with them one day

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Bazooka Bubblegum

My mommy gave me a penny

She said to buy a henny

But I didn’t buy no henny

Instead I bought some bubblegum.

CHORUS

Bazooka-zooka bubble gum.

Bazooka-zooka bubble gum.

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My mommy gave me a nickel

She said to buy a pickle

But I didn’t buy no pickle

Instead I bought some bubble gum.

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My mommy gave me a dime

She said to buy a lime

But I didn’t buy no lime

Instead I bought some bubble gum.

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My mommy gave me a quarter

She said to buy some water

But I didn’t buy no water

Instead I bought some bubble gum.

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My mommy gave me a dollar

She said to buy a collar

But I didn’t buy no collar

Instead I bought some bubble gum.

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My mommy gave me two dollars

She said to buy some bubble gum

But I didn’t buy no bubble gum

‘Cause I was sick of bubble gum.

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