The grand old duke of York

He had ten thousand men

He marched them up to the top of the hill

And he marched them down again

And when they were up they were up

And when they were down they were down

And when they were only half-way up

They were neither up nor down!

Actions: Every time you sing the word "up", stand up. When you sing the word "down", sit down. On "half-way up", stand up with knees bent. Repeat the song a number of times, getting faster. To totally confuse everyone, reverse the actions (e.g. sit down on "up", stand up on "down"!)

Sittin' on my fence post, chewing my bubblegum

(chew, chew, chew, chew)

Playin' with my yo-yo, wee-oo! wee-oo!

When along came Herman the worm

And he was this big (make a motion as if measuring a tiny worm)

And I said: "Herman? What happened?"

"I ate my Mother."

(repeat verse, with worm action getting larger and larger for each of the following lines:)

"I ate my Father."

"I ate my Brother."

"I ate my Sister."

"I ate my Dog."

(repeat verse one last time, with a tiny worm action for:)

"I burped."

Little Tommy Tinker

Sat upon a clinker

He began to cry:

"Mom! Mom!"

Poor little innocent guy.

Note: A clinker is a hot ash or cinder. The fourth line is shouted loudly while you jump up and down for each "Mom!"

My bonnie lies over the ocean

My bonnie lies over the sea

My bonnie lies over the ocean

Oh, bring back my bonnie to me

Bring back, bring back,

Bring back my bonnie to me, to me

Bring back, bring back,

Bring back my bonnie to me

Actions: Start the song sitting down. On the first "B" in the song, stand up. At the next "B", sit down again. Repeat throughout the song. Repeat the song a number of times, getting faster and faster!

Extra verses:

My Bonnie's complexion was makeup

Her face, it was beauteous to see

Until she got caught in a rainstorm

Oh, bring back my Bonnie to me!

My Bonnie leaned over the gas tank

The height of its contents to see

I lighted a match to assist her

Oh, bring back my Bonnie to me!

My Bonnie has tuberculosis

My Bonnie has only one lung

My Bonnie can cough up raw oysters

And roll them around on her tongue!

My mother's an apple pie maker

My father he fiddles for tin

My sister scrubs floors for a living

Oh boy, how the money rolls in.

Last night as I lay on my pillow

Last night as I lay on my bed

I stuck my feet out the window

Next morning my neighbors were dead!

Chorus:

Peanut, peanut butter, jelly!

Peanut, peanut butter, jelly!

First you take the peanuts and you pick 'em, you pick 'em,

You pick 'em, pick 'em, pick 'em

Then you crush 'em, crush 'em,

You crush 'em, crush 'em, crush 'em

Then you spread 'em, spread 'em,

You spread 'em, spread 'em, spread 'em...

Then you take the berries and you pick 'em, you pick 'em,

You pick 'em, pick 'em, pick 'em

Then you crush 'em, crush 'em,

You crush 'em, crush 'em, crush 'em

Then you spread 'em, spread 'em,

You spread 'em, spread 'em, spread 'em...

Pirate Ship

(actions in brackets)

When I was one (hold up one finger) I sucked my thumb (suck your thumb)

The day I went to sea, (make waves with a hand)

I climbed aboard a pirate ship (climb an invisible ladder)

And the Captain (salute) said to me,

"We're going north, (stomp foot in front of you)

South, (stomp foot behind you)

East, (stomp foot to the left)

West, (stomp foot to the right)

And up the Irish sea, (two hands beside each other, palms facing out, make an "up" motion towards your head)

A bottle of rum (drink from a bottle) to fill my tum (rub your belly)

And that's the life for me!"

When I was two (hold up two fingers) I tied my shoe (tie your shoe)

The day I went to sea, (make waves with a hand)

I climbed aboard a pirate ship (climb an invisible ladder)

And the Captain (salute) said to me,

"We're going north, (stomp foot in front of you)

South, (stomp foot behind you)

East, (stomp foot to the left)

West, (stomp foot to the right)

And up the Irish sea, (two hands beside each other, palms facing out, make an "up" motion towards your head)

A bottle of rum (drink from a bottle) to fill my tum (rub your belly)

And that's the life for me!"

Other Verses:

Three: scraped my knee (brush your knee)

Four: shut the door (shut an imaginary door)

Five: did the jive (?) (do a little dance)

Six: picked up sticks (pick up sticks)

Seven: went to heaven (point upward, act 'angelic')

Eight: closed the gate (close an imaginary gate)

Nine: stood in line (?) (look impatient)

Ten: did it again (look exasperated)

I'm singing, I'm singing,

I'm just singing along.

I'm just singing my singing song,

I'm just singing along.

I'm walking, I'm walking,

I'm just walking along.

I'm just singing my walking song,

I'm just walking along.

Other verse ideas: skipping, dancing, swimming, hopping, swinging, etc. For each verse, do an appropriate action as everyone slowly walks around the campfire.

Slap! Slap! Slap! Mosquitoes are Biting

(actions in brackets)

Slap! Slap! Slap! Mosquitoes are biting (slap your body for each "slap")

Hey there fellows, I've got one (hold up one finger)

And between my fingernails I will pinch his little tail (make squishing action with fingertips)

'Till he promises not to bite me on my thumb! (point to thumb)

Slap! Slap! Slap! Mosquitoes are biting (slap your body for each "slap")

Hey there fellows, I've got two (hold up two fingers)

And between my fingernails I will pinch their little tails (make squishing action with fingertips)

'Till they promise not to bite me on my shoe! (point to shoe)

Slap! Slap! Slap! Mosquitoes are biting (slap your body for each "slap")

Hey there fellows, I've got three (hold up three fingers)

And between my fingernails I will pinch their little tails (make squishing action with fingertips)

'Till they promise not to bite me on my knee! (point to knee)

Slap! Slap! Slap! Mosquitoes are biting (slap your body for each "slap")

Hey there fellows, I've got four (hold up four fingers)

And between my fingernails I will pinch their little tails (make squishing action with fingertips)

'Till they promise not to bite me anymore!

Swimming

(to the tune of "Sailing, Sailing, Over the Ocean Blue")

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!

Three Sharp Tooth Buzzards

(actions in brackets)

3 (hold up 3 fingers) sharp tooth (fingers curled up by mouth as teeth) buzzards (hunch shoulders, look mean)

3 sharp tooth buzzards (same actions)

3 sharp tooth buzzards (same actions)

Sitting on a dead tree (arms out as branches, head lolled to one side)

Oh LOOK (shade eyes with hand), One has flown A-way (point to the distance)

What A Shame (one hand at forehead in a dramatic gesture)

2 sharp tooth buzzards (same actions as above, but hold up 2 fingers)...

1 sharp tooth buzzard (same actions as above but hold up 1 finger)...

No sharp tooth buzzards (same actions, but shake finger "no" at "No")...

Oh, Look (shade eyes with hand), One has RE-turned (beckoning motion)

Let us RE-Joice (arms up in joy)!

1 sharp tooth buzzard ...

2 sharp tooth buzzards ...

3 sharp tooth buzzards ...

Waddle-ee-ocha, waddle-ee-ocha,

Doodle-ee-doo, doodle-ee-doo,

Waddle-ee-ocha, waddle-ee-ocha,

Doodle-ee-doo, doodle-ee-doo!

It's the simplest song, there ain't much to it,

All you've got to do is doodle-ee-doo it,

I like the rest but the part I like best

It goes: doodle-ee-doodle-ee-doo! Woo!

Actions: For each pair of lines in the song, you fit the following actions:

Slap hands on thighs twice
Clap hands twice
With arms in held in front of chest, shake left hand over right hand twice, then right hand over left twice
Left hand holding your nose, right hand holding your left ear, then right hand holding your nose and left hand holding your right ear, repeat

I know someone you don't know

Yogi, Yogi

I know someone you don't know

Yogi, Yogi Bear

Yogi, Yogi Bear, Yogi, Yogi Bear

I know someone you don't know

Yogi, Yogi Bear

Yogi has a little friend

Boo-boo, Boo-boo

Yogi has a little friend

Boo-boo, Boo-boo Bear

Boo-boo, Boo-boo Bear, Boo-boo, Boo-boo Bear

Yogi has a little friend

Boo-boo, Boo-boo Bear

Yogi has a girlfriend too

Cindy, Cindy

Yogi has a girlfriend too

Cindy, Cindy Bear

Cindy, Cindy Bear, Cindy, Cindy Bear

Yogi has a girlfriend too

Cindy, Cindy Bear

They all have another friend

Ranger, Ranger

They all have another friend

Ranger, Ranger Smith

Ranger, Ranger Smith, Ranger, Ranger Smith

They all have another friend

Ranger, Ranger Smith

They all live in Jellystone

Jelly, Jelly

They all live in Jellystone

Jelly, Jellystone

Jelly, Jellystone, Jelly, Jellystone

They all live in Jellystone

Jelly, Jellystone

Actions:

Yogi: wave ars back and forth one either side of your head

Boo-Boo: pat an invisible short person

Cindy: one hand twirling in hair, other hand on hip

Ranger Smith: make a finger gun, "shoot" people

Jellystone: shake whole body