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"Do Your Ears Hang Low?" -- to the tune of "Turkey in the Straw" (Do this one slowly; good actions but words are difficult)

Do your ears hang low? (point to ears)
Do they wobble to and fro? (move hands back and forth)
Can you tie them in a knot? (tie an imaginary knot)
Can you tie them in a bow? (tie an imaginary bow)
Can you throw them over your shoulder (motion over shoulder)
like a Continental soldier? (salute)
Do your ears hang low? (point to ears and then to ground)


"Little Bunny Foo-Foo" -- simple actions; campers can learn chorus (all groups)

Little Bunny Foo-Foo hopping through the forest (two fingers, hopping motion)
Scooping up the field mice (scooping motion) and battin' them on the head (hit one fist with other hand).

said: Down came the good fairy (downward motion) and she said,

sung: "Little Bunny Foo-Foo, I don't want to see you (shake finger)
sung: Scooping up the field mice (scooping motion) and battin' them on the head (hit one fist with other hand).
sung: I'll give you (3, 2, or 1) more chance(s) (1st through 3rd verse)
sung: And then turn you into a goon.

(Repeat from beginning, reducing number of chances)

End: "I gave you three chances and now I'll turn you into a goon. Poof."

Moral: "Hare today and goon tomorrow."


"My Hat" -- simple (all groups)[1]

My hat it has three corners (point to head and make a hat)
Three corners has my hat (hold up three fingers, point to head)
And had it not three corners (shake head "no")
It would not be my hat (point to head).


"Six Little Ducks" -- good actions; do slowly (all groups)[2]

Six little ducks that I once knew (six fingers)
Fat ones, tall ones, skinny ones too. (pantomime)

  1. Ibid., p. 59.
  2. Ibid., p. 20.