Long-Legged Sailor
Words & Music:
Traditional Camp
Have you
ever, ever, ever in your long-legged life
Seen a
long-legged sailor with his long-legged wife?
No, I've
never, ever, ever in my long-legged life
Seen a
long-legged sailor with his long-legged wife?
Have you
ever, ever, ever in your short-legged life
Seen a
short-legged sailor with his short-legged wife?
No, I've
never, ever, ever in my short-legged life
Seen a
short-legged sailor with his short-legged wife?
Have you
ever, ever, ever in your bow-legged life
Seen a
bow-legged sailor with his bow-legged wife?
No, I've
never, ever, ever in my bow-legged life
Seen a
bow-legged sailor with his bow-legged wife?
Have you
ever, ever, ever in your long-legged life
Seen a
short-legged sailor with his bow-legged wife?
No, I've
never, ever, ever in my long-legged life
Seen a
short-legged sailor with his bow-legged wife?
MOTIONS:
This is a clapping game
performed in pairs, in time to the two-beat of the song.
"Have" - Slap own
thighs
"you" - clap own
hands together
"ever" - with
partner, clap right hands together
"ever" - clap own
hands together
"ever" - with
partner, clap left hands together
"in your" - clap
own hands together
"long" - spread
hands wide apart
"legged" - clap
own hands together
"life" - with
partner, clap right hands together
"seen a" - clap
own hands together
"long" - spread
hands wide apart
"legged" - clap
own hands together
"sailor" - with
partner, clap left hands together
"with a" - clap
own hands together
"long" - spread
hands wide apart
"legged" - clap
own hands together
"wife" - clap
both hands together with your partner's hands.
IN VERSES 2, 3 & 4,
MAKE THE FOLLOWING CHANGES:
"short" - put
hands right next to each other in front of you.
"bow" - put arms
over head in a bowed motion.