Crocodile Song
Words & Music:
Traditional
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She sailed away on a happy summer's day
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On the back of a crocodile.
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"You see," said she, "he's as tame as can be.
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I'll ride him down the Nile."
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The croc winked his eye as she bade them all good-bye,
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Wearing a happy smile.
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At the end of the ride, the lady was inside,
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And the smile was on the crocodile!
MOTIONS:
"sailed away" -
move one arm in front of you in a wave-like motion
"happy...day" -
with both index fingers, outline a smile on your face
"back of a
crocodile" - put arms and hands together like a crocodile's jaws
"You see..." -
point to eye
"said she" -
curtsy
"as tame as can
be" - pet the back of one hand with the other
"ride him down the
Nile" - with your index and middle fingers, pretend to ride your other
hand
"the croc" - move
arms together and apart like a crocodile's jaws
Ówinked his eye" -
wink and point to your eye
"bade them all
good-bye" - wave good-bye
"wearing a happy
smile" - with your index fingers, outline a smile on your face
"at the end of the
ride" - with your index and middle fingers, pretend to ride your other
hand
"the lady" -
curtsy
"was inside" -
rub your stomach
"and the smile" -
with your index fingers, outline a smile on your face
"...the
crocodile" - move your arms to imitate a crocodile's jaws