Row, Row, Row Your Boat Have campers stand and form a circle. Sing the song, and have campers copy you. LYRICS
This Old Man Have campers stand in a circle, facing in. Engage campers with animated gestures and dancing. Sing the song as a group. Repeat the chorus after each verse. LYRICS This old man, he played one, He played knick-knack on my thumb, (Chorus) This old man, he played two, He played knick-knack on my shoe, (Chorus) This old man, he played three, He played knick-knack on my knee, (Chorus) This old man, he played four, He played knick-knack on my door, (Chorus) This old man, he played five, He played knick-knack on my hive, (Chorus) This old man, he played six, He played knick-knack on my sticks, (Chorus) This old man, he played seven, He played knick-knack up in heaven, (Chorus) This old man, he played eight, He played knick-knack on my gate, (Chorus) This old man, he played nine, He played knick-knack on my spine, (Chorus) This old man, he played ten, He played knick-knack home again,
Row, row, row your boat Gently down the stream, Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily Life is but a dream. Row, row, row your boat Gently down the brook, If you catch a little fish Please let it off the hook. Row, row, row your boat See the water run, Rowing here and rowing there
Oh, we’re almost done. Row, row, row your boat Gently down the stream, Ha ha fooled ya all I’m a submarine.
Row, row, row your boat Gently down the stream, Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily
Life is but a dream. Skip to My Lou Campers stand in a circle, facing in. As a group, sing and dance to each verse. LYRICS
Lost my partner, what’ll I do? Lost my partner, what’ll I do? Lost my partner, what’ll I do? Skip to my Lou, my darling. Chorus: Lou, Lou, skip to my Lou. Lou, Lou, skip to my Lou. Lou, Lou, skip to my Lou. Skip to my Lou, my darling.
(Chorus) Chorus: With a knick-knack paddywhack, Give the dog a bone. This old man came rolling home.
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