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Five Little Monkeys
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| Five little monkeys
jumping on the bed. |
(Hand forward, fingers spread, "jump" hand up and down) |
| One fell off |
(Forefinger up, pantomime the fall by pointing to the floor) |
| And broke his head. |
(Point to head) |
| Mama called the Doctor |
(Pretend to dial telephone) |
| And the Doctor said, |
(Shake forefinger as though scolding) |
| "No more monkeys jumping on the bed!" | |
| Repeat the verse, decreasing the number of monkeys each time. On final repetition, the Doctor says, "Well, that's what you get for jumping on the bed!" |
 Five Little Monkeys II
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| Five little monkeys | (Hand forward, fingers spread) |
| Swinging in a tree | (Wiggle fingers) |
| Teasing Uncle Crocodile, | |
| "Can't catch me!" | (Either shake finger at audience or put hands on hips and flounce) |
| "No, you can't catch me!" | |
| Along came Uncle Crocodile, | (Form crocodile's head & jaw with other hand or put heels of hands together for a really BIG crocodile) |
| As quiet as can be... | ("Swim" crocodile forward) |
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And snatched one monkey | (Catch a finger with the crocodile mouth) |
| Right Off that tree. "Yumm!" | (Rub tummy) |
| Repeat the verse, decreasing the number of monkeys each time. On final repetition, skip the last 2 lines . Keep the crocodile forward, moving him from side to side.
"Now how about dessert?" (Point at audience) |