Alabama Gal

Additional verses:

I don’t know how how (x3).... Alabama gal

I’ll show you how how (x3)..... Alabama gal

Ain’t I rock candy (x3) ............ Alabama gal

Game:

Formation: Longways lines (Virginia reel).

Verse 1: Head pair joins hands and goes down the center of the set toward the foot (8 beats), then all the way back up (8 beats).

Verse 2: All partners right arm swing (8 beats), then left arm swing (8 beats)

Verse 3: “Peel the banana” All students face the front of the line. Head of the right line turns to the right and walks toward the foot with all the students on the right following. The head of the left line turns to the left and walks toward the foot, with all students on the left following.

Verse 4: When they get to the foot, the head pair joins hands to make an arch. All students behind them go through the arch, and a new head pair begins the game.

Agua de Limones

Game:

Students form a circle with a leader in the middle.

The circle joins hands and sings the song while walking in a steady beat. At the end of the song, the leader calls out a group formation (people wearing blue, groups of three, birthday month, etc.)

If there is a student without a group, they are out. The game continues until “el que quede solo, solo quedorá,” the last one who remains is the winner.

Duerme Pronto (Go to Sleep)

Go to sleep my little baby, go to sleep without crying

You are in the arms of your mother who is will sing a song

Great Big House in New Orleans

Verse 1: Students walk in a circle

Verse 2:

m. 1 - 2: Every other player walks forward and takes hands

m. 3 - 4: Remaining players step forward, reach into the circle, and take hands

m. 5 - 6: The first group raises their joined hands over the heads of the second group

m. 7 - 8: The second group raises their joined hands over the heads of the first group

Verse 3:

m. 1 - 4: All students step left, together, right, together

m. 5 - 6: The second group lifts their hands over the heads of the first group

m. 7 - 8: The second group steps left behind the inner circle and the game begins again

Here Comes a Bluebird

Students stand in a circle with hands connected above their heads to create arches.

One student musician is the bluebird. They “fly” in and under the arches as the rest of the class sings the song. At the words, “take a little partner,” the bluebird chooses a partner from the circle. They move to the middle of the circle, take hands, and hop together. When the song is over, the original bluebird takes their place back in the circle and the chosen student musician is the new bluebird.

Ickle Ockle

Students walk in open space singing the song. At the end of the song, each student joins hands with a partner. In the next round of the song, partners join with another group. Continue singing and combining groups until the class is in a circle.