This one is popular with older kids, and for a reason! The way the rhyme is orchestrated each line ends with a saucy curse that is safely covered by the context of the line that comes next: Miss Suzie had a steamboat/the steamboat had a bell/Miss Suzie went to heaven/but the steamboat went to/Hello operator, please give me number 9/if you dare disconnect me/I will chop off your/Behind the refrigerator, and so forth. “A sailor went to sea, sea, sea To see what she could see, see, see But all that she could see, see, see Was the bottom of the deep blue sea, sea, sea A sailor went to sea, sea, sea To see what she could see, see, see But all that she could see, see, see Was a baby shark in the deep blue seaA sailor went to sea, sea, sea To see what she could see, see, see But all that she could see, see, see Was an octopus in the deep blue sea A sailor went to sea, sea, sea To see what she could see, see, see But all that she could see, see, see Was a jellyfish in the deep blue seaA sailor went to sea, sea, sea To see what she could see, see, see But all that she could see, see, see Was a turtle in the deep blue sea A sailor went to sea, sea, sea To see what she could see, see, see But all that she could see, see, see Was a dolphin in the deep blue seaA sailor went to sea, sea, sea To see what she could see, see, see But all that she could see, see, see Was the bottom of the deep blue sea, sea, sea A sailor went to sea, sea, sea To see what she could see, see, see But all that she could see, see, see Was the bottom of the deep blue sea, sea, sea.” 6. The word repetition in this one makes it popular with toddlers and older kids too. This nursery rhyme-inspired game used to be called My Father Went to Sea, but over the years morphed into the non-familial sailor. In addition to being a super-popular hand clapping game, this one is also among the oldest. Tweedly deedly de Tweedly deedly dee Tweedly deedly de Tweedly deedly dee Tweedly deedly de Tweet tweet Tweet tweet 7. (Rock, rock, rock) Rockin’ robin (Rock, rock, rock) Blow rockin’ robin cause We’re really gonna rock tonight Tweedly deedly de Tweedly deedly dee Tweedly deedly de Tweedly deedly dee Tweedly deedly de Tweet tweet Tweet tweetĪll day long Hoppin’ and a boppin’ And singin’ his song All the little birdies on Jaybird Street Love to hear the robin go Tweet tweet tweet Rockin’ robin (Rock, rock, rock) Rockin’ robin (Rock, rock, rock) Blow rockin’ robin cause We’re really gonna rock tonightĮvery chick-a-dee Every little bird in the tall oak tree The wise old owl The big black crow Flappin’ their wings singinÂ’ Go bird go Rockin’ robin (Rock, rock, rock) Rockin’ robin (Rock, rock, rock) Blow rockin’ robin cause We’re really gonna rock tonightĪt the bird bandstand Taught him how to do the bop And it was grand They started going steady and Bless my soul He out-bopped the buzzard and the Oriole He rocks in the treetop All day long Hoppin’ and a boppin’ and Singin’ his song All the little birdies on Jaybird Street Love to hear the robin go Tweet tweet tweet Oh who am I kidding, they all will! Lyrics: Warning, this one is going to be stuck in your head all the livelong day. But the best cover is just seeing kids stand around and do it. This was a popular oldie by singer Bobby Day in 1958 that has been covered every since.
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