Animal songs, rhymes, and fingerplays

Five little monkeys, jumping on the bed,	Hold up 5 fingers, bounce them up and down.
One fell off and bumped his head.	Tap side of head.
Momma called the doctor and the doctor said,	Mime holding a "phone" to ear.
"No more monkeys jumping on the bed!"	Shake index finger.
Four little monkeys, jumping on the bed	Repeat as in the first verse.
Three little monkeys, jumping on the bed
Two little monkeys, jumping on the bed
One little monkeys, jumping on the bed
And send those monkeys straight to bed!

Baa baa black sheep,
Have you any wool?
Yes sir, yes sir, three bags full.
One for my master,
One for my dame,
And one for the little boy who lives down the lane,
Baa baa black sheep,
Have you any wool?
Yes sir, yes sir, three bags full

This little cow eats grass	Point to thumb.
And this little cow eats hay	Point to pointer finger.
And this little cow drinks water	Point to middle finger.
And this little cow runs away	Point to ring finger.
And this little cow does nothing, but lie around all day	Point to little finger.
So let's chase her and chase her and chase her away!	Tickle child on arm or tummy.

Jump, jump Kangaroo Brown!
Jump, jump all over to town!
Jump, jump up hill and down!
Jump, jump Kangaroo Brown!

The elephant goes like this, like that.	Bend over and sway from side to side.
He's terribly big, and terribly fat.	Stretch arms up, then stretch them wide.
He has no fingers, he has no toes	Shake finger.
But goodness gracious, what a nose!	Imitate trunk with your arm.

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