Long-Legged Sailor -

Introducing the fermata with a challenging ‘hand jive.’

Description

Grade: Second
Origin: USA – Game Chant
Key: G Major
Time: 4/4
Form: ABAB
Rhythm: beginners: | ti ti ti ti ti ti ti ti |
| ta ti ti ta ti ti | ta ti ti ti ti ti ti |
Pitches: beginners: Do Re Mi
Intervals: beginners: Do/Mi, Mi\Do
Musical Elements: notes: quarter, eighth; pickup beat, multiple fermatas
Key Words: game song, none-sense song, sailor, meet, met, long, short, knock-kneed, bow-legged, cross-legged
Recorder: beginners: grades 3-5, first Beginning Recorder Song – for setting up recorder center/station and teaching the first recorder song see: Lesson Plan
Keyboard: beginners: excellent three finger exercise for left, right, and two hands at once

**“Long-Legged Sailor”**

	1.	Did you ever, ever, ever, in your long legged life Meet a long-legged sailor with a long legged wife? No I never, never, never, in my long legged life Met a long-legged sailor with a long legged wife.

	2.	Did you ever, ever, ever, in your short legged life Meet a short-legged sailor with a short legged wife? No I never, never, never, in my short legged life Met a short-legged sailor with a short legged wife.

	3.	Did you ever, ever, ever, in your knock-kneed life Meet a knock-kneed sailor with a knock-kneed wife? No I never, never, never, in my knock-kneed life Met a knock-kneed sailor with a knock-kneed wife.

	4.	Did you ever, ever, ever, in your bow-legged life Meet a bow-legged sailor with a bow-legged wife? No I never, never, never, in my bow-legged life Met a bow-legged sailor with a bow-legged wife.

	5.	Did you ever, ever, ever, in your cross-legged life Meet a cross-legged sailor with a cross-legged wife? No I never, never, never, in my cross-legged life Met a cross-legged sailor with a cross-legged wife.

Hand Jive: “have” – arms down, swing to the right “you” – swing to the left “ever” – pat own thighs “ever” – clap own hands together “ever” – with partner, clap right hands together “in your” – clap own hands together “long” – spread hands wide apart “legged” – clap own hands together “life” – with partner, clap left hands together “meet a” – clap own hands together “long” – spread hands wide apart “legged” – clap own hands together “sailor” – salute with right hand “with a” – clap own hands together “long” – spread hands wide apart “legged” – clap own hands together “wife” – clap both hands together with your partner’s hands. Verse 2: “short” – hold hands close together in front of you. Verse 3: “knock-kneed” – close hands to make fists. Verse 4: “bow-legged” – cup hands together ( ). Verse 5: “cross-legged” – cross arms to make an “X.”

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