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Hinges

Playfully

I’m all made of hinges, ’cause ev’rything bends

From the top of my neck way down to my ends.

I’m hinges in front, and I’m hinges in back;

But I have to be hinges, or else I would crack!

Improvise actions as suggested by the words.

Words: Aileen Fisher 1906–2002

Music: Jeanne P. Lawler, 1924–2013

© 1953, © renewed 1981, Aileen Fisher. From Up the Windy Hill. Abelard, N.Y. Used by permission. This song may be copied for incidental, noncommercial church or home use.