279 Oh, How We Love to Stand Happily 1. Oh, how we love* to stand And turn ourselves* around, Shake† the left and shake the right, But, best of all, sit down. 2. Oh, how we love* to stand To smile and not to frown, Lift† the left and lift the right, But, best of all, sit down. *You may substitute a child’s name (Jenny Lou loves, for example) and herself or himself.†Actions:shake (arm)lift (knee)Alternate words and actions:wave (hand)point (toe)bend (waist)bow (head) Words and music: Olga Carlson Brown, 1894–1987. © 1962 IRI