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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