Friday

Doctor Knickerbocker

Doctor Knickerbocker song

Doctor Knickerbocker, Knickerbocker, number nine
He likes to dance and keep in time
Now let's get the rhythm of the feet [stamp, stamp]
Now we've got the rhythm of the feet [stamp, stamp]
Now let's get the rhythm of the number nine
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9.

Doctor Knickerbocker, Knickerbocker, number nine
He likes to dance and he keeps in time
Now let's get the rhythm of the hips [sway hips]
Now we've got the rhythm of the hips [sway hips]
Now let's get the rhythm of the number nine
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9.

Doctor Knickerbocker, Knickerbocker, number nine,
He likes to dance and keep in time,
Now let’s get the rhythm of our hands, [clap, clap]
Now we’ve got the rhythm of our hands, [clap, clap]
Now let’s get the rhythm of the number nine,
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9.

ACTIVITIY:
Start standing in a circle.
a. We usually clap the beat when singing the 1st 2 lines
"Doctor Knickerbocker, Knickerbocker, number nine,
He likes to dance and keep in time,"
b. Follow actions in song e.g. stamp feet, sway hips and clap hands.
c. Count with fingers on the '1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9.'
 

2 comments:

  1. My children love this catchy song and it is great for teaching numbers butI did not know what actions to do so this is great. we area dancy family and always looking for actions to songs and rhyming ditties

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  2. So glad to be of help and so wonderful your family love to sing and dance. Keep on dancing.

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