Open them, Shut them

This song has been around my center for years but for some reason this batch of kids can’t get enough of it. It is of course Open them, Shut them!! This song is fun to sing and if you watch the look on other adult’s faces as you sing it it is also good for a laugh! It is absolute nonsense and I have been asked many times how I remember how it goes. In my case it is pure repetition! I was taught to sing it this way but I have not been able to find it on the internet so I thought I would share it here!   

Open them, Shut them

(open and shut hands in time to this)

Open them, Shut them

Give a little clap, clap, clap

(clap hands)

Open them, Shut them

Open them, Shut them

Hide them in your lap, lap, lap

(put hands in lap) 

Creep them, Creep them

Slowly creep them

Right up to your chin, chin, chin

(slowly crawl hands from lap to chin)

Open up your little mouth . . .  but don’t let them in

(as you say don’t let them in hid hand behind your back)

Ring on the bell. Bring, bring

(pull on one ear like a bell)

Knock on the door. Knock, knock, knock

(knock on your forehead)

Peek inside. Peek-a-boo, peek-a-boo

(cover and uncover eyes)

Walk right in. wipe your feet

(walk fingers from one side of your face to over your lip and “wipe your feet” with fingers)

Would you like this chair? No thank you

(walk fingers to one cheek)

Would you like this chair? No thank you

(walk fingers to other cheek)

I would like the rocking chair. Rock, Rock, Rock, Rock

(walk fingers to under your chin and rock head back and forth)