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Head, Shoulders, Knees & Toes<br />
(Sing through 3 times: quicker each time and point to<br />
respective part of body as song continues.)<br />
Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes,<br />
Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes,<br />
Eyes and ears and a mouth and a nose,<br />
Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes.<br />
Hocky Tocky Umba<br />
Leader: (spoken)<br />
This song is about an Eskimo hunter who is on a walrus<br />
hunt. It starts with the Eskimo paddling his kayak. To<br />
demonstrate this, everyone should cross their arms and<br />
move them in a seesaw fashion while singing:<br />
CHORUS<br />
Hocky Tocky Umba, Hocky Tocky Umba,<br />
Hey dittle, Hi dittle, Ho dittle Hey,<br />
Hocky Tocky Umba, Hocky Tocky Umba.<br />
Hey dittle, Hi dittle, Ho dittle, Hey!<br />
Leader: (spoken)<br />
The second part of this song shifts to the Eskimo hunter<br />
searching for his walrus. He places his hand on his<br />
forehead in a backward salute, moving his head from<br />
left to right, right to left, and left to right and switching<br />
hand on each line of the following verse.<br />
Hey Tacoma Mi shoo wau cky.<br />
Hey Tacoma Mi shoo wauc cky<br />
Hey Tacoma Mi shoo wau cky<br />
After spotting the walrus, the Eskimo hops back into his<br />
kayak, folds his arms, and sings the Chorus, and<br />
paddles nearer to the walrus.<br />
REPEAT CHORUS<br />
Leader: (spoken)<br />
In the next verse the Eskimo hunter shoots the walrus<br />
with an imaginary gun by using the index finger and<br />
thumb of the right hand. His left hand supports his right<br />
elbow and the right arm moves up and down as the gun<br />
shoots and recoils. Everyone moves their imaginary<br />
gun from left to right, right to left and left to right while<br />
singing:<br />
Hey Tacoma Mi shoo wau cky “Boom”<br />
Hey Tacoma Mi shoo wau cky “Boom”<br />
Hey Tacoma Mi shoo wau cky “Boom”<br />
Leader: (spoken)<br />
After killing the walrus, the Eskimo hunter hops back<br />
into his kayak, folds his arms, sings the Chorus, and<br />
paddles over to claim his prize. After reaching the dead<br />
walrus, the Eskimo hunter pulls the heavy walrus over<br />
his kayak, he acts like he is lifting something very<br />
heavy, as he sings this verse strainingly:<br />
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Hey Tacoma Mi shoo wau cky “Uh”<br />
Hey Tacoma Mi shoo wau cky “Uh:”<br />
Hey Tacoma Mi shoo wau cky “Uh”<br />
REPEAT CHORUS<br />
he is very tired, he paddles very slowly and sings the<br />
Chorus very slowly, but he goes<br />
louder and faster because he wants to hurry home.<br />
When he arrives home, he is greeted by the people of<br />
his village. He waves frantically to them and shows his<br />
gigantic Eskimo teeth and sings:<br />
Hey Tacoma Mi shoo wau cky<br />
Hey Tacoma Hi shoo wau cky<br />
Hey Tacoma Hi shoo wau cky<br />
He folds his arms, paddles his kayak, and sings the<br />
Chorus. The hunt is finished.<br />
REPEAT CHORUS<br />
I Points to Mineself<br />
point to mineself, vas is das here?<br />
Das is my topnotcher, ya mama dear.<br />
Topnotcher, topnotcher, ya mama dear,<br />
Dat’s what I learned in der school, Boom! Boom!<br />
Topnotcher — top of head<br />
Sweat browser — eye brows<br />
Eye winker — eye<br />
Horn blower — nose<br />
Soup strainer — mustache<br />
Lunch eater — mouth<br />
Chin chowser — chin<br />
Rubber necker — neck<br />
Chest protector — chest<br />
Bread basket — stomach<br />
Thigh slapper — thigh<br />
Knee knocker — knee<br />
Shin splinter — shin<br />
Foot stomper — foot<br />
If You’re Happy<br />
If you’re happy and you know it,clap your hands,<br />
If you’re happy and you know it, clap your hands,<br />
If you’re happy and you know it,<br />
then your life will surely show it,<br />
If you’re happy and you know it, clap your hands.<br />
2. Stomp your feet<br />
3. Shout Amen<br />
4. Do all three<br />
I’m In The King’s Nivy<br />
I’m in the King’s Nivy,<br />
I’m in the Kings Nivy.<br />
Oh I don’t want to march in the infantry.<br />
<strong>Owasippe</strong> legends, Ballads & Vignettes