AUDIENCE PARTICIPATIONS

This Is the House that I Built
Baltimore Area Council

Have audience repeat the words and actions along with you

This is the house          (Make a roof with arms, touching fingertips together)
That I built.                                                                      (Point to self)

This is the saw that cut the boards           (Make sawing motion)
That went into the house                           (Make roof with arms)
That I built.                                                            (Point to self)

This is the hammer                              (Make fist with right hand)
That nailed the boards           (Pound right fist into left palm)
That I cut with the saw                                       (Sawing motion)
That went into the house                           (Make roof with arm)
That I built.                                                            (Point to self)

These are my hands          (Hold out hands and look at them)
That held the hammer                                                (Make fist)
That nailed the boards                    (Pound right fist in left palm)
That I cut with the saw                                       (Sawing motion)
That went into the house                        (Make roof with hands)
That I built.                                                            (Point to self)

I am sure you can think up more actions to keep this going and growing!!  CD

 

HI MY NAME IS JOE

Sam Houston Area Council

Audience repeats after the leader and does what the song says Joe does

Hi, my name is Joe
And I work in a button factory 
I have a wife and a fam-i-ly. 
One day my boss ... he said Joe "Are you busy?" 
I said NO.  
He says, “Can you press this button with your RIGHT HAND?”
(You start repeatedly pressing a button with your right hand and saying doot, doot, doot. Keep the movement with your body parts while you sing the next verse)

Hi, my name is Joe 
And I work in a button factory 
I have a wife and a fam-i-ly. 
One day my boss ... he said Joe "Are you busy?" 
I said NO.
He says, “Can you press this button with your LEFT HAND? “
(Continue previous movements, but start repeatedly pressing a button with your left hand and saying doot, doot, doot. Keep the movement with your body parts while you sing the next verse)

Continue with

Right Leg,

Left Leg,

Your Head,

Hips,

Tongue,

Last Verse – done while doing all previously named motions –

Hi, my name is Joe 
And I work in a button factory. 
I have a wife and a fam-i-ly. 
One day my boss ... he said Joe "Are you busy?" 

I said YES! (Immediately stop all actions)