Posts Tagged "Australia"
Quatilyacha
A fun song that my girl scout leader taught us. I assume it was from Australia but I’m not sure. We would sing it in a regular speed the first time, and then faster and faster each time we repeated it. A fun song to get out the energy before sitting down to focus on a task. I seem to remember some hand gestures that went along with this, but I don’t remember what they were exactly. A lot like a hand clapping/slapping game, if you catch my drift. If you know, tell me!
Quatilyacha, Quatilyacha,
doodily do, doodily do,
Quatilyacha, Quatilyacha,
doodily do, doodily do,
Simplest thing there isn’t much to it,
all ya gotta do is doodily do it,
I like the rest, but the part I like the best is the doodily doodily do, DO!
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Kookaburra
This is a fun song we learned when learning about Australia for an International Day festival one year. I’m told it’s a popular song for children down under. When I was younger, I thought Kookaburra was a name for a Koala Bear, but it’s actually a large (11-17″) bird native to Australia and New Guinea. Kookaburras are known for their loud, unique call which sounds a lot like a human laugh, hence the song lyrics. For more information on kookaburras, check out Wikipedia.
Kookaburra sits on the old gum tree
Merry merry king of the bush is he
Laugh Kookaburra, laugh Kookaburra
Gay your life must be
Kookaburra sits on the old gum tree
Eating all the gumdrops he can see
Stop Kookaburra, stop Kookaburra
Leave some gums for me
Kookaburra sits on the old gum tree
Counting all the monkeys he can see
Stop Kookaburra, stop Kookaburra
That’s no monkey, that’s ME!!!
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A Roosta Sha
I was taught that this song was originally from Australia, though I can’t necessarily confirm that. Of course, when saying each of the actions, you do them. And hold that action while adding the others. It’s very similar to twister in terms of the dexterity of some girls to hold the awkward poses and not fall down! Of course, the addition of the “Tongues Out” was usually left until the end because it was difficult to complete the last chorus 🙂
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A roosta sha a roosta sha a roosta sha sha
A roosta sha a roosta sha a roosta sha sha
(The Chorus is repeated, then the actions are done in a “repeat after me” style adding a new action)
i.e. Thumbs Up
Knees Together
Elbows Back
Chin Up
Bum out
Tongue Out
