This is the way we wash our face.
(4) This is the way we comb our hair.
(5) This is the way we go to school (_very sadly_).
(6) This is the way we learn our book.
(7) This is the way we sew our seams.
And lastly and very gaily--
(8) This is the way we come from school,
and then the chorus comes again, and the game is done.
Looby, Looby
This is another of the old country games in which the players all
have to do the same things. They first join hands and dance round,
singing--
Here we dance Looby, looby,
Here we dance Looby light,
Here we dance Looby, looby,
All on a Saturday night.
Then, letting go of hands and standing still, they sing--
Put your right hands in,
Put your right hands out,
Shake them and shake them a little,
And turn yourselves about,
and at the same time they do what the song directs. Then the dance and
chorus again, and then the next verse, and so on. This is the order--
(2) Put your left hands in.
(3) Put your right feet in.
(4) Put your left feet in.
(5) Put your noddles in.
And finally--
Put your bodies in,
Put your bodies out,
Shake them and shake them a little,
And turn yourselves about.
Orchestra
An ear-splitting game that is always great fun. The players stand in
rows before the leader or "conductor," who sings a verse from any
well-known nonsense or other song. Then he says, pointing to one of
the players, "and the first violin played this simple melody,"
whereupon the two sing the verse over again, the player imitating with
his arms the movements of a violin player, and with his voice the
sound of a squeaking fiddle. Then the conductor says, pointing to
another player, "and the big trombone played this simple melody." Then
the three sing together, the second player imitating the sound of a
trombone and the appearance of a trombone player. This is continued
until every one is playing on an imaginary instrument, the conductor,
of course, being the only one who sings the words of the song.
A Good Fat Hen
A nonsensical game, useful in leading to forfeits. The company sit in
a row, and one of the end players begins by saying, "A good fat hen."
Each of the others in turn must then say, "A good fat hen." The first
player then says, "Two ducks and a good fat hen," and the words pass
down the line. Then "Three squawking wild geese, two ducks, and a good
fat hen." And so on until the end is reached
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