goes the big bass drum,
Boom, Boom, Boom goes the big bass drum,
And this is the way I do it.]

DESCRIPTION

+Miss A. E. Barth.+

Formation;-- Children seated in their seats.

1st Line;-- Oh I can play on a big bass drum,

Interpretation;-- No activity.

2nd Line;-- And this is the way I do it.

Inter.;-- No activity.

3rd Line;-- Boom, Boom, Boom goes the big bass drum,

Inter.;-- Beat hands vigorously upon top of desks, suiting action
to the words.

4th Line;-- Boom, Boom, Boom goes the big bass drum.

Inter.;-- Repeat the activity of the third line.

5th Line;-- And this is the way I do it.

Inter.;-- Repeat the activity of the fourth line.

Introduce the following activities, suiting the action to the words in
imitation of the suggested activity.

Little Snare Drum ("Trum")
Big Brass Horn ("Toot")
Little Gay Flute ("Whistle")

[Illustration: OH I CAN PLAY ON A BIG BRASS HORN]

LITTLE JACK HORNER

_Permission to use words and music:-- McLoughlin Bros._

+J. W. Elliott+

[Music:
Little Jack Horner sat in a corner,
Eating a Christmas pie;
He put in his thumb, and pulled out a plum,
And said, "What a good boy am I!"
Nice Plum! Nice Plum! Nice Plum! Nice Plum!]

DESCRIPTION

+Miss A. E. Barth+

Formation;-- Children remain seated and move to the right side of seat.

1st Line;-- Little Jack Horner sat in a corner,

Interpretation;-- Upon the word, "sat," pupils move to the left side
of seat.

2nd Line;-- Eating a Christmas pie;

Inter.;-- Upon the word, "eating," pupils encircle imaginary plate
with the left arm and imitate eating with the right hand.

3rd Line;-- He put in his thumb, And pulled out a plum,

Inter.;-- Upon the word, "put," pupil imitates the action of putting
thumb in pie and pulling out a plum, making the action vigorous upon
the word, "pulled," stretching the arm overhead. Looks at the plum.

4th Line;-- And said, "What a good boy am I!"

Inter.;-- Proudly pats the chest with the left hand.

Conclusion;-- Nice Plum! Nice Plum! Nice Plum! Nice Plum!

Inter.;-- Lowers plum until it disappears in the mouth, imitating
eating, tapping his chest the while.

[Illustration: HE PUT IN HIS THUMB, AND PULLED OUT A PLUM]

ROCK-A-BYE, BABY

_Permission to use words and music:-- D. Appleton and Co._

[Music:
Rockabye, baby in the tree top,
When the wind blows the cradle will roc