Guitar Ukulele

A Sailor

A sailor went to Dis, Dis, Dis, To see what he could Dis, Dis, Dis. But all that he could Dis, Dis, Dis, Was the bottom of the deep blue Dis, Dis, Dis.

A sailor went to knee, knee, knee, To see what he could knee, knee, knee. But all that he could knee, knee, knee, Was the bottom of the deep blue knee, knee, knee.

A sailor went to land, land, land, To see what he could land, land, land. But all that he could land, land, land, Was the bottom of the deep blue land, land, land.

A sailor went to Disneyland, To see what he could Disneyland. But all that he could Disneyland, Was the bottom of the deep blue Disneyland.

Shake Them Simmons

Traditional

Arranged by Robert Amchin

Notation Image

Shake that tree, shake that tree, do oh do.

Shake that tree, shake them simmons down.

Game Directions

Students pick a partner and then form a foursome.

Verse 1: Clap in time or all four join hands and walk to the right in a circle.

Verse 2: Put right hand in center (forming a star with other students) and walk around to the left.

Verse 3: Put left hand in center (forming a star) and walk around to the right.

Verse 4: Partners take hands and swing each other.

Verse 5: Promenade to a big circle with all partner groups. Continue singing this verse until all pairs are in the big circle.

You can create and add additional verses, such as ‘circle right’ and ‘circle left’ before verse 4.

Playing and Creating: Invite individual students to improvise melodies for 8-16 beats between the verses.

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Ukulele

Shake Them Simmons

Shake that tree, do oh do.

Shake that tree, do oh do. Shake them simmons down.

Right hand cross, do oh do. Right hand cross, do oh do.

Right hand cross, do oh do. Shake them simmons down.

Left hand cross, do oh do. Left hand cross, do oh do.

Left hand cross, do oh do. Shake them simmons down.

Swing oh swing, do oh do. Swing oh swing, do oh do.

Swing oh swing, do oh do. Shake them simmons down.

All promenade, do oh do. All promenade, do oh do.

All promenade, do oh do. Shake them simmons down.

Shake that tree, do oh do. Shake that tree, do oh do.

Shake that tree, do oh do. Shake them simmons down.

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Guitar Ukulele

36. Shake Them Simmons (Key of G)

Shake that tree, do oh do. Shake that tree, do oh do. Shake them simmons

Right hand cross, do oh do. Right hand cross, do oh do. Right hand cross, do oh do. Shake them simmons down.

Left hand cross, do oh do. Left hand cross, do oh do. Left hand cross, do oh do. Shake them simmons down.

Swing oh swing, do oh do. Swing oh swing, do oh do. Swing oh swing, do oh do. Shake them simmons down.

All promenade, do oh do. All promenade, do oh do. All promenade, do oh do. Shake them simmons down.

Shake that tree, do oh do. Shake that tree, do oh do. Shake them simmons down.