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Slippery Fish Song
The Slippery Fish song was written and sung by Charlotte Diamond in her CD titled 10 Carrot Diamond. It is one of many great songs on her CD in which preschoolers can sing and dance along. It is the perfect for playgroups, preschools or just spending some silly time at home. Slippery Fish Song Interactive Instructions
Have your preschooler stand during the song. During the "gulp, gulp, gulp" part of the song, keep the palms of your hands together and open the fingers of each hand to represent the gulping of a fish. During the "Oh, no! It’s been eaten by a …" part of the song, put your hands on your cheeks. All other movement instructions are in parentheses within the song.(Put your hands together in a prayer position to resemble a fish and wiggle them together as if swimming)
Slippery fish, slippery fish, sliding through the water,
Slippery fish, slippery fish, Gulp, Gulp, Gulp!
Oh, no! It’s been eaten by an …
(Wave your arms up and down like the flailing arms of an octopus.)
Octopus, octopus, squiggling in the water
Octopus, octopus, Gulp, Gulp, Gulp!
Oh, no! It’s been eaten by a …
(Put your hands together with your figners slightly bent and spread, keeping your palms touching each other. Open and close your hands as you sing.)
Tuna fish, tuna fish, flashing in the water,
Tuna fish, tuna fish, Gulp, Gulp, Gulp!
Oh, no! It’s been eaten by a …
(Place one hand, with fingers straight upwards, on top of your head.)
Great white shark, great white shark, lurking in the water,
Great white shark, great white shark, Gulp, Gulp, Gulp!
Oh, no! It’s been eaten by a …
(Make big upward motions with your arms to resemble the spouting of water by a whale.)
Humongous whale, humongous whale, spouting in the water,
Humongous whale, humongous whale,
Gulp! … Gulp! … Gulp! … BURP!
(Cover your mouth.) Pardon me!
Slippery Fish
Slippery fish, slippery fish, sliding through the water,Slippery fish, slippery fish, Gulp, Gulp, Gulp!
Oh, no! It’s been eaten by an …
Octopus, octopus, squiggling in the water
Octopus, octopus, Gulp, Gulp, Gulp!
Oh, no! It’s been eaten by a …
Tuna fish, tuna fish, flashing in the water,
Tuna fish, tuna fish, Gulp, Gulp, Gulp!
Oh, no! It’s been eaten by a …
Great white shark, great white shark, lurking in the water,
Great white shark, great white shark, Gulp, Gulp, Gulp!
Oh, no! It’s been eaten by a …
Humongous whale, humongous whale, spouting in the water,
Humongous whale, humongous whale,
Gulp! … Gulp! … Gulp! … BURP!
Pardon me!
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