I'm
a Nut
(source: "The World's Best Funny Songs", Esther J. Nelson, 1988; this
song is called "Acorn Brown" in "The Worm Song and Other Tasty
Tunes, Janet Wilson, 1993.)
(actions in brackets)
- I'm
a little acorn round (make circle with thumb and forefinger)
- Lying
on the cold cold ground (wave arm across front with palm facing down)
- Somebody
came and stepped on me (stomp foot)
- That
is why I'm cracked you see (zig zap motion with forefinger)
- I'm
a nut (clap clap), in a rut (clap clap), I'm crazy (circle
finger around ear)
Called
myself on the telephone (dial phone)
- Just
to see if I was home (pretend to answer phone: pinkie and thumb extended
like phone)
- Asked
myself out for a date (point to self)
- Gotta
be ready by half past eight! (yell this lyric while shrugging shoulders
with palms upwards like you're excited)
- I'm
a nut (clap clap), in a rut (clap clap), I'm crazy (circle
finger around ear)
Took
myself to the picture show (walk with fingers)
- Sat
myself in the very first row (draw a line with finger)
- Wrapped
my arms around my waist (wrap arms around waist)
- Got
so fresh I slapped my face! (slap face)
- I'm
a nut (clap clap), in a rut (clap clap), I'm crazy (circle
finger around ear)
Thanks
very much to Carrie Kelley, who sent me this extra verse:
- Grandpa's beard is long and white!
- Sleeps with it under the covers at night!
- Grandma thinks it's shredded wheat!
- So she chews it in her sleep!
Thanks
very much to Eva Gorny, who sent me this extra verse:
- Took
myself on a rowboat ride,
- Me,
myself, and I inside,
- Looked
into the stars above,
- Told
myself I was in love.