Oh Chester
(source: "The World's Best Funny
Songs", Esther J. Nelson, 1988;
also in "The Worm Song and Other Tasty Tunes", Janet Wilson, 1993.)
(to the tune of "Yankee Doodle")
-
Oh, Chester, have you heard about Harry
- Just got back from the army,
- I hear he knows how to wear his clothes
- Hip! Hip! Hooray for the army!
Actions: Point to each relevant body part as you
sing the song, as follows:
- Oh CHEST-er have YOU hEARd about HAIR-y
- CHEST got BACK from the ARM-ME
- I hEAR he NOSE how to wear his clothes (gesture to clothing)
- HIP! HIP! Hooray for the ARM-ME!
Thanks very much to an anonymous visitor, who sent me
this slightly different version of the song:
- Oh Chester have you heard about Harry
- Just got back from the army
- He knows he needs not face defeat
- So hip hip hurray for the army!
With actions (same basic idea as above):
- OH [make an o with your arms]
- CHESTer have YOU hEARd about HAIRy
- Just got BACK from the ARM-ME
- He NOSE he KNEES not FACE deFEET
- So HIP HIP hurray for the ARM-ME!