In
a Cabin In a Wood
(source: there is a very similar song called "In A Cottage In A Wood"
in "Sing A Song For Sixes", Girl Guides of Canada, 1975; also found in
"The Kids' Campfire Book", Jane Drake and Ann Love, Kids Can Press,
1996.)
(actions in brackets)
- In
a cabin in a wood (trace a cabin outline with your index fingers)
- A
little old man by the window stood (trace a window outline)
- Saw
a rabbit hopping by (two fingers of one hand like rabbit ears, hopping)
- Knocking
at his door (knock with fist)
- "Help
me! Help me! Help me!" he said, (throw arms up for each "help
me")
- "Or
the hunter will shoot me dead!" (make a finger gun, point, and
shoot)
- "Come
little rabbit, come with me, (welcome gesture with hands)
- Happy
we will be." (hug yourself)
Here's
a slightly different version of the song:
- Little
cabin in the woods (put hands together to form a teepee shape)
- Little
man by the window stood (put your hand to your forhead like you're
shading your eyes and look around like you're searching)
- Saw
a rabbit hopping by (point up your index and middle finger like rabit
ears, then move your hand up and down to look like hopping)
- Knocking
at his door (make a knocking motion)
- Help
Me! Help Me! Help Me! he cried (raise your hands up like you're surprised
and repeat)
- Or
the hunter will shoot me down (make a shooting motion)
- Little
rabbit come inside (move you hand towards you to motion "come
here")
- Safely
by the fire. (make the bunny ears with your left hand and use your right
hand to stroke your bunny's ears)
The
first time through, sing the entire song with all the hand motions. The next
time through, don't sing the last line, but still do the motions. Keep dropping
lines until you're acting the entire song with no words and just hand motions.
Finish up by singing the entire song one more time with all the hand motions.