This silly action song is a great movement song for children. Children will follow the actions of each verse. They will enjoy dancing to the tunes and making funny and weird actions and faces.
Form, form, form the banana. Peel, peel, peel the banana.
Slice, slice, slice the banana. Go, go, go bananas. Go bananas!
Form, form, form the potato. Peel, peel, peel the potato.
Slice, slice, slice the potato. Mash, mash, mash the potato. Now mash!
Form, form, form the orange. Peel, peel, peel the orange.
Slice, slice, slice the orange. Squeeze, squeeze, squeeze the orange.
Form, form, form the guitar. Play it like a rock star. (Pretend you are playing the guitar.)
Jump, jump like a rock star. Rock, rock, rock the guitar. Now rock!
Form, form, form the corn. Shuck, shuck, shuck the corn.
Cut, cut, cut the corn. Now, pop, pop, pop the corn. Now pop!
Form, form, form a big ball. Kick, kick, kick the big ball.
Throw, throw, throw the big ball. Bounce, bounce, bounce the big ball. Now bounce!
Form, form, form the banana. Peel, peel, peel the banana.
Slice, slice, slice the banana. Go, go, go bananas. Go bananas!
Hints and Tips
- You can simply add any element to this song as you wish.
- The actions are very easy. Make sure the kids do it to get the effect of the song.
- Let the children dance and make some crazy movements for the “go bananas” phrase.
Actions
- Line 1 - Form the banana by holding your arms out straight to your side and then slowly bringing them up until they are over your head. Peel it by bringing them back down to your side.
- Line 2 - Pretend you are slicing with a knife and go bananas with a crazy dance.
- Line 3 – Form the potato by holding your arms out to your side, elbows slightly bent, and slowly bring them up until they meet over your head. Peel it by bringing them back down to your side.
- Line 4 – Pretend you are slicing with a knife and then mash by stomping your feet.
- Line 5 - Similar action to that of potato.
- Line 6 - Pretend you are slicing with a knife. For squeezing, you can either hug the person next to you or pretend you are squeezing an orange between both of your hands.
- Line 7 - Pretend you are playing the guitar.
- Line 8 - Jump up and down and rock out with your pretend guitar.
- Line 9 - Similar action to that of banana.
- Line 10 - Pretend you are scraping the kernels off the corn and then jump around the room like popping popcorn.
- Line 11 – Action similar to a banana. Pretend to drop the ball and kick it.
- Line 12 - Using both hands, pretend to throw a big ball and then jump up and down like a bouncing ball.
Reference
The Learning Station
