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Words to a song....help

 
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Samantha



Joined: 20 Jul 2006
Location: Jinan-dong Hwaseong

PostPosted: Wed Feb 14, 2007 10:24 am    Post subject: Words to a song....help Reply with quote

Ok this is a very easy question....what exactly is the order of the words in the "Heads, Shoulder, Knees and Toes" song. I remember the words/order best in French. The textbook I have uses a format that I'm not used to or at least sounds funny to me. I want to teach them the order that makes sense to me but translating it from the French doesn't work for the beat of the music.

Any suggestions?

The French format (forgive the lack of diacritcs I'm tired and don't want to play with the character map and cut and paste. As well as any spelling errors, it's been a while since I studied French):

Tete, epaulles, jenue et pie, jenue et pie (Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes)
Tete, epaulles, jenue et pie, jenue et pie (Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes)
J'ai duex yeux, un naiz, une bouche, duex oreilles (I have two eyes, a nose, a mouth and two eyes)
Tete, epaulles, jenue et pie, jenue et pie (Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes)

The part that I am having problems remembering the standard or original English version for is the 3rd line. What exactly is the consenus of how the words should go?

Anyone else find that the textbooks don't quite follow the "traditional" wording for kiddie songs?
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Qinella



Joined: 25 Feb 2005
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 14, 2007 10:48 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

It's the same order. And if you don't believe me, ask Google!
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Samantha



Joined: 20 Jul 2006
Location: Jinan-dong Hwaseong

PostPosted: Wed Feb 14, 2007 10:52 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Qinella wrote:
It's the same order. And if you don't believe me, ask Google!


Thanks I will try to get them to learn this version of the words instead of what the book has, as I keep trying to change the words when I have them practice it.

I didn't want to wade through posts and have to figure out how to phrase the search query to get the results I wanted. It just seemed the everytime I tried to do the words in English, I always started switching to the French out of habit. I wanted to see if it was just my memory playing tricks on me or if the words were the same. I also wanted to see if anyone else had this problem.
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tzechuk



Joined: 20 Dec 2004

PostPosted: Wed Feb 14, 2007 11:19 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Head and shoulders knees and toes, knees and toes

Head and shoulders knees and toes, knees and toes

Eyes and ears and mouth and nose

Head and shoulders knees and toes, knees and toes
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Samantha



Joined: 20 Jul 2006
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 14, 2007 7:30 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks, I will try that out with them tomorrow, when we do that book again.
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