Shut the hands up - on the chest, heels together, toes turned out,

So brisk we'll move, you'll see we all know what we arc

about.

Hands up

and down we move, then out to left

and right,

Forward back a - gain they go, then up from the shoulders straight,

And when each of these moves are made, we shall have count-ed eight.

2 Now the hands together clap, but it must be softly done,
For in the noisy clapping there's very little fun;

Forward next we all must move, with our hands upon the side,
Then up and back, from right to left, our bodies now do ride;
Heads, which we now must turn, are bowing every way,
As if there were within them something we would say:
But we do not say it now, for all that our lips can tell

Is one,

and two, and three, and four, until the stroke of bell.

3 Now we'll stretch our arms as far and as wide as they can go,
And we'll open wide our hands, of each finger make a show;
And now every little finger upon our hands are seen-
Oh, let us very careful be to have them white and clean;
Shoulders are twisted up and down, and all around,

In every shape and form, that ever can be found;

Elbow movements then we make, follow in the same routine,
While neither forwards, right or left, our bodies must we lean.

4 Truly wonderful indeed, that so many moves we make,

And while neither wand nor dumb bell within our hands we take;
All the muscles of our bodies we exercise in turn,

And after that is done, how much the faster we can learn.

Learning we covet, and for that we come to school;

Good health we'd also have, for that is Nature's rule;

vå would grow for we're striving thus to be

be;

be;

Then fold your arms like me, like me, Then fold your arms like me.
Then fold your arms like me, like me, Then fold your arms like me.

1. Revolve the hands slowly round each other, in front of, and from the chest. 2. Hands folded in front of them.

3. Revolve the hands swiftly round each other, in front of, and from the chest.

4. Left hand horizontally in front of the chest-palm upward-right hand raised and brought down upon the left without a sound.

5. Left hand horizontally in front of the chest-palm upward-right hand raised and brought down upon the left with a loud clap.

6. Both hands closed and keep the time on the desks without a sound.

7. Both hands closed and brought down with force on the desk, keeping time.

8. Nod the head to the right.

9. Bow the head on the desk. After the last word of this stanza is sung retain the same posi. tion until the signal is given by the teacher to wake up, which may be a lively clapping of the hands, or by striking the bell-then the head is quickly raised with a bright expression, and

Miller's joy, To wa der; It cannot be a Miller

good, Who nev - er wan - d'ring under-stood, Who never wand'ring

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THE MEADOWS.

1. We'll go to the meadows, where cowslips do grow, And butter cups,

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look-ing as yel - low as gold, And dai sies and violets be

昌

- ginning to blow; For it is a most beau-ti ful sight to be- bold.

2 The little bee humming about them is seen,
The butterfly merrily dances along;
The grasshopper chirps in the hedges so green;
And the linnet is singing his liveliest song.