For babies stick with 3-4 verses, for bigger kids add in more.
Row, row, row your boat | (Sit baby or child on lap and row back and forth) |
Gently down the stream | |
Merrily, merrily, merrily | |
Life is but a dream | (Lean child upside down) |
Row, row, row your boat | (Sit baby or child on lap and row back and forth) |
Gently down the stream | |
If you see a crocodile | |
Don’t forget to scream | (For the last line, lean child upside down and make a pretend screaming sound) |
Row, row, row your boat | (Sit baby or child on lap and row back and forth) |
Gently to the shore | |
If you see a lion | |
Don’t forget to roar | (Lean child upside down and make a roaring sound) |
Row, row, row your boat | (Sit baby or child on lap and row back and forth) |
All across the puddle | |
If you see your mummy there | |
Give her a big cuddle | (Lean child upside down and then cuddle them) |
Row, row, row your boat | (Sit baby or child on lap and row back and forth) |
Gently down the river | |
If you see a polar bear | |
Don’t forget to shiver | (Make an exaggerated shiver) |
Row, row, row your boat | (Sit baby or child on lap and row back and forth) |
Across the reservoir | |
If you see a pirate | |
Stop and say ooo-arrr | (For the last line, lean child upside down while making pirate sound and voice) |
Row, row, row your boat | (Sit baby or child on lap and row back and forth) |
Gently down the creek | |
If you see a little mouse | |
Don’t forget to squeak | (For the last line, bounce child on your lap and make a squeaking noise) |
Row, row, row your boat | (Sit baby or child on lap and row back and forth) |
Gently to the beach | |
If you see a dinosaur | |
Don’t forget to screech | (For the last line, lean child upside down and make a screeching noise) |
Row, row, row your boat | (Sit baby or child on lap and row back and forth) |
Gently up the brook | |
If you catch a little fish | (Pretend to catch a fish) |
Let it off the hook | (Throw pretend fish back in water and make a splashing sound) |
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Date Created: September 8, 2012
Date Modified: July 3, 2018