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Variations on row, row, row your boat

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Daddster · 09/08/2007 22:46

This came from a response to another topic, but it deserves a thread of its own as a lullaby.

So far, the variants on row your boat (all of which of course have actions to go with them) are:

down the river and if you see a polar bear, don't forget to shiver
to the shore - lion there - roar
down the creek - little mouse - squeak
down the stream - crocodile - scream
over the waterfall - telephone - call
over the weir - public house - the beer
cross the lake - jellyfish - shake
under the bridges and if you see an insect cloud, watch out for the midges!
down the brook - skinny dipper - look

There must be one for "loch", but I can't find one.

And courtesy of Wikipedia:

Rock, rock, rock the boat
Gently to and fro
If you do it hard enough
Into the water you go

Row, row, row the boat
Gently in the bath
If you see a spider
Don't forget to laugh

Row, row, row the boat
Gently as can be
'Cause if you're not careful
You'll fall into the sea!

Row, row, row the boat
Gently down the stream
Throw your teachers overboard
And listen to them scream!

Or my personal favourite:
Propel, propel, propel your craft,
Softly down the liquid solution.
Ecstatically, ecstatically, ecstatically, ecstatically,
Existence is but an illusion.

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Are your children’s vaccines up to date?
00100001 · 09/11/2021 22:05

Out to sea, if you see a great white shark, don't forget to FLEE (and then row really quickly)

Lagoon, if you hear a funny noise, it's probably a baboon.

paulholtham · 27/01/2025 13:34

As well as row, row, row your boat
Try these to the same tune:
Drive, drive, drive your car safely down the street
Steadily, steadily, steadily, steadily
Don't forget to BEEP!
Pretend to put on seat belt, take off hand brake and put into gear and press car horn at the end with a loud Beep
Also
Ride, ride, ride your bile gently down the lane
Quickly, quickly, quickly, quickly
We'll soon be home again

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