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Rig a Jig

Song type: Actions, Active
Audience: Baby, Families, 3-5, Toddler

How to share this song with babies

Keeping a steady beat bounce your child on your knee face to face nice and slow then speed up.

How to share this song with toddlers

Toddlers can also bounce on your lap, tap on their knees or clap along to the song.

How to share this song with 3-5-year-olds

Older children can jump up and down and dance around or find a partner to dance with. Children can walk around the space and can greet one another with a handshake or wave.

Rig a Jig lyrics

As I was walking down the street,

Down the street, down the street.

A nice young friend I chanced to meet.

Heigh ho, heigh ho, heigh ho.

Rig a jig jig and away we go,

Away we go, away we go.

Rig a jig jig and away we go,

Heigh ho, heigh ho, heigh ho.

Performed by Lucinda Geoghegan, National Youth Choir of Scotland (NYCOS)