Английская Википедия:Five Little Monkeys
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"Five Little Monkeys" is an English-language nursery rhyme, children's song, folk song and fingerplay of American origin. It is usually accompanied by a sequence of gestures that mimic the words of the song. Each successive verse sequentially counts down from the starting number.[1][2][3]
The song has similar tune to the Austrian folk song “ Wie Böhmen noch bei Öst'rreich war” and first verse of the 1890s folk song "Shortnin' Bread."
Lyrics
One version of the lyrics, published in the 2015 collection No More Monkeys, runs:[4]
Variations
Alternate versions of the song change the last monkey's reference to "she" or "one". An additional verse on the last verse following the last monkey going down include lines such as: Шаблон:Poem quote
Gestures
The song can be performed with to accompany to each verse are, such as:[5]
- Hold up a number of fingers equal to the number of monkeys and bounce them onto the palm of the other hand;
- Hold head;
- Put your pinky finger to your cheek and thumb to your ear (as if using a telephone);
- Wag your index finger
Influence
Eileen Christelow has written a series of books titled "Five Little Monkeys ..". She acknowledges that she did not write the original lyrics, she heard it from her daughter.[6]
See also
References
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