Open, Shut Them
Author: Anon.
Composer: N/A
Languages (14)
This song text has been indexed at SingPraises.net in the following languages:
- Danish: Knyt og stræk
- Dutch: Open en dicht
- English: Open, Shut Them
- Finnish: Avaa, sulje
- French: Jeux de mains
- Japanese: [Unknown title]
- Korean: [Unknown title]
- Mandarin (Traditional): [Unknown title]
- Norwegian: Åpne, lukke, åpne, lukke
- Portuguese: Exercício de Tocar
- Samoan: Tatala, Uu Mau
- Spanish: Abrelas, ciérralas
- Swedish: Öppna och stäng händerna
- Tongan: Folahi, mo Kuku ʻA e Nima
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Copyright status of original text
This text was first published in English, in 1977 or earlier.
Public domain
Earliest source indexed at SingPraises.net: Activity Songs and Verses (1977), p. 13a; 活動歌語 (1977), p. 13a; Atividades com Músicas e Versos (1977), p. 13a; O Pese ma Solo mo Gaoioiga (1977), p. 13a; Cantos y Versos de Movimiento (1977), p. 13a.
Representative lyrics
English (Original Language)
1. Open, shut them; open, shut them;Give a little clap.Open, shut them; open, shut them;Lay them in your lap.
2. Creep them, creep them slowly upwardTo the rosy cheek.Open wide the shining eyes;Through the fingers peek.
3. Open, shut them; open, shut them;To the shoulders fly.Then like little birdies, let themFlutter to the sky.
4. Falling, falling, slowly downward,Nearly to the ground;Quickly raise them, all the fingers,Twirling round and round.
5. Open, shut them; open, shut them;Give a little clap.Open, shut them; open, shut them;Lay them in your lap.