Lyrics
Repeat after me!
(Audience repeats)
Gwatatenchew! (Rhymes with Gwat, ought, an chew!)
(Audience repeats)
Bodotskideetendaten, gwatatchenchew! (Rhymes with Beau, doe skid eaten dat en)
(Audience repeats)
Itskiddleeotendoten, bodotskideetendaten, gwatatenchew! (Rhymes with it, skiddle, eat ote n dote n…)
(Audience repeats)
Itenditten little kitten, itskiddleeotendoten, bodotskideetendaten, gwatatenchew!
Otendotin, little boatin, (then repeat last stanza)
Ailin-wailin, little sailin, (then repeat!)
Try making up new verses.
Itskideleeohendoten, bodought
Actions
You don’t have to do this, but as an option, alternate clapping hands and slapping knees (like you’re singing Boom Chicka Boom) to set up a rhythm.
Comments
This is a great, repeat-after-me song.Just shout out each line (which gets longer and longer each time)until you lose everyone. This song works well in campfire settings with people who don’t know the song, and it’s great for troops and patrols who memorize the whole thing and can sing it loudly.
Recent Articles
As the sport of climbing has grown in popularity over the past two decades, it has started to lead some professional climbers to riches, in addition to minor fame. There are lots of ways for climbers...
When you picture a hiker in your mind, or if you've ever drawn one, odds are you added a walking stick into his hand. If you've gone hiking though, you probably haven't used a walking stick unless...