Bluebird, Bluebird
"Bluebird, Bluebird" is similar to "Little Bird, Little Bird".
Bluebird, Bluebird
Circle Game
Bluebird, bluebird through my window,
Bluebird, bluebird through my window,
Bluebird, bluebird come through my window,
Oh, Johnny, I am tired.
Take a little girl,
and tap her on the shoulders,
Take a little girl,
and tap her on the shoulders,
Take a little girl,
and tap her on the shoulders,
Oh, Johnny, I am tired!
Bluebird, bluebird through my window,
Bluebird, bluebird through my window,
Bluebird, bluebird come through my window,
Oh, Johnny, I am tired.
Take a little boy,
and tap him on the shoulders,
Take a little boy,
and tap him on the shoulders,
Take a little boy,
and tap him on the shoulders,
Oh, Johnny, I am tired!
Notes
Re. "Bluebird" vs. "blue bird": this song can be found both ways. The Opies (who wrote about nursery rhymes and folk traditions) have it as "bluebird" and Lomax (who collected folk songs) has it as "blue bird".
Game Instructions
Children stand in a circle holding hands high up in arches (to form the "windows" in the song). One kid is the "Blue Bird" who flies in and out of the arches or "windows". During the second verse, the "bird" chooses a partner by patting him/her on the shoulder. The second kid then follows holding the 1st kids shoulders while they pass through the "windows". Then game continues on until all the kids make a chain and there are only 2 children left forming an arch (or "window". They become the first two bluebirds in the next round.
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Thanks and Acknowledgements
Thanks to Dale for sending this version of Bluebird.
