Dans mon bateau
Dans mon bateau
In My Boat
Comptine
Nursery Rhyme
(French)
(English)
Dans mon bateau
Y'a des autos.
"Avez-vous payé, monsieur (madame)?"
(Réponse oui, on recommence
Réponse non:)
"Tombez dans l'eau !"
In my boat
There are cars.
Did you get your bill, sir (madam)?"
(Positive answer, start again
Negative answer:)
"Fall in the water!"
Notes
This rhyme is recited
Game Instructions
The adult is sitting, he's holding the hands of the child seated on his/her ankles, and pushes and pulls the child back and forth in a seesaw movement at each line. At the end, if the answer is yes, the game begins again, if the answer is no, the adult lets the child go backwards.
Thanks and Acknowledgements
Many thanks to Monique Palomares for contributing this rhyme.
Merci beaucoup!
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