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[HANASHIR:10714] Re: Tree song successes and a Purim song request



Roberta Seltzer wrote:
> 
> Linda,
> 
> Song goes like this:
> 
> My hat it has three corners
> Three corners has my hat
> And had it not three corners
> It would not be my hat.
> 
> This song is a traditional children's folk song.
> 
> Every time you sing the song you leave off another word:
> 
> First time point to self leave off "my".
> Second time touch head leave off "my" and "hat".(touch head)
> Third time leave off "my", "hat" "three" (hold up three fingers)
> Fourth time leave off "my" "hat" "three" and "corner" (touch elbow)
> 
> During the song you should use motions for each of the above.
> 
> Any questions?

Yes.  Does anyone know the origins of this song?  My German Lutheran
mother knew this song from her childhood.  I was way surprised the first
time I heard it in a Jewish setting as a Purim song.

Ruth


> 
> B'shalom,
> 
> Roberta Seltzer
> 
> >From: Barton1320 (at) aol(dot)com
> >Reply-To: hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org
> >To: hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org
> >Subject: [HANASHIR:10709] Re: Tree song successes and a Purim song request
> >Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2002 13:14:38 EST
> >
> >At the risk of being redundant, I want to thank Josh also.  Not only for a
> >great song for all of our Sunday School classes to sing, but a great way to
> >lose weight.  After becoming a tree numerous times for each of our 5
> >classes,
> >I felt as if I had completed an aerobic workout.  We had fun!!!
> >
> >Now a request, I have been charged with teaching our students 2 new Purim
> >songs next week.  I have about 15 minutes with each class and our
> >directress
> >would like the students to know the songs well enough to sing them during
> >the
> >Purim parade at the end of classes.  Most of the children fall within the
> >kindergarten to 2nd grade ages, with a few more in 3rd and 4th grade.  Also
> >as a novice, I'm still learning a variety of songs for each holiday.
> >
> >So my request is two-fold.  Can you recommend very simple Purim songs
> >(preferable using simple major and minor chords.  Still trying to get that
> >Bm
> >chord down.).  Paradies of well known songs would be the best so the kids
> >might at least know the tune.  Secondly, I had a student request for a song
> >about Hamen's hat, something like "Hamen has a three-sided hat.", and
> >something about leaving off a word each time the verse was sung.  It came
> >from my third grade class, so I imagine they learned it in second grade.
> >Any
> >help would be appreciated.  We have, however, already learned Karen
> >Daniel's
> >"Stomp, Stomp, Stomp" and the kids love it.  Great opportunity to get the
> >shaker eggs, etc. out and make some real noise.
> >
> >Thanks for any help you can offer.
> >
> >Linda Barton
> 
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